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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared that it is ready for the Osun State gubernatorial election slated for July 16, 2022. The Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in the state, Professor Abdulganiyu Olayinka Raji, said aside election materials, which would be delivered days to the poll, the commission has put everything in place for the gubernatorial election. Prof ...

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmen and councillors- elect in the just concluded Federal Capital Territory(FCT) council polls held on Saturday, February 12th, 2022. “I want to congratulate all the candidates of our great party, the PDP in the Saturday council polls for their show of strength and resilience. I want ...

Some armed thugs have been nabbed by a combined team of security agents in Ekiti State. It was gathered that the joint security forces consisting soldiers and policemen, arrested over 500 armed thugs at Ita Awure/Efon Junction in Ekiti state. It was learnt that the armed thugs were apprehended at about 3 am on Wednesday. The thugs were allegedly going ...

Former Kaduna State Senator Shehu Sani, has said he would be the next Governor of Kaduna State. Sani, in a radio interview monitored in Kaduna, indicated interest to join the ‎governorship race in 2023, saying that even without money, he would contest. He noted, “Anyone who insults and embarrasses the people is not worth being in power because respecting human ...

The Nigerian Senate has amended the Senate Standing Rules 2015 and approved a simple majority for the election of presiding officers. In a plenary, the upper legislative chamber  also retained a secret ballot system of voting for the election of the President of the Senate and the Deputy. The motion was moved by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules ...

A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, has said that the emergence of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as the Deputy Senate President is a compensation for the role he played in the disputed All Progressives Congress 2018 governorship primary in Osun State. According to him,  Omo-Agege was used to remove him so as to pave the way ...

The Governor of Sokoto, Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has urged Nigerians to avoid voting parochial leaders as the go to the polls in 2023. According to him, it is necessary for Nigerians to look out for and vote for politicians who are versatile and friendly with fellow Nigerians. He said this in a keynote address he delivered at the 4th annual ...

It has been gathered that Ekiti State will hold its local government elections on December 4, 2021. The Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Justice Jide Aladejana, has revealed that six political parties would participate in the poll. According to him, the political parties are: Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), All ...

Senator Kabiru Gaya has expressed shock at the disappointment at Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) which failed in some polling units at the just concluded Anambra Governorship election. Gaya.is the Chairman of Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to him, the Senate keenly watched developments and was concerned. He added that his Committee has agreed with INEC ...

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that some wicked groups are working to rig the ongoing Anambra State governorship election. According to IPOB,  the groups are working to upturn the results of Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State. The accusation was made by Emma Powerful, spokesmanof the separatist group  in a statement he signed on Tuesday. ...