The Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government Area in Lagos State, Mr Oluwagbenga Abiola, has withdrawn his interest to vie for the chairmanship position of the LG in the upcoming 12 July 2025 council election. Abiola said he stepped down for Abdulganiyu Obasa, son of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa. Abiola, who is a …

The Interparty Advisory Council (IPAC) has expressed strong opposition to the nomination form fees of N150,000 announced by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) for the upcoming local government elections scheduled for 12 July. IPAC accused the electoral body of reneging on an earlier agreement reached during a consultative meeting with LASIEC Chairperson, Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile (retd.), where it …

A meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, was disrupted on Monday following protests over the alleged imposition of a chairmanship candidate ahead of the 12 July Lagos Council elections. The meeting, which began peacefully at 4 pm at 7, Ijaoye Street, quickly escalated when some aggrieved party members and leaders …

The All Progressives Congress has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State of violating his oath of office and the rule of law following the conduct of a local government election on Saturday, 22 February 2025. APC noted the LG election shouldn’t have been held despite a subsisting judgment of the Court of Appeal reinstating previously sacked officials. In a …

The Kwara State Police Command has directed restrictions on vehicular movement in the 16 Local Government Areas of the state during the LG council elections scheduled for Saturday, 21 September, 2024. A statement signed on Friday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ejire-Adeyemi Toun, on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Victor Olaiya, noted that the restriction was …

The Imo Government, on Tuesday, affirmed its commitment to free, fair and credible Local Government Elections on 21 September, saying it has no plans to rig the exercise. The government further declared that Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s popularity and the people-oriented projects across the state would guarantee overwhelming success for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the elections. The Commissioner …

In preparation of the local government council election, which is due this year in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed six eminent persons to serve in the state Independent Electoral Commission. According to a statement on Wednesday by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, the appointees are Hon. Justice Bola Okikiolu Ighile (rtd) as Chairman, …

The Gombe State Government on Friday announced that monthly sanitation scheduled every last Saturday of the month will not be held tomorrow over the local government election. Disclosing this in Gombe, the state capital, Commissioner for Water, Environment and Forest Resources, Mohammed Fawu, called on residents to keep their surroundings clean, stressing that they shouldn’t wait for the general allotted …

The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission BSIEC) has fixed local government elections in the state for 6th July 2024. The commission’s chairman, John Chen, stated this on Friday when he met with stakeholders where he unveiled the election timetable in Makurdi, the state capital. He assured all that the commission would conduct free, fair, and credible elections. Chen said the …