The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all the 16 aspirants jostling for its ticket ahead of its primary election slated for 20 April 2024. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed 16 November for the governorship election in Ondo State. Following this, political parties are preparing to field candidates for the election. It was gathered that none …

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has charged political parties to uphold laws guiding conduct of Local Government Councils election. OYSIEC demanded continued cooperation and understanding of political parties participating in the forthcoming election for free, fair, transparent and acceptable elections. While meeting members of the state chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ibadan, the state …

The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that no fewer than 19 political parties have notified the commission about the conduct of their primaries for the governorship election in the state. The commission had earlier fixed April for the party primaries, while fixing 16 November 2024 for the main governorship election in the state. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in …

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a special committee for the purpose of screening all PDP aspirants hoping to participate in the forthcoming PDP governorship primary election in Ondo State. According to the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Debo Ologunagba, the screening exercise is scheduled  to take place at the PDP National …

A leading governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ondo state, Mr Wale Akinterinwa, has promised to address the issue of food crisis and youth joblessness in the state. Akinterinwa gave the promise while speaking during an interactive session with the Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries, Retired Senior Civil Servants, Ondo state chapter in Akure, the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the Jalingo, Yorro and Zing House of Representative bye-election inconclusive. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Daniel Ayuba, disclosed this after the collation of results from the three local government councils that made up the constituency in Jalingo. Ayuba said that while the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano on Saturday traded blame over the disruptions and irregularities that marred the House of Assembly rerun polls. The disruptions and irregularities, including the hijacking of electoral materials resulting in violence, led to the suspension of the election in the Kunchi/Tsanyawa constituency of the State by the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Shittu Ibrahim as winner of Saki West State Constituency rerun election for Oyo House of Assembly. Shittu defeated his closest rival, Julius Okedoyin, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Shittu was earlier declared the winner of the 18 March 2023 election by the Independent …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has retained the Surulere Federal Constituency I seat of Lagos State, which was vacated by Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila. The former Speaker of the House of Representatives represented the constituency for five straight terms from 2003, and won his sixth term last year, only to resign after being named by President Bola Tinubu as his …

Election monitoring body, Yiaga Africa, said it will deploy 21 trained and accredited citizen observers using its Process and Results Verification for Transparency (PRVT) methodology to observe today’s bye-elections to ensure the process and results are credible. The election observation body, in its bulletin, detailing some of its programmes, said the deployment will enable it to provide the most timely …