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74PoliticsUmahi sabotaged PDP in 2019 elections, PDP governors allege
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party on Saturday expressed outrage over disparaging comments made about the PDP and its governors by the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi. Umahi had, in a television interview, said, “One or two governors that own PDP, their body language suggests that...
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32PoliticsKaduna LG Poll: Aggrieved APC Members Protest Against Inconclusive Election
Aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State have taken to the streets to protest against the declaration of election in the council by the state independent electoral commission as inconclusive. The APC members took their protest to the office of the...
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PDP’s Evivie Wins Delta Assembly By-Election
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ovuakpoye Evivie, has won the just concluded Delta State House of Assembly by-election in Isoko South Constituency I. INEC Returning Officer, Professor Christopher Onosemuode, declared Evivie as the winner of the poll on Saturday. Onosemuode, a lecturer from the Federal University of...
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Kaduna Polls: KADSIECOM Declares Election Inconclusive In Four LGs
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) has declared the election in four local government areas of the state as inconclusive. Areas where the poll has been declared inconclusive include Jaba, Jemaa, Kachia, and Soba LGAs. Chairman of the commission, Saratu Dikko-Audu, made the declaration on Friday at a press...
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125PoliticsINEC lists PDP’s Ozigbo for Anambra election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election. INEC said it took the decision after a court order. The commission disclosed this in a statement by Mr Festus...
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INEC Recognises Valentine Ozigbo As PDP Candidate For Anambra Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Mr Valentine Ozigbo as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the governorship election in Anambra State. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He explained that...
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99WorldECOWAS worried over potential election delay in Mali
The West African bloc ECOWAS said on Tuesday that it feared potential delays in elections in Mali aimed at restoring civilian rule following last year’s coup. In a statement, the group said it remained “worried by the lack of concrete action” to prepare for the vote, which has been promised...
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80PoliticsKaduna LG elections: How postponements, violence, ballot snatching, others marred exercise
The Kaduna Local Government elections have come and gone, but residents have said that the experiences, setbacks, gains and lessons learnt will linger on for a while. The elections which held on Sept, 4 2021, was postponed three times. The poll which was earlier scheduled to hold on...
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Police restrict movement as Kaduna holds Council elections in 19 LGAs
The streets of Kaduna state have been deserted in compliance with police restrictions on vehicular movements. The elections is holding in 19 out of 23 local government areas in the state. Businesses and other economic activities have also been suspended. Security operatives are carrying out routine patrols while others are...
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Kaduna LG Election: El-Rufai Loses Polling Unit To PDP
Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has lost the Saturday’s chairmanship and councillorship elections in his polling unit to the main opposition, People’s Democratic Party (PDP). El-Rufai voted at his Polling Unit 001 Ungwar Sarki, Kaduna North local government area where he said his target was not to win all the polls...
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138PoliticsPDP Releases Timetable For Ekiti Governorship Elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its timetable and schedule of activities in early preparation for the June 18, 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said sales of expression of interest and nomination forms would commence on September...
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212PoliticsLG Elections: El-Rufai Loses Polling Unit To PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has won the chairmanship and councillorship seats in Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s Ungwar Sarki polling unit in Kaduna North Local Government Area. El-Rufai, a member of the All Progressive Congress, had earlier voted at the polling unit where he also declared that he is not desperate to...
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90PoliticsAPC Holds LG Congress Elections Nationwide
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has held local government congress elections across the country. The exercise scheduled for Saturday was to elect the leadership of the party at the local government level, and those who eventually become delegates to regional and national congresses and convention. APC held this second...
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Elections Postponed In Four Kaduna LGAs Over Insecurity
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission has rescheduled the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections initially scheduled to hold on Saturday in four Local Government Areas. Chairman of the Commission, Saratu Dikko Audu, who announced the suspension on Friday said the decision followed security reports that it will be impossible to conduct...
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Kaduna LG Election: Candidates Sign Peace Accord
Candidates in the Kaduna State local government election have signed a peace accord. The peace pact was signed on Tuesday in Kaduna – the state capital – by candidates from 11 political parties. The agreement – organised by the Kaduna State Police Command – was attended by the Chairman of the...