Youths stage football match to commemorate presidential election
Some male youths at the Kollington area of Alagbado, Abeokuta Expressway, on Saturday staged a football match tagged `PDP vs APC' to commemorate the presidential election. A press correspondent who ran into the group, reports that the game ended in a goalless draw, meaning ``no victor, no vanquish’’.
APC seeks more time for accreditation and voting, hail Nigerians
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked INEC to extend the time for accreditation and voting to make up for the delay being experienced across the country by the use of card readers.
INEC restores website
The website of the Independent National Electoral Commission has been restored after it was hacked by Nigerian Cyber Army earlier in the day.
Anyim decries INEC website hacking
“I am surprised INEC is saying that its server has been hacked when they should have anticipated and prevented it.“I do not know what it means and portends.
Voting starts
Voting commenced on time at the area 2 Ogun street polling station at the Garki area of Abuja where accreditation and verification commenced on time. A voter who spoke with Vanguard said unlike other places said there were no cases of Card reader rejection of voters. A voter who declined to be named said “nigerians […]
INEC moves VP Sambo to `original’ polling unit
Vice-President Namadi Sambo and his wife, Amina on Saturday successfully performed their accreditation using the card reader at their `original’ polling unit at Police College, Swimming Pool Street, Kabala ward, Kaduna. Sambo and his wife, who arrived at the venue of the exercise around 11.21 a. m., were accredited in less than five minutes by the INEC officials.
Wali, Tambuwal accredited amid card reader hitches
Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Sokoto, has been accredited for the Presidential and National Assembly elections. Tambawal, who is also the Speaker of the House of Representatives, was accredited around 11:14 a.m. at Tambuwal-Gari polling unit, Tambuwal Local Government.Area, Sokoto State.
Mass turn out greets election in Bauchi
In Bauchi , there was large turnout of voters at polling centres across in state and accreditation commenced as early as 8.00 a.m amidst tight security.
Jakande urges Nigerians to accept winner of presidential poll as God’s choice
Alhaji Lateef Jakande, a former Lagos State Governor, on Saturday urged Nigerians to accept the winner of the Presidential election as God’s choice for the country.
Ensure peaceful elections, IBB, Abubakar tell Nigerians
Former military President Ibrahim Babangida on Saturday called on Nigerians to ensure peaceful and fair elections. He made the call when he went for his accreditation at the Uphill Water Tank polling unit in Minna.
Amaechi refuses accreditation, says result sheets missing
Governor Chibuike Amaechi Saturday morning refused to be accredited for the elections in his Ubima ward, Ikwerre local government area saying result sheets were missing.among items the Independent National Electoral Commission came with for the exercise.
