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96-year-old woman weeps after being denied voting in Anambra election

By Editors 08/11/2025

96-year-old woman weeps after being denied voting in Anambra election Anaocha (Anambra) – A 96-year-old woman, Mrs Elizabeth Onike, on Saturday burst into tears at Umudim Akasi Polling Unit 019, Agulu Ward 8, Anaocha Local Government Area, after being stopped from voting. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elderly woman broke down […]Continue Reading

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‘Why must Nigerian politicians purchase votes’ – Sowunmi queried 

By Kingsley Chijioke 17/01/2025

By Chijioke Kingsley Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The Convener of the National Opposition Movement Coalition (NOMC), codenamed The Alternative, Otunba Segun Showunmi has questioned the corrupt practices of Nigerian politicians who engage in vote buying during every election. “In Nigeria democracy, every vote must be purchased. A credible candidate will first of all Continue Reading

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Vote buying takes place inside bedroom, kitchen, toilet; police can’t be everywhere: Mba

By Emmanuel Chisom 21/09/2024

EDO (SUNDIATA POST)- As the Edo State governorship election commences, the police have said ‘vote buying’ is the most difficult offence to stop during elections in the country. Frank Mba, a Deputy Inspector General of Police, who stated this on Saturday, explained that perpetrators of the act always devised different tactics to have their way. […]Continue Reading

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Vote buying: EFCC deploys operatives to monitor Edo Governorship Election

By Emmanuel Chisom 21/09/2024

ABUJA (SUNDIATA  POST)- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have been deployed to all Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo State to tackle voters’ inducement in the Saturday’s governorship election. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, quoted Ola Olukoyede, the commission’s chairman as saying that the commission was committed Continue Reading