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by Muzkid01 » May 14th, 2020, 4:25 pm

: :thnk:

by Muzkid01 » May 14th, 2020, 3:59 pm

Oo, hard oo

by Muzkid01 » May 14th, 2020, 3:59 pm

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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 2:06 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission has ordered the extension of voting time for some polling units which experienced delay due to technical challenges and complaints , including malfunctioning of card readers .


The commission expressed confidence that most of these cases will be rectified .
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 11:21 am

Some tired voters in white garments took to sitting on the ground at Ward 11 Unit 5 , Makun , Sagamu.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 11:18 am

General Abdulsalam Abubakar and his Wife, Justice Fati Abubakar arriving at the Uphill Water Tank Polling unit.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 11:12 am

The current speaker of the Federal House Of Representatives has currently casted his vote at his polling unit.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 11:05 am

According to corresponding reports out there.

Party Chieftains of one of the major political parties were caught with 43 Pvc's
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 10:55 am

10 youths have been arrested from different locations in Bende local government of Abia State, over allegation of attempting to snatch ballot boxes.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 10:41 am

Some card readers malfunctioned in several polling units in some parts of the Federal Capital Territory in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the News Agency of Nigeria reports .


Some polling units visited by NAN in company with the African Union Observer Mission were PU 009 in Wuse Zone 3 Government Secondary School and PU 001 , Tudun Wada Government Secondary Schoo in Abuja where the card readers malfunctioned before being rectified .


At PU 009 , Mr Stephen Iyodo, a voter from Dede, Zuba, told NAN that he was willing to exercise patience while the issue was being resolved .


“ I got here and was told to stand aside while they sort it out. Whatever it takes , we have to be patient . ”


The turnout of Nigerians was impressive as voters turned out in large numbers at both centres to exercise their rights.


NAN reports that verification started at 8 : 09 a . m . at PU 009 while it was already ongoing at PU 001 .


NAN also reports that security men , party agents and local and foreign observers were also seen at the polling units.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 10:35 am

The eldest sister to President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at her polling unit to cast her ballot in Daura , Katsina state.


She is 84 - year - old Hajiya Rekiya Adamu .


She arrived at Polling Unit 003 at 9 . 30 am with security operatives guarding her .
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 10:30 am

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Atiku Abubakar , has cast his vote.


Atiku cast his vote at his polling unit of Ajiya in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State .


His wife , Titi accompanied him to the polling unit , where she also cast her vote.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 10:25 am

Voting has yet to commence at polling unit 006 , St . Stephen’ s School , Ward E 3 , Eiyekole , Adeniji Adele , Lagos Island , where the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State , Babajide Sanwo- Olu , will be voting.


At 9 . 47 am , INEC officials are still setting up the polling unit , with voters sitting around patiently.


Same is the situation at the 22 other polling units under Ward E 3 , as elections materials are just being moved from the Registration Area Centre at At. Stephen’ s school to the different polling units.
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by Tec » February 23rd, 2019, 10:04 am

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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 9:57 am

- Peter Obi, vice presidential candidate of the PDP, has referred to the electoral process as 'clumsy', after casting his vote

- Obi lamented over the amount of time it took for him to vote; stating that things can be done better

- The former governor, however, expressed confidence that the PDP will win the elections


As Nigerians across the country cast their votes in the 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections, the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, has referred to the electoral process as 'clumsy'.


Obi made the comment after casting his vote at his polling unit in Anambra state on Saturday, February 23.


When questioned by a Legit.ng reporter, Damilare Okunola, about what he thought about the electoral process so far, he said: “The process was clumsy. You all saw how long it took me to cast my vote. I believe we can do better.”


The former Anambra governor also spoke on the alleged arrest of some PDP bigwigs. He confirmed that chieftains of the opposition party, including himself, had been harassed and opined that the development means trouble for the country.


Obi, however, expressed confidence that the PDP will win the elections, saying: “I am confident that we will win, because the situation of things in Nigeria will make people change."


He added: “And if we don’t win, we shall accept it.”
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 9:43 am

There is a huge presence of soldiers in the ancient city of Sokoto , Sokoto State as residents troop out in large numbers to the various polling centres .


The soldiers manned the major roads and roundabout in the city , passing only those on election duty and with their permanent voter cards.


It was observed that there was no police checkpoint out of the over 15 so far passed by our correspondent.


It was also observed that there were vehicular movements as those who displayed their PVCs were allowed to pass at the checkpoints .


It was further observed that electoral officers were just arriving at the units visited by our correspondent after 8 : 00 a . m.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 9:33 am

Voters at a polling unit in Bauchi used stones to reserve their spaces on the queue as they took refuge from the weather in sheltered places .


They were waiting for INEC officials who had delayed their arrival as at the time of filing this report at 8 . 45 am .


Voting was supposed to have started at 8 am .
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by Tec » February 23rd, 2019, 9:28 am

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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 9:19 am

Card Reader Malfunctions In Gbenga Daniels Polling Units

There was a momentary delay in the voting of the Director General of the Atiku Campaign Organisation , South , Otunba Gbenga Daniel , as the card reader failed to work.


After a few minutes, the problem was rectified as the former governor was able to cast his vote.


Daniel, who noted that the ballot boxes were not properly labelled advised the presiding officers to get cardboards and paste on the boxes.


After casting his votes , he told our correspondent that the elections were going well.


He said , “ As you can see the card reader malfunctioned and I had some delay . But after some minutes, it was fixed. I think the election is going on fine for now and people are here to exercise their franchise. ”
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by Tec » February 23rd, 2019, 9:15 am

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by eMade » February 23rd, 2019, 9:06 am

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by eMade » February 23rd, 2019, 9:00 am

President Buhari alongside wife cast vote in Daura.
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 8:57 am

The President and his wife has voted in Daura.

President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife , Aisha, voted in Daura , Katsina State in the Presidential and National Assembly elections .


The wife , Aisha, voted before the president at 8 . 06 a . m. , while the president voted at 8 . 10 a . m. at the Kofar Baru , Sarkin Yara “ A” ward in Daura .


After voting, the president expressed satisfaction with the state of affairs and said he was optimistic of winning .
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Ahem...

by Tec » February 23rd, 2019, 8:55 am

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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 8:37 am

INEC ad hoc staff leaving for their various polling units from the State Primary School , Orogbum , D- Line , in Port Harcourt at 8 . 26 am . ,
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by eMade » February 23rd, 2019, 8:19 am

Just in, courtesy of @AK_Horsfall

:rules: WARNING! 5 prohibited things during this election:
1. Ballot snatching
2. Fake news spreading
3. Vote buying and selling
4. Bribing INEC officials
5. Illegal movement during restriction period

See 66875 for full details.

by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 8:17 am

For anything worth reporting, or anything around your area call INEC

INEC Nigeria
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Hotlines: 0700-CALL-INEC (0700-2255-4632)
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by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 8:11 am

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by Tec » February 23rd, 2019, 8:09 am

Photos coming in from Nasarawa. Turnout impressive.
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by Tec » February 23rd, 2019, 7:44 am

Photos of turnout already at Enugu.

Awaiting accreditation.
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by Key7 » February 23rd, 2019, 7:40 am

Do not use this thread for political campaigns.

General elections will be held in Nigeria on 23 February 2019, postponed from 16 February 2019, to elect the President, Vice President and the National Assembly. They will be the sixth quadrennial elections since the end of military rule in 1999. Presidential primaries were held during the last six months of 2018.

Election Commence by 8:00am

Closes by 2pm

Inec has the has concluded the deployment of sensitive and non sensitive materials to the 774 local government areas across the country.

INEC engaged 825,543 ad hoc staff ranging from presiding officers to collation and returning officers.

Inec have accredited 120 domestic and 36 international observer groups, deploying accumulative number of 73,000 observers.


Eligible voters can also visit gotomypu.ng to obtain location to their polling units.

Fake updates not allowed

by Tec » February 23rd, 2019, 7:37 am

AK Horsfall wrote:Currently as I speak, there have been numerous deployment of Gun boats in Rivers State
Yes we heard the military is beefing up security nation-wide. #notsurprised

by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 7:08 am

Currently as I speak, there have been numerous deployment of Gun boats in Rivers State

by AK Horsfall » February 23rd, 2019, 7:01 am

Stay tuned for speed to speed updates and on the scene reporting. Remember, Vote Not Fight.

by Key7 » February 23rd, 2019, 6:59 am

Major aspirants are

APC - Muhammadu Buhari
PDP - Atiku Abubakar
AAC - Omoyele Sowore

Who are the rest?

by eMade » February 23rd, 2019, 6:53 am

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Official NigeriaDecides2019: Live Updates of Presidential Elections

by eMade » February 23rd, 2019, 6:45 am

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In the next one hour, by 8am today Saturday February 23 2019, Nigerians will partake in a nationwide poll to select their next president for the next 4 years or so. Stay tuned for live updates.

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