Residents in the 23 local government areas of Rivers State will on Saturday cast their votes in the council election scheduled to be held across 6,866 polling units. The elections are coming six months and two days after the Supreme Court nullified the local government election conducted on October 5, 2024, by the Rivers…
Tonye Cole, former governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, on Sunday, criticised the scheduling of local government elections in the state for August 30, describing the timing as questionable and potentially illegitimate. In July, the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) announced the poll date, barely two months before the…
1 …..As Members Describe Oyegun As Political Pacesetter BENIN – The South-South vice chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Elder Festus Igbinoba, has declared that his party will be able to give the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a run for its money in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election with the choice of Chief John…
Exactly one year after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on local government autonomy in Nigeria, 7,060,195 registered voters in Lagos State, Nigeria’s economic nerve centre and revenue powerhouse, head to the polls on Saturday, July 12, 2025, to elect their preferred representatives into chairmanship, vice-chairmanship and councillorship positions across the 20 local government areas…
Attahiru Jega, a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has slammed politicians. He accused politicians of bribing professors during elections. This is as he also defended the inclusion of academics in the conduct of Nigeria’s election. According to him, professors have constantly rejected bribes offered to them by…
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has defended the inclusion of academics in the conduct of Nigeria’s election. According to him, professors have constantly rejected bribes offered to them by politicians and brought unmatched integrity into the nation’s electoral processes. Jega, an academic and former vice-chancellor of Bayero…
A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Saturday alleged that the feud between the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, is about the sharing of the state’s funds. Amaechi, who spoke in an interview with DW Africa, insisted that President Bola Tinubu’s imposition of an emergency rule in the state…
Former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Attahiru Jega, has warned that democracy in West Africa is deteriorating due to poor governance and ineffective leadership. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday as the keynote speaker at the “Reflection Conference on Democratic Elections in West Africa,” organized by Yiaga Africa, a civil society organization (CSO),…
German politicians made a final scramble for votes Saturday on the eve of crucial elections in which conservatives are favoured to win despite the dramatic rise of the far right. Sunday’s vote comes at a time of upheaval for Europe and its biggest economy as US President Donald Trump has ended a united Western…
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has reported that more than 30 states have successfully held elections for Local Government councils following a Supreme Court ruling that granted financial autonomy to local governments across the country. This development was confirmed in a communique made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday after the…
