Elections: DHQ flays viral video of Doguwa being shown how to fire AK-47 rifle

Soldiers deployed to maintain the restriction order in Osun arrested and detained hundreds of defaulters of the said order.

Accreditation and voting exercises are ongoing at the Diso Charanchi ward, polling unit 033, Balarabe Haladu, Gwale Local Government Area, Kano State.

Videos emerged on Saturday of political thugs at different axis in Lagos State threatening residents to stay indoors if they won’t vote candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in vying for various public offices in the state.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad-hoc staff have arrived at Women Centre, Kankarofi ward, polling units 005 and 008, in Kano Municipal, Kano State.

The Nigeria Police Force have assured voters in Lagos State say there won’t be Oro festivities in the state on Saturday (today), maintaining that there is no threat to the governorship and state assembly elections billed for that day.

In a reprisal attack, some supporters of APC were said to have traced the leaders of the attackers to their hideout where a free-for-all ensued, leaving many people wounded.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials have arrived in Ward 9, Polling Unit 16 of Ibadan North, Oyo State.

“Operatives of @ndlea_nigeria on election duty stop and search, just intercepted four party agents with hundreds of money credit cards, to buy votes at Ibara housing estate, Ogun state.”

“The ad-hoc staff is ready. The buses are available. But now the problem is that we are waiting for the security people to come and escort us to start work.”

Electoral Officers have spotted at some polling units within Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital as early as 7: 30am.

The newly posted Commissioner of Police in charge of gubernatorial and state assembly elections in Sokoto State, CP Shettima Zanna has in line with the directives of the Inspector General of Police ordered restriction of all vehicular movements on roads from 12 midnight on Friday to 6 pm on election day in the state with the exceptions of those on essential services such as Electoral Observers, accredited media, ambulances and fire fighting vehicles.

…as REC assures of hitch-free election on Saturday By Adeola Badru, Ibadan The Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Adebowale Williams, has assured residents of the state of a completely overhauled security architecture, as the state goes to the governorship election on Saturday. The police boss, gave the hint on Friday night, during a chat […]

Ahead of the Saturday’s governorship and state house of assembly elections, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has on Friday deployed surveillance helicopter and other Operational Vehicles to Kano state to ensure hitch free exercise in the state.

“When you are talking about the numbers of Police we are having on the field, we have deployed about 11,000. We have personnel coming from states that are not conducting elections. They are altogether three CPs and six Deputy CPs and assistants coming in. Our CP here has been sent to Imo State for the same purpose. We are ready to go.”