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BREAKING: Maiduguri Under Attack On Election Day As Seven Explosions Occur Within Ten Minutes The explosions, seven of them, began at around 5:50am and ended a little around 6am. BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKFEB 23, 2019     Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, are currently in panic as series of explosions have rocked the city all within ten minutes. The explosions, seven of them, began at around 5:50am and ended a little around 6am. Residents are worried about their safety, especially with the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to begin in less than two hours. More to follow...  

Dickson: Military Must Not be Involved in Handling of Election Materials By  editor  - 4 mins ago     Seriake Dickson   Police enforce 36-hour curfew on Bayelsa waterways By Emmanuel Addeh  in Yenagoa Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, yesterday maintained that elections remained a purely civilian affair, insisting that the involvement of the military must be restricted. This is as the police in Bayelsa have placed a 36-hour curfew on the state’s waterways to ensure safety during today’s general elections. Dickson said that it was important for the people to recognise that as a civilian operation, the police and civil forces must play their assigned responsibility while the military operate from the outer corridor. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Fidelis Soriwei, Dickson explained that the military could be assigned the responsibility of escorting sensitive electoral materials because of the terrain, but were neither to handle electoral

INEC delists APC candidates in Cross River few hours to elections Friday, February 22, 2019 11:11 pm INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River to remove the names of all candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) from the ballot for the general elections. The REC, Dr Frankland Briyai disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Calabar. According to him, the decision was in compliance with a Federal High Court order which recognised the Etim John-led State Executive Council of the party. The court consequently ordered the Commission to recognise only candidates from the John-led State Executive Council. However, INEC directed that the names and logo of the party should be retained, pending when the National Working Committee of APC would submit the names of candidates from the Etim John executive. The letter which was signed by Mrs Rose Anthony, Secretary to the C

Two more women accused R&B artist R. Kelly of sexual misconduct during a Thursday press conference in New York City.  Latresa Scaff, 40, and Rochelle Washington, 39, allege that R. Kelly, whose given name is Robert Kelly, sexually abused and harassed the two women when they were minors after a concert in Baltimore, Maryland, around 1995 or 1996, The New York Times reports . “I am speaking out because I want to encourage other victims who I know must be out there to come forward as well,” Scaff said. Washington added, “I want victims to know it’s not their fault.”  The two women, represented by attorney Gloria Allred, said they attended an R. Kelly and LL Cool J concert when they were 15 and 16 years old. At an after-party, the two women said Kelly handpicked the girls to come backstage where they were allegedly given drugs and alcohol. Rochelle Washington (left), Latresa Scaff (center) and attorney Gloria Allred speak at the press conference as two new accusers of R. Kelly m

BREAKING: Boko Haram Overpowers Soldiers, Kills Civilians In Borno Village On Eve Of Presidential Election | Sahara Reporters , The insurgents came in a convoy of utility vehicles to attack Zabramari, located in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, at exactly 5pm, and opened fire on civilians, killing a yet unknown number of people. BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORKFEB 22, 2019     Suspected Boko Haram terrorists are currently attacking Borno village of Zabramari, some 10 kilometres from Maiduguri in Borno State, SaharaReporters can report. The insurgents came in a convoy of utility vehicles to attack Zabramari, located in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State, at exactly 5pm, and opened fire on civilians, killing a yet unknown number of people. A resident of the village told SaharaReporters that the soldiers withdrew after they were overpowered by the insurgents, prompting thousands of civilians in the rice-producing community to flee. Details later. more details : http

Nuella Njubigbo presents daughter to public Friday, February 22, 2019 6:54 pm Nuella Njubigbo with her babby Beautiful Nollywood Actress, Nuella Njubigbo Chikere has for the first time presented to the public a baby as her own. The actress, on Instagram posted a picture of her with her baby in a car and simply said “Do you know I have a beautiful daughter? How many likes for her?” Njibigbo, 33, is married to Nollywood multiple award winning director, Tchidi Chikere, 43 in 2014.

Buhari arrives Daura for Saturday’s elections Friday, February 22, 2019 5:48 pm Buhari arrives Daura for rescheduled election President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived in his hometown of Daura in Katsina State preparatory to his participation in the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari arrived at the Daura helipad at exactly 4 p.m. in company of some of his close relations and aides. The aides included Malam Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Malam Bashir Tama, his Chief Security Officer, and Malam Lawal Kazaure, his Chief of Protocol. President Buhari was received on arrival by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar, and some well-wishers. NAN reports that while in Daura, Buhari is expected to join other eligible voters at Kofar Baru 003 polling unit, located at Sarkin Yara ward to cast his vote. Buhari, who is the presidential candidate of All Progre

Buhari arrives Daura for Saturday’s elections Friday, February 22, 2019 5:48 pm Buhari arrives Daura for rescheduled election President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived in his hometown of Daura in Katsina State preparatory to his participation in the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections slated for Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari arrived at the Daura helipad at exactly 4 p.m. in company of some of his close relations and aides. The aides included Malam Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Malam Bashir Tama, his Chief Security Officer, and Malam Lawal Kazaure, his Chief of Protocol. President Buhari was received on arrival by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar, and some well-wishers. NAN reports that while in Daura, Buhari is expected to join other eligible voters at Kofar Baru 003 polling unit, located at Sarkin Yara ward to cast his vote. Buhari, who is the presidential candidate of All Progress