Immediate past governor Tanko Almakura has commended the peaceful conduct of the state November 2 Local Government Area (LGA) election. Al-Makura gave commendation immediately after casting his vote at Lungun Wambai Polling Unit of Gayam Electoral Ward of Lafia LGA. He described the election as one of the fairest in recent times, stating that the…

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has declared that no interference will disrupt the local government election scheduled for tomorrow in Kano State. Governor Yusuf also vowed that the government is prepared to swear in candidates declared winners by the electoral body. He made this declaration yesterday while presenting New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) flags to 44…

Three weeks before the local government council election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nasarawa State chapter has decided to boycott the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections scheduled for November 2, 2024. The decision was reached during the State Executive Committee (SEC) meeting held at the PDP Secretariat Complex, Lafia, on Friday. In a communique issued after…

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has extolled Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, for his decisive move in establishing a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the violence, arson, and destruction of public property that followed the local government elections. HURIWA described this as one of the governor’s most commendable actions, given…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has decried the burning of local government secretariats, describing it as an act of irresponsibility. The governor, however, urged residents to carry out their political business with a sense of responsibility. He also stated that the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of…

The police high command today reiterated that it acted lawfully by withdrawing policemen from participating in the Rivers State elections. It also urged political actors to maintain decorum in carrying out their affairs. The spokesman of the high command, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement made available to newsmen, noted that he was responding to…

        The Police Command in Benue has commended the people of the state over their peaceful conduct during the just concluded local government election in the state. READ ALSO:PDP clears all 23 LGAs in Benue council elections The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, told the News Agency of…

Late turnout of election materials and voters was observed in several polling units of Woji Ward 6 in Obio/Okpor of Rivers, during Saturday’s local government council election. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent monitoring the election reports that as at 10:45 a.m., election materials has yet to arrive at the polling units. At polling…

The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) on Wednesday condemned a recent Senate bill proposing the establishment of a Local Government Election Commission, calling it a dangerous move that threatens democracy in the country due to its fraudulent intent. Titled “Local Government Independent Electoral Commission ‘Establishment’ Bill, 2024 ‘SB. 531,’” the bill is sponsored by the…

A Federal high court in Kano on Wednesday rejected an application by the All Progressive Congress (APC) to stop the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission from conducting the local government election. In a motion ex parte filed on 20th September before Justice Simon Amobeda, APC, and one Aminu Aliyu Tiga against the state electoral umpire,…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Labor Party (LP) protested the exclusion of result sheets at polling units in Enugu State on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest began when Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) officials arrived at polling units at 9:40 a.m. without…

Some market women and traders in Ilorin, Kwara State’s capital, went about their usual business activities on Saturday as Local Government elections took place across the state’s 16 local government areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that residents were going about their daily activities while the election process unfolded in parts of the…