The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 20 chairmanship seats in the Local Government election held in Ogun State on Saturday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the 20 chairmanship seats in the state. The OGSIEC … Read more
Phillips said the winners of chairmanship elections would be declared at the Local Government Collation Centres Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has revealed that the results of Saturday’s local government election in the state will be declared at the ward and local government levels. Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, the Chairman of LASIEC, said … Read more
“So far, it is satisfactory, it is not excellent or good, but it is satisfactory,” Phillips said. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) described the turnout of voters in the ongoing local government election in the state as satisfactory, “but not excellent”. LASIEC Chairman, Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, said this while briefing newsmen … Read more
The Lagos State Local Government Elections took off on Saturday on a slow start as voters trickled in at polling centres across the state The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called on voters to seize the election period to express themselves freely. Sanwo-Olu said this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the Polling … Read more
An electoral officer, who preferred anonymity, said that there was enough publicity about the need for voters to come with their nose masks. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), made it a mandatory condition for voters seeking to exercise their rights to vote to use nose masks. This, some voters at the Okerube … Read more
Some of them told Newsmen that they were of the opinion that the election had been postponed, while others had no knowledge of the election at all. Some residents in Lagos have conveyed dissatisfaction with the ongoing local government election, because the restriction of movement came as a surprise to most of them. Some … Read more
The election is expected to take place in the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development Areas of the state An additional 25,000 police operatives will be deployed to beef up security in the local government elections scheduled to hold on Saturday in Lagos State. The Chairperson, Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice … Read more
He predicated his decision on the need to avoid a situation where court could be made to give conflicting judgments on the same matter Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, withdrew from the suit seeking to halt impeachment of Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Mahadi Aliyu Mohammed Gusau. The judge … Read more
The APC administration has ruined the economy of this nation and failed woefully to secure the lives and properties of the citizens. The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has said it is disappointed in Senator Francis Asekhame Alimikhena representing Edo North in the Senate for unashamedly supporting the vote against electronic transmission … Read more
Ogundele had earlier dragged OGSIEC to court for dealing with a faction loyal to late Buruji Kashamu of the PDP in the state The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn from the council polls in Ogun State, barely 48 hours to the election slated for Saturday. Chairman of the party in Ogun, Sikirulai Ogundele … Read more
…the opposition party has called on the general public to remain resolute and optimistic, insisting that PDP was not involved in the matter that was vacated… The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo state, has said that her legal matter against the APC candidature of Senator Hope Uzodinma in the 2019 governorship election, is still … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has spoken about President Buhari’s successor ahead of the 2023 general election in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will come up with a consensus and agreeable presidential candidate for the 2023 election at the appropriate time. The party … Read more
…Shehu Garba said it is a sign for the opposition particularly to know that President Buhari matters a lot to Nigerians… Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu has told members of the People Democratic Party (PDP) to stop nursing false hopes about the nation’s number one office. Shehu disclosed … Read more
“The Ohanaeze scribe said the separate threats against the Southern Governors by the said groups were sponsored by Northern Politicians…” Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared that it would not be intimidated into surrendering its demand for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023. This was contained in a statement issued by … Read more
The court also reaffirmed that Chief Victor Oye is the indisputable national chairman of APGA… Two courts in Anambra on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to list the names of Professor Chukwuma Soludo and Senator Ugochukwu Uba as the candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Peoples Democratic Party … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has spoken about the Jonathan/Malami presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 general elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, Monday debunked reports making the rounds that former President Goodluck Jonathan and himself will contest … Read more
The PDP, through its lawyer, had urged the court to grant its prayer in the interest of justice. The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, thwarted efforts by the Zamfara House of Assembly to impeach the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahdi Gusau. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering a ruling in … Read more
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has revealed why senators voted against the e-transmission of election results. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has given reasons to justify the position taken by both the senators on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the … Read more
Hanga however expressed doubt that the APC will give its ticket to Tinubu… The pioneer national chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Senator Rufai Hanga, has said there was “implied agreement” President Muhammadu Buhari would hand over power to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of … Read more
Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, said it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country. INEC’s National Chairman and Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye said the … Read more