The Anambra State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has disassociated itself from participating in the state local government council elections scheduled for September 28, 2024. In a statement jointly signed by Hon. Chinwuba Chidi, Chairman of Labour Party, Anambra East Local Government Council, and Hon. Aghadiuno Onyeka, Secretary of the Labou...
•Ballotbox The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that all candidates contesting the local government election in Kano State must undergo a psychiatric test before participating in the October 26 polls. The KANSIEC chairman, Sani Malumfashi, made the disclosure while addressing a news conference in Kano today. “As you kn...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano has set nomination fees for chairmanship aspirants at N500,000 and N150,000 for willing councillors, with expression of interest fees set at N100,000 and N50,000, respectively. The party’s Chairman in Kano State, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, made this known while briefing newsmen today. He expressed ...
The All Progressives Congress, Bauchi State chapter has accused the State Independent Electoral Commission and the Peoples Democratic Party of allegedly planning to rig the today’s local government election in favour of the ruling PDP. During an emergency press conference in the early hours today, the APC raised the alarm that it received a re...
•Governor Dapo Biodun of Ogunde State The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed Saturday, November 16, 2024, for the local government election in the 20 local government areas of the state. The chairman of the commission in the state, Babatunde Osibodu, disclosed this in a statement today. He said Thursday, August 8, 2024, is [...
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja, today, granted an interim injunction restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from releasing voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), for the purpose of conducting the forthcoming Local Government elections in the state. Justice Lifu made ...
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have won all 25 local government chairmanship seats in the election conducted on Saturday, July 13, 2024. The Chairman of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, Jerry Agbaike, on Sunday, said one of PDP candidate was returned unopposed, reports Channels TV. PDP candidates contested ag...
•INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission has no constitutional power to conduct local council elections except in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Yakubu said this on the sidelines of a two-day induction retreat for INEC Resident Electoral Comm...
•Election Contrary to reported deployment of 12,000 security agencies for the ongoing local government elections in Oyo State, policemen and other security agents were conspicuously absent on major roads within Ibadan metropolis. Besides, the restriction order placed on human and vehicular movements appeared not to be effective, as people and ...
Following the inability of the Southeast governors to conduct Local Government elections in their respective States, the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) has threatened a legal action against them if the situation remains the same in the next 60 days. National Vice Chairman of the party, Southeast Zone, Chilos Godsent disclosed this in a commu...

