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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, as public holidays to enable residents travel to their communities and participate in the upcoming Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday,…
The Chairman of the Forum of New Nigeria Peoples Party State Chairmen, Dr Tosin Odeyemi, has urged Nigerians to set aside sentiment and ensure that only a capable individual is elected President in the next election. Odeyemi, who also serves…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Tuesday, said that 2,629,025 voters will take part in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State. INEC’s Supervising National Commissioner for Edo, Delta and Cross River states, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, stated this at…
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Adolphus Wabara, has expressed concerns over the possibility of the party losing Rivers State, warning that such a loss would equate to Nigeria losing its future. Wabara…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 10-man inter-ministerial committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgement on Local Government autonomy. The Supreme Court, on 11th July, granted autonomy to Local Governments across the country. The seven-man panel, in a judgement delivered…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of withdrawing from the scheduled local government election in Anambra State to avoid defeat. The National Coordinator of the APGAMedia Forum, Chinedu Obigwe said the APC’s withdrawal…
The Kano State Chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, on Tuesday, gave the end of August as the deadline to resign appointments by all contestants for the chairmen and councillors positions in the 44 local governments in the forthcoming local…
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 2023 Kogi state gubernatorial election, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, has expressed confidence of a favorable outcome as the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the legal battle for the governorship seat of…
The Peoples Democratic Party stakeholders in Benue State have passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of the party in the state. Speaking at a press conference held in Makurdi on Tuesday, a spokesman for the stakeholders, Dr Laha…
The member representing Isiala Ngwa South/North, Abia State, Ginger Onwusibe, has defended the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu’s call for Governor Alex Otti of Abia to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Aguocha of the Labour…
The Action Alliance, AA, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disregard claims by the Rufai Omoaje faction, urging the recognition of Kenneth Udeze as the authentic National Chairman. The AA, in a letter addressed to the INEC…
Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has emphasized its commitment to ensure a smooth and orderly local government congress. The congress will be conducted in the 16 local government councils of the state and the two special…
Benue State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commenced the sale of nomination forms for local government council polls across the state. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the publicity secretary of the party, Oryina Orvaa. According to…
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has encouraged students schooling abroad on scholarship to justify the Federal Government’s investment in them by taking their studies seriously. Otuaro, who made the appeal on Sunday during his meeting…
Three months to the governorship election in Ondo State, no fewer than 12,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state have announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party. This came a few days after 29 aides…
The people of Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency of Ondo State have begun the process of recalling the representative of the constituency at the House of Representatives, Abiola Makinde, over alleged non-performance. The constituents, under the auspices of the Ekimogun…
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