…day, even as his brother’s child was set to be sworn in as a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly. “Up till today, they still rope me into a matter that I am still going to court for. That my brother now has taken an appointment. His child is about to be a member of the House of Assembly in Ekiti. “I’m now on my…

…held a meeting with aspirants for the Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly ahead of the 2027 general elections. The meeting, held at the party’s state secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, was attended by commissioners, local government chairmen, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly and other party…

…for the presidential and National Assembly elections, while the governorship and State House of Assembly elections are scheduled for February 6, 2027. New spending limits Section 92 of the Electoral Act 2026 substantially raises the amount candidates are permitted to spend on election campaigns compared with the previo…

…annual Isese Day celebrationThe declaration follows a 2023 resolution by the Ogun State House of Assembly and approval by Governor Dapo AbiodunThe government called on residents to celebrate peacefully and respect the beliefs and practices of othersPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Og…

…the ceremony. Campaigns for the presidential, National Assembly, governorship and State House of Assembly elections are expected to commence nationwide on Wednesday, with political parties set to take their messages to voters across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

…Commission (INEC) acknowledgement slips were presented to APC gubernatorial and State House of Assembly candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.Abdullahi Sule says Abuja-based politicians’ interference cost the APC victory in the Osun governorship election 2026. Photo >Governor Sule said:PAY ATTENTION: From breaking new…

…Assembly elections are scheduled for January 16, 2027, while the governorship and State House of Assembly elections will hold on February 6, 2027. Speaking on behalf of Tinubu, Akume urged political actors to place national interest above personal and partisan ambitions, saying elections should not be treated as a do-o…

…Tsebe, a former member representing Akwanga South Constituency in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Akwanga on Monday. Tsebe said he resigned from the party to pursue his political ambitions and serve the nation. The NASIEC commissioner disclosed that he had add…

…in Ningi with 29,387 votes. In Shira LGA, former Majority Leader of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Saleh Hodi, polled 37,135 votes. Sama’ila Wakili won Tafawa Balewa with 46,625 votes; Abubakar Ibrahim Dembo emerged winner in Toro with 109,999 votes; Habibu Idris won Warji with 43,066 votes, while Mas’ud Aliyu sec…

…senatorial districts, the 11 House of Representatives constituencies and the 31 State House of Assembly seats in Jigawa. The chairman said voters would assess the APC based on its performance in office, stressing that incumbency does not automatically translate into electoral victory. “Incumbency is not a guarantee of…

…votes. The African Democratic Congress candidate and former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Najeem Salaam, finished third with 17,180 votes. Adeleke won 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji secured 11. Salaam did not win any, including his home council of Ejigbo. The result represen…

…was the arrest of Hon. Abiola Ibrahim Inaolaji, a serving member of the Osun State House of Assembly, alongside 146 suspected electoral mercenaries in Ikire, located in the Irewole Local Government Area. Inaolaji, who represents the Irewole/Isokan State Constituency, was reportedly taken into custody at his residence d…

The Peoples Democratic Party 2027 State House of Assembly candidate in Benue State, Bemgba Iortyom, has called on the Federal Government not to bear the burden of investing in individual businesses by establishing ranches for herders. Iortyom, who made the call in a statement issued on Saturday and made available to jo…

…to come out and participate in the exercise. Also speaking, a former member of the state House of Assembly, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, said that after casting his vote, the atmosphere was peaceful, with a large voter turnout. The post Osun election: Ayeni, Fadahunsi, Oyintiloye hail voter turnout, peaceful conduct appe…

…Legit.ng! Security operatives on Saturday morning intercepted a member of the Osun State House of Assembly after he was found with roughly 146 people at a private property in Ikire, during the state's governorship election.The lawmaker, Abiola Ibrahim, who represents the Irewole/Isokan Constituency, was confronted at t…

…at private residence Security operatives have interrogated a member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Abiola Ibrahim, after about 146 people were found gathered at a private residence in Ikire on Saturday, the day of the state's governorship election. Ibrahim, who represents Irewole/Isokan Constituency and is a memb…

…popularly known as Ajoy, Engineer Abayomi Adebanjo, Mr B.S. Lawal, former Ogun State House of Assembly member, Hon. Sola Adams, popularly known as Nishonibe, and other political and community leaders.

The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has called on the international community to intervene over what he described as attacks, intimidation and threats against citizens and political actors in Odo Otin Local Government Area in the past 48 hours, in an address delivered as rival political ca…

…election, as well as APC candidates for the House of Representatives and Ogun State House of Assembly in Ogun East. The OGD Loyal Coordinators Forum, in a statement signed by the trio of Kolade Segun-Okeowo, Yekeen Adesanya and Jide Onadeko, however, said the loyalists of the former governor remained united and unpertu…

…Bola Oyebamiji, and Dr Najeem Salaam of the ADC, a former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly.Ademola Adeleke seeks re-election in the 2026 Osun gubernatorial election. Photo Adeleke>During an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Okwuosa listed the 3 factors that could decide the Adeleke vs Oyebamiji racePAY ATTENTION…

…to the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, the Executive Council and the House of Assembly for approval. “The goal is that following this reform, we’ll have a restructured PSP programme that will have the necessary investment, the necessary infrastructure, and the necessary equipment in the form of trucks to s…

…and we have very stringent criteria for it.” The governor also said, “In 2022, the State House of Assembly approved borrowing N100bn for a supplementary budget, but to this moment, we have not borrowed a kobo of that amount.” He said the state’s borrowing policy was limited to projects capable of generating returns. “T…

…of the probe. Izeze, who represents the Ughelli South constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, was appointed Commissioner for Works (Highway and Urban Roads) by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The suspension is an administrative action to facilitate the investigation and does not, by itself, establish guilt.

…that plunged the area into darkness. The assurance came as members of the Abia State House of Assembly Committee on Power and Public Utilities visited the company to assess the situation behind the prolonged outage affecting nine of the state’s 17 local government areas. Chairman of Aba Power and former Minister of Pow…

…in gas supply. Speaking during a fact-finding visit by members of the Abia State House of Assembly, Nnaji explained that the company’s gas supplier, Heirs Energy, had reported the failure of the clutch gear and starter motor at its Associated Gas Gathering Plant in Obigbo, Rivers State, due to ageing equipment. Apologi…