…Investigators are examining possible links to activities that could disrupt ongoing local government elections. Read Here: https://punchng.com/police-nab-suspected-drug-dealer-with-%e2%82%a65-8m-haul-in-anambra/ 6. Machete-wielding man attacks security guards at Lagos cinema, kills two A man armed with a machete and kn…

…be no automatic victory for any chairmanship candidate in Saturday, August 29, 2026, local government elections, even where only one candidate is contesting a chairmanship seat. Addressing journalists on Wednesday at a pre-election briefing at the commission’s secretariat in Awka, ANSIEC Commissioner for Information an…

…candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, to the conference, questioning his record on local government elections while he was governor of Anambra State. “It is a shame that Peter Obi, who did not care to conduct a local government election in Anambra State for the eight years he was governor, was also invited to the…

…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 Onwe Road, Abakaliki. Among tho…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi chapter, has rejected the Saturday’s local government elections conducted in the state, describing the exercise as a “mono-party polls” allegedly conducted in defiance of subsisting court judgments. The State Publicity Secretary of the Party, Mr Darlington Onwe, made the posit…

…Ohaozara Local Government Area, has commended the peaceful conduct of the Ebonyi State local government elections. Osbourne Umahi spoke after casting his vote at his Onuofukulu polling unit in Umunaga, Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area. He said he was satisfied with the conduct of the exercise, expressing optimism…

…Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, have commended the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s local government elections across the state. Osbourne Umahi, who is the APC chairmanship candidate for Ohaozara Local Government Area, cast his vote at Onuofukulu Polling Unit, Umunaga, Uburu. “I’m satisfied […] The post APC stakehol…

…recently over a dispute on the emergence of Candidates of the APM for the December 2026 Local Government Elections. It was gathered that both Alhaji Olopoeyan and Makinde have parallel candidates ahead of the local government poll, which would herald the 2027 general election.

…2020 and 2024, he maintained that the ruling party had maintained its dominance in the local government elections, with the APM winning all 20 chairmanship seats and 319 councillorship seats in the latest election.

…Movement has won all the 20 chairmanship seats contested in Monday’s Bauchi State local government elections, according to the Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission. The commission also declared APM candidates winners in 319 of the 323 councillorship seats contested across the state. The Chairperson of BASIEC,…

…School, Yalwan Duguri, in Alkaleri Local Government Area during the ongoing state local government elections. Mohammed said recent electoral developments, including the outcome of the Osun State governorship election, had demonstrated that federal influence could no longer guarantee victory at the polls. According to h…

…for its activities. He said the administration 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 Committe…

…administration made history by stabilising 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 No…

…made policing considerably more effective. He also highlighted the conduct of local government elections across 20 LGAs and 37 Local Council Development Areas as evidence of improved security, saying not a single ballot box was snatched, and no voter was harmed throughout the exercise.He reaffirmed the constitutional r…

…in the first instance. According to him, as preparations continue for the forthcoming local government elections, some members of Nnewi Ichi have argued that it is their turn to produce the next mayor, while others maintain that the position remains with Umudim under the community’s rotation arrangement. Osumuo said Nz…

…elected local government chairmen, relying instead on caretaker committees until local government elections were held shortly before he left office. The minister maintained that he remained willing to participate in a debate on any credible platform. “One cannot credibly aspire to lead a nation as complex and demanding…

…PDP candidates, across the state. No political party did that during the buildup to the local government elections,” the PDP candidate stated. He also commended Fintiri’s handling of security, saying the governor’s use of hunters and community vigilantes helped contain insecurity in parts of the state. Looking beyond t…

Announcing the results on Saturday at the commission's headquarters in Gombe, the Chairman of GOSIEC, Abdullahi Talatse, said the ruling party won every seat.