The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared candidates of All Progressive Congress (APC) as winners of the Saturday’s local government election across the state. Mr. Henry Omaku, chairman of the electoral body announced the results of the polls on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Lafia. He said that three political parties; All […]
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The Federal Government, states and local governments shared N701 billion as revenue for the month of April, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, said on Wednesday in Abuja. Mr Isa-Dutse said the amounts shared were the outcome of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. Giving a breakdown of the revenue accrued in April, […]
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The rescheduled ward and local government congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state will hold on Saturday and Sunday. This followed the cancellation of the May 5 and 12 Ward and Local Government Congresses by the party’s national leadership. According to Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, the party’s National Chairman and Mr Muiz Banire, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State on Sunday rejected the results of local government council elections, saying it would go to court to challenge the outcome of the polls. The party announced its plans just as its chairmanship candidate in Kachia local council was declared the winner. Mr Nuhu Garba, SIECOM’s returning officer […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship and councillorship election in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Returning Officer for the election, Danjuma Baye-Luka, announced the results on Sunday morning in Zonkwa. He said Elias Maza of the PDP scored 55,643 votes to […]
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The Imo chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) says it has shifted Saturday’s local government congress in the state to Monday, citing advice by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) as reason. Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Hilary Eke, said in a statement on Saturday in Owerri, that the advice to […]
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Violence broke out at Okwagbe community in Jeremi 3, Ughelli south local government area of Delta state as Jeremiah Oghoveta, a chairmanship aspirant, was stabbed to death. One Tete Pippah was said to have attacked Oghoveta after an argument ensued over allegations of hijack of electoral materials by a side. Oghoveta reportedly disagreed with some other […]
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Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has said about 18 out of the 23 local government areas out of in the state have been ravaged by “herdsmen.” He lamented the “continued onslaught” against the state by the herdsmen, calling for vigilance from the people. Ortom was speaking in Makurdi on Monday while interacting with journalists […]
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The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday agreed to share N647.39 billion to federal, states and local governments as revenue generated in February. The Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said this in Abuja, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the monthly FAAC meeting. She said after deductions for cost of collections had been […]
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The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has taken time to advise newly-elected local government chairmen in the state to embrace accountability in administering their councils. Mr. Obaseki stated this at the Government House in Benin on Monday, while swearing in the chairmen for the 18 local government areas in the state, elected on […]
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