Tag: council polls
Bauchi governor to conduct council polls July
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi on Tuesday pledged to conduct Local Government election in the next six months.
Jigawa Council Polls: APC candidates win ‘unopposed’
The Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission (JISIEC) on Sunday declared as winners, APC chairmanship candidates in all the 27 Local…
APC sweeps local council polls in Sokoto State
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has won all the Chairmanship and Councillorship seat in the Local Government elections conducted on…
APC sweeps Rivers council polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress, APC, has swept all the chairmanship positions in the 22 local government councils…
Tension in Rivers over council polls
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension has enveloped Rivers State over the plan by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, to…
Council polls will hold in Rivers, RSIEC insists
The Rivers Independent Electoral Commission said on Thursday that it would go ahead with election in 22 of the 23…
APC sweeps council polls in Yobe
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 17 chairmanship seats in the Yobe local government elections. Announcing the results…
PDP facing challenges, says Gov. Shema
Governor Ibrahim Shema of the northern Nigerian state of Katsina on Sunday admitted that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party is…
Large turn-out of voters in Yobe
Voters across Yobe today turned out in large numbers to cast their votes to elect Chairmen and Councillors of the…
PDP sweeps Enugu council polls
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the 17 chairmanship and 260 councillorship seats in the local government elections…
Kwara INEC claims PDP sweeps council polls
Candidates of Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have won all the 15 chairmanship seats and 181 councillorship seats in…
Kano sets date for council polls
The Independent Electoral Commission in the northwestern state of Kano says the local government elections will hold on 17 May…
ACN slams PDP over council polls
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Edo State Monday slammed the state chapter of…
ACN sweeps council polls
Nigeria’s Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) on Sunday announced results of Saturday’s council polls in seven of the 14…
Aspirants want Kogi council polls stopped
Six councillorship aspirants on Wednesday dragged the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) to court, seeking an order to stop…
Yobe Holds Council Polls In June
The Yobe Independent Electoral Commission (YOSIEC) said on Thursday that it has obtained updated voter register from INEC, preparatory to…
Edo Council Elections Set For April
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigeria’s Edo State has announced a date for the council elections, last held about six years ago. The…
CPC supporters protest Kaduna council polls
BY FEMI ADI/KADUNA No fewer than five thousand youthful supporters of the opposition Congress for Progressive Change, CPC took to…
PDP wins 22 of 23 councils in Kaduna polls
BY FEMI ADI/KADUNA Peoples Democratic Party has displayed superiority over the major opposition Congress for Progressive Change in Kaduna State…
Ogun electoral body to appeal court order
Nigeria’s Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) said it will continue with its plans for the July 21 local government…
Court halts Ogun council polls
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday restrained the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) from conducting the local…
Farmers snub council polls in Zamfara
Many farmers on Saturday defied Nigeria’s Zamfara government’s call to come out and vote for candidates of their choice into…
Ogun electoral commission clears 89 for polls
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has so far cleared 89 chairmanship candidates from 28 political parties to contest…
PDP sweeps council polls in Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom Independent Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Saturday’s local…
Boko Haram cancels Nigeria’s council polls
The Borno Government has ruled out the possibility of conducting local government polls in the state soon because of security…
Ejigbo ACN Leaders Strategise
Leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN in Ejigbo Local Council Development Area have resolved to work towards landslide…
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LG Poll: ACN Supporters Clash On Lagos Island
At least six people sustained serious injuries on Tuesday clash between the supporters of two Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,…
Community Leaders Deny Plan To Disrupt LG Polls
Community leaders in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State have denied reports that they planned to disrupt the forthcoming…
We Are Ready For Council Polls
 The Lagos State Independent National Electoral Commission, LASIEC has fixed 22 October for the council polls in the state. Following…
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Parties Want Open-Secret Ballot For Lagos LG Polls
Some political parties in Lagos State on Tuesday urged the State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to adopt the open ballot…