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    Kano Governorship: No Victory Dance Yet

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow After a controversial victory at the polls, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano faces tough battles ahead  Kano, usually a hotbed of ethno-religious violence, has been calm in the last few years. But residents of kano are no longer sure whether things would stay […] More

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    The Task to Heal Wounds in Kaduna

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Nasir El-Rufai has won his election for a second term as governor of Kaduna State. He must now win the hearts of the people who rejected him at the polls for the state to have peace. Governor Nasir el-Rufai, had in November last […] More

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    Tension in Kaduna as PDP Alleges Electoral Fraud

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state has kicked, alleging fraud and irregularities, as Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leads from the results released so far in the Saturday gubernatorial election. Results from 11 local government areas […] More

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    There May be Violence If APC Rigs, PDP Raises Alarm

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Umar Sani, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Stakeholders Forum in the Kaduna State, said he has received reports of possible outbreak of violence if the result of the election does not reflect the votes of the people. Sani, who spoke to […] More

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    Governorship Election: Religion Rules the Air in Kaduna

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Voters in Kaduna State go to the polls to elect a governor and members of the state house of assembly in an election whose major undercurrent is religion. Thirty-four political parties fielded governorship candidates in Saturday’s election, but the contest is a two-horse […] More

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    Low Turnout May Mar Elections in Kaduna

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Supporters of the two leading parties in Kaduna state are apprehensive over low turnout of voters. Polling units visited in the metropolis recorded fewer voters compared to the presidential election. At the Gaji ward 029 where 1297 voters are on the register, less […] More

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    INEC, Police Read Riot Act, Say No Card Reader, No Vote

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Ahead of the governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kaduna State and the State Police Command have warned voters not to approach any polling centre without their PVC. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Kaugama Abdullahi has […] More

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    Kano Voters Say Police Hinder Voting

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Some voters have alleged that police in Kano are mounting roadblocks to stop people from reaching their polling units. A voter who cast his vote at Gidan Hausawa polling unit told the reporter that police are stopping voters from looking for their polling […] More

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    INEC Did Not Consult the Presidency Before Postponement – Junaid Muhammed

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Frontline politician and stalwart of the Northern Elders Forum, Junaid Muhammed, has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission, NEC, for alleged failure to “properly consult” the Federal Government before postponing the 2019 general elections that would have started with the Presidential election today, […] More

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    Election: Disappointment, Anger In Kano Over Postponement

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Most residents of Kano woke up to the news that the Presidential election billed to hold today had been postponed till next Saturday, February 23. Like other parts of the country, the city had literally close for the election. Most residents must have been asleep around […] More

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    Interview: We have learnt our lessons — Bala Mohammed

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Bala Muhammed, former minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT is one of former president, Goodluck Jonathan’s trusted aides. He said that Jonathan made the historic call to Buhari conceding victory without the knowledge of his kitchen cabinet. Had Jonathan consulted, maybe the story […] More

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    Grief Made in Chibok

    Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow One year after Boko Haram insurgents abducted over 200 female students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, parents and community members are still in grief hoping that their daughters would soon return Any visitor to Chibok, Borno State, on a Wednesday would […] More

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