Author: Olamide Obayemi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Sunday Zakka has died in a car crash. Zakka, was said to have died along side his orderly and driver in an auto crash. The party’s secretary in the FCT, Bako Angulu confirmed the death in the early hours of Saturday, 25 February, 2023. He said Zakka along side his orderly and driver died in a ghastly motor accident off Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport- Kuje Road, Abuja on Friday night, 24 February, 2023. Zakka was on his way to Kuje, his home town, in preparation for Saturday, 25…
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has voted at his polling in Alausa, Ikeja, reports thegazellenews.com Tinubu arrived his polling unit at 10.18 am accompanied by his wife, Oluremi, who had earlier cast her vote at Falomo; and his daughter, Folashade, Iyaloja General of Nigeria. After initial delay, Tinubu was finally accredited at about 10.28am. Tinubu finally cast his vote at 10.30am. Tinubu voted at his polling unit at located beside ShopRite in Ikeja.
The President, Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, have voted at Daura in Katsina State, reports thegazellenews.com The President and his wife arrived at their polling unit at 10 am and went through the accreditation process. Aisha voted first while the President voted later and to prove the naysayer wrong, the President displayed his ballot to reveal the candidates he voted for. The President voted exactly at 10.05 am. “I’m satisfied with the report so far and I’m satisfied with the process so far,” the President said.
The Vice Presidential Campaign of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa has voted at Agbor, Delta State, reports thegazellenews.com. Okowa voted at his polling unit in Agbor at 9.45 am after his accreditation. Speaking later, he expressed satisfaction with the process noting that reports have indicated a peaceful exercise. He also spoke of his optimism that PDP will win the election.
The Wife of the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has voted in her polling unit at Falomo, in Ikoyi, reports thegazellenews.com Senator Tinubu came very early to the polling center to exercise her civic duty and waited patiently on the queue for the arrival of the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). She was eventually accredited at about 9.32am. She eventually completed her voting process at 9.39am. Senator Tinubu commended the process, “it’s fine. According to her, there were problems capturing her fingerprints but the officials eventually captured her image.
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has performed his civic duty in Yola, capital of Adamawa State, reports thegazellenews.com Atiku voted at Polling Unit 12, Hajiya in the Adamawa State capital, accompanied by his wife, Titi. Speaking later to journalists, the PDP Presidential Candidate expressed optimism of winning the election. He also expressed confidence in the election process. He was accredited around 9.15 am and he voted around 9.20am. He also reiterated his support for the naira redesigned policy saying however that there’s need for increased accessibility to the new naira notes.
By Abimbola 0ogunnaike A sad incident happened at a family residence in Sabo Gari area, Zaria, Kaduna State where a couple and their six children lost their lives in a fire incident. The fire, thegazellenews.com occurred around 2am on Thursday and engulfed the family members in their sleep. The neighbour of the family, Mallam Junaidu Mohammed said, “though we could not ascertain the cause of the inferno, it started around 2am Thursday morning when everybody was asleep.” According to Mohammed, the heat and the noise woke neighbours up as they tried their best to put out the fire with the…