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The supplementary election in some parts of Imo state has been marked with high level of low turnout, late arrival of voting materials, ballot box snatching and other forms of electoral violence . It was gathered that the elections that were meant to hold in five local government areas of Ngor-Okpala, Ikeduru, Oguta, Isu and Orlu, did not start until 11am, The Nation reports. Follow our live updates: Live updates of supplementary governorship elections In some of the polling units in Ikeduru, it was reported that electoral officers were waiting for the voters and party agents so they could begin election. It was also reported that there were cases of ballot box snatching in Eziama Ikeduru and Alulu in Ngor-Okpala local council area. Recall that Legit.ng earlier reported that voters and some journalists covering the supplementary governorship election in Kano state on Saturday, March 23, escaped lynching by some suspected thugs at Suntulma Primary School in Gama ward of Nasarawa...

- Mohamed Salah has taken time out to enjoy his FIFA break on a beach - The 26-year-old will not feature for Egypt in their last AFCON qualifier against Niger, and a friendly encounter vs Nigeria - Salah currently has 17 Premier League goals with seven matches left for Liverpool to play this campaign Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah took time to relax during March FIFA international break on a beach. The 26-year-old was left out of Egypt's squad for their last 2019 AFCON Group J qualifier against Niger and a friendly game against Nigeria. He however got a chance to pay his Premier League club a tribute while holidaying at an destination. The Pharaohs have already booked a ticked in the tourney staging on home soil this summer - the first ever happening in the middle of the year. READ ALSO: Kalidou Koulibaly once again emerges at top summer transfer target for Man United Meanwhile, Daily Mail reports that Salah embarked on the break to recover ahead of the business end of ...

The war against domestic violence and abuse of women has been a long one coming. Several volunteering and non-governmental agencies have embarked on campaigns to sensitize the society on the ills of beating up a fellow human being. It would appear that even though the message has taken ground to a reasonable extent, the war is far from being over. A video which has become a viral sensation on social media is getting a lot of internet users outraged. A Twitter user identified as Rello, recently took to popular micro blogging platform Twitter, with the video post, while calling the attention of the public to the ills being committed against an aged and helpless woman. In the video which was filmed inside a train ride, a man was spotted as he approached the seated granny, and unleashed a barrage of lethal kicks on her. Screenshot of the old woman being assaulted. Photo: Rello Source: Twitter READ ALSO: Pointers to a healthy relationship we all should know about The poor lady who...

Rabiu Suleiman Bichi, the Kano state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reportedly called on INEC to cancel the ongoing supplementary elections with immediate effect, according to Sahara Reporters. Addressing journalists in Kano, Bichi said PDP had received reports that some of its agents were molested, with vehicles burnt and property destroyed in Doguwa, Nasarawa, Minjibir and Tudun Wada LGAs. The PDP chairman alleged that security personnel gave hoodlums cover to unleash mayhem on their supporters. He also alleged that some political thugs were imported from neighboring states to cause chaos in the ongoing supplementary elections. Source: Legit.ng from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 https://ift.tt/2WiaRqu via EDUPEDIA24/7

- INEC has suspended supplementary election in Brass constituency 1, in Bayelsa state - The state REC, Pastor Monday Tom, said the commission took the decision in compliance with court order - Tom, however, said that election would still hold two constituencies of Ogbia II and Southern Ijaw IV, where elections were declared inconclusive on Saturday, March 9 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the supplementary election into the Brass constituency 1 in Bayelsa state, due to an interlocutory order of the Federal High Court, sitting in Yenagoa stopping the exercise. Daily Trust reports that the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Pastor Monday Udoh Tom, in a statement in Yenagoa on Saturday, March 23, said that INEC as law abiding agency has to comply with the Court order. READ ALSO: Live updates of supplementary governorship elections Legit.ng gathered that Tom, however, stated that the supplementary elections would still hold i...