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15 Nov
The Katsina State Independent Electoral Commission (KTSIEC) said it will screen candidates on November 20 as part of preparations for the forthcoming Local Government Elections scheduled for February 15, 2025. KTSIEC in a statement signed by Adamu Ladan in behalf of the commission's chairman, said the screening exercise follows expiration of the time allotted for…
14 Nov
Ahead of the local government elections in Ogun State, Labour Party candidates vying for chairmanship and councilorship positions in the election have suffered a series of brutal attacks from people suspected to be politically hired by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) political thugs. Speaking against the backdrop of a series of attacks on the…
9 Nov
Abeokuta, Nov.9, 2024 ( NAN) The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps ( NSCDC), Ogun Command, says it has earmarked 3, 150 personnel for the security and success of forthcoming local government elections in the state. The Commandant of Corps (CC) of the NSCDC, Mrs Remilekun Ekundayo, said this in an interview with the News…
1 Nov
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State has vowed to challenge the validity of Oct. 19, Local Government elections across the state in the court of law. The party condemned what it described as clandestine swearing-in of the 23 local government council Chairmen in the state by Gov. Uba Sani, saying the exercise was…
1 Nov
The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) says it is ready to conduct a hitch-free and peaceful election across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State. The commission's Chairman, Dr Ekong Edet Bocco, made this known while addressing the media shortly after distributing sensitive materials for the November 2 local council election to…
22 Oct
The Kano State House of Assembly has assured residents that the local government election will hold as scheduled for next Saturday despite a judgement of the Federal High Court. Justice Simon Amobeda earlier on Tuesday restrained the state Independent Electoral Commission (KASIEC) from holding the council poll after sacking the chairman, secretary, and commissioners of…
19 Oct
The opposition party in Kaduna, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has raised allegations of rigging ahead of the council polls in the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, scheduled to be held on Saturday. In a statement on Friday night, the party said that the party’s representatives at the SIECOM office, where sensitive materials…
18 Oct
The Kogi State Government has announced the restriction of vehicular movement between the hours of 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024. In a statement by Kingsley Femi Fanwo, Commissioner for Information and Communications, the decision aims to ensure a hitch-free council poll in the state and to guarantee the security of…
18 Oct
The Kaduna State Government on Friday announced restriction of movement ahead of the chairmanship and councillorship elections slated in the state for Saturday, Oct. 19. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, made this known in Kaduna on Friday. “Ahead of the chairmanship and councillorship elections into the 23 local government councils…
13 Oct
No fewer than 1,000 aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State have indicated interest in contesting the forthcoming local government council election slated for November 2, 2024. The Guardian reports that the aspirants, who have been thronging the state party secretariat along Murtala Mohammed Highway, Calabar, for days…
7 Oct
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called for the immediate cancellation of the just concluded Local Government (LG) polls in Benue. READ ALSO:Benue LG polls a rape of democracy—Sen. Moro The Benue Chairman of APGA, Mr. Joseph Ogli, made the call in an interaction with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Ogli…
6 Oct
Gov. Hyacinth Alia has commended the Benue people for their peaceful and overwhelming support for the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the Saturday local government elections. READ ALSO:Benue LG polls a rape of democracy—Sen. Moro Alia gave the commendation in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sir Tersoo…
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