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PWDs want inclusion in Anambra LG election
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has called for the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Sept. 28 Local Government Areas election in Anambra. Its state Chairman, Mr Ugochukwu Okeke, told newsmen in Awka, that it was critical to remove barriers that hindered their active participation in electoral processes. Okeke said the voices, experiences, and…
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I-G deploys 35,000 personnel for Edo governorship election
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Kayode Egbetokun on Wednesday said that 35,000 men of the Nigeria Police Force had been deployed to Edo for the Sept. 21 governorship election Egbetokun also said that 8,000 personnel from other security agencies had also been deployed. He said this at a stakeholders meeting organised by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) m in Benin…
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Edo Gov’ship election: Peter Obi canvasses votes for Akpata in Benin
Peter Obi, Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, on Tuesday joined the party in Edo to mobilise votes ahead of the state’s Sept. 21 governorship election. Speaking at the different campaign locations, Obi urged eligible voters in the state to come out en masse to cast their votes for the party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata. He said…
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I’ll win 2027 presidential election — Kwankwaso
The national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he will win the 2027 presidential election. Kwankwaso, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, made the outburst on Saturday when he inaugurated the NNPP Secretariat, along IBB Way, Katsina. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that he was in Katsina for a condolence…
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Group urges credible, peaceful LG election in Plateau
The Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Plateau, has called on the Plateau Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) to conduct credible and peaceful local government election in the state. The group made the call during a visit to the management of the commission on Friday in Jos. Speaking, Mr Gad Peter, leader of the coalition, commended the state government and…
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Again ODIEC shifts for local government election
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, (ODIEC) , again shifted the logal government election to Jan. 18, 2025 Dr Joseph Aremo, ODIEC Chairman, made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the commission’s headquarters in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election, which was to be conducted on Dec. 16, 2023, was postponed to Feb.…
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Edo: APC, PDP in war of words over plot to rig election
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of plotting to violently subvert the will of the people in the Sept. 21 governorship election. Mr Kassim Afegbua, Media Director of the APC Governorship Campaign Council, on Thursday in Benin, alleged that the State Security Network, set up by Gov. Godwin Obaseki, was a decoy…
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INEC fixes Sept. 12 for signing of peace accord for Edo election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has fixed Sept. 12 for the signing of Peace Accord for the Edo Governorship election in Benin City. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at an extraordinary meeting with political parties on the 2024 Edo governorship election on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu said that the date for the exercise would be…
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LG election : Nasarawa APC pledges more tickets for women
Alhaji Aliyu Bello, the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State, has assured women of more tickets of the party in the forthcoming Local Government elections. The chairman gave the assurance when he received a delegation of women led by Hajiya Hajarat Danyaro, member, representing Nasarawa Central Constituency at the State House of Assembly on an advocacy visit on…
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Supreme Court upholds  Ododo’s election, dismisses Ajaka’s case
The Supreme Court on Friday, affirmed the victory of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 governorship election held in Kogi. A five-member panel of the apex court, in a judgment, held that the appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its candidate, Muritala Ajaka, marked: SC/CV/654/2024 was without merit and proceeded to…
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IPAC expresses satisfaction with LGs election preparation in Bauchi State
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has expressed satisfaction with the preparations made so far by the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC) for the Saturday Local Government elections. The State Chairman of the council, Mr Auwal Isa, was reacting to a statement allegedly issued by a chairmanship aspirant of a political party, discrediting BASIEC’s efforts to conduct a free, fair, and…
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INEC to group: No discrepancies in 2023 presidential election results
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has  dismissed claims of discrepancies between the results on its website and those presented by returning officers at the National Collation Centre, which were broadcast live. The commission stated this in letter dated Aug. 15 to the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ), which alleged to have found some discrepancies between the election results announced…
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Edo election: INEC urges parties to play by rules
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on political parties participating in the Edo governorship election to abide by the electoral guidelines. Dr Anugbum Onuoha, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Edo, made the call in Benin on Thursday during an interactive session with the state’s traditional, religious and political party leaders. Onuoha said the political parties did not play by…
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Ondo Governorship Election: LP disowns Ebiseni, insists on Olorunfemi
The Labour Party has disassociated itself from Chief Olusola Ebiseni, the Secretary-General of Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, as the party’s candidate in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo. Mr Obiora Ifoh National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi emerged as its flag bearer in the…
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Edo election: CSOs canvass massive voter participation
Mr Austine Enabulele, the Interim TEC Chairman of Edo Civil Society Organisations (EDOCSOs), has identified active voter participation as a crucial factor for democratic growth. Enabulele disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Tuesday. NAN reports that EDOCSOs is a coalition of different Civil Society Organisations in Edo. Speaking on the Sept.…
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PDP withdraws from Kebbi LG polls contest
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Kebbi, has withdrawn from participation in the forthcoming Local Government Council elections slated for Aug. 31. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Bello Usman-Suru, made this known while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday. “Having made a wider consultation with some segments of the party membership and prominent elders; it…
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INEC meets party leaders on Edo, Ondo guber elections.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has recovered from the recent flood disaster that damaged some facilities at the Benin office of the commission. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this during the commission’s regular quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja on Monday. Yakubu said in 53 days to the state governorship election holding…
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