Rivers LGA Polls: RSIEC denies social media claims of postponed election

Rivers LGA Polls: RSIEC denies social media claims of postponed election The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, has dismissed reports circulating on social media that it has postponed the Local Government Council elections scheduled for October 5, 2024. Contrary to the reports, RSIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli, insisted that the claims are false, baseless, and unfounded. In a statement signed on Tuesday, Enebeli emphasized
Rivers LGA Polls: RSIEC denies social media claims of postponed election

Security agencies will defend integrity of Edo Gov’ship election – NSA, Ribadu

Security agencies will defend integrity of Edo Gov’ship election – NSA, Ribadu Ahead of the September 21st Edo governorship election, the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has assured that the security agencies would defend the integrity of the polls using every lawful. He, therefore, warned that anyone attempting to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the elections would face the full force of the law. The
Security agencies will defend integrity of Edo Gov’ship election – NSA, Ribadu

PDP Takes ‘Control’ Of Abia Assembly

PDP Takes ‘Control’ Of Abia Assembly Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assumed a slim majority status in the Abia State House of Assembly with the swearing-in of Aaron Uzordike as a member of the 24-member House on Tuesday. Recall that Uzordike’s victory in the 2023 general election had been validated by the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos last November against

BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Enugu Rep member, declares LP candidate winner

BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Enugu Rep member, declares LP candidate winner The House of Representatives tribunal has sacked the member representing Igboeze North/Udenu federal constituency, Simon Atigwe. The tribunal also declared Dennis Nnamdi Agbo of the Labour Party, LP, the actual winner of the Igbo Eze North/ Udenu Federal constituency rerun election. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared Atigwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
BREAKING: Tribunal sacks Enugu Rep member, declares LP candidate winner

APC accusation on diversion of palliatives misleading, politically motivated – Sagagi

APC accusation on diversion of palliatives misleading, politically motivated – Sagagi Shehu Wada Sagagi, the Chief of staff to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has described the accusation levelled against him by the Kano State All Progressives Congress, APC, Chairman, Abdullahi Abbaa on the alleged diversion of palliatives as baseless, misleading, and politically motivated. Sagagi in a signed statement that was made available to newsmen Wednesday in
APC accusation on diversion of palliatives misleading, politically motivated – Sagagi

Abuja court turns down request to stop PDP LG, State Congresses in Kaduna

Abuja court turns down request to stop PDP LG, State Congresses in Kaduna A Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down the request to stop the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its planned Local Government and State Congresses in Kaduna State. The court also rejected a plea to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from monitoring the conduct of the Congresses, which are aimed at
Abuja court turns down request to stop PDP LG, State Congresses in Kaduna

Oil sector in shambles – APC stakeholders write Tinubu, seek removal of Kyari, 2 others

Oil sector in shambles – APC stakeholders write Tinubu, seek removal of Kyari, 2 others Some stakeholders within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), under the aegis of the Tinubu Legacy Coalition (TLC), have called on President Bola Tinubu to remove the heads of the nation’s oil and gas regulatory agencies over alleged failure to effectively manage the sector. The group made the call in a letter to the president,
Oil sector in shambles – APC stakeholders write Tinubu, seek removal of Kyari, 2 others

Obi Wants Increased Youth Enrolment In Schools

Obi Wants Increased Youth Enrolment In Schools Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi has lamented that Nigeria’s low enrolment of youths in secondary and tertiary institutions show a lack care for the future of the country’s youthful population. He said it is disturbing that the average secondary school enrolment in Nigeria is 28 percent as against the global average

LG polls: Ex-governor Lamido slams JSIEC over N5m nomination form

LG polls: Ex-governor Lamido slams JSIEC over N5m nomination form Former Jigawa State governor, and one of the founding fathers of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Sule Lamido has said no opposition party can pay the amount fixed for the purchase of nomination form in the forthcoming local government election in the state. Lamido stated this while reacting to the price
LG polls: Ex-governor Lamido slams JSIEC over N5m nomination form

Igbinedion Joins APC, Okpebholo Unveils 5-Point Agenda

Igbinedion Joins APC, Okpebholo Unveils 5-Point Agenda The political fortunes of the All Progressives Congress (APC) swelled yesterday as the daughter of Esama of Benin, a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Omosede Igbinedion led her supporters into the APC, hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). She was received at the Edo South senatorial district flag-off of the

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