NAIRA NAIJA NEWS - NIGERIA

A tanker loaded with fuel collided with a bus carrying passengers along the Amansea Agu-Awka road, Awka.

Emir of Kano Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi II CON today received a courtesy visit from Kano State Commissioner of Police Muhammad Wakili at his palace.

Contrary to the false publications by Punch online that the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has suspended his Tradermoni tour, the Senator representing Ekiti Central and also the Special Adviser to the President on Political matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu has openly debunked the rumor currently being circulated by the media house.

Bayelsa East Senatorial Representative in the Upper chambers of the National Assembly, Ben Murray Bruce, called out to President Muhammadu Buhari to honour the young chess player genius Tanitoluwa Adewumi (the 8 years old Nigeria boy who is seeking Asylum in the US after he and his parents were chased out of Volatile North East zone in Nigeria by Boko Haram). 

The Federal Government on Thursday closed its case of ‘false and non-declaration of assets’ charges preferred against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), NairaNaijaNews can authoritatively report.

A former student of Makerere University Business School, Arthur Basalirwa, posted a screenshot from a WhatsApp chat, dedicated to a one ‘D” and it read; “Hi D. You will always ask yourself if you had sent me a more meaningful text. These are your last words to me. Goodbye D.”

I want to call the attention of our leaders and general public to this serious issue. The money been spent on Elections is enough to reduce poverty in Nigeria. Using BVN or Voters Card Serial No. to vote online remains the best option. Let stop fooling ourselves and move a step forward in making our Country great again.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday alleged that soldiers under the directive of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi invaded offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers State and forcefully took away collated results to their army barracks.

Not many know that the Kwara Governor-Elect, Abdul-Razaq Abdulrahman's father is Ambassador AbdulGaniyu Abdul-Razaq, SAN, the first lawyer from Northern Nigeria. Abdul-Razaq Abdulrahman has six siblings:

Credible intelligence available to the Nigerian Army (NA) has confirmed the kitting of political thugs with military uniforms and arming of same, to impersonate soldiers and perpetrate various crimes in the furtherance of the activities of their political bosses. Sadly, these thugs have severally been wrongly viewed and addressed as real military personnel on various social and mainstream media channels including blogs, chat rooms and messaging platforms thereby bringing the reputation of the NA on several occasions to disrepute.

Kano State INEC has warned  Social Media Collation Officers to stop posting false election results, the official press release is posted below:

The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has won his polling unit, his ward and local government area in Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections held in the state.

Leading Pro-democracy group in Kwara state, Kwara Must Change has reported on it's official Facebook page that from results collected by agents across the polling units, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has taken the lead with a very wide margin.

Two persons were reportedly killed Saturday in a political mayhem at Oba-Akoko, headquarters of Akoko Southwest local government area of Ondo state.

Report has it that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of kano state has called for an emergency council meeting in the government house....As the results from all the polling unit did not favour him.

The Executive Governor of Abia state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu is currently in early lead in  seven local government areas of the state.

According to civil society group, Situation Room, these set of underaged voters were spotted in Nasarawa state this morning. The photos were shared on their verified twitter handle. The minimum voting age in Nigeria is 18. Underage voting has been a major issue in Nigerian politics since the return of democratic government in 1999.

The Governorship election which was held today across the country, has seen the PDP win in Imo Government House where Governor Rochas Okorocha of the APC resides.

An attack was prevented on Desmond Elliot when some street boys who wanted the famous actor to stop and give them money. On Saturday suspected hoodlums shot sporadically as they attacked the vehicle of Desmond Elliot, a Lagos House of Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

EXPOSED: Amosun’s desperate last minute moves to rig ogun election • Deploys ex-commissioner to manipulate election results • Offers INEC officials N2 million to rig election • Soldiers, thugs paid to inflate results in Ifo, Abeokuta North, others • Issues death threat to NYSC members and other INEC officials

The All Progressives Congress has won both the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the polling unit of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in Lagos State on Saturday. Prof. Osinbajo who voted at Victoria Garden City Main Park Booth in Lagos helped APC governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu garner 248 votes.

In Oyo: Temitope Olatoye (Sugar), Action Democratic Party Oyo central senatorial candidate, has been shot.

DELTA-  one dead, several others shot Emma Amaize, Jimitota Onoyume, Festus Ahon, Perez Brisibe & Ochuko Akuopha UGHELLI – THE prevailing peace that characterized the governorship and house of assembly elections in Delta State, was marred when unidentified gunmen stormed some polling units and shot persons suspected to be members of a rival political party.