Gunmen storm Bauchi polling unit, set materials ablaze
Some unidentified gunmen on Saturday stormed a polling unit in Bagurun Primary School of Darazo local government area of Bauchi state, firing gunshots sporadically into the air and forcing voters to scamper for safety.
Remi Tinubu, Obanikoro win polling units
The lawmaker representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, won her Polling Unit 34, Ward 9, |Ikoyi. She scored 105 while her Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenger polled 21 votes.
Card Reader problem: Jega failed to heed wise counsel – PDP
NATIONAL Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, described the inability of the Smart Card Readers (SCRs) to accredit President Goodluck Jonathan as well as Governors Jonah Jang of Plateau, James Ngilari of Adamawa and Isa Yuguda of Bauchi, among others, during the presidential and National Assembly polls, as a huge national embarrassment.
I am satisfied with polls – Buhari
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC) in yesterday’s elections, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), expressed satisfaction with the electoral process. Buhari spoke to journalists after his accreditation for the polls at Sarkinyara Ward A, Kaafar Baaru 0003 Polling Unit, Daura, Katsina State, at about 9.30am.
Yesterday: Not better than yesteryears
The day dawned bright and fair. Nigerians woke up, yesterday, with only one thing in their mind: To go out and peacefully elect their next president. The television stations came up live very early, affording Nigerians the opportunity to witness the main presidential candidates vote.
EU hails Card Readers’ use
After observing the use of the Smart Card Readers (SCRs) for accreditation of voters in many voting units in Abuja, the European Union Election Monitoring Mission in Nigeria (EUEO-MIN), yesterday, gave a pass mark to the device, saying its deployment would check electoral fraud in Nigeria.
