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Party members have gathered across Delta State's 270 wards for the APC congress, with accreditation supervised by the electoral committees. In Ethiope West LGA, voting was conducted under INEC supervision, and the results were announced after the open counting. @AustinAzu1 reports.
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"I will not be supporting the president for 2027; Wike can support him."
Seyi Makinde says avoiding one-party dominance and defending the PDP are key reasons he will not support the president in 2027.
[PRESS STATEMENT]: We strongly condemn the harassment of our journalists as they covered the Mandilas Fire on September 16. Press freedom violations are unacceptable. We call on the Nigerian authorities to protect journalists and ensure accountability.
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"I'm not sure we have up to 1000 unit where we have problems, so talking about percentage, I’m sure that we had over 90% success in polling units…"
Benjamin Hundeyin claims the LG election was successful, citing the low number of problematic polling units.
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"APC in connivance with LASIEC officials deliberately did not bring voting materials...we have video evidences to this fact..."
Seyi Ipinlaye claims LASIEC officials intentionally withheld voting materials from polling units in Amuwo Odofin in the last Lagos local elections.
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"The LASIEC body for me are like another political party...because they acted that way...It's a shame that in this age we are conducting such an election with a lot of irregularity..."
James Adeshina says voter apathy was very high in the last Lagos local government elections.
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"This last election is the worst election we ever had...we had many cases of over rigging, the same people moved from one polling unit to go vote in another polling unit..."
Tessy Whyte says the last Lagos State local government elections were plagued by widespread malpractice.
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Lagos doesn’t just play politics—it sets the standard.
Inside Lagos Politics brings together candidates, party representatives, and stakeholders for a crucial live dialogue on the aftermath of the Lagos LGA elections.
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"It's very bad that we have spent nine complete years in school... and it's time for us to graduate... we are being told that we're not graduating with our medical counterparts."
Dentistry students at @Unical1975 say they are disheartened after learning they won’t graduate with their medical peers.
"He tried in his fight against terrorism to a large extent, by the time he left the country was a bit more stable than he met it in 2015."
Victor Okhai reflects on Buhari’s time in office, acknowledging his efforts against terrorism.
"There's been insincerity on the part of the government concerning this problem."
Dr Franc Ter Abagen says the Nigerian government’s lack of genuine commitment has worsened the crisis in Benue State.
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"Since 2009, there have been over 622 attacks coordinated in Benue alone... In the last two years alone, over 1,100 people have been killed."
@IerJonathan says the attacks in Benue and the Middle Belt are genocidal.
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"...My first step outside from the shop they now machete me... then I now ran to police station the security now told me I should go to soldier, because they have one or two bullets in their gun for defence."
A survivor of the Yelwata massacre in Benue State says he was macheted by suspected herders while escaping, and that police said they had no ammunition to help.
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"What we are praying is peaceful coexistence between farmers and herders in Benue State, and what we are calling for is a collaborative approach."
Ibrahim Galma, Secretary @macban_nigeria, Benue State says peace in the state requires joint efforts from farmers, herders, local leaders, and security agents.
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"While I was trying to send these cattle away from my farm, a Fulani man suddenly walked up to me... while I made to move, I discovered a cutlass on my hand."
Tavershima Orlalumunga, a resident of Anyiin community in Benue State, says he was attacked by a Fulani man while trying to drive cattle away from his crops.
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"The attack on Yelwata was not carried out by herders, but rather by a proscribed bandit, the Lakurawa bandit. What we are facing is a coordinated genocidal attack."
Denen Dennis Gbongbon Utsa says the crisis in Benue State is not a farmer-herder issue, but a conflict fueled by foreign bandits.
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