There was a rowdy scene at an Adamawa Polling Centre Due To Faulty BVAS. A crowd of voters were seen at Dobeli ward in Yola agitated about the development. An INEC supervisor told TELL that the ward has huge population and some of the adhoc staff handling the BVAS machine did not understand it initially.…
Atiku to address press on election by 2pm.
Journalists who besieged Atiku’s residence in Yola were told to come back by 2pm for a press conference The former vice president was swamped by journalists when he arrived at Ajya ward in Yola North LG to cast his vote He did not spend much time after casting his vote and many journalists who wanted…
Voting commences Late In Yola
No INEC officials yet In some parts of Mowe, Ogun state Many polling units visited in Yola, capital of Adamawa State commenced voting by 9am even though voters arrived as early as 7:30 in the morning in some polling units. At Atiku Abubakar’s Ajya ward in Yola, voting did not start until about 9:05 when…
Speakers At TELL’s Conference Task Nigeria On Restoring Integrity To Democratic Process
Eminent Nigerians who spoke at TELL’s conference on 20 years of democracy have warned about the dangers of reversing the gains of democracy in the country. Speakers at the occasion spoke on “20 Years of Democracy and the Rule of Law” at a well-attended conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The speakers include Adams Oshiomhole, National…
Taraba Killings And National Security
The killing of three policemen by soldiers in Taraba State raises questions about integrity and professionalism of the Nigeria’s security apparatus. A day after three policemen taking arrested kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Wadume, to the Nigerian Police state command headquarters in Jalingo, Taraba State were shot dead by soldiers on checkpoints, the Nigerian Army issued a…
Why More Nigerians Are Going Blind-Experts
The Nigerian Optometric Association (NOA) has warned that more Nigerians would become vulnerable to blinding conditions unless the Federal Government urgently takes a drastic decision. President of the association, Ozy Okonokhua, disclosed to TELL that many people in the country are at risk of going blind, because there is little or no provision for eye…
Shiites, Police Clash Again As Fate Of Leader Hangs In The Balance
Government work and business were disrupted again at the Federal Secretariat Complex Abuja as members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) took over the Central Business District to protest the continuing detention of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zak-zaky. Despite security blocks mounted at all major entry roads into the capital city by the military and…
Buhari’s Yes Chamber?
There are concerns that despite assurances of leaders of the ninth National Assembly the legislature may be too submissive to the executive that it may shirk its traditional role of keeping the government on its toes As soon as the leadership of the 9th Senate was inaugurated on June 11, Ahmed Lawan, the newly elected…
CAN To El-Rufai: Tackle Bandits Not Preachers
Leaders of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna State met yesterday to deliberate on a controversial religious bill awaiting the assent of the governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. The CAN leaders, comprising two members each from the 23 LGAs of the state, have now asked Governor El-Rufai to channel the energy of his administration…
What We want from Buhari
Unemployment and insecurity are uppermost in the minds of Nigerians as President Muhammadu Buhari is inaugurated for a second term. For Abdulrazak Abefe, a generator technician in Minna, Niger State, graduate unemployment is the worst menace Nigeria currently faces. He said schools in the country produce graduates every year while companies are folding up for…
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