By Aluta News Oct. 15, 2021 About 1, 000 delegates are expected at the Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC) state congress on Saturday. Mr Samuel Isa, APC Organising Secretary in the state told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Friday that the congress would hold at theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 14, 2021 Prof. Attahiru Jega, Former Chairman, Independent National Election Commission (INEC), has said that an overhaul of the electoral system in ECOWAS Member States is critical to achieving credible, free and fair elections in the sub-region. Jega made this known during a Technical Session atContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 13, 2021 Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Baba, on Wednesday in Abuja charged Squadron Leaders of the Nigeria Police to remain apolitical at the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. Addressing a meeting with Commanders of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), the Special Protection Unit and theContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 13, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, said Tuesday’s passage of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 empowering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit election results was victory for democracy. The governor stated this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary,Continue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 13, 2021 The North Central stakeholder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have adopted former President of the Senate, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, as their consensus candidate for the party’s national chairman. Benue Gov. Samuel Ortom disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after the stakeholders’ meeting onContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct 12, 2021 A youth group, Catch Them Young Community Initiative (CATYCOI), on Tuesday kicked off the “Vote Not Fight” Campaign in Awka toward ensuring a violence-free governorship election in Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the campaign is in collaboration with the 2FaceContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 11, 2021 Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), on Monday urged youths to engage more in politics to achieve a new Nigeria. Falana made the call during the 2021 Felabration Symposium, held at Ikeja, Lagos. The theme for this year’s Felabration celebration is “VivaContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 10, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will begin the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms on Monday. This is coming ahead of its National Elective Convention, scheduled for Oct. 30 and Oct. 31. The party disclosed this in its revised, “TimetableContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 9, 2021 The Plateau State Local Government elections will hold as scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 9, as the Jos appellate Court dismissed Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) application for an injunction to stop the election. PDP, through its Counsel, Edward Pwajok (SAN), had filed a motion beforeContinue Reading
By Aluta News Oct. 8, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday alleged that Plateau governor Simon Lalong’s “sudden” declaration of Friday, Oct. 8, as public holiday ahead of Saturday local government polls, was to thwart the course of justice. It particularly declared that the public holiday was targetedContinue Reading