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After six months of intense campaigning, political acrobatics and sometimes hard-to-predict machinations, E-Day is finally upon us.
The wave of rallies came at a frenetic pace while the antics of politicians and their supporters were on rapid display, leading to the much-awaited February 25.
Today is pregnant with promise and will be one for the history books. With bated breaths, Nigerians from all walks of life are expectant of the outcomes of the presidential election.

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The leading candidates have made their pitches and sold their visions -- and now, it is the electorate's turn to decide who the crown fits.

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This presidential election has been described as the "most important" in a long time. How it will pan out and the events that will unfold remain to be seen.

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As it all plays out, TheCable will be your trusted source of information every step of the way -- until a winner is announced and the lights go off in INEC's collation centre.

Here we go...
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Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Update: RRS operatives filing out for election duty.
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Location: Gbajimba, Guma LGA, Benue.

Update: This is the hometown of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state. He is yet to leave home for his polling unit.

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Location: Anaocha LGA , Anambra

Update: A police vehicle tags along as election materials leave Anaocha LGA for polling units and wards, 40 minutes before the stipulated commencement of the exercise.

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INSIDE OBI'S HOMETOWN

Location: Anaocha LGA, Anambra

Update: This is the hometown of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate.

Click to read TheCable's feature on the community hoping to produce Nigeria's next president. thecable.ng/inside-anambra…

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Time: 7:55am

Location: PU 4, Ekei Primary School, Owa-Eke, Ika north-east.

Update: INEC officials are presently distributing election materials.
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Time: 7:57am

Location: Baba Tone quarters, Waziri road, Sarki Yara, Daura, Katsina.

Update: INEC officials are setting up the voting booths. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to be here at exactly 9:30am to cast his vote.

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Time: 8am

Location: PU 4, Ekei Primary School, Owa-Eke, Ika north-east.

Update: Voters are already waiting for INEC to commence the process. Several elderly voters arrived as early as 7:30am.
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Time: 8.00am

Location: Kano

Update: Residents in hundreds already trooped out to vote at Government Girls Junior Secondary School, Kwankwaso, Madobi LG. This is where the presidential candidate of NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will cast his vote.
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Time: 8:05am

Location: Ikeja LGA, Lagos

Update: Less than 30 minutes before the start of the election, INEC staff are yet to depart for their respective polling units.
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Time: 8:07am

Location: PU007, security post, Wuse, Zone 2, Abuja.

Update: INEC officials are yet to arrive. Officers of the NPF are present.
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Time: 7:47am

Location: PU 010, Shelleng LGA, Adamawa state.

Update: Election materials are yet to arrive. No INEC official is present.
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Location: Kano state

Update: Separate voting queues for men and women at GGSS, Kwankwaso, Madobi LGA.
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Time: 7:50am

Location: Ribadu Primary School, Funakeye LGA, Gombe state

Update: Distribution of election materials to various PUs is ongoing.
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TINUBU'S POLLING UNIT

Location: Ikeja LGA, Lagos

Update: Observers and journalists are stationed at the polling unit of Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, as they await the arrival of INEC officials and election materials.
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Time: 8:15am

Location: Ayija, Yola north LGA, Adamawa

Update: Tricycle drivers defy the 'no movement' order.
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Location: PU01, Ward 11/011, Ife Central

Update: INEC officials arrived at 8am. They have pasted the list of voters. No presence of security agents yet.
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Time: 8:17am

Location: Idi-ogungun, Ibadan north LGA.

Update: Voters waiting for the INEC officials.
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Time: 8:18am

Location: Agulu 2 Ward, PU 022 and 018 at Umubialla Hall.

Update: Ad-hoc staff set up as INEC materials arrive.
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Time: 8:20am

Location: PU 02, Ajiya, Gwadabawa ward, Adamawa.

Update: INEC ad hoc staff getting ready for the election.
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WIKE'S POLLING UNIT

Location: Ward 09, PU 7, Epirikom, Rivers.

Update: Voters are waiting for INEC officials at the polling unit where Nyesom Wike, the state governor, is expected to vote.
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Location: PU004, Primary School 1, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja.

Update: INEC officials are here, and voters are checking their names on the register.
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Time: 8:15 am

Location: Eghoma primary school 1, PU 05, 017 and 018, Ika north-east.

Update: INEC is all set. A few voters have arrived but voting is yet to commence.
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Time: 7:54am

Location: Rashida Mohammed Patiawa 05 school, PU 008, Pantisawa LGA, Taraba

Update: The INEC presiding officer has declared polls open.
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'DRIVERS WAITING FOR PAYMENT' IN LAGOS LGA

Time: 08:27am

Location: Ikeja LGA, Lagos

Update: The INEC official says drivers of vehicles meant to convey them to polling units are waiting to confirm payment before they move.
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Location: PU 003, Sarkin Yara A, Kofar Baru Gidan Niyan, Daura, Katsina.

Update: The advance presidential villa security team has arrived at the PU where President Muhammadu Buhari will be voting.

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Time: 8:21am

Location: Ward 5, PU 005, Post Office, Ibadan north, Oyo state.

Update: No INEC staff on the ground. The voter register has not been pasted. Three NSCDC officers and a policeman are present.
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Time: 8:26am

Location: PU 015, Amatutu, Agulu Town, Anaocha LGA, Anambra

Update: Voters are still arriving as INEC ad-hoc staff prep for commencement.
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Location: Ward 5, PU05, Ibadan north LGA, Oyo state.

Update: Voters eat while waiting for INEC officials. Others are seated around. "It's almost 8:30. They should have been here," an elderly man said.
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Time: 8:30am

Location: PU 015, Amatutu, Agulu Town, Anaocha LGA, Anambra

Update: Voters look up their names on the list of valid registrations ahead of commencement.
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PRESIDENTIAL VILLA POLLING UNIT

Location: PUs 022 and 021, Ibrahim Taiwo street, presidential villa, Abuja.

Update: INEC officials were yet to arrive at 8:30am but voters were already on the ground.
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Location: PU 003, ward Sarkin Yarn A, Kofar Baru Gidan Niyan, Daura, Katsina

Update: INEC officials make final preparations while voters queue for the commencement of the exercise. #NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides
ATIKU'S POLLING UNIT

Time: 8:34am

Location: Ajiya, Yola north LGA, Adamawa:

Update: INEC ad hoc staff put up 'how to vote' posters for voter education.
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Location: Ibokun Grammar School. Ward 1 Unit 004 Obokun LGA, Osun state

Update: Party agents set to cast their votes
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Time: 8:38am

Location: PU01 & 02, Christ Anglican Primary School, Isalu, Idanre LGA, Ondo

Update: Electoral officers just setting up.
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Time: 8:37am

Location: Ward 5, PU03. Ibadan north LGA, Oyo state.

Update: INEC officials just arrived. Setting up in progress. Maryam, the presiding officer, told TheCable that they were delayed by the bus driver. She also apologised to the voters.
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Time: 8:28am

Location: Ahentse LGA primary school, Benue.

Update: INEC officials have distributed materials and have now left for the voting centre where many polling units have been merged because of insecurity.
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Time: 8:41am

Location: Attah Iloabuchi, Ihe ward, PU: 008, Enugu

Update: No sign of INEC officials yet, but some people are present to vote.
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SPOTTED: AISHA & MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON VOTER REGISTER

Location: PU 003, ward Sarkin Yarn A, Kofar Baru Gidan Niyan, Daura, Katsina.

Update: The names of President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife Aisha were spotted on the voter register.

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VOTING BEGINS IN BUHARI'S PU

Location: PU 003, ward Sarkin Yarn A, Kofar Baru Gidan Niyan, Daura, Katsina

Update: Voting started at exactly 8:41am
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Time: 8.45AM

Update: Voting is yet to commence at Kwankwaso Malamai Child Friendly School, PU001, Madobi LGA, Kano
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OKOWA'S POLLING UNIT

Time 8:38am

Location: Omi Primary School, PU 003, Ika north-east, Delta state.

Update: INEC is ready. Voters are present in their numbers. Voting is about to commence at the polling unit of Ifeanyi Okowa, vice-presidential candidate of the PDP.
DRIVERS PAYMENT 'CONFIRMED' IN LAGOS LGA

Time: 8:45 am

Location: Ikeja LGA, Lagos

Update: "Payment confirmed" as vehicles arrive at the RAC to convey INEC officials and election materials.
ATIKU ARRIVES TO VOTE

Update: @atiku, the PDP presidential candidate, has arrived at his PU in Ajiya, Yola north LGA of Adamawa to cast his vote.

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Time: 9:00am

Location: Ward 6, PU04, Mokola Roundabout, Ibadan north, Oyo state.

Update: Accreditation and voting are ongoing.#NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides
THE MOMENT ATIKU VOTED

Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, has cast his vote at his polling unit in Ajiya, Yola north LGA, Adamawa. He voted at exactly 9:10am.

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Time: 9.05am

Update: We finally have the first voter for the day at Malamai Child Friendly School, PU 001, Kwankwaso ward, Madobi LGA, Kano.

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Time: 9am

Location: Omi primary school, PU 003, Ika north-east, Delta.

Update: Accreditation and voting have started at the polling unit of Ifeanyi Okowa. The elderly are given priority. #NigeriaElections2023 #NigeriaDecides2023
EFCC OFFICIALS TURN UP AT TINUBU'S PU

Time: 09:12am

Location: PU 047, Ikeja LGA, Lagos

Update: EFCC officials show up at the polling unit of @officialABAT, the APC presidential candidate. Meanwhile, the election is yet to start as voters await the arrival of INEC officials.
PWDs PRIORITISED IN ABUJA POLLING UNIT

Time: 9:15am

Location: PU073, Old Parade Ground, City Centre.

Update: Voting has commenced and persons with disabilities are allowed to vote first.

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SPOTTED: OKOWA'S DAUGHTERS OUT TO VOTE

The daughters of @IAOkowa , Delta state governor and PDP vice-presidential candidate, are out to vote at Omi primary school, PU 003, Ika north-east, Delta.

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Time: 9:07am

Location: Ward 21, PU06, Mokola Roundabout, Ibadan north, Oyo state.

Update: The party agents and electoral officers are the only ones here.
"We got here around 6:20am and arranged everything. Only one person has voted. We are waiting for the other voters," Olufade Kayode, the presiding officer, said.
Location: Rivers state

Update: INEC officials have not arrived at most polling units in Obio-Akpor LGA, while voters are seated waiting for them.

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Time: 9:17am

Location: Ward 6, PU06, Mokola Roundabout, Ibadan north, Oyo state.

Update: Voting and accreditation are ongoing.

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Time: 9:21 am

Location: Okogun's compound 008, Ward 10, Egbedore LGA, Osun

Update: Voting is ongoing but BVAS delays in identifying the faces of elderly people.

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Time: 9:28am

Location: Ukwu Mango bus stop, Mbulu Njodo West, Enugu East

Update: INEC officials are yet to arrive, and voters are complaining.

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The state of things at PU 019, Ward 2, Agulu, Anaocha LGA of Anambra state. The time is 9:31am. The LP presidential candidate Peter Obi is yet to vote.

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Time: 9:30am

Location: Obodocha square, PU 004, Neke Oyofo ward, Ezeagu LGA, Enugu state

Update: Accreditation and voting have just commenced
Time: 9:18am

Location: Ward 7, PU 049, Ifako-Ijaye, Lagos

Update: INEC officials are yet to arrive, while the names of accredited voters are yet to be pasted. There is also no set-up of election materials and the voters are waiting without any directives.
JUST IN: OKOWA ARRIVES TO VOTE

Ifeanyi Okowa, the PDP vice-presidential candidate, has arrived at his polling unit in Omi Primary school, Owa-Alero, Delta state.

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Location: Mzondu ward, PU 002, Guma LGA, Benue.

Time: 9:34am

Update: Abraham Kwaghngu, special adviser to the governor on special duties, is the first person to cast his vote.
He says most of the voting population are IDPs and their right to vote has been prioritised.
Time: 9:43am

Location: Emekutu Efofe, PU023, Ankpa, Kogi state.

Update: Voting is yet to commence

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Time: 9:40am

Location: PU001, Lugere, Yola north LGA, Adamawa.

Update: Voters are checking their names on the list and waiting to exercise their franchise.
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ORTOM PERFORMS HIS FRANCHISE

Time:9:49am

Location: PU016, Tse-Ortom, Mzondu ward, Guma LGA, Benue.

Update: Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, has arrived to vote.

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Time: 9:49am

Location: PU: 006, Ward: 04, Ido LGA, Oyo state.

Update: The list of registered voters has been pasted. But only those whose surnames start with alphabet A have seen their names. Due to this issue, accreditation and voting are yet to start.

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BVAS MALFUNCTION

Time: 9:48am

Location: PU 004, Ward 05, Ejigbo LG, Osun state

Update: BVAS is malfunctioning. Only two voters have been accredited and cast their votes. The INEC technical officer is trying to use a backup BVAS but to no avail.

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The machines have now been moved to the ward collation centre for further examination. Voters are waiting.

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Time: 9:52am

Location: PUs 022 and 021, Ibrahim Street, presidential villa, Abuja.

Update: An INEC official reads voting guidelines to the voters. He apologises for their late arrival.

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SPOTTED: TINUBU'S DAUGHTER ARRIVES AT HER POLLING UNIT

Time: 9:55am

Location: PU085, Ikeja LGA, Lagos

Update: Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the daughter of the APC presidential candidate, has arrived at her polling unit to vote.

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BREAKING: BUHARI SET TO VOTE

Time: 9:56am

Location: PU 003, ward Sarkin Yarn A, Kofar Baru Gidan Niyan, Daura, Katsina

Update: President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at his polling unit.

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Location: PU019, Agulu 2 Ward, Umudimakasi Square, Amatutu Village, Anambra.

Update: A physically challenged elderly man casts his vote at 9:57am.

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Update: Folashade Tinubu-Ojo leaves her polling unit without voting, saying she will be back when INEC officials are ready.

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Time: 9:51am

Location: Ward 11, PU08, Challenge Park, Texaco, Ibadan south-west, Oyo state.

Update: INEC officials are just setting up while the voters check for their names on the voters' register. The presiding officer is unable to log into the BVAS for accreditation.
SPOTTED: ORTOM VOTES FOR OBI

@GovSamuelOrtom, Benue state governor, has cast his vote for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Ortom belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He voted at 10:04am.

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PHOTOS: BUHARI, AISHA CAST THEIR VOTES

President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, have just cast their votes.

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Time: 10.00AM

Location: PU: 001, Kwankwaso Malamai Child Friendly School, Kano.

Update: There was a mild altercation between the voters and party agents of APC and NNPP. The voters chased them out of the school compound.
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Armed security officials have been deployed and order has been restored.
Time: 10:05am

Location: PU02, Ward 8, Idi-Arere, Ibadan south-east, Oyo state.

Update: Accreditation and voting are ongoing. Adebisi Abisola, the presiding officer, said "the exercise is not going smoothly. The BVAS stopped working at a point but it has been fixed".
Time: 10:25am

Location: Ward 3, PU06, Idi -Arere, Iyana Agbongbon Ibadan south-west, Oyo.

Update: Accreditation and voting are ongoing smoothly.
Location: Agulu 2 Ward, PU19, Amatutu Village, Anaocha LGA, Anambra.

Update: At 10:18am, EFCC officials inspected Peter Obi's voting point.
Location: PU098, First Gen Mortgage Bank, Area 8, Abuja.

Update: Ad-hoc staff are just setting up at 10:26am. The assistant presiding officer said the lateness was a result of confusion about the exact place to set up.
Time: 10:17am

Location: Rivers

Update: Voters queue for accreditation at Nyesom Wike's polling unit in Rumuepirikom, Obio-Akpor LGA.
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TINUBU, WIFE CAST THEIR VOTES

Location: Ikeja LGA, Lagos

Update: Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, and his wife have cast their votes
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Location: Ward 3, PU02, Isale- Ijebu, Ibadan south-west, Oyo state.

Update: Massive turnout of voters. Accreditation and voting are ongoing.

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Time: 10:37am

Update: Nyesom Wike, Rivers state governor, arrives at his polling unit in Rumuepirikom, Obio-Akpor LGA.

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Time: 10:30am

Location: PU: 009, Ward 01, Boripe LGA, Osun state.

Update: Voters are allegedly writing their names and account details after voting.

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Time: 10:11am

Location: Shettimari, Lamisula Jabbamari ward, Maiduguri, Borno.

Update: Voting materials are yet to arrive at the polling unit of Kashim Shettima, the APC vice-presidential candidate.
Update: In several polling units at Barnawa ward, Kaduna South LGA, voting had not commenced as of 10:30am, as INEC officials were yet to arrive with election materials.
Time: 10:48am

Location: Polling unit 008, Umunama, Ezinihitte Mbaise, Imo state

Update: INEC officials are yet to arrive. Security agents are present. Voters are waiting.
Time: 10.55AM

Location: Malamai Child Friendly School, Madobi LG, Kano

Update: An aerial view of where Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of NNPP, will vote.
EL-RUFAI ON QUEUE TO VOTE

Update: Governor Nasir El-Rufai waiting to cast his vote at PU024, Anguwan Sarki GRA, Kaduna North LGA. Voting started at about 9:30am.

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ALLEGED VOTE BUYING

Time: 10.56am

Location: Ward 6, PU006, Ife North LGA, Osun state.

Update: Alledged vote buying is ongoing. Some voters are gathering to collect codes for payment.

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SANWO-OLU, WIFE CAST THEIR VOTES

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state governor, and his wife have arrived at their polling unit to cast their votes.

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Time:10:54am

Location: PU 010, Uhiele, Esan West, Edo.

Update: Election has started but party agents are reportedly too close to the polling booth.
Time: 11am

Location: Agulu 2 Ward, PU23, Amatutu Village, Anaocha LGA, Anambra.

Update: Voting is in progress.
Time: 11am

Location: PU058, Akut street, Sabon Tasha GRA, Chikun LGA, Kaduna.

Update: Voters are still waiting for INEC officials.
Time: 11:02am

Location: PU007, Ward- Ikem 1, Isi Uzo LGA, Enugu

Update: BVAS malfunction recorded. INEC staff has reset the machine but the presiding officer doesn't know the password.
Location: Ward 11, PU01, Abayomi, Iwo Road, Ibadan north-east, Oyo.

Update: This is where Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo state, is going to vote.
Time: 11:07am

Location: PU 048, Bewaji, Ward F, Ikeja, Lagos

Update: Voters stay on the queue as INEC officials start setting up. Huge voter turnout but the election is yet to start.
Time: 11:12am

Location: Umuoba Uratta, Imo state.

Update: INEC officials just arrived.
Location: PU002, Ahentse, Guma LGA, Benue.

Time: 11:11am

Update: A man is seen assisting voters while an NSCDC official looks on. It is unclear if the voters being helped are physically challenged.
INEC OFFICIAL EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR OBI

In a now-deleted tweet, a presiding officer campaigned for Peter Obi. Her location is unknown.

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MONITORING THE VOTE

Location: PU 02 Dogo/ Game Dutsi LGA, Katsina

Update: Voters are seen sitting on the floor while waiting for vote counting.
Location: Giri, Gwagwalada Area council, Abuja

Update: Massive turnout at the polling units situated in the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA). In November 2021, gunmen invaded the staff quarters and abducted a professor and his two children.
Location: PU 02 Dogo/ Game Dutsi LGA, Katsina

Update: Idi Rukiya, 68, has just cast her vote. She said the process is fast and stress-free.

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Time: 11:18am

Location: Ward 11, PU 008, Ezinihitte Mbaise, Imo state

Update: INEC officials are yet to arrive. The youth leader is trying to appease voters who are getting impatient.
Location: PU012, Narayi, Chikun LGA, Kaduna.

Update: An elderly woman is being supported to cast her vote.
WIKE STILL UNABLE TO VOTE

Time: 11:30am

Update: Confusion as voters get impatient in Nyesom Wike's polling unit due to the malfunctioning BVAS. @GovWike expressed disappointment over his inability to vote.

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Location: CDD Election War Room, Abuja

Update: CDD staff give ECOWAS observers an update on the progress so far.
PHOTOS: OBI, WIFE JOIN QUEUE TO VOTE

Location: Agulu 2 Ward, PU19, Amatutu Village, Anaocha LGA, Anambra

Update: At 11:29am, Peter Obi and his wife arrived to cast their votes.

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SUSPECTED VOTE BUYING IN DELTA

Location: Iroro primary school, PU 013, Ward 07, Ika north-east

Time:11:20am

Update: Suspected vote buying is being coordinated by a party agent. Voters are being asked to put down their names in a book after voting.

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An audio of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), plotting to rig the general election that is hours away has gone viral.

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In the said recording, Ifeanyi Okowa, vice-presidential candidate of the PDP, and Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto and director-general of the party’s presidential campaign council, could also be heard.

Checks by TheCable have found the recording to be deepfake.

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Merriam-Webster dictionary defines deepfake as: “An image or recording that has been convincingly altered and manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not actually done or said.”

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ANALYSIS: How Nigeria’s undecided voters can change the country’s fate at the polls | TheCable
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It is less than 24 hours to Nigeria’s presidential election and Yakubu Isa, a resident of Abuja, the country’s capital, is still unsure of who to vote for. He said all the political candidates are cut from the same cloth and it doesn’t really matter who wins.
Although he admitted that some are better than the rest, he said seeing past the disguise is the true challenge.
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#NigeriaDecides2023: Can Datti become the second vice-president from Tudun Wada, Zaria? | TheCable thecable.ng/nigeriadecides…

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A few blocks from the family house of Namadi Sambo is the residence of Datti Baba-Ahmed. Both men share a few things in common. The former is an ex-vice president while the latter seeks to become the next vice-president of Nigeria...
...and they are both from Tudun Wada, a town in Zaria LGA of Kaduna state.
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#NigeriaDecides2023: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi and RMK in battle royale | TheCable thecable.ng/nigeriadecides…

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On a good day, presidential elections in Nigeria are a straight fight between the candidate of the ruling party and that of the leading opposition party.

Not this year.

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What many thought would be a head-to-head battle between Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suddenly took a different turn when Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) joined the fray,...
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