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Kebbi By-Election: Low Turnout Recorded In Zuru Town
Residents were seen going about their normal business activities, with shops, filling stations, and other commercial centres remaining open. As voting gets underway in the Zuru State House of Assembly by-election, Channels Television observed a low turnout of voters in some polling units visited across the area. In Zuru town, residents were seen going about their normal…
Ekiti Gov Poll: David Mark, Aregbesola Lead ADC Grand Finale Campaign
Similarly, National Chairman of ADC, Senator David Mark, and the party’s National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday led the party’s top hierarchy to Ado-Ekiti for the grand finale of campaigns ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. The ADC leaders called on the people of Ekiti State to rise and reclaim their State from…
ADC: APC Shameless for Celebrating Judges’ Housing
further credence to this belief. After all, he who pays the piper dictates the tune.” ADC explained, “It is noteworthy that the APC attempted to portray the project as part of government efforts to strengthen judicial independence. This is an Orwellian irony. “Judicial independence is not achieved by the number of buildings commissioned by politicians.…
Rivers By-Election: Ogoni Gokhana Stakeholders Back Olaka Nwogu, Mobilise Voters
The Rivers South-East Senatorial by-election is expected to be keenly contested by candidates from various political parties. By Deborah Mie-Fiebersima Ahead of Saturday’s Rivers South-East by-election, stakeholders in Gokhana, Rivers State, have intensified efforts to mobilise voters, urging residents to turn out in large numbers and support the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Olaka Nwogu.…
High Stakes In Ekiti As Over One Million Voters Elect Governor Today
INEC warned against misinformation and disinformation, warning that fake news, manufactured election-day panic, and unauthorised declaration of results are direct assaults on public peace and democratic stability. No fewer than 1,059,360 registered voters will tomorrow head to the polls to cast their votes and elect the next governor of Ekiti State. The exercise, which will…
2027: NDC Exempts Obi, Kwankwaso From Anti-Defection Oath
It said the move applies only to the party’s candidates for National Assembly and state House of Assembly positions. Kwankwaso (left) and Obi (right) in Abuja on Sunday, May 3, 2026. The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has exempted its presidential candidate for the 2027 elections, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from the…
Alleged ₦5.78b Fraud: No Money Was Released To Ex-Kwara Governor — EFCC Investigator
Ex-governor Ahmed and his ex-commissioner for Finance, Demola Banu, have been standing trial over the alleged diversion of over ₦5 billion in SUBEB funds in the state. An investigator with the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Stanley Ujilibo, on Wednesday told a state high court sitting in Ilorin that…
2027: NDC Defends Loyalty Affidavits For Candidates, Says It Will Limit Defections
The NDC, which unveiled the move earlier this week, cited the need to protect the party’s institutional integrity by ensuring those elected under its platform stay loyal until their tenure ends. The National Secretary of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Ikenna Enekweizu, says the party’s introduction of an oath of loyalty to candidates will limit…
Abduction: Reps Minority Leader Faults Tinubu’s Failure To Visit Oyo, Calls For His Resignation
Over 40 students and teachers were abducted in the state, prompting national outrage. Photo of President Bola Tinubu The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Frederick Agbedi, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s failure to visit Oyo State in the wake of the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in the state. Agbedi spoke when he…
Ogun PDP Unveils Latifah Kolapo As Deputy Governorship Candidate
She called on party members to remain united and committed to the collective goal of securing victory at the polls, stressing that grassroots mobilisation and voter engagement would be critical to the party’s success. Updated June 16, 2026 As political activities towards the 2027 elections gather momentum, the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic…
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