Low voter turnout and late arrival of electoral materials marred Saturday’s local government elections in Warri and its environs in Delta state. In Warri South and Uvwie, materials arrived at about 11 a.m. This is even as traders at Igbudu market were seen going about their trade, and commercial operators going about their businesses. Addressing reporters shortly after casting his …

President of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Imo State chapter, Charles Okere, has said there has not been serious preparations from political parties to show their preparedness for the 21 September council polls. Okere while speaking to journalists from Ngor Okpala extraction maintained that parties were yet to show their preparedness for the polls. He called on …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has noted the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, alongside several pending bye-elections, as immediate tasks necessitating unwavering readiness. Yakubu stated this at the induction retreat for new Resident Electoral Commissioners in Lagos, on Monday. The INEC boss emphasised the retreat’s role not only in inducting new …

A total of 269,992 new voters have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo and Ondo states at the end of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) which ended on Sunday, 9 June 2024. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. …

All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 17 local government chairmanship seats in last Saturday’s council poll. The Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission (YSIEC) chairman, Dr Mamman Muhammad, declared that the APC won all 17 local government chairmanship seats and 178 councillorship positions. He said the commission had received, considered, validated, and adopted the results of each of the 178 councillorship …

The gale of defection sweeping through Edo Central Senatorial District has continued unabated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the receiving end. The latest is a prominent APC leader, Chief Francis Inegbeneki who has now dumped the party and threw his weight behind the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo. The defection marks a …

It was simply massive, organic and spontaneous when, on Friday, Edo State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Asue Ighodalo stormed Wards 2 and 3, Ujabhole, Uwesan in Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State in continuation of his campaign. In a carnival like reception, heralded by canon shots as a way traditional salute, the unprecedented …

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, affirmed Alhaji Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State. In upholding the election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the tribunal dismissed the petition of Alhaji Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, held that the SDP and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, commenced the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Edo State. The exercise is meant to capture would-be voters ahead of the governorship election on 21 September. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr. Sam Olumekun said in Abuja that both the CVR and the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) …

The Imo State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, has affirmed Senator Hope Uzodimma as the Imo State Governor. In a unanimous judgement delivered by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay’s three-man panel, the tribunal held that Uzodimma’s re-election as the state governor complied with the provisions of the Electoral Act. The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the Labour …