No INEC official, voting materials in Uduaghan’s polling unit
THERE is no trace of INEC officials and voting materials at Abigborodo community, the country home of Delta state governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, in Warri North Local Government Area of the state as at 10.30 am.
Voters decry delay in commencement of accreditation in Port Harcourt
Accreditation of voters had not started at 8:30am when Vanguard went round some of the wards in Port Harcourt constituency.
Large turn out, late arrival of materials in Abuja
Elections in kicked off on a poor note as election materials arrived late at many polling stations visited at various places in Abuja.
Oshiomhole in war of words with Brigade Commander over Hilux vehicles donated to Army by Onolemenmen
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state yesterday engaged in a war of words with the Brigade Commander of the 4th Brigade of the Nigerian Army Benin City, Brig.Gen.Olajide Laleye over the 14 Hilux vehicles donated to the men of the, allegedly by the Minister of Works, Arch.Mike Onolemenmen for the purpose of the elections.
Elections Like No Other
NO two elections are alike, but the 2015 general elections would defy compartmentalisation in more ways. We have two presidential candidates who have clawed their ways into the consciousness of an electorate that thought it had seen it all.
Eschew violence, Oritsejafor urges Nigerians as country goes to poll today
As Nigerians go to poll today to elect their president and members of the National Assembly, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, weekend, called on them to eschew violence and be their brothers’ keepers.
Jonathan vows to deal with trouble makers, enjoins politicians to accept election results
President Goodluck Jonathan has called on all Nigerians to come out en masse on saturday and vote for the candidate of their choices in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
Presidency: Will opposition break the jinx today?
MAIN opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is going into today’s presidential and National Assembly elections with two goals in mind. The first is to win the presidential election and the second is to corner two-thirds of the 109 senatorial and 360 House of Representatives seats to enable the party run a seamless administration as from May 29, 2015.
Citizen Coverage: Report The Election In Your Area
Vanguard Online realises that news is better when readers report and own it.
Since the last election, citizen participation in news reporting on the mobile and social media has grown immensely. Vanguard online acknowledges the power of effective news coverage by citizens themselves.
What we expect from the next President—Students
Although for now, no one can say for sure whether President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, or General Muhammadu Buhari will win the elections, Saturday School Life, SSL, sought the views of Nigerian students to find out what they expect from the next President as well as whether they will play an active role in deciding who he will be.
Drama as bandits use Baboon to rob victim of N.23m
An interesting drama played out in Lagos recently, after some criminals who were with two baboons waylaid a man as he was coming out from the bank at Ogba area of the state. The unsuspecting victim who withdrew the sum of N230,000 from the bank was shocked when he stepped out only to see some roughly dressed young men with two giant-sized baboons starring at him menacingly. Without blinking an eyelid, the man took to his heels, abandoning his bag of money.
