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Chairman of the Labour Party Security, Peace, and Conflict Resolution Committee (LP- SPCRC) has commended Abia Governor, Alex Otti and the party presidential candidate in the 2023 election for their joint move to resolve the lingering leadership crisis rocking the party, appealing to

A former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Katsina State, Alhaji Muhammed Mustapha Inuwa, has said a “mega” political party is in the offing as part of measures to end the APC leadership in 2027 and the President Bola Ahmed

KADSIECOM jettisons electronic voting machines ahead of LG election   A coalition of civil society groups has opposed any plans to scrap State Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECOMs) and centralize local government elections under the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).   Representatives of the

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed its satisfaction with the recent judgment delivered by the High Court of Bauchi State in the case of Mr. Hamisu Abdullahi v Bauchi State’s Sharia Council. The judgment which was delivered last Thursday –

Notable political activist and purist, Aisha Yesufu, has taken umbrage at what she called “the labeling of the Igbo people as bigots.” Expressing her concerns in a video shared on her X account on Saturday (yesterday, August 31), Yesufu criticised the current

Towards the September 21, 2024 Edo State governorship election, a civil society organisation (CSO), the Edo Salvation Group (ESG), has called on political party candidates for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo to appear for election debate. In a statement in

Amb. Peter Orobor Foundation (POF) in conjunction with Asue/Ogie Support Group Abuja, has offered to transport eligible voters in the  FCT to  Edo to cast their votes in the Sept. 21 governorship election. Dr Peter Orobor, President of POF, who made the

Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC has rescheduled the local government elections in the state from 30th Nov to October 26th, 2024. The Chairman, Sani Lawan announced this while addressing newsmen in the commission’s headquarters on Friday.  Lawan said the development was

The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC),  has again shifted the State’s council election to Jan. 18, 2025, according to Dr. Joseph Aremo, ODIEC Chairman, who made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the commission’s headquarters in Akure yesterday, Thursday, August 29.