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Amb. Wilfred Bonse, the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Cross River, has announced that the party will sue the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for omitting the party’s logo from ballot papers. Bonse, who spoke with reporters on Sunday in Ogoja, expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s governorship and house of assembly elections. He stated that his party had previously written a letter to INEC requesting that his party’s name be included on the ballot paper rather than just the logo. The governorship election in Cross River’s Ogoja and Boki local government areas was mostly peaceful.…

Manchester United advanced to the FA Cup semi-finals with a dramatic 3-1 win over Fulham, who had two players and manager Marco Silva sent off on Sunday. After Aleksandar Mitrovic scored in the 50th minute, Fulham appeared to be on their way to their first FA Cup semi-final appearance since 2002. However, Erik ten Hag’s side roared back with a vengeance, while the Cottagers unraveled in a frenzied stretch midway through the second half that began with Willian’s red card for handball following a VAR review. “It was a clear and obvious handball… and I think we should have been…

On Sunday, Serie A leaders Napoli defeated Torino 4-0 thanks to a double from Victor Osimhen and goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Tanguy Ndombele. The Naples club has a 21-point lead over Inter Milan, who play Juventus later on Sunday. “The players demonstrated tremendous hunger,” said coach Luciano Spalletti. “Once again I went to talk to the lads before the game afraid that there might be a bit of complacency but once again they showed me they are cut from a different cloth. “As the saying goes in Naples, he who is hungry does not sleep.” Napoli took the lead…

Arsenal will go into the international break eight points clear in the Premier League title race after defeating Crystal Palace 4-1 at home on Sunday. Arsenal took full advantage of Manchester City’s absence this weekend, with Gabriel Martinelli opening the scoring and Granit Xhaka also on target. Palace’s first goal in five league games lifted their hopes briefly in the second half, but Arsenal was never going to pass up the chance to tighten their grip on first place as they chase their first English title in 19 years. Arsenal’s ninth victory in London derbies this season, a new English…

Montenegrins voted in a presidential election on Sunday that will affect the outcome of a parliamentary vote in June, as well as the small Adriatic country’s stance toward the West and relations with neighboring Serbia. Montenegro, a NATO member, and European Union candidate, opened polling stations at 7 a.m. (0600 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. (1900 GMT). The first unofficial pollster results based on a sample of the electorate are expected in about two hours. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will face off in a second round of voting…

A strong earthquake shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and causing structural damage to numerous homes, schools, and medical centers. The earthquake struck at a depth of 66.4 km (41.3 miles), about 10 km (6.2 miles) from the city of Balao in the province of Guayas, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Authorities said the earthquake was unlikely to cause a tsunami. “We are still on the ground, assessing the damage caused by the earthquake this morning. I want to express my solidarity and commitment to the victims and…

Parts of Borno State’s second market, Gamboru Market, were destroyed by fire on Saturday. This comes exactly three weeks after  a massive destruction of the state’s largest market, Monday Market, which is also located in the metropolis. By 2:30 p.m., the flames had spread to the cooking oil section of the market. Maiduguri monday market fire destroyed 13,000 shops – Zulum Security personnel, the majority of whom are soldiers, have been deployed to the scene, chasing away a massive influx of people and denying entry to everyone. On the phone, an eyewitness told reporters that it broke out from the…

In Cross River State, a member of the All Progressives Congress was assassinated. According to reports, the incident occurred on Saturday morning in Ogoja, in the northern senatorial district. The victim, simply identified as Joe, was allegedly shot dead by a soldier for causing a commotion in a polling station. Atiku lashes Lagos APC leaders over voter intimidation When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer SP Irene Ugbo, said, “that is the information we got.”

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections in ten polling units in the Victoria Garden City (VGC) area of the state’s Lekki area. Segun Agbaje, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, made the announcement while speaking to reporters at the VGC. According to him, corps members deployed as ad hoc staff on Saturday were hesitant to enter the VGC estate because they claimed they were held hostage in the Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25. According to Agbaje, the commission’s ad hoc staff set up voting materials in front of the estate on…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has published some election results from the governorship and state legislature elections. According to media reports, opposition parties and some Nigerians chastised INEC for failing to immediately upload results on its Result Viewing portal during the presidential and National Assembly elections. Nigerians beg INEC to use temporary voter card despite court permit Despite the Commission’s explanation that technical glitches hampered result transmission, many critics refused to accept it. However, just days before the March 18 elections, INEC announced that the technical issues had been resolved and that election results would be transmitted immediately. Checks by…