Politics
2027: Obi, Kwankwaso alliance proposal will fail, says APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress has said it is not losing sleep or threatened by the proposed alliance between the New Nigeria People’s Party’s Rabiu Kwankwaso and Peter Obi of the Labour Party ahead of the 2027 presidential election. In an interview with on Monday, the National Publicity Director of the APC, Bala Ibrahim, declared […]
Edo Guber Poll: PDP Accuses INEC Of Doctoring BVAS To Conceal Rigging
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the reported refusal by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo State to grant the party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, access to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines and other materials used in the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election against the […]
APC Sweeps LG Polls As APGA, Accord Party Win 5 Councillorship Seats In Jigawa
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the 27 chairmanship and 281 out of 287 councillorship seats contested by 11 political parties in the Saturday, October 5, 2024, local government elections held in Jigawa State. The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) also won the councillorship seat of Margadu Ward in Guri local government, […]
Akwa Ibom LG Poll: PDP wins 30 LGs, APC 1
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won 30 chairmanship positions in Saturday’s local government council election in Akwa Ibom. The PDP is the ruling party in the state. Aniedi Ikoiwak, the chairman, Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, announced this in a signed result released in Uyo on Sunday. Mr Ikoiwak also announced that the […]
Fubara swears in new Rivers LG chairmen (Video)
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected chairmen of the 23 local government areas, following their victories in Saturday’s Local Government Council elections. The swearing-in ceremony held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt, saw 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the […]
INEC Distributes Non-sensitive Materials to Ondo LGAs Ahead of Governorship Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has distributed non-sensitive materials to the 18 local government areas ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Addressing journalists on the preparation of the commission for the forthcoming governorship election, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, informed that the electoral umpire would use the […]
Rivers LG Polls: APP wins 22 chairmanship seats
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has declared the chairmanship candidates of the Action Peoples Party (APP) as winners of local government election in 22 of the 23 local government areas in the state. The chairperson of the commission, Adolfus Enebeli, a retired judge in the state, made the declaration on Saturday in Port […]
LG Poll: Akwa Ibom Electoral Commission office razed
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has confirmed a fire incident at the office complex of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Timfon John, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Saturday. She said that […]
Kano LG Polls: Court Hears APC’s Fresh Suit October 11
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has fixed October 11, 2024 for hearing on a fresh suit instituted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register for the conduct of the forthcoming local government […]
Just in: Wike’s supporters stage protest against ongoing Rivers LG polls
Supporters of former Rivers State Governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, staged a protest on Saturday in Port Harcourt, calling on the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to comply with a recent High Court judgment regarding the ongoing local government (LG) elections. The protest, which drew a large […]