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Protest Rocks Ilorin Over LG Election Results
Protest has broken this morning, 22nd September, 2024 in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital following declaration of last Saturday Council polls. The protesters in their large numbers converge in front of KWASIEC office carrying...
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Breaking: INEC Can Handle Local Government Election -Professor Yakubu
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it can comfortably handle the conduct of local government elections if the responsibility falls on it. The chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu said this on...
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LG Financial Autonomy: Political Actors Laud Supreme Court Verdict
Shortly after President Bola Tinubu welcomed the verdict of the Supreme Court that affirmed the autonomy of the Local Government Administration, several other prominent political office holders have expressed delight with the development. The...
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LG Autonomy: Supreme Court Delivers Judgement Today
The Supreme Court will today deliver judgment on the suit the Federal Government filed to secure full autonomy for the 774 local government areas in the country.Whereas the apex court notified the Federal Government...
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Pro-Wike Rivers Assembly Hands Fubara 7-day Ultimatum To Re-present 2024 Budget
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, has handed a seven-day ultimatum to Governor Siminialayi Fubara, to re-present the 2024 budget to the House. The faction of the state assembly loyal...
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JUST-IN: Pro-Fubara, Wike Lawmakers Hold Parallel Sittings Today
There is palpable tension in Rivers as the two factions of the State House of Assembly will have parallel sittings this morning. On Sunday night the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House loyal to the State Governor,...
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JUST-IN: Fubara Breaks Silence Over Pro-Wike Lawmakers’ A’Court Verdict
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is neither deterred nor worried by Thursday’s Appeal Court judgement which returned Martin Amaewhule and 24 other lawmakers to the State House of Assembly. The...
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Ondo 2024: NNPP Petitions INEC Over Candidates’ Impersonation
The New Nigeria People’s Party has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission over the alleged impersonation of the governorship candidate of the party, Mr Gbenga Edema, and his running mate, Rotimi Adeyemi, ahead of...
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JUST-IN: Appeal Court Voids Order Restraining Pro-Wike Lawmakers From Parading Selves As Rivers Assembly Members
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the order made by the High Court of Rivers State restraining the 25 members of the Rivers House of Assembly, who allegedly defected from...
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BREAKING: Court Invalidates Edo PDP Guber Primary
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, declared the Peoples Democratic Party, February 22, 2024, primary election, that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate invalid. Justice Ekwo made the...
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