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- As the gubernatorial and state House Assembly elections are approaching, the support for Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna is increasing - Governor El-Rufai's wife, Hajiya Ummi El-Rufa’i, urged All Progressives Congress (APC) women in the state to vote for her husband - Hajiya also thanked women for the massive support given to President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, February 23 during the election The wife of Kaduna state governor, Hajiya Ummi El-Rufa’i, on Wednesday, March 6, urged on women in the state to vote for her husband and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the forthcoming elections. El-Rufai made the plea in an interview with newsmen during the grand finale of the ‘APC GIDA-GIDA’, meaning APC house-house campaign in Kaduna, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda She said: “We have called our people here to celebrate and to thank them for the votes cast

- AAC has denied having any relationship with the APC in Rivers state - The party clarifies its stand after APC chieftain, Rotimi Amaechi announced his suport for AAC governorship candidate - The PDP in Rivers state has been banned by INEC from contesting the governorship election The African Action Congress (AAC) has denied having any relationship with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state after APC chieftian, Rotimi Amaechi, told party loyalists to vote for the AAC governoship candidate. The APC in Rivers state was barred by the Independent National Electoral Commission from fielding candidates for the 2019 elections, hence, Amaechi's decision to back the AAC governorship candidate, Awara Biokpomabo. READ ALSO: Drama as Fayemi and ex-governor Fayose embrace in public However, the AAC leadership said the party has not entered into any form of agreement with the APC. AAC deputy national chairman (administration), Dr. Malcolm Fabiyi, AAC said: "We were made

- Lionel Messi on March 7, 2012, scored five goals in a Champions League encounter - Messi made this history in Barcelona's win over Bayer Leverkusen at the age of 24 - The Argentina international is now the first player ever to score five goals in a UCL tie Lionel Messi on March 7, 2012, recorded his name in the history books of the Champions League by scoring five goals in a match for the Catalan giants. Messi however became the first player ever to score five goals in a Champions League tie and the Argentina international achieved this success against Bayer Leverkusen. Current Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was Barcelona's gaffer then, and he was super excited for Lionel Messi breaking the Champions League record. PAY ATTENTION: Become a member of the leading sports Facebook group 'Naija Football Fan Zone' READ ALSO: Jadon Sancho, Dortmund star, celebrates Man United's UCL win against PSG “It’s not easy to score five goals in one game. I can sa

- The Kano chapter of the NIS has warned non-Nigerians in the state to stay away from polling stations during the March 9 elections - The agency said it would not hesitate to apprehend any non-Nigerian found on the voting queue during the polls - The NIS is also collaborating with the National Identity Management Commission to ensure that national identity cards are not issued to non-Nigerians The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kano state, has warned non-Nigerians resident in the state to stay away from the Saturday, March 9 governorship and House of Assembly elections or face the wrath of the law. The state’s comptroller of NIS, Isiyaka Yusuf gave the warning when he visited members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the Press Centre in Kano on Wednesday, March 6, NAN reports. READ ALSO: March 9 polls: Even with A4, PDP’ll win in A/Ibom - Gov Emmanuel Legit.ng gathers that he said the warning became necessary as the agency would not hesitate to apprehend any non-

- Five hundred and seventy four candidates from 43 political parties will be participating in the Saturday, March 9 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Abia state - The disclosure was made by the Independent National Electoral Commission - The resident electoral commissioner in the state, Joseph Iloh, says 39 of the candidates are for governorship election while the rest 535 are for the state House of Assembly poll The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said 574 candidates from 43 political parties would feature in the Saturday, March 9 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Abia state. Joseph Iloh, INEC resident electoral commissioner in the state, said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the commission’s stakeholders meeting in Umahia on Wednesday, March 6. Legit.ng gathers that Iloh said 39 of the candidates are for governorship election while the rest 535 are for the state House of Assembly p