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2027 Polls: Court Bars INEC from Recognising ADC Congresses
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is prohibited from recognising or participating in any congresses organised by the caretaker committee of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by Senator David Mark. The ruling, delivered by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik...
Ahead of 2027 polls, Ganga Eway to put UP in pole position
: If expressways are a measure of development, Uttar Pradesh is set to have a leading position on the infrastructure map with nearly 60% of India’s total expressway network. On April 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 594-km six-lane access-controlled Ganga Expressway, the longest in the country, from Hardoi district. The expressway will
West Bengal polls: NIA to probe bomb haul in tinderbox Bhangar
KOLKATA: Centre has ordered an NIA investigation in the recovery of 79 crude bombs in Bhangar on Saturday. "Central govt is of the opinion that a Scheduled Offence under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, has been committed in the instant case, and the aforesaid case is related to the illegal storage and handling of
FCT polls: PDP urges INEC to immediately announce outstanding results in Kuje
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately release the outstanding results from two wards in Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In a statement issued on Sunday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong...
FCT Polls: Wike Praises Tinubu, Says Election Defines Nigeria’s True Political Divide
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as the peaceful and credible conduct of the Saturday Area Council elections in Abuja, declaring that the outcome has clearly shown Nigerians “the ruling party and the real opposition party” in the country...
Rivers LG polls: Residents defy no-movement order, cite economic hardship
Some traders and shop owners in the Obio/Akpor area of Rivers on Saturday opened for business in defiance of the state government’s no-movement directive during the local government council elections. They cited economic hardship and survival concerns as reasons for opening their businesses despite the ban. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
LG polls: Lagos APC okays 432 chairmanship aspirants for primaries
Ahead of the July 12, 2025, Local Government Elections in Lagos State, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has made available the official list of chairmanship aspirants cleared to contest in its forthcoming primaries. It could be recalled that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, had scheduled elections into Chairmanship and 376 Councillors in the
Osun LG Polls: OSSIEC Chairman laments Police closure of headquarters
The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, has expressed concern over the closure of the commission’s headquarters by the police. The incident happened on Saturday as the commission conducted the controversial local government elections across the state. During a live interview on Rave FM...
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