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President Bola Tinubu who is observing his leave in the United Kingdom has reacted to the just concluded local government elections in Rivers State. While reacting to unfolding tensions following last Saturday’s local government council election, the President expressed deep concern over reports of arson and explosions in the state. According to Tinubu all political…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called for the immediate cancellation of the just concluded Local Government (LG) polls in Benue. The Benue Chairman of APGA, Mr Joseph Ogli, made the call in an interaction with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Ogli said that APC winning all 23 local government areas in the election…
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun has affirmed that the actions of the Nigeria Police Force during the recent Rivers State local government election were in full compliance with a subsisting court order. This clarification comes in response to criticism following the police’s refusal to participate in the elections and the subsequent tension between the…
Several election observer groups monitoring the Edo State governorship election have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use its authority under Section 65 of the Electoral Act 2022 to review any poll results that were declared under questionable circumstances or violated electoral regulations. In a joint statement issued by groups including the…
