Rivers councillor marries two women same day A Ward 5 Councillor of Andoni Legislative Council, Rivers State, Hon. Iyeoron Rowland Brown, has married two women on the same day. The traditional marriage ceremony took place at the Community Primary School Field in Asuk-Ama Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers Sta…

…chairman who fails to win his council will be removed from office and replaced with a councillor. I want this information to be on the headlines of newspapers because, as politicians, we will not speak in secret.” Meanwhile, the newly sworn-in Chairman of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, Eze Paul Ituma, h…

ANSIEC chair declared APGA winners of all 21 chairmanship seats and 326 councillorship positions in the August 29 Anambra LGA electionYPP's collation agent disclosed that party members were barred from accessing voting materials in Anambra East, where gunshots were reportedSeveral newly elected LGA mayors spoke exclusi…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti says the tenure of the current Chairmen and Councillors in the 17 LGAs of the State will end in 2028, not in November 2026. The Governor made the explanation on Thursday during his media chat with Abia people, while reacting to the trending speculation on the fate of the Executive Chairme…

Former councillors and other political office holders who served in Ogun State local governments between 2021 and 2024 have appealed to Governor Dapo Abiodun to approve and release their outstanding severance entitlements. The ex-councillors lamented that the failure of the government to pay up their severance allowanc…

…primaries.” The commissioner noted that the same “Yes/No” principle would not apply to councillorship elections, adding that councillors would emerge through the normal voting process. Chinedu disclosed that 22 candidates had been screened for the 21 local government chairmanship positions. The All Progressives Grand A…

…Democratic Party amid political realignments ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Councillor representing Gambari Ward 1 in Ilorin East LG council, Ibrahim Salah, spoke on behalf of stakeholders in the ward and other communities across Kwara Central. Salah said the stakeholders’ decision to reaffirm their support f…

The All Progressives Congress has won all 13 chairmanship and 171 councillorship seats contested in the Ebonyi State local government elections. According to Vanguard, the results were announced on Sunday by the Chairman of the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, Patrick Enyi, at the commission’s office on O…

…with candidates of the ruling party emerging across the 13 chairmanship and 171 councillorship positions. Onwe noted that the election was also subsequently nullified by the Federal High Court, Abakaliki, on Oct. 21, 2025. He alleged that the court also restrained EBSIEC and the state government from conducting another…

…at the Government House, Bauchi. The governor, while congratulating the chairmen and councillors, stated that their victory indicated the high level of the people’s acceptance of the administration’s policies and programs. He said, “The recent election has shown that the APM, a relatively new and smaller political plat…

…chairmanship candidate, while the maximum campaign expenditure for an Area Council councillorship election is N10m. The law also places a ceiling on individual contributions to candidates, providing that no individual donor may contribute more than N500m to a single candidate. Section 92 further provides sanctions for…

…Commission. The commission also declared APM candidates winners in 319 of the 323 councillorship seats contested across the state. The Chairperson of BASIEC, Jummai Abubakar, announced the results after the conclusion of voting, counting, collation and verification of results. Abubakar said, “Following the conclusion o…

…should understand that service could be rendered at different levels, including as councillor, local government chairman, legislator, governor, minister, vice-president or president. According to him, political leaders should be prepared to serve wherever they are needed, rather than considering certain offices beneath…

…governments are distracted. At the local government level, they are distracted. The councillor is distracted; the local government chairman is distracted; the state governor is distracted; the health commissioner is distracted. And vaccination needs to continue. They need to continue to release what we call counterpart…

…had also supported APC candidates in the local government elections, including councillors and council chairmen, describing the measures as part of efforts to strengthen the party’s grassroots structure. The meeting was attended by members of the APC State Working Committee, Deputy Governor Dennis Idahosa, the Chief of…

…the party to support APC candidates in the local government elections, including councillors and council chairmen, without requiring them to personally finance their campaigns. He further stated that the APC recorded a total of 2,158,600 votes across Edo State, covering Edo North, Edo Central and Edo South, describing…

…on sustainable agriculture and water management. Earlier, Chinese Cultural Centre Councillor, Yang Jianxing, said the exhibition was an important platform for strengthening mutual understanding between Nigeria and China through cultural exchange. He noted that 2026 marks both the China-Africa Year of People-to-People E…

Gunmen k!ll former Plateau councillor Gunmen have k!lled a former Councillor of Rim Ward in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. Hon. Daniel Danjuma Chong, was m8rdered by the gunmen who invaded Torok of Rim community on Sunday night, August 2, 2026. National Publicity Secretary of Berom Youth Moulders-Associa…

…speaking for the river as its own entity." Tabling the motion to protect the River Avon, councillor Andy (Keynsham East, Liberal Democrat) told B&NES at the meeting: "This is what I want for our Avon." by Linda Ikeji at 27/07/2026 12:56 PM | Share this Story

…are allegations of non-performance despite massive allocations. In Ukwuani LGA, a councillor publicly questioned how the council receives up to ?500 million monthly yet has “nothing to show”. Warri North has faced accusations of neglecting the Egbema Kingdom in project execution. Communities in Oshimili North have prot…

…Patricia Ekwutozam Adolue; the Council Secretary, Prince Tony Ebube; the Supervisory Councillor for Health, Austin Unorchie; and other government functionaries. PUNCH Online reported that Hundeyin was appointed Force Public Relations Officer in September 2025 by the then Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. B…

The chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who participated in the June 13, 2026, local government election in Adamawa State, have rejected its outcome. Describing the election as a charade, the candidates are calling for a fresh poll. The election in question produced chai…

…Osogbo, had declared the continued occupation of council offices by the APC chairmen and councillors unconstitutional. The party, however, noted that the judgment did not invalidate the local government election conducted on February 22, 2025. “We serve this notice to all security agencies operating within Osun State c…

…parties had already met. "Our party won over 50 local governments and more than 170 councillorship seats. ADC also won elections. Accord also won elections. Those facts were before the judge." He maintained that INEC's position alone should have settled the matter. "INEC is the only body empowered by the Constitution t…

…Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission, EKSIEC, with voters electing chairmen and councillors for the various councils. Several political parties are participating in the election, including the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, African Democratic Congress, ADC, Accord Party, L…