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Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission, KWASIEC says it will provide a level playing ground for all the political parties in the forthcoming Local Government election in the state and conduct an election that will be transparent, credible and acceptable to all. KWASIEC Chairman, Mr OKanla Baba gave the assurance while…
KWSIEC Releases Timetable For LG Polls, To Commence Meeting With Registered Political Parties 16/06/2024 Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has released timetable for the conduct of September 21, 2024 local government elections for the 16 local government areas of the State. In a statement, the chairman of the KWSIEC,…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, underscored the importance of professionalism and competence among election personnel for the success of elections. Yakubu conveyed this in an address honoring the former Director General of The Electoral Institute, the late Prof. Abubakar Momoh, in Abuja…
A Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has publicly endorsed the National Youth Alliance (NYA) in their bid for the 2027 elections. A delegation from the NYA, led by Deputy National Chairman South, Comrade Osinachi Mbaoma, visited Dalung at his Abuja residence on Sunday, expressing concern over the…
A frontline movement, National Youth Alliance (NYA) has condemned an attempted arrest of one of its members, Sheriff Banki, allegedly under the orders of the Borno State Government. According to a statement made available to newsmen in Kaduna, President of NYA, Ambassador Aliyu Bin Abbas, decried the alleged attempted arrest.…
President Bola Tinubu will tomorrow depart Abuja for N’Djamena, the Republic of Chad, to attend the inauguration of President Mahamat Déby. The inauguration of President Déby follows his declaration as the winner of the country’s presidential election, earlier this month, and subsequent affirmation by the Constitutional Court of Chad. A…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said that if in 2027, the party decides that it is the South-East’s turn and selects Peter Obi as its candidate, he will readily offer his support. “I have said repeatedly and I even said it before the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that 373,030 Permanent Voter Cards have yet to be collected by registered voters in Edo State. The INEC National Electoral Commissioner in charge of the state, Prof Rhoda Gumus, disclosed this on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting on the Continues Voter Registration, which…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says he made a mistake when he chose to support Sim Fubara to succeed him as the governor of Rivers State. Channels TV said this when he spoke at a function in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State on…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, Tukur Danfulani, has been sacked by the ward executive of the party in Galadima, Gusau Local Government Area of the state. The ward executive led by its deputy chairman, Garba Bello, and fifteen others on Saturday sacked the state…
