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Kano electoral commission reschedules LG elections to October 26

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Following the recent Supreme Court judgement mandating states to conduct Local Government Councils Elections not latee than October 2024, the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSAIC, has rescheduled the state’s LG elections to 26th October 2024. The Commission’s chairman, Professor Sani Lawan Malumfashi disclosed this on Friday while speaking to...

Lukman’s Rants Won’t Distract Nigerians from Tinubu’s Progress – Northern Group

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

The Northern Youth Network on Peace (NYNP) has dismissed Dr. Salihu Lukman’s recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration as “farcical interventions” that should not be taken seriously. The group expressed concern about Lukman’s mental health, citing his “confused interventions” and “baseless” assertions about the opposition’s preparedness for the 2027...

APC CRISIS: Ganduje not part of illegality – Acting chair, Onyeachonam

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

The Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Nwafor Alphonsus Onyeachonam has urged the factional chairman of the party, Barr Ugochukwu Agballah to stop associating the party’s national chairman, Dr Abdulahi Ganduje with illegality. His warning comes amid a letter said to have been written by...

Akpata – I’m answerable to Edo people not any godfather

NewsDeskNgAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

The Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, says he cannot be remote-controlled by any political benefactor or godfather if elected in the poll. He made this statement on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, saying he is only answerable...

Timi Frank to Bode George: You lack power to decide Atiku’s fate in 2027

NewsDeskNgAug 29, 2024August 29, 20240

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank on Thursday lambasted a former deputy national chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George for claiming that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would not be President in 2027. Frank in a statement...

We are Capturing Edo, Southeastern States

NewsDeskNgAug 29, 2024August 29, 20240

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that his party is going to recapture Edo State in the forthcoming September 21, 2024, Governorship Elections. Ganduje said, “Edo, which is coming on the 21st of September, I believe our campaign is in high spirits....

APC government has no regard for youths

NewsDeskNgAug 29, 2024August 29, 20240

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has lambasted President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, saying it is becoming a bastion of hopelessness with Nigerian youths becoming victims of government’s neglect. The National Chairman of the ADC, Chief Ralph Nwosu, said this in Abuja while commissioning the ADC Youth Council. According to...

Osun PDP suspends ex-Chief-of-Staff over alleged anti-party activities

NewsDeskNgAug 27, 2024August 27, 20240

The former Chief of Staff to Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Peter Babalola, has been suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, over alleged anti-party activities. Babalola, who was Chief of Staff during Oyinlola’s administration in Osun State, was appointed as the Chairman of the College of Education, Ila-Orangun, by Governor Ademola...

Edo INEC – Mock accreditation of voters holds September 10

NewsDeskNgAug 27, 2024August 27, 20240

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Tuesday said that it will hold mock accreditation of voters on September 10, 2024, ahead of Edo State governorship election scheduled for September 21, 2024. The Commission revealed that it has designated 12 Polling Units across six Local Government Areas (LGAs) covering the three...

Benue PDP releases guidelines for LG election

NewsDeskNgAug 27, 2024August 27, 20240

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State has issued guidelines for the nomination of candidates for the Local Government election in the state. This follows the release of the time table for the elections slated for October 5 by the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC. The guidelines, signed...