Tag: Independent Electoral Commission
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…
INEC Pays N4.6m To Bomb Blast Victims
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Tuesday paid N4.6 million to 46 victims of April 2011 bomb blast…
LASIEC Promises Credible Mushin Re-run Election
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, said arrangement has been concluded toward conducting Saturday’s councillorship re-run election in Ward…
Go To Tribunal: LASIEC Boss Tells Council Polls Protesters
Chairman, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, retired Justice Adeyinka Abdulfatai, has asked aggrieved candidates in Saturday’s local government polls…
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LG Polls: Lagos Restricts Movement From 7a.m – 4 p.m
The Lagos State government has restricted movement between 7a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, 22 October for the smooth conduct…
ACN Tackles Mimiko Over Composition Of ODSIEC
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, has condemned the composition of the state’s Independent Electoral…
Lagos Council Polls Hold 22 Oct.
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Tuesday announced that it would conduct the state council elections on October…
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ACN Challenges Conduct Of LG Poll In Rivers Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Rivers State has instituted a legal suit challenging plan by the Rivers State…
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Rivers ACN To Contest Council Polls
 The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Rivers State says it is ready to contest the forthcoming local government election…
Methodist Church Prelate Salutes Nigerians On Polls, Commends Jega
The Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde, has commended Nigerians for the peaceful conduct of the ongoing elections…
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Ngige V. Akunyili: Confusion In Anambra
The declaration of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, candidate in the Anambra Central Senatorial District poll, Dr. Chris Ngige, as…
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Nigeria Postpones Polls Till Monday
Logistics problems have forced Nigeria’s Independent Electoral Commission to postpone the National Assembly elections till Monday. INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru…
Poll Problems Also In Plateau State
The inability of Independent Electoral Commission, INEC to provide ballot papers for electoral officers across the 17 local government of…
Gov Amaechi Signs Electoral Commission Amendment Law
Sequel to the agitation of opposition parties in Rivers State that the time table released by the Rivers State Independent…
LASIEC Concludes Forum On Ward Delineation
Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has concluded a stakeholders’ forum on wards delineation and creation of additional polling units…
PDP Sweeps Kwara Council Polls
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has swept the local government elections conducted in Kwara State last weekend, winning all the…
Fayemi Can’t Dissolve Ekiti Councils, Says Ikole LG Boss
The Chairman, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Mr. Wole Ayeni, has debunked the rumour that the local government…
Ekiti Council Chiefs Jittery Over Fayemi’s Victory
Chairmen of the 16 local government areas in Ekiti State are now jittery following last Friday’s Appeal Court judgment in…
LASIEC Train Moves To Surulere, Itire-Ikate, Coker Aguda LGs
In continuation of its working tour of local governments/local council development areas in respect of delineation of wards and creation…
ACN Wins Bye-Election
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has conducted the councillorship bye-election in Ward A Oke-Olowogbowo, Lagos Island and in…
Apapa, Kosofe, Alimoso LGs To Have More Wards
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), is set to create more wards and polling units to ensure effective democratic…
LASIEC To Hold By-Election In Lagos Island
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, in conjunction with Voxxon King Consult at the weekend organised a workshop for…
LASIEC Assures On Creation Of More Wards
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), has assured Lagos residents on creation of additional wards and polling units to…
LASIEC To INEC: Create More Wards In Lagos
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to create additional polling wards…
AC Lawmakers Drag Osun Assembly To Court Over OSSIEC
Legislators elected on the platform of the Action Congress (AC) in the Osun State House of Assembly have dragged authorities…
Opposition Parties Threaten To Boycott Council Polls
Opposition parties in Kwara State will not participate in the council polls slated for October, unless three anomalies noted in…
AC Lawmaker Backs Bankole Over Travail
An Action Congress (AC) member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dayo Bush-Alebiosu has described the ultimatum issued to the…
LASIEC Sets To Create Additional Wards, Polling Units
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Monday announced plans to create additional wards and polling units. The News…
Kwara LG Election Holds In October
The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC), has slated elections into the 16 local government councils of the state for…