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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged that there are plans by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state to disrupt the Local government elections scheduled for this Saturday. Wike at a State broadcast ahead of the election fingered the State Chairman of the APC, Ojukaye …...

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the rescheduled chairmanship election in the Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr Philip Gwada, has been declared the winner of the poll. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Returning Officer, Grace Doyaro, who announced the...

The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared candidates of All Progressive Congress (APC) as winners of the Saturday’s local government election across the state. Henry Omaku, chairman of the electoral body, announced the results of the polls on Sunday at the...

Bearly three days to the councils polls in Nasarawa State, opposition political parties have insisted that they will not participate in the elections. Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Francis Orogu, said PDP will not participate, alleging that “it is constitutionally and morally...

The State, Local Government and Ward Executive members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State on Sunday endorsed Governor Samuel Ortom and Senator George Akume for re-election in 2019. The party took the decision at the Aper Aku Stadium after its state Congress election which...

The rescheduled ward and local government congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state will hold today and tomorrow. The post APC holds fresh Ward, Local Govt Congresses in Rivers today appeared first on PM NEWS Nigeria. Read more via PM NEWS Nigeria –...

Some supporters of the All Progressives Congress have continued to protest against the conduct of the local government congresses in Imo State. Dozens of aggrieved party members stormed the APC National Secretariat, Abuja, on Thursday to seek the intervention of the party’s leadership in what...

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike addresses PDP faithful ahead of the state’s Local Government polls on June 16, 2018 in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commenced campaigns ahead of the Rivers State local government elections on June 16, 2018. The event which...

The jostle for control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State has continued unabated as two persons are feared dead following violence which erupted during the local government congresses in the state. Investigations by Daily Sun revealed that the local government …...

Factional leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who emerged from parallel wards and local government congresses in Ondo State have urged the National Secretariat of the party to recognize them ahead of the state congress of the party holding on Saturday, May 19. … Read more via The...

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has insisted on a fresh date for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress. The governor, while addressing his loyalists, announced that there would be no LG congress in the state until the crisis of the ward congress was rectified. Okorocha also …...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship seats in the 33 local government councils and the 35 Local Council Development Areas in the state. Opposition parties as well as a minister, who is a member of the APC, however described the elections … Read more via Premium...

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Friday declared that the local government election billed to hold on Saturday 12th May will hold in all the 33 local government areas, 35 local council development areas and over 600 wards in the state. This is despite a Federal … Read more via Daily...

Some underage children were seen participating in the local government elections which took place in Kano state earlier today. According to reports, the children registered as eligible voters as they were urged to vote for a popular candidate in the area. Meanwhile, reports … Read more via...

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has told people of the state to forget local government election for now, saying the state does not have money at the moment. The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC), had earlier presented a bill of N1.5 billion for the conduct of the...