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…