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Yiaga Africa Deploys 3,336 Observers For Nigeria’s Election

Yiaga Africa Deploys 3,336 Observers For Nigeria’s Election
By: Michael Mike
Yiaga Africa is deploying a total of 3,836 observers throughout the country for the election holding on Saturday 25th February.
Yiaga Africa is a non-profit civic hub of change makers committed to the promotion of democratic governance, human rights and civic engagement
A statement on Thursday by the Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo revealed that the observers comprised of 3,014 stationary Parallel Vote Tabulation (PVT) observers deployed to a random representative statistical sample of 1,507 polling units; 822 roving observers across the 774 LGAs and 36 states; and eight Working Group members who run real-time election analysis.
Itodo said Yiaga Africa will also deploy observers to the LGA and State Results Collation Centres in every state. “Our observers will observe the entire election day process from set-up of the polling units through the announcement, posting of the official results and uploading of the polling units to the INEC Result Viewing Portal,” he disclosed
He further explained that: “The observers will send in periodic reports to the Watching the Vote National Data Centre located in the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja where they will be processed and analysed.
“This deployment will enable Yiaga Africa to provide the most timely and accurate information on the election process. Based on reports from its observers in the sampled polling units Yiaga Africa will also provide an independent projection of voter turnout and will be able to project the vote shares that each party should receive within a narrow estimated range.”
He said: “If the official results fall within Yiaga Africa’s estimated ranges, then the public, political parties and candidates should have confidence in the ballots cast at the polling units. Only INEC, however, has the legal mandate to announce the election results. As soon as INEC announces the official results, Yiaga Africa will follow up with a result verification press conference to share its own statement on the accuracy of the election results and will publicize these projections.”
Itodo said: “Utilizing information communications technology and statistical principles, PVT is the gold standard for citizen election observation and has been utilized throughout Africa and the world. Yiaga Africa has also deployed this methodology in the 2019 presidential election and in eleven (11) off-cycle gubernatorial elections in Nigeria.”
Yiaga Africa restates its commitment to the objective, non-partisan and credible observation of the election. The Watching The Vote is “Driven by Data – For All Nigerians – Beholden to None!”
Yiaga Africa Deploys 3,336 Observers For Nigeria’s Election
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Police arrest two suspected informants to bandits in Kwara

Police arrest two suspected informants to bandits in Kwara
By: Zagazola Makama
Two suspected informants to bandits have been arrested by the police in Kwara State.
According to a police sources, the suspects, Abdullah Yakubu, 27, and Jamilu Hamidu, 25, both from Kaima, were arrested on April 26, 2025, in Chikanda via Yashikira.
They were brought to the station by a retired DSP and vigilante members.The suspects, who had escaped from Kainji National Park, confessed to providing information to bandits operating within the park. They reportedly received ₦20,000 for each tip-off given to the criminals.
Police arrest two suspected informants to bandits in Kwara
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Army troops rescue Deputy Commander of NDLEA officer, five others from kidnappers in Taraba

Army troops rescue Deputy Commander of NDLEA officer, five others from kidnappers in Taraba
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with other security agencies rescued six persons, including a senior officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), from suspected kidnappers in Taraba State.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the rescue followed a distress call received at about 11:40 p.m. on April 27 from a youth leader, Abe Samuel, who reported that a Toyota Hilux vehicle had come under attack along the Wukari–Kente Road.
Responding swiftly, the troops deployed to the area and found the abandoned vehicle with registration number FG 117-B03 and a punctured tire, but the occupants were missing.
A joint search and rescue operation was immediately launched, and by 6:00 a.m. on April 28, troops successfully rescued the Deputy Commander of NDLEA Zone 1, Ibadan, Musa Hudu, and five other victims from a nearby bush.
The victims were unharmed, and preliminary investigation revealed that they had fled into the bush after three armed men attacked their vehicle and shot at them with a dane gun.
The victims were safely escorted out of the area and allowed to proceed with their journey after their vehicle was repaired.
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Rival gangs clash at wedding, one dead in Kontagora, Niger State

Rival gangs clash at wedding, one dead in Kontagora, Niger State
By Zagazola Makama
A deadly clash between rival gangs erupted at a wedding ceremony in Bayan-Waya area of Kontagora, Niger State, on April 27, 2025, resulting in the death of one man.
According the a police source, the fight involved members of rival groups known locally as “Sarasuka.” During the altercation, Aliyu Abubakar, 25, from Gangare Sagi Area, was seriously injured.
A team of police officers quickly responded to the scene and rushed the victim to Kontagora General Hospital, where he was confirmed dead on arrival.
The sources said efforts are ongoing to arrest the culprits involved in the fatal incident.
Rival gangs clash at wedding, one dead in Kontagora, Niger State
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