LG election
21 Sep
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…
5 Sep
The Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara has sworn in two local government election petition tribunals for the September 21 Council polls. The tribunal has three members apiece with two chairmen. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, the Chief Judge charged the panel members to deal with election cases speedily, saying…
30 Aug
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Akintunde Armstrong, on Friday, described as false reports he is imposing councilorship candidates for Iperu Ward Three and Five in the Ikenne Local Government Area (LGA), insisting the reports are "the ranting of rudderless opposition to tarnish my image, misinform the public, and score…
30 Aug
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, (ODIEC) has again shifted the local government (LG) election to January 18, 2025. Dr Joseph Aremo, ODIEC Chairman, made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the commission’s headquarters in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election, which was to be conducted on Dec.…
22 Aug
The All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Tony Okocha and the Rivers State Government have disagreed on the October 5, 2024, date for local council polls.
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The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) has fixed November 30, 2024 for the conduct of the local council election in the state. KANSIEC Chairman, Professor Sani Malunfashi, disclosed this Wednesday at the agency's headquarters. Professor Malunfashi explained that KANSIEC is ready with a series of activities for the council poll, which will kick off…
9 Jun
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the sole winner of the recently concluded local government election in Yobe State. Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YSIEC), while announcing the result of the election, said APC won all 17 chairmanship seats and 178 councillor positions. According to the Chairman of the Commission, Dr. Mamman Mohammed,…
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