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Heightened security measures are in place for Trump’s return to Butler
Top Stories Tamfitronics Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide whether voters must be notified if their ballots are rejected Pennsylvania's Supreme Court said today it will decide whether election officials have to notify voters whose mail-in ballots are disqualified, allowing them to challenge the decision or vote provisionally on Election Day.The court will review a lower court's decision that said officials must notify voters of paperwork errors. The Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Pennsylvania appealed the ruling.Pennsylvania's Washington County Board of Elections passed a policy before the April primary saying officials did not have to inform voters if their ballots were not counted. Voting rights groups challenged the policy before a Washington County judge who granted an injunction on the policy. An appellate court upheld the injunction.With only one month until Election Day,...
BREAKING: Security Guard at APP Secretariat Shot Amidst Political Crisis in Rivers State [PHOTOS]
Politics tamfitronics A security guard at the Action People’s Party (APP) secretariat in Rivers State has been shot amidst a deepening political crisis in the state. The details of the attack were disclosed by Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, Opposition Coalition Spokesman and Member of the National Assembly.It should be noted that key among the political crisis in Rivers State is the one which pits Governor Siminalayi Fubara against his predecessor Nyesom Wike over the alleged control of state resources. Reports indicate that Fubara plans to join the APP due to Wike’s control of the structure of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Supporters of Fubara are also allegedly planning to join the APP ahead of the upcoming council polls.In a statement titled “STOP THIS DEMOCRACY BY BOMBS AND GUNS”, Ugochinyere condemned the recent...
BREAKING: Security operatives open fire on protesters at Abuja stadium [VIDEO]
Politics tamfitronics Security operatives have forcibly dispersed protesters gathered in front of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja on Saturday.The protesters who returned to the venue after initially shunning the exercise in the early hours of the day had assembled with flags and placards.But the policemen on ground at the stadium fired into air and released teargas to scare them away. Some of the protesters ran into their vehicles and fled.The action came after the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, obtained a court order on Wednesday restricting the demonstrators to the stadium premises.Watch the video from The Cable below:The Nigerian police has fired live bullets at peaceful protesters in Abuja. It’s time for Nigerians to hit the streets in millions enough is enough. #EndBadGovernaceInNigeria pic.twitter.com/A3i7HwDuKu— Peter Obi Grassroots Mobilization. (@PO_GrassRootM) August 3,...
Security Strengthened Around Edo Deputy Governor, Marvellous Omobayo, After Gunmen Attack on Shaibu
Politics tamfitronics Following a deadly attack on the convoy of Senator Monday Okpebholo, the APC governorship candidate, and reinstated Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu, security has been beefed up around the premises of Deputy Governor Marvellous Omobayo.POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the attack, which occurred on Airport Road on Thursday, left one police officer dead and three others injured.The convoy came under fire from gunmen in a vehicle at the airport exit gate, prompting a retaliatory response from the security details attached to Okpebholo and Shaibu.It is understood that Okpebholo was hospitalized in an undisclosed hospital in Benin City, while Shaibu’s whereabouts remained unknown.The Edo State Government has accused Shaibu of perpetrating violence and destruction, alleging that his thugs have attacked innocent citizens in an attempt to enforce his reinstatement. Commissioner for Communication and Orientation Chris Nehikhare...