Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has unveiled a revised timetable for the 2026 Local Government Elections, which will hold across the state’s 17 councils on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. The update was announced on Friday during a press briefing at the commission’s headquarters in Jos, where journalists and...
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Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan, representing Borno Central Senatorial District, on Saturday cast his vote in the ongoing local government elections in Borno State, expressing satisfaction with the peaceful and orderly conduct of the exercise across Maiduguri. The senator voted at about 11:00 a.m. at Lawan Asheik Alhaji Sadiq Polling...
Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki has nullified the July 2024 local government elections in Ebonyi State, removing all 13 local government chairmen and 171 councillors from office over what it described as a violation of the Electoral Act. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, Justice Hilary Oshomah ruled that the...
In a bid to promote inclusivity and broaden participation in grassroots politics, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Borno State has announced a significant reduction in nomination form fees for women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) ahead of the December 13 local government elections. Addressing journalists at a press...
Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has announced Tuesday, September 1, 2026, as the date for local government elections across the 17 Local Government Areas of the state. Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Plangji Daniel Cishak, made the announcement during a press briefing held on Thursday at the Commission’s...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) of conniving with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to defraud its candidates for the upcoming local government polls in the state. The state APC Chairman, Ibrahim El-Suldi, made the allegations while briefing journalist...
Rivers Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Tony Okocha has said the last Saturday’s landslide victory of APC in local government’s elections is an indication it will win the state in 2027. Okocha made the remark at a news conference in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. The News Agency of...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday refuted claims by opposition figures that the recent local government elections in Rivers State were unlawful, asserting that no court has declared the polls illegal. Addressing criticisms from former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State Governor Peter...
Head of Mission of the Rivers State Local Government Election Observation Team, Dr. Gabriel Nwambu, has described Saturday’s council polls as one of the most peaceful elections in recent Nigerian history. Dr. Nwambu confirmed that 330 observers were deployed across the 23 local government areas of the state, with...
To ensure a safe and orderly voting process, the Rivers State Police Command has introduced a statewide movement restriction for August 30, the scheduled date for the Local Government Elections. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, announced during a press conference in Port Harcourt. SP Iringe-Koko sad the ban...
Five Rivers State indigenes—Fredrick Ededeh, Benita Samuel, Jane Madubuike, Boma Aggo, and Comfort Agbom—have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), and Sole Administrator, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, to halt the local government elections scheduled for August 30. The plaintiffs, represented by...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State celebrated a landslide victory in Saturday’s Local Government elections, securing all 57 chairmanship seats and 375 of 376 councillorship positions. Speaking during the presentation of Certificates of Return by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), APC Lagos Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi,...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Forum of Lagos State PDP Local Government Chairmen has rejected the results of Saturday’s council elections, pledging to challenge the outcome in court over alleged widespread irregularities. Forum Chairman and PDP leader in Oshodi-Isolo LGA, Chief Adegboyega Adegbesan, announced this at a press conference held...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in the Lagos State local government elections, winning all 20 chairmanship seats and 375 out of 376 councillorship positions. According to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) managed to secure only one councillorship seat in Ward...
Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), was noticeably absent at his polling unit on Saturday, failing to cast his vote in the local government election. This marks the second time Fashola has been absent from his polling unit during a local government election, having also missed voting in...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State is confident of winning all chairmanship and councillorship seats in the ongoing Local Government election. According to the party’s spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, the APC’s track record at various levels of government makes it the people’s choice. No...
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has asserted that the party’s weak grassroots structure is the reason it continues to lose elections in the state. Jandor, who recently defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), made this...
As the Lagos State Council election polls opened on Saturday, football-loving youths took to the roads, converting major highways into makeshift soccer pitches. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent observed no fewer than 14 pitches on Agege Motor Road, Alimosho Road in Iyana-Ipaja, and Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. “It’s election...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos State Police Command has announced a massive deployment of personnel across the state ahead of the Local Government (LG) elections on Saturday. The command said the move aims to ensure a hitch-free exercise and maintain peace and order during the election period. The Commissioner...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has unveiled its 57 chairmanship and 376 councillorship candidates for the July 12 Local Government election. The party presented flags to the candidates at an event held at the Ikoyi office of party chieftain, Chief Bode George. According to George, the...