Politics

Zamfara Supplementary Poll: Marafa Blasts PDP Over Vote-Buying Allegation

Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa has blasted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Zamfara State for claiming that the All Progressives Congress, APC, engaged in vote buying during the just concluded National Assembly rerun election in the State. Senator Marafa stated this during an interview with newsmen at his Yandoto country home, in Tsafe Local Government […]

Politics

Supplementary Polls: PDP, APC Trade Words Over Vote Buying In Zamfara

The conduct of the Supplementary Elections at the two Federal Constituencies of Gusau – Tsafe and Gummi – Bukkuyum and Zamfara Central Senatorial District across ninety polling units in Zamfara State started late but were peaceful at the beginning of the exercise. It later, however, turned rowdy at some polling units in Gusau the state […]

News

Politicians Collected Our Account Numbers Without Paying, Voters Cry Out

Voters in Niger State have accused politicians of deception by collecting their account numbers before the presidential and National Assembly elections without paying them. Mrs Felicia Sunday told City & Crime that their account numbers were collected by various political parties but that two weeks after the polls they were yet to receive the money […]

Politics

EFCC Arrests Woman With 18 Voter Cards In Kaduna; Arrests Vote Buyers In Abuja, Kano

While the Nigeria 2023 presidential elections was ongoing, thee Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, announced it’s operatives on Saturday morning, February 25 arrested a woman with 18 voter cards in the Badarwa area of Kaduna, Kaduna State. The EFCC also arrested party agents buying votes through bank transfers to voters in Abuja FCT and […]

Crimes

JUST IN: Rivers Rep Member Arrested With $500,000 And “Sharing Formula”

Hon. Chinyere Igwe (Member House of Representatives) arrested in the early hours of Friday morning in Port Harcourt with over Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($500,000.00) which he claimed was given to him by Atiku to ensure his electoral success in Rivers State. The police also recovered the sharing formula from him. From this document, […]

Politics

Instead Of Using Cash, Politicians Devise New Method To Buy Votes – EFCC

Less than three days to the general elections, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says some politicians have come up with new ways to induce voters on election day. According to EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, intelligence at the commission’s disposal has shown that the said politicians are planning to buy votes in kind rather […]