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THE Oyo State Police Command has arrested some suspects who were allegedly involved in Ekiti jail break which occurred in November last year.
The suspects, according to the police, were arrested in connection with another robbery incident.
While parading the suspects at the state police headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Muhammed Katsina, said the command pre-election efforts also led to the arrest of eight armed robbers that had earlier snatched a Toyota Camry from Madam Oluwafolakemi Fabode in Akure, Ondo State, and thereafter proceeded to Oyo State and attacked Joba Pharmacy and a filling station at Iroko on Oyo/Ibadan road.
He explained further that as the suspects fled    the scene    they   ran into a nearby ambush.
"Investigation also revealed that the leaders    of the robbery    gang, one Boluwaji    Olawumi, John Isaac and Fagboyegun Wale were among those that escaped in the Ekiti jail break on November 30, 2014 where they were awaiting trial for armed robbery and murder."

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As the First Lady of The United States Of America, there is some sort of fashion rule that defines that the FLOTUS be conservatively dressed at all times, but Michelle Obama broke all those rules by stepping out in an white off shoulder busrier knee-length white dress.

The bustier detail adds sex appeal to the ensemble, and the First Lady really set this look off by pairing the statement gown with pointed silver metallic pumps. She wore glitzy silver chandelier earrings, and these gorgeous jewels were a perfect finish to the shoulder baring look, this look seems daring for the first Lady but Mrs Obama kills it.

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APC Presidential Candidate, Muhammadu Buhari who is leading the Presidential Election so far by calculations with 14,221,542 has had his Wikipedia Profile Page updated to 'President-elect'
Although INEC hasn't collated the result of one last state(Borno) nor have they made a final announcement, the GMB team appears eager and have updated the profile.

President Jonathan and many influential Nigerians have also reportedly congratulated General Buhari.

A President-Elect is a person who has been elected president but has not yet taken up office.

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An Ex-Vice President of Nigeria and a former aspirant of the APC has congratulated the about to be declared winner of Nigeria's presidential election, General Muhammadu Buhari.‎ In a congratulatory message released moments ago, Atiku asserted that "history will continue to vindicate the just"‎ laying credence to a quote by Nnamdi Azikwe. He also thanked the President for giving Nigerians a free and fair election which he described as historic.

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‎According to a report by Vanguard, the President might have conceded victory to the opposition candidate

It has been reported that President Goodluck Jonathan has called his major challenger and the likely-winner of the 2015 presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC to congratulate him. According to a source, the president spoke with Muhammadu Buhari on the phone and will address the country after rounding off his meeting with his cabinet.

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Earlier today, a former minister of the Niger-Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe displayed a drama which shocked the whole world who were viewing the live collation of results by the electoral body.
On why he acted that way, he had this to say: "That was the best way to express our grievances. If we didn't do that way he wouldn't have responded to us. We had met him before to lay our complaints which was thrown at us. APC sent a petition to him electronically which he promptly attended to but he ignored all our complaints. Infact when we submitted a petition to his office yesterday, his secretary later came and threw the petition at my collegue".

On how he expects Nigerians to now view him, he said, "now Nigerians have seen what really played out. if I didn't do what I did, the INEC chairman wouldn't have responded to my allegations but after my act, people told him to respond which he reluctantly did."

Now back to the collation centre where two states are expected to be announced next.

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There appears to be a commotion at the International Conference Centre in Abuja as the PDP agent and former Niger-Delta Minister, Elder Godsday Orubebe has stampeded proceedings accusing the INEC chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega of being partial. The PDP agent at the beginning of proceedings was allowed to make an observation only for his to raise grave allegations saying there is an already prepared results which was produced by the APC in connivance with INEC. "You are partial, we have lost confidence in you and this cannot continue", Orubebe alleged.

 He accused Jega of being a tribalist who was working for a northern agenda in connivance with the opposition. The ruling party accused Jega of ignoring petitions about Jigawa, Kano and some other places in the north as raised by the PDP only to act swiftly when APC raised a petition on rivers state sending a delegation to make findings.

Calm appears to have returned now as Jega is now addressing the world as regards the allegation.

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The All Progressives Congress has lost five House of Representatives seats to the Peoples Democratic Party and a seat to the Accord Party in Lagos.
Investigations by our correspondent showed that most of the reps lost in Igbo- dominated local government areas.
Sources in the APC said the love the people of the South-East have for President Goodluck Jonathan positively affected the PDP candidates, some of whom had not even been rigorously campaigning.

In Amuwo Odofin local government, which has a very high Igbo population, especially in areas like Kirikiri, Satellite Town and FESTAC, the PDP candidate, Oghene Egboh, who is from the Niger-Delta, defeated Mr. Ganiyu Olukolu of the APC.

In Ajeromi/Ifelodun, which is one of the most densely populated areas in Lagos State and is home to Ajegunle (another Igbo dominated area), the PDP candidate, Mrs. Rita Orji, who also hails from the South-East, defeated Taiwo Adenekan of the APC.
The story was the same in the Igbo-dominated Ojo LG, where the PDP candidate, Mr. Tajudeen Obasa, won the seat.

In Surulere federal constituency 2, which is home to Aguda and a few Igbo settlements, Mr. Tunji Soyinka of the PDP defeated Mr. Hakeem Bamgbala of the APC.
It was learnt that apart from the 'Igbo' factor, the incumbent rep, Mr. Aliyu Kazeem, had been in court with Bamgbala over the conduct of the primary.
It was learnt that the division within the party gave the PDP the opportunity to penetrate the community.
An APC leader in Surulere said, "We are still in shock. Haliyu Kazeem, who is the incumbent, lost the primary in December last year and refused to work with Bamgbala. He took Bamgbala to court and they are still slugging it out.
"If they had put things in order, we would not have lost. Bamgbala is a former chairman of Aguda Local Council Development Area and a good grass roots politician."

In Mushin federal constituency 2, the APC candidate, Yemi Alli, lost to Dauda Kako-Aare of the Accord Party.
Kako-Aare, who is the incumbent, lost at the APC primary last December to Alli and defected to Accord.

In Oshodi/Isolo federal constituency 2 as earlier reported by BBN, the incumbent, Mr. Akeem Munir, lost to Mr. Tony Nwoolu of the PDP.‎

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The All Progressives Congress has lost five House of Representatives seats to the Peoples Democratic Party and a seat to the Accord Party in Lagos.
Investigations by our correspondent showed that most of the reps lost in Igbo- dominated local government areas.
Sources in the APC said the love the people of the South-East have for President Goodluck Jonathan positively affected the PDP candidates, some of whom had not even been rigorously campaigning.

In Amuwo Odofin local government, which has a very high Igbo population, especially in areas like Kirikiri, Satellite Town and FESTAC, the PDP candidate, Oghene Egboh, who is from the Niger-Delta, defeated Mr. Ganiyu Olukolu of the APC.

In Ajeromi/Ifelodun, which is one of the most densely populated areas in Lagos State and is home to Ajegunle (another Igbo dominated area), the PDP candidate, Mrs. Rita Orji, who also hails from the South-East, defeated Taiwo Adenekan of the APC.
The story was the same in the Igbo-dominated Ojo LG, where the PDP candidate, Mr. Tajudeen Obasa, won the seat.

In Surulere federal constituency 2, which is home to Aguda and a few Igbo settlements, Mr. Tunji Soyinka of the PDP defeated Mr. Hakeem Bamgbala of the APC.
It was learnt that apart from the 'Igbo' factor, the incumbent rep, Mr. Aliyu Kazeem, had been in court with Bamgbala over the conduct of the primary.
It was learnt that the division within the party gave the PDP the opportunity to penetrate the community.
An APC leader in Surulere said, "We are still in shock. Haliyu Kazeem, who is the incumbent, lost the primary in December last year and refused to work with Bamgbala. He took Bamgbala to court and they are still slugging it out.
"If they had put things in order, we would not have lost. Bamgbala is a former chairman of Aguda Local Council Development Area and a good grass roots politician."

In Mushin federal constituency 2, the APC candidate, Yemi Alli, lost to Dauda Kako-Aare of the Accord Party.
Kako-Aare, who is the incumbent, lost at the APC primary last December to Alli and defected to Accord.

In Oshodi/Isolo federal constituency 2 as earlier reported by BBN, the incumbent, Mr. Akeem Munir, lost to Mr. Tony Nwoolu of the PDP.

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There was panic last night in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, when the state government announced the imposition of a curfew in the state.‎
The government said the move was aimed at stemming the rising tension that accompanied the presidential and National Assembly elections in the state at the weekend.
Secretary to the Rivers State Government, George FeyIi, who made the announcement, said the curfew would be effective from 7 pm till 6 am, until the tension in the state abates.
The sudden announcement however caused panic, as most people were caught unawares, especially as there were no reports of violence in the Port Harcourt metropolis.

Earlier in the day, female supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had converged on the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to protest what they considered the non-conduct of election in the state at the weekend, even though results for the elections in the state were released on Monday by the State's Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC).

The post-election crisis in the state has snowballed since the governor, Chibuike Amaechi, demanded the result sheet at his polling unit during the voting exercise at the weekend.

The refusal by the INEC official to give him the result sheet prompted him and his supporters into boycotting the elections, their subsequent claim that no elections held in Rivers State, and street protests by APC supporters against the electoral body.

Owing to the crisis, INEC has set up a three-man committee to investigate the crisis that bedevilled the presidential and National Assembly elections in Rivers State.
According to a statement late Monday signed by the Secretary of INEC, Mrs. Augusta Ogakwu, the commision said the three-man committee headed by Mrs. Thelema Iremirem, who is also the Supervisory National Commissioner for the state, has Col. M.K. Hammanga and Prof. Lai Olurode as members.

The committee will advise the commission on the crisis and verify the veracity of the claims and allegations therein and advise INEC and the Chief Electoral Commissioner /Returning Officer (Prof. Attahiru Jega) for the presidential election.

The fact-finding committee that has since departed Abuja for Rivers State, is expected to submit its report before the end of the collation of results of other states.

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Governor Sa'idu Dakingari of Kebbi State has lost his Senate bid.
He was defeated by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bello Argungu, who scored 139,197 votes.
Mr. Dakingari got 70,148 votes.
Also, a serving member representing Kalgo/Bunza/Birnin Kebbi federal constituency of the PDP, Sani Kalgo, lost to APC candidate, Abdullahi Muslim, who polled 101,869. Mr. Kalgo got 24,382 votes.
Another serving member representing Zuru/Fakai/Sakaba/Danko-Wasagu federal constituency, Abdullahi Dan'Alkali, a member of the PDP, lost to Aliyu Danladi of the APC.
The returning officer, Abdullahi Kangiwa, declared Mr. Danladi winner with 66,261 votes, against Mr. Dan'Alkali's 28,674.
The result of the Kebbi South senatorial zone was still being collated.
However, Bala Ibn Na'Allah of APC was leading and is also likely to defeat Sadiq Yalwa of the PDP.

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Founder of the Silverbird Group Mr Ben Murray Bruce won his senatorial election in Bayelsa State. Murray-Bruce who contested under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party defeated his closest rival from the All Progressive Congress, a former governor of the state Timipre Sylva to emerge the Senator-elect of the Bayelsa East Senatorial district.

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The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, yesterday, bemoaned the fact that not less than fifty persons were killed during and after last Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections.
However, the commission, via a statement it issued in Abuja yesterday, commended Nigerians for refusing to be intimidated or discouraged by operational and logistical hiccups that trailed the election in various parts of the country.
The statement was signed by the Chairman, Governing Council of NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu.
The commission noted that there had been incidents, reports and allegations of various forms of violence, including some reported attacks by extremists in some parts of North-Eastern Nigeria, which it said was designed to frustrate the electoral process.
It said that varying acts of violence, which resulted in fatalities were reported in Akwa Ibom, Borno, Bauchi, Edo, Gombe, Lagos, Osun, Rivers, and Yobe states.
It said: "At the end of yesterday, the number of persons reported killed in these attacks and incidents is over 50.
"This number includes one state legislator, a community leader and two ad hoc election staff of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, allegedly killed in an extremist attack in Gombe State, as well as the killing of an officer of the Nigerian Armed Forces in Rivers State.
"There were also reported cases of injuries from politically-motivated violence in Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Lagos, and Kano states as well as allegations of snatching of ballot boxes, card readers and related election materials in some states, including Akwa Ibom, Benue, Gombe, Imo, Niger and Rivers states."
It stressed that there were also isolated but very worrying reports of arson attacks on assets of INEC and that of Police in some parts of the Niger Delta.
It blamed the incidents on widespread availability of small arms and light weapons in some parts of the country, especially in parts of Akwa Ibom, Imo, Delta, Rivers, and Benue states.

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Media mogul, Aleogho Raymond Dokpesi, yesterday, refuted the claim by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State that he (Dokpesi) went to the state on election day to induce voters with money to vote in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He expressed disappointment with the attitude of the governor towards him on the said day, saying he had mistaken Oshiomhole for a decent man.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Dokpesi, who insisted that he was in the state on a different mission, regretted the comment by the governor, adding: "I made a mistake in my life in believing that Oshiomhele was a decent man."
Dokpesi said that on the day of the presidential election, at 5:20p.m., on his way back to Abuja, he received a distress call from one of the women leaders in Auchi, Hajia Hadiza Umoru, who said she was at Aibotse/Igbe Primary School, off Igbe Road in Auchi, adding that the incident led to him being shot at on the day of Presidential and National Assembly elections.
He said the bullets fired at his armoured Landcruiser vehicle would have hit him on the neck.
"As soon as I arrived the APC chieftain absconded and we waited for the reinforcement of policemen to protect the voters who were determined to vote. I stayed in my armoured Landcruiser vehicle with registration number Abuja YAB 173 HG. I never stepped out of the vehicle as everyone could attest to.
"A man who was later identified as the zonal chairman of the APC,  then called on their supporters to kill, burn and destroy the vehicle I was in. I pleaded that none of the military officers should shoot as thugs/hoodlums had begun to shoot at my car and haul various dangerous weapons at me."

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The All  Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, yesterday, accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of conspiring with the Army, Police and Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to rewrite last Saturday's National Assembly elections results and announced a falsified one in favour of the PDP.
A member of Board of Trustees, BoT of APGA, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, who made the accusation in a telephone chat with newsmen, said the results announced yesterday by INEC which gave PDP victory in all the three senatorial zones and 11 House of Representatives seats, was exactly the opposite of what APGA scored during the exercise.
According to Ezeonwuka, "these results credited to PDP was what APGA scored in the election but the PDP bought over the Army, the Police and INEC to rewrite the result in favour of PDP and thereafter announced this falsified result."
He, however, expressed optimism that APGA would go to the tribunal and other courts of competent jurisdiction to recover its stolen mandate.
But the Director-General of Princess Stella Oduah Campaign Organisation, Chief Edwin Pandola Okwuosa, told  Vanguard on phone that the landslide victory recorded by Princess Oduah, former Aviation Minister and PDP candidate for Anambra North senatorial zone, was a reflection of her general acceptability by the electorate in the zone.
Okwuosa noted that the total of 143,478 votes scored by Oduah against APGA's Dubem Obaze's 70,906 votes was a great margin to show that Oduah had the people's confidence which prompted such an overwhelming mandate.
He, therefore, commended the electorate for the confidence reposed in Oduah and assured them that she would give them effective representation as contained in her manifestoes.

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State has accused a Senator-elect, Prince Buruji Kashamu, of inducing voters during Saturday's national assembly elections in Ogun East Senatorial District in which Buruji Kashamu emerged winner.
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The deputy director of  Senator Ibikunle Amosun Campaign Organisation, Bisi Adegbuyi, stated this during a press briefing in Abeokuta on Monday, claiming that  it was "marred by gross irregularities, inducement and intimidation of voters, manipulation and falsification of the results."
The party, however, vowed to contest the result at the tribunal,  maintaining that Kashamu  allegedly induced voters,  manipulated and falsified results of the polls.
At the election, the APC's candidate for the Ogun East Senatorial District, Dapo Abiodun, the party's candidates for Remo and Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside federal constituencies, Olayinka Odufuwa and Sulaiman Olubiyi respectively lost in the election.
Adegbuyi, said the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, did not reflect the wishes of the people of Ogun East, describing the   election   as a mere charade.
He said the party has  "incontrovertible evidence of the manipulations that took place and the roles played by certain individuals."
According to him,"We therefore reject the results of the national assembly elections, particularly the one for the senatorial seat and the two federal constituencies, Remo and Ijebu North/Ijebu East/ Ogun Waterside.
"We want the entire world to know that the results as announced by INEC reflect predetermined, manipulated and fictitious figures forged by a rigging machinery of the PDP led by its senatorial candidate, Mr. Buruji Kashamu.
"The APC is determined to challenge the results of the Ogun East senatorial elections and the two House of Representatives seats within the confines of the law."
But, in his reaction, Kashamu denied the allegations, saying the claims by the APC are totally unfounded.
Kashamu who spoke through his media aide, Austin Oniyokor, noted that if there was rigging and intimidation, as alleged, the accusers should supply the details.
He said: "Ordinarily, we would not have dignified them with a response. You can see that the statement is loud in noise and lacking in substance.
"If they say there was rigging, intimidation and manipulation during the election, they should supply the details, rather than hiding under some nebulous excuses that say nothing."

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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday released the list of broadcasting stations that contravened the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting code from the beginning of electioneering campaign to date.
A statement signed by the commission's Director/Head, Public Affairs, Alhaji Awwalu Salihu, in Abuja, said the contraventions included breaches of the rules on the broadcast of sponsored campaign materials.
Other breaches were the airing of campaign materials or programmes that promoted political parties or candidates within the 24-hour prohibited period, as well as unauthorised networking by a group of stations.

The statement said that NTA breached the sensibilities rules while AIT and NTA both breached the rules on airing sponsored materials.
According to the statement, Rima Radio, Sokoto and BSES, Ekiti defaulted on denial of access.
The further said that 15 stations nationwide breached the code for advertising and promoting a political party after campaigns had stopped 24 hours to election time.
The stations included Liberty TV, Liberty FM, Karama FM, Alheri FM, NTA, AIT, Rima Radio, STV Lagos, TVC Lagos, NTV, PRTV, Jos, NTA Makurdi, Vision FM and Nigeria Info,
Others were BECOS TV, NTA Jos, Gombe Media Corporation Radio FM, OSBC TV and Freedom TV Ilesha.
According to the statement, all the stations involved had been either queried or outrightly sanctioned, according to the provisions of the Nigerian Broadcasting code.
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The result for the nation's economic capital emerged late last night and unlike what many were expecting, it was a total run off against the President.

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, polled 792,460 votes to emerge the winner in a closely contested race against President Goodluck Jonathan in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital.

President Jonathan, who is contesting under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, polled 632,327.
Out of the 20 local government areas in Lagos State, the APC won 15 while PDP won five.

Akin Orebiyi, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, urged any aggrieved party to approach the Election Petitions Tribunal which he said would be constituted soon.

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The 18 remaining states is expected to be collated tomorrow.

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Hon. Solomon Olamilekan Adeola has been declared winner of the Lagos West Senatorial District winning against Segun Adewale popularly known as Aeroland.

The member of the Federal House of Representatives for Alimosho was announced winner moments ago!

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Election Observation Missions of the African Union, AU and the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS have expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the Nigerian Presidential and the National Assembly elections.

The bodies called on the Presidential candidates to accept the outcome of the result.‎
At a joint press briefing in Abuja, the Missions said the general election met the criteria of being free and transparent.
 
ECOWAS Director of Political Affairs, Dr Remi Ajibewa while presenting his team's preliminary declaration said "despite the pockets of incidents and logistical challenges, the ECOWAS Observation Mission is persuaded that the general election of March 28, 2015 meets the criteria of being free and transparent".

He said the team was impressed by the level of disciplines showed by the electorates.
"It also commends the enthusiasm, maturity, patience and sense of civic responsibility demonstrated by the electorate and hopes that the same spirit of respect for order and discipline will characterise the rest of the electoral process".

The African Union Election Observer Mission led by former President of Liberia, Amos Sawyer said that the Mission was encouraging all political parties which might have grievances to resort to legal channels that are available for such purposes.

He said the AU team visited 319 polling units and that "the outcome of the elections showed that 100% of the PVCs were authenticated while 59% did not authenticate the fingerprints.

Pointing out other challenges, Dr Ajibewa said, ECOWAS Observers also noted that Electoral materials and INEC officials arrived late in many polling stations across the country leading to a delay in accreditation and voting processes.
"As a result, patience and discipline earlier displayed by voters were over-stretched leading to tension and disorderliness in some polling stations he explained.

ECOWAS Mission further said "Cases of attempt to snatch ballot papers were reported in some polling stations leading to instances of uproar, shootings and sporadic violence in the affected polling stations".
Acknowledging these short falls, "INEC issued a Communique authorizing manual accreditation of voters in the affected polling units and extended polling by one day in the instances where accreditation was suspended", he concluded.

ECOWAS however applauded the efforts of INEC towards ensuring peaceful organization and conduct of polls and the gains made by the Nigerian Military in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency

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The police in Ondo State have recovered N9 million from the six of the fifty armed robbers who raided four banks at Owo last week.
Two police women and four others, including an ASP and seven civilians were killed by the robbers who stormed the banks at about 4pm last Friday. Also shot dead by the robbers were a bank manager and his deputy who reportedly refused to cooperate with them on arrival at the bank
Report had it that the robbers trailed some cash that were deposited in the banks, in view of last Saturday's elections. The six robbers were shot dead by policemen who engaged them in a shoot out that lasted for two hours. The two women police and the ASP were shot dead at the police station on arrival by the robbers who destroyed the station with gunshots.
Some vehicles, including that of the DPO of the station, was taken away but later recovered hours later after by the police. 23 assorted fire arms, including 9000rounds of ammunition, 11 dynamites, 100 magazines, ten smoke hand grenade, three steel helments, police berets and uniforms, nine exotic vehicles, were recovered from the robbers.
Confirming the incident, the Police Commissioner, Isaac Eke, said the command received information that armed men numbering over fifty in several vehicles, wielding sophisticated weapons, had slipped into the state. Eke said the robbers took over the police stations and four banks According to him, a formidable reinforcement, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police from Akure, the state capital, in charge of operations was dispatched .‎
"After intense and protracted exchange of fire with the robbers, one of them was arrested alive, while six others lost their lives from gun shot wounds. The police commissioner said one Sony video camera with which the robbers recorded their dastardly act by themselves were equally recovered. Eke vowed to arrest those that "managed to escape with bullet wounds towards the boundary of Ondo with Edo/Kogi states.''

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SEVEN ladies who  went for night vigil for deliverance in a new generation church, located at 2nd Cemetery Road, Benin-City, were allegedly raped by armed bandits who stormed the church at about 4am on Thursday.
The robbers were said to have earlier raided a  building near Ewuotubu community where they robbed some tenants living in four different flats in the compound. It was learnt  that two persons, including a police officer, were shot dead while others sustained various degrees of injuries in the process.
What was supposed to be an all-night marathon prayer session , tagged 'Koboko Night', meant to cast out demons tormenting some members of the  church, turned sour as the masked armed robbers, numbering six, shot sporadically, ordering the members to go back to the church shortly after they said the final prayers to depart the church.
The robbers had, on storming the church premises, rained bullets on the roof and ordered members to lie down. Consequently, they  raped the women.
One of the victims, who narrated her ordeal to Sunday Vanguard, said, "Though I was not raped, I was beaten mercilessly when they were asking us to identify the pastor and we refused. After collecting our phones, money and jewelleries, they ordered some of the ladies to undress. They threatened to kill them if they refused and, of course, they removed their clothes and were raped one by one.
"It was actually two churches that they attacked. They raped five women in our church. Later, we found out that they raped two others in a church close to ours. They ransacked the church and collected any cash they found and escaped. It was a horrible sight".
The raped women are said to be receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital on Ekenwan Road, Benin City.

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Two people were roasted to death, while four others suffered burns of various degrees during a fire outbreak which occurred in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, yesterday. The victims were the owner of the apartment and three others, as well as the casualties, including a 4-year-old boy and a year old girl, who were said to be guests in the apartment .
Eye witnesses' account said the victims came for refuge in Lekki as a result of the elections, unknown to them that they had embarked on a journey of no return. The inferno reportedly started around 5am due to an explosion in the kitchen.
One of the victims who noticed the fire, was said to have raised the alarm which attracted sympathisers to the scene and the victims were evacuated before the arrival of fire fighters but the bodies were found hiding under the bed as their hosts did not remember to rescue them.
The bodies were later deposited in the morgue, while other victims of the fire were taken to the hospital for treatment. The Director of Lagos State Fire Services, Razaq Fadipe, and. NEMA South-west information officer, Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the incident.

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Alhaji Mufutau Ajadi Lanihun, an Ibadan-based businessman and philanthropist, is dead.
Popularly known as "Olowo ti nfowo sanu'' due to his generosity, Lanihun died at the age of 69.
A senior member of the Lanihun family confirmed his death on Sunday evening in Ibadan.
Also confirming the death, Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni, the Chairman of the Muslim Community of Oyo State, said that the late Lanihun would be greatly missed, particularly because of his kindness, generosity and philanthropic assistance to mankind and Muslims in particular.
Sanni recalled Lanihun's contributions to the education sector, saying that he built schools and gave scholarships to many indigent students.
Lanihun, who had not been seen in the public lately due to his protracted illness, died at his Ibadan residence on Sunday.
His remains were interred at his Oke-Ado residence in Ibadan, with the Chief Imam of Ibadan, Sheikh Suara Haruna, leading the "Janazah'' prayers for the repose of his soul.
Prominent Islamic scholars, among other personalities, witnessed the "Janazah'' prayers.
One of them, Alhaji Abdul Salam, said that Lanihun would always be remembered for his contributions to the development of Ibadan, especially in the areas of education and commerce.
Until his death, Lanihun, who was the Giwa Adinni of Yoruba land, had several other religious and traditional titles.

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The Nigeria Police has announced the death of Alhaji Muhammad Hurdi, the Katsina State commissioner of police. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Aminu Sadiq, announced the demise of Hurdi in a statement issued yesterday in Katsina.
Sadiq said Hurdi died on March 27, after a protracted illness. He said that the late commissioner joined the service in 1988 as ASP cadet officer and rose through the ranks to the rank of a commissioner.
The PPRO said that Hurdi would be remembered as a patriotic and dedicated officer who gave his best in the service of his fatherland. The Deputy Commissioner of police, Mr Bala Zama Senche, in the statement, prayed to God to grant the deceased eternal rest and gave the family fortitude to bear the lost.

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Aggrieved voters, late Sunday night, set ablaze the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Logo Local Government Area of Benue state.
It was gathered from a reliable source that aggrieved locals in the area, which is the home town of Governor Gabriel Suswam, razed the office at about 8pm, in protest of last Saturday's general election results purportedly   released by the office.
According to him, "the action may not be unconnected with the said result that INEC released in the area which actually did not go down with the people who are claiming that the result was skewed."
When contacted, the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of INEC in the state, Mr. Louis Ochai confirmed the development, describing it as unfortunate and deplorable.
Ochai said, "by tomorrow we should be able to get the full details of the unfortunate development, but for now the matter is being handled as a security issue; it is however regrettable.
"We just pray that our sensitive materials were not destroyed in he inferno." Ochai added.
Attempts to get the Police side of the story failed as the telephone lines of the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistsnt Superintendent, ASP, Austin Ezeani were both switched off.

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. (Mrs.) Uche Ekwunife, has uprooted Dr. Chris Ngige from the Anambra Central senatorial seat, winning last Saturday's National Assembly election with 101,548 votes.
The official result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that Ngige, a former governor of the state, came a distant third with 20,850 votes while National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) National Chairman, Chief (Sir) Victor Umeh, came second with 77,129 votes.
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. (Mrs.) Uche Ekwunife, has uprooted Dr. Chris Ngige from the Anambra Central senatorial seat, winning last Saturday's National Assembly election with 101,548 votes.
The official result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that Ngige, a former governor of the state, came a distant third with 20,850 votes while National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) National Chairman, Chief (Sir) Victor Umeh, came second with 77,129 votes.
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. (Mrs.) Uche Ekwunife, has uprooted Dr. Chris Ngige from the Anambra Central senatorial seat, winning last Saturday's National Assembly election with 101,548 votes.
The official result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that Ngige, a former governor of the state, came a distant third with 20,850 votes while National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) National Chairman, Chief (Sir) Victor Umeh, came second with 77,129 votes.
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The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Dino Melaye, was on Monday declared the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial District election held on March 28.
Melaye defeated the candidates of seven other political parties, including the seating senator of the district, Smart Adeyemi, of the Peoples Democratic Party and Aro Bamidele of the Accord Party, who defected from the PDP due to the internal crisis rocking the party in the state.
Returning Officer of the Senatorial District, Mr. Adadi Ameh, in the early hours of Monday declared Melaye the winner at the Independent National Elcectoral Commision's office in Lokoja Local Government area.
The Lokoja LGA office is the regional office of Kogi West Senatorial District, which comprises seven local governments of Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Kogi-Koton Karfe, Lokoja, Mopa Moro, Yagba East and Yagba West.
Melaye polled 41,120 of the total 118, 987 votes cast, while his closest opponent, Adeyemi, polled 38, 148 votes and Aro of Accord had 26,198 votes.

The declaration, which was met with a rapturous applause by Melaye's supporters, was well received by the agent of the PDP, although with controlled grumblings.
Melaye, who was at the venue of the declaration, told our correspondent that the victory was for the people.
"It is a call to duty and service and I will do my best not to disappoint the people who entrusted their votes in me. The people of Kogi West have made their choice and I promise that they will be given the best of Senatorial representation."‎
"I believe I won because I was closer to the grassroots. They had more money than sense and spent it but we spent our brain because we have no money and the people have made their choice," Melaye said.

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Former Aviation Minister and a Senatorial candidate of the PDP in Anambra State , Princess Stella Oduah has won the Anambra North Senatorial seat.

She defeated her major opponent, Chief Dubem Obaze of APGA to emerge. See the results below...
1. Onitsha North LGA
PDP- 42,239
APGA- 8,868
2. Onitsha South LGA
PDP- 25,890
APGA- 10,112
3. Ayamelum LGA
PDP- 9,782
APGA- 15,292
4. Oyi LGA
PDP- 12,301
APGA – 10,683
5. Ogbaru LGA
PDP – 33,542
APGA – 7,558
6. Anambra East LGA
PDP- 8,871
APGA- 12,342
7. Anambra West LGA
PDP – 9,007
APGA – 5,863
TOTAL
PDP – 143,478
APGA- 70,906
Winner – Princess Stella Oduah
Results declared by Dr Celestine Okaro, INEC returning officer.

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Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 26-year-old pregnant woman who allegedly stabbed her husband to death during a quarrel over who would emerge winner between the Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidates, while voting was on-going , weekend, at Ejigbo area of the state.

The incident, which threw the densely populated area into disarray, occurred at about 12noon inside the couple's one room apartment at 81 Military zone junction.
There were different accounts on how tragedy struck. A version of the account said the couple had divergent views on their choice of presidential candidates. While the husband was said to have decided to vote for the PDP, his wife, simply called Onyiyechi, reportedly chose to vote for the presidential candidate of the APC. An argument which degenerated into a fight over whose choice would hold sway reportedly ensued between them.
In the process, Onyiyechi allegedly stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife in the chest region.
Another version said the deceased, whose identity could not be immediately ascertained, told his pregnant wife to take the okro she was grating inside the room, to the veranda which also served as kitchen , an instruction she reportedly disobeyed, following which an argument which led to a fight occurred.

When Vanguard visited the scene of the incident yesterday, the couple's apartment was under lock . Their neighbours however described the suspect as an amicable person who had never quarreled with anyone since she moved into the building.
One of the tenants who spoke on condition of anonymity told Vanguard that they did not witness how the suspect allegedly stabbed her husband.
But he explained that : " We were all outside waiting to vote when Onyiyechi rushed out, shouting for help. Out of curiosity, we all ran inside, only to discover blood all over the ground, on entering their apartment.
"On closer observation, we noticed that the blood was from her husband chest region. We met him on the ground. Before we could rush him to the hospital, he gave up the ghost.
Perhaps, he would have survived the attack had Onyiyechi called for help early. From all indication, it was clear that she attempted to manage the situation immediately the incident occurred. It was when she discovered that the situation had overwhelmed her that she raised alarm.
"I do not know the name of her husband. We only know that of his wife, who we fondly call Onyiyechi. The irony of this matter is that she is not cantankerous.
"She has never beaten a little child, let alone to fight with any neighbor. Again on that day, we saw both of them together. They were seen sitting outside, one hour before the incident occurred. Policemen from Ejigbo later came to remove the corpse to the Isolo morgue".

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