The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Senator Ayogu Eze has boycotted the ongoing election in the State.

Senator Eze said he could not participate in the exercise after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had failed to publish his name in the final list of candidates.

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Breaking: Gunmen dressed in police uniform disrupt voting in Imo ward

Some unidentified gunmen dressed in the Nigeria police uniforms have reportedly disrupted voting at Ward 6 in Ngor Opkala area of Imo State.

The gunmen also reportedly dispossessed INEC officials of electoral materials.

“Unfortunately, gunmen dressed in police uniform (suspected to be fake), just stormed Ward 6, Ngor Opkala, Imo State, allegedly dispossessing the INEC officials of the electoral materials. It happened few minutes ago,” a source told AREANEWS.NG

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Under age Children firing multiply gunshots in Zamfara

Under age children at stationed at outskirts of Birnin Magaji town firing multiply gunshot...

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Breaking: Three persons shoot dead in Rivers

PORT HARCOURT: At least three persons have been feared killed in Rivers State today.

Abednego from ward 8 in Ahoada West local Government area of the state, was shot dead by a uniform man alleged to be a Mobile Police Officer attached to a high profile politician in the state.

It was also reported that the incident happened at bout 02:55am at the office of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Akinnima community in Ahoada West.

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PDP vs APC: INEC postpones election, gives reasons

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the House of Assembly Election for the Nasarawa/Binyeri State Constituency of Adamawa.

Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Kashim Gaidam, disclosed this on Thursday in Yola.

Gaidam said that the postponement became necessary following the death of a member of the Assembly, who was candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election.

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My Husband should consider Only APC members for appointments – Aisha Buhari

The Wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, has advised the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to consider only its card-carrying members for political appointments.

She made the call at a dinner to celebrate the victory of her husband in Daura, the country-home of the president in Katsina state.

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“There is no country in the whole world where military personnel will be mowed down and the Commande-In-Chief will take it lightly with perpetrators of such heinous crime,’’ Emokpaire said.

He said that irrespective of the immunity of Rivers State Governor Nysome Wike, the Federal Government should declare a state of emergency in the state.

This, he said was critical to deter others who think they could kill soldiers and other citizens and get away with it or without consequences.

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We will force Buhari to pay attention to Nollywood –Foluke Daramola-Salako

Actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako, has said since President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second term in office, the movie industry will force him to pay attention to the sector.

In a chat with, she said, “We will force him to pay attention to the movie industry because that is why we voted for him. We want him to create a ministry of entertainment. There are a lot of issues that need to be treated, and we cannot continue to be under the ministry of tourism.

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Senator Godswill Akpabio has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost the election the day he left and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC).

“My former party lost from the day I stepped out of it” Akpabio stated in a one-on-one interview with Channels Television‘s Seun Okinbaloye.

Akpabio said the PDP became lighter when the minority leader of the Senate moved to the ruling party.

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More Attack: EFCC invades home of Finance Director of Atiku’s company

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were on Saturday, said to have invaded the Abuja residence of the Finance Director of Atiku’s group of companies, Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi.

A statement by Atiku’s media adviser, Mr, Paul Ibe, said the EFCC operatives, numbering about two dozen, stormed Absullahi’s Maitama District home at 8.30 am.

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Just In: Atiku’s son in-law arrested by EFCC

he Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday arrested Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi, the son in-law of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

Babalele, who is also finance director of Atiku’s group of companies was arrested at his Maitama residence.

It was gathered that the EFCC agents numbering about two dozen came in 2 regular vehicles, an 18-seater Toyota bus (registration Abuja CS 522 RSH) and a hilux van.

They stormed Babalele’s Maitama residence at 8:30am but were prevented from gaining access into the house until his lawyers arrived...

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Breaking: Atiku unveils legal team, vows not to mortgage people’s mandate

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has vowed not to mortgage the people’s mandate as he unveiled his legal team on Saturday.

Atiku is challenging the victory of incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari who was declared winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

In a statement yesterday by Atiku’s media adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, the PDP candidate named Dr. Livy Uzoukwu SAN as head of his legal team.

Atiku has alleged malpractices and manipulation of the ballot in many states across the federation to the undue advantage of President Buhari who contested the poll on the platform of the All progressives Congress (APC).

He also alleged interference by the military and other security agencies in the election in ways and manners that compromised the credibility of the election, including voter repression, falsification of results and intimidation of voters...

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ECOWAS Court: FG Responsible for Agatu killings

The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African State ( ECOWAS ) has found the Nigerian government guilty of failing in its duty to protect the human rights of members of Agatu Community in Benue State, who were attacked and killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

The court, in a judgment in a suit marked, ECW/CCJ/APP/11/16, ordered the Nigerian government to investigate the 2016 mass killings and destruction of properties in the Agatu Community in Benue State, identify and prosecute the perpetrators and redress the victims.

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Updated: NBC sanctions AIT, NTA, Channels, and others

….Threatens outright closure ahead of coming polls

The National Broadcasting Commission ( NBC ) has sanctioned 45 broadcast stations across the nation.

Each of the stations is to pay N500, 000 for airing campaigns with indecent languages on air.

The total sum expected from the sanction amounts to N22.5million.

NTA, AIT, Channels, TVC lead the pack of sanctioned stations in the build-up to the just concluded presidential and National elections.

The stations which cut across the country was said to have committed some infractions which is against the broadcasting code.

NBC has, therefore, warned that it would not pardon any station that run foul of the code in the coming governorship, state Assembly and FCT council polls on the 9th of March.

NBC Director General Modibbo Kawu said that the commission will be forced to use the sledge hammer should any station contravene the code.

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….Threatens outright closure ahead of coming polls

The National Broadcasting Commission ( NBC ) has sanctioned 45 broadcast stations across the nation.

Each of the stations is to pay N500, 000 for airing campaigns with indecent languages on air.

The total sum expected from the sanction amounts to N22.5million.

NTA, AIT, Channels, TVC lead the pack of sanctioned stations in the build-up to the just concluded presidential and National elections.

The stations which cut across the country was said to have committed some infractions which is against the broadcasting code.

NBC has, therefore, warned that it would not pardon any station that run foul of the code in the coming governorship, state Assembly and FCT council polls on the 9th of March.

NBC Director General Modibbo Kawu said that the commission will be forced to use the sledge hammer should any station contravene the code.

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Breaking: APC NWC suspends Okorocha, Amosun

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday suspended governors Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha of Ogun and Imo states respectively.

The NWC further recommended the expulsion of the duo from the party.

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So you just rushed out to post a news you haven't verified? Now I ask.. Why were dey sanctioned? Your post did not reveal...

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Modified: I just checked your name and now I understand why

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Note! NBC is yet to give details why they were sanctioned.

Also it was stated details later...

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Breaking: NBC sanctions TVC, Channels, NTA, 42 others

The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has sanctioned 45 broadcast stations across the nation.

NTA, AIT, Channels, TVC lead the pack of sanctioned stations.

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Breaking: Air Force reschedules recruitment exercise

The Nigerian Air Force ( NAF ) has rescheduled its 2019 trades /non-trades men and women zonal recruitment exercise earlier scheduled for 9-23 March 2019.

A statement signed by its spokesman, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola said the exercise will now take place from 16-30 March 2019.

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Deep corrupt: 11 Nigerian incoming senators facing corruption probe

On February 23, Nigerians in various part of the country went out in their numbers to different polling units to elect a president and lawmakers that will represent them in the 9th National Assembly.

The lawmakers elected include 109 senators and 360 members of the House of Representatives.

Those elected will replace members of the outgoing 8th Senate and House of Representatives.

The 8th National Assembly, particularly the Senate will be remembered for many things including its various controversies. These include the controversy that trailed the election of its principal officers, invasion of the Senate chamber by thugs who stole its mace, and mass defection of members including the president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki.

The 8th Senate also had several members, including Mr Saraki, who faced corruption charges. They were frequently in courtrooms, and the custody of anti-corruption agencies, answering questions for their alleged corrupt practices. Some of the cases are still ongoing.

Like the outgoing Senate, the 9th Senate will also have members who are facing major corruption probes with some already being prosecuted. About 10 per cent of the newly elected Nigerian senators are facing corruption probes. Some are already being prosecuted. They include former governors who allegedly stole state funds while in office and other public officials. All of them have, however, denied any wrongdoing.

AREANEWS.NG reviews some of the incoming senators facing corruption charges.

1. Orji Uzor Kalu
The former governor of Abia State won the Abia North senatorial election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Kalu won with 30,580 votes while the closest opposition candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mao Ohuabunwa, recorded 21,940 votes

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FAAC shares N610.368bn to FG, States and LGs in February 2019

Following the conclusion of the presidential and National Assembly elections, the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared to the three tiers of government a total of N610.368 billion federal revenue generated in the month of January 2019, but shared in February 2019.

The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, while briefing the press at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting in Abuja, Wednesday, said approval is being awaited from the Minister of Finance for additional N50 billion from the Foreign Exchange Equalization Account, which will be distributed accordingly.

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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday mocked Senate President, Bukola Saraki for losing his re-election bid.

He said though the ruling party had been planning to impeach the Senate President, it was better his constituents retired him politically from the Red Chamber.

Apparently referring to Saraki, who lost his bid to return to the Senate, Oshiomhole said: “People who came to the senate with less than a 100,000 votes and began to hold the country to ransom, their own people have recalled them home.

“While we were saying that we will impeach them, their people said they would rather bury them.

“Politically, now, they are out. It shows the power of democracy, it’s a leveler, an equalizer.

“You cannot be bigger than the people. Our people say that a politician is likened to an Okro tree. It should never grow taller than the person who planted it.

“And those who plant the political okro tree are the Nigerian people. I think, a couple of lessons have been learnt.

“This game is for those who are humble, those who believe in the people. There are no dynasties, the people are the sovereign.

“When they borrow you the power, remember, it is only lend to you, and it will expire, and it will require renewal. If you don’t behave, thy will remove you.”

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US, UK-backed observer YIAGA validates Buhari’s victory

A civil society organisation, the Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) on Wednesday validated the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as winner of Saturday’s presidential election.

It said the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were consistent with the findings of its observers as part of its Watching the Vote (WTV) project.

YIAGA Africa has as its technical partners the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the US-based National Democratic Institute.

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(1) Attahiru Jega; or
(2) Mahmood Yakubu?

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The APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will emerge victorious in Saturday’s rescheduled presidential poll.

“We have carried out an issue based campaign. We have carried out a decent and respectful campaign.

“We have reached out to all Nigerians within the time of campaigns. All our leaders from the President to the vice president, governor’s, senators and their wives were all involved.

“They were all out in the field meeting people and persuading them in these two areas.”

Nigerians having trust in the system. We have kept our promises.

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Following the launch of the Ibom Air by the Akwa Ibom State Government, Nigerians question the government of the APC on the whereabouts of the supposed national carrier.

In July 2018, the Federal Government of Nigeria unveiled the logo for a national carrier. However, despite the fanfare attached to the launch of the logo, the proposal was suspended in September 2018.

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A prosecution witness, Seun Shuaibu, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman, and others transferred N350 million to former Governor Achike Udenwa of Imo in 2015.

The witness, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), gave evidence at the resumed trial of Mr Usman, Joint Trust Dimension Ltd. and others facing N4.6 billion money laundering charge.

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Police arrest many with card readers

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The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said its members were shot dead by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) thugs during a senatorial campaign tour at Ojoku in Oyun Local Government Area.

Oyun is the home town of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who is also the PDP senatorial candidate for Kwara South in this Saturday’s National Assembly election.

The attackers were also said to have injured eight APC members and vandalised 20 vehicles belonging to APC Kwara South senatorial candidate, Lola Ashiru, during his campaign tour of Ojoku...

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Kwara state Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mallam Garba Madami, on Wednesday said the results sheets for last Saturday’s rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections were mistakenly taken to the Federal capital Authority (FCT), Abuja’s INEC office.

He added the ones for Lagos were inadvertently brought to Kwara while that of Lagos were taken to Nasarawa state.

Madami added: “The result sheets for kwara was found in our FCT office in Abuja and they are going to be sent today .I will be here (CBN) till they bring it

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“I choose to fight for the benefit of every Nigerian on the side of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. I cannot defend PDP for giving us bad leadership from 1999 to 2015, yet I cannot help but blame the APC for doing a much worse job from 2015 to 2019.

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Ballot Snatchers Are Enemies Of The State. Who Should Go After Them; The Police, Soldiers or Electorate?

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