The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers has welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgement nullifying the local government council elections held on Oct. 5 and ordering the re-presentation of the 2024 budget. In a ruling delivered by Justice Jamilu Tukur, the Supreme Court declared the election invalid due to gross...
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Supreme Court on Friday, nullified the Local Government election in Rivers, which was conducted on Oct. 5, 2024. A five-member panel of the apex court unanimously held that the election was conducted in violation of relevant laws. Justice Jamilu Tukur, in the lead judgment, agreed with the appellant, the...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has swore in the newly elected local government chairmen and councillors in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) had announced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates winners of the 30 chairmanship and 332 councillorship...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the Local Government election conducted last Saturday by Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), labelling it illegal and unconstitutional. APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, issued the statement on Sunday in Abuja, describing the election as...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in all the 30 local government areas (LGAs) in Osun State. The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, announced this at a press conference on Saturday. More to follow…
The Labour Party (LP) in Osun has announced its withdrawal from Saturday’s local government election in the state. The Chairman of LP in Osun, Mr Adebayo Bello, made the announcement while speaking with newsmen on Friday in Osogbo. Bello said that the party was withdrawing from the election due...
The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun to respect the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Akure Division, which restored local government officials removed in 2022. Fagbemi made the call in a statement in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria...
A member of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT), Sen. Olu Alabi, has said nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen in the ongoing local government crisis in Osun. Alabi, in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo, said the tragic loss of six lives...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has withdrawn from the local government election scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 22. This is contained in a letter dated Feb. 17, signed by the APC state Secretary, Alao Kamoru, addressed to the Secretary of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC). A copy...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on Gov. Ademola Adeleke not to go ahead with the conduct of the Saturday’s local government election. Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, made the appeal in a chat with...
Suspected thugs inside buses and on motorcycles on Monday invaded Olorunda Local Government Secretariat, Igbona, in Osogbo wielding machetes and other dangerous weapons The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development is coming barely days to Saturday’s local government election coming up across the state. NAN gathered...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has deployed 2,106 personnel to ensure hitch-free ongoing local government elections in Katsina. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, SC Buhari Hamisu disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Katsina on Saturday. Hamisu quoted the NSCDC Commandant,...
Katsina State Police Command has announced restriction of individuals and vehicular movements across the state during the Saturday local government polls. The restrictions will be from 6 a.m to 4 p.m within the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP...
The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) has said it would not take part in the forthcoming local government elections in Katsina State, scheduled for Feb. 15. The state secretary of the party, Alhaji Tijjani Zakari-Kafinsoli, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Katsina...
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has declared the All Progressive Congress (APC) as winner in 16 local governments in Saturďay’s election held in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 12 political parties participated in the local government election for positions of chairman, deputy...
Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) Africa, a non-profit organisation, has called for constitutional reforms to strengthen the State Independence Electoral Commissions (SIECs) toward enhancing the quality of local government elections in the country. The Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Samson Itodo, made the call at...
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has described as cowardly, the withdrawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the local government election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Leye Igbagbo, PDP Director of Media and Publicity in Ondo State, announced the withdrawal of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State says it has withdrawn from the Local Government (LG) elections slated for Saturday in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) fixed Saturday, Jan.18 for the LG elections in the 18...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says it will record a landslide victory in the forthcoming Local Government (LG) election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party won in all the 18 Local Government Areas of the state during the Nov.16 governorship...