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After the Kaduna State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) conducted a screening examination for those aspiring for Local Government elective posts, about 500 widows have stormed the party secretariat to protest the disqualification of their preferred candidate. In a chat with newsmen,  the leader of the protesting widows, Lami Danladi, said the disqualification of Ekene Abubakar Adams as candidate ...

Former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has written Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, reporting Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka to leadership of Vatican. Omokiri wrote the letter on behalf of Jonathan’s media office. And Omokri, in a letter on Sunday, accused the Enugu-based Catholic Priest of having left the calling he took holy oaths to abide by, to dabble disastrously in politics. ...

Apostle Paul Okikijesu of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Ministry has saud said that there will be no election in 2023 based on the present situation, urging the politicians  to change their ways. He added that presidential aspirants must stop shedding blood of the innocent. “Thus says the Lord: If the politicians refuse to change, there won’t be any Election in ...

The Lagos State Electoral umpire, the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has released the timetable for election in the 20 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. The Local Government poll  is scheduled to hold on July 24, as stated by the 1999 Constitution The disclosure was made by the Chairman of LASIEC, rtd. Justice Ayotunde Phillips ...

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has insisted that the recent Southwest PDP Congress that took place in Osogbo Osun State was a scam Reall that Eddy Olafeso whom Fayose supported polled 330 while Taofeek Arapaja who was Governor Seyi Makinde’s candidate won with 340 Although, Fayose has conceded defeat and accepted that Governor Makinde is the leader of ...

The electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not hired any individuals or groups as consultants staff recruitment exercise for staff Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made this known in a statement in Abuja,” Okoye urged members of the public to report to security agencies, individuals or group claiming ...

A former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Jonah Jang, has said for Nigeria to have a credible elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must be restructured. He added that  the National Assembly should not be blamed for the lapses in the country’s electoral system, since the 8th Assembly had passed the Electoral Bill but President Muhammadu Buhari has refused ...

Panic has erupted in Abia State following the explosion that rocked at a polling unit in ward 8, Ogbor Hill, Aba North on Saturday during the Aba North and South Constituency by-election. It was that pandemonium was the order of the day aas electoral officials fled the polling unit. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP ...

Ahead of the upcoming governorship election in Anambra State, the state  government has banned political rallies and campaigns in market across the state. The intimation was made by the Commissioner for Trade and Commerce, Uchenna Okafor Acccording to the Commissioner, the position of the government is that it is not ideal for market to be used for political rallies or ...

The nation’s electoral umpire, the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) sats it is ready to conduct the Aba North/South Federal Constituency by-election in Abia State, scheduled for this weekend. In a statement released and signed by the by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, the umpire remarked  that a total number of 498,390 registered voters ...