Politics
Ahead of the Saturday local government election in Benue, the Police Command in the state has assured residents of adequate security during the polls. This was contained in a press statement on Wednesday signed by…
The Anambra State chapter of Labour Party (LP) has rejected the proposed local government election in the state, scheduled for September 28. The state working committee of the party at a press conference during the weekend, told journalists that it…
A former Commissioner for Transport in Edo State, Victor Enoghama, has chided members of the Peoples Democratic Party for leaving the party for opposition parties in the state. Enoghama, who was a Commissioner for Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs under…
The ongoing Bauchi State local government election is currently witnessing low voter turnout. PUNCH Online reports that unlike the 2023 general election where voters crowded polling units to cast their votes, the local government election is characterised by low turnout.…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), led by Edozie Njoku, has accused the Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, of planning to disenfranchise the party in the forthcoming local government elections. The National Administrative Secretary of APGA, Okoro Chinedum Benedict,…
The embattled deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has said Senator Adams Oshiomhole took three months to convince him into supporting Governor Godwin Obaseki. Shaibu noted that Obaseki was not a politician and had no financial backing to push…
In preparation for the local government elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced August 22, 2024, as the date for the party primary elections in Imo State. The announcement was made by its State Chairman, MacDonald Ebere, on…
A governorship aspirant of the Labour Party for next year’s election in Anambra State, John Nwosu, has rejected the proposed local government election by the state independent electoral commission. Nwosu, in a press release he signed and sent out, described…
Deputy Governor of Edo State Philip Shaibu has claimed that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in the state, Asue Ighodalo, has not been accepted by the people of the state.…
The State Working Committee, SWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kaduna State, said there is no going back on the scheduled local government elections timetable earlier announced. Abraham Alberah Catoh, PDP State Publicity Secretary, said in a statement…
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has advised the National Working Committee not to disobey the court order that reinstated the Chief Emeka Beke-led executive in the state. The State APC Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju, gave…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Edo State has fixed August 22–30 for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. Timidi Wariowei, INEC’s Head of Department, Voter Education and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement on Friday in Benin.…
The Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, on Friday, dismissed the 2027 presidential campaign poster involving the former Labour Party’s presidential candidate. POMR said the presidential poster involving Obi and former Senate President Bukola Saraki was a figment of people’s imagination.…
As the Nigerian political space begins to heat up ahead of the 2027 elections, a campaign poster showing Bukola Saraki as presidential candidate has surfaced online. The poster had Saraki as presidential candidate and Peter Obi as his running mate.…
Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, OGSIEC, has clarified that the administrative charges for the upcoming 2024 local government elections are directed at political parties, not individual candidates. DAILY POST reported that the Commission during a stakeholder meeting announced that the…
The Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA) has warned against indiscriminate erection of boards and posters in the build-up to the local government elections scheduled for September in the state. The General Manager of KWASAA, Al-Imam Ismail Asukuti issued…
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