Tag: LG Election
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Nasarawa postpones LGA elections indefinitely
The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has postponed indefinitely the Local Government Area (LGA) elections scheduled for Aug. 31 in the state.
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Voter apathy mars Borno LG election
Citizens of Borno trickled out to vote in Saturday’s local government election that was held in the State to elect councillors.
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Late arrival of materials, low turnout of voters characterise LG election in Edo
Late arrival of materials on Saturday characterised the Local Government Election in parts of Edo. Voters were kept waiting for long in queues at many polling units in Benin as electoral materials failed to arrive at 8:00 a.m. as scheduled by the electoral umpires. Correspondents who monitored the poll in Egor Local Government area,
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BREAKING: Lagos State releases timetable for LG election
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Wednesday released timetable for election in the 20 Local Governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. The election is scheduled to hold on July 24, as stated by the 1999 Nigerian Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Chairman of LASIEC, rtd. Justice Ayotunde Phillips,…
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PDP clears Sokoto State LG poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cleared the Sokoto State local government councils poll, winning all the 23 chairmanship and 244 councillorship seats. Alhaji Aliyu Suleiman, Chairman, Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), disclosed this when he announced the results in Sokoto on Sunday. “I certify that the election was conducted hitch free and 10…
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DSIEC clears 11 parties for March 6 LG election
The Delta State Independent Electoral Commission (DSIEC) has confirmed the clearance of 11 political parties for the March 6, 2021 local government councils poll in the state. Mr Arubi Orugboh, Director of Public Affairs, DSEIC, who made this known on Tuesday in Asaba, named some of the parties to include Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All…
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APC will not participate in ‘faulty’ Rivers LG election – Chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee (CTC) Chairman in Rivers, Mr Isaac Ogbobula, has said the party will not participate in the forthcoming local government council elections in the state. Ogbobula, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Port Harcourt, alleged that the “electoral process is faulty’’. He…
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Ekiti LG election: PDP clears 17 chairmanship, 177 councillorship seats
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won all the 16 local government chairmanship and 177 Councillorship seats in the local polls conducted in Ekiti State on Saturday. Addressing newsmen and other stakeholders, Chairman of the Ekiiti State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC), rtd. Justice Kayode Bamisile, said the elections were peaceful, free and fair. He said according…
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Lagos LG election: Police deploy sniffer dogs, helicopters, urge electorate to be law abiding
A minimum of three helicopters, dozens of sniffer dogs, anti-bomb experts and thousands of armed policemen are being deployed around Lagos State today as residents go to the polls to elect chairmen and councilors for the 20 local government area and 37 Local Council Development Areas. Complementing the police to keep trouble makers in check…