Following speculations that Radio Nigeria, a broadcast station owned by the Nigerian government, has been announcing results of the presidential elections of some states, the management of the media organisation has debunked such. In a statement issued on Sunday by the Director General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Ladan Salihu, it was…
Day: March 30, 2015
Tension As Nigerians Await Presidential Poll Result
There is anxiety in the air as many Nigerians, as well as the world await the announcement of the winner of the presidential election held over the weekend across the country. The electoral umpire in the poll, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had promised to announce the winner of the election 48 hours after the…
Violence Erupts In Bauchi, One Killed
Aproko247 has learnt that an unrest in Bauchi State on Monday morning has led to the death of a young man. It was alleged that a military officer shot dead the deceased. Our reporter gathered that the man was killed at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the state. It was…
Rivers APC Wants REC Suspended
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has demanded the immediate suspension of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mrs Gesila Khan, for allegedly colluding with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to rig Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. “For Mrs Khan to have removed the…