A new controversy has erupted over Saturday’s local government election in Kano State as a Federal High Court, on Friday, removed the 44 chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Justice Simon Amobede ruled to disqualify the NNPP candidates in response to a lawsuit filed by a party faction led … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State has emerged victorious in the local council elections conducted by the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC). The party secured all 11 chairmanship and 114 councillorship seats in the state The Chairman of the electoral commission, Saidu Shehu Awak, announced on Saturday … Read more
The main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) boycotted the election, leaving the ruling party and six others to battle for the LG seats The candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in all the 17 local government areas of Plateau State have won the chairmanship seats in the Saturday 19, 2021, council election … Read more
A chieftain of the PDP, Eddy Olafeso has hailed the Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai, for his display of sportsmanship in the last Saturday local government election in the state. The former National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) South West, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, on Monday, hailed the Kaduna State governor, Nasir … Read more
The residents of Lagos State have spoken about their lack of interest in the Local Government Elections in the state on Saturday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the residents of Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa Ward, have explained that they did not participate in the Lagos State Local Government Elections due to the non-performance of political office … 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
Protesters have stormed the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that scores of protesters from the Somolu Local Government Area, on Tuesday, stormed the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State to protest against the list of candidates for chairman and vice-chairman released by … Read more
A security guard attached to the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has allegedly killed two youths in the state. The vehicle of the Speaker was however set ablaze by aggrieved residents. A security guard attached to the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has allegedly killed two youths … Read more
Twin explosions suspected of dynamite earlier on Thursday unsettled the secretariat of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The dynamite was detonated by some men who drove in an SUV, leaving party supporters to scamper for safety. Ahead of the local council polls in the state, unknown persons detonated dynamite at … Read more
Ahead of the Local government elections in Taraba State, the state government has declared a 3 days public Holiday in order for its citizen to participate fully in the electoral processes. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Darius Ishaku, Hassan Mijinyawa, who made this announcement in a statement very early on Monday, said the holiday … Read more