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100 APC Members Sue Party, Buni Over ‘Illegal’ Caretaker Committee
About 100 aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, have sued the Party, and its Caretaker Committee Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, seeking dissolution of the 13-member committee and nullification of all…
Ondo Guber: Supreme Court Dismisses Jegede’s Appeal Against Akeredolu
Supreme Court of Nigeria has dismissed the appeal filed by Eyitayo Jegede of Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the election of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.
The dismissal on Wednesday by the apex court in Abuja brings to…
Low Turnout As Local Government Elections Hold In Lagos, Ogun (Photos)
Low turnout of residents have on Saturday been witnessed in Lagos State and neighbouring state, Ogun across polling units in local councils of the states as voters elect their local government chairmen and councilors for a fresh…
LGA/LCDA Polls: Lagos Announces Movement Restriction For Saturday
Lagos State Government has announced a restriction of movement throughout the state from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, July 24, 2021, as a result of the upcoming local government elections.
The State’s Independent Electoral Commission…
Anambra Guber: ‘I Was Surprised’, Soludo Reacts To Exclusion From INEC’s List
Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Charles Chukwuemeka Soludo, has reacted to the exclusion of his name from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) list, saying it came as a surprise to him.
INEC on…
Courts Order INEC To List Soludo, Uba As APGA, PDP Candidates
High Courts in Anambra state has on Monday ordered Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to list the names of Professor Chukwuma Soludo and Senator Ugochukwu Uba as candidates for the November 6, 2021, governorship election.…
Court Halts Impeachment Of Zamfara Deputy Governor
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday restrained the Zamfara State House of Assembly, the Chief Judge, and others from effecting the impeachment of the state’s Deputy Governor, Mahdi Gusau.
The judge gave…
INEC Clears Andy Uba For APC Ticket, Excludes Soludo From List Of Anambra Guber Candidates
Charles Soludo, former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), did not make the list of candidates cleared for November 6 Anambra governorship election.
In the list published on Friday, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Senate Passes Electoral Bill, Empowers NCC, NASS To Determine Use Of Electronic Transmission
Senate has passed Electoral Amendment Bill sequel to a lengthy consideration of the report of Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Kabiru Gaya, chairman of the committee, presented the report.
The bill…
Senate Approves 20-Year Jail Term For Anyone Caught Snatching Ballot Materials
Nigerian Senate has prescribed a 20-year jail term for anyone caught snatching ballot materials during elections.
The passage of the bill followed the consideration of a report by Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission.…
APC Disowns Letter Suspending Imo Ex-Governor, Rochas Okorocha
All Progressives Congress has disowned a letter dated July 12, suspending the former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, as internal crisis continues to rock the party in the South-East state.
APC said on Tuesday that the suspension…
Breaking: Senate Rejects Lauretta Onochie As INEC Commissioner
Senate has rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, presidential aide, as a commissioner of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The rejection of Onochie’s controversial appointment was sequel to the consideration of the…
Ex-INEC Chairman, Jega Advises Buhari To Withdraw Onochie’s Nomination, Says Controversy Bad For…
Attahiru Jega, former chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called for the withdrawal of Lauretta Onochie's nomination as a commissioner of the electoral body.
In an interview on Channels Television, Jega…
Next President Should Emerge From The South – Southern Governors
Southern governors have jointly agreed that Nigeria’s next president should emerge from the southern region.
Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, said this on Monday while reading from a communique jointly signed…
Southern Governors Insist On Electronic Transmission Of Election Results
Southern Governors Forum on Monday opposed the removal of electronic transmission of election result from the electoral act.
They also rejected the confirmation of exclusive jurisdiction in pre-election matters on the Federal High Court.…