ShareAluta News The Edo State House of Assembly has confirmed the nominations of five members to the State Civil Service Commission. The nominees are Lalla Aluyi, who will serve as Chairman, alongside Ehi Obaseki, Gilbert Adegboyega, Julie Olatunji, and Margaret Ohiowele as members. The House Committee on Rules, Business andContinue Reading
ShareAluta News The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Edo governorship election held on Saturday. Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, INEC’s Returning Officer announced the suspension on Sunday due to outstanding results from Oredo and Ikpoba Okha local governments. “The collation officers for theContinue Reading
ShareAluta News Civil Society Organizations on Sunday in Benin raised concern over the transparency of the ongoing results collation for the Edo governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) A joint statement by six civil society groups urged the security agencies to allow the media and observers fullContinue Reading
ShareAluta News Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) have occupied the popular Ramat Park in Benin, jubilating even when the result of the Edo Governorship Election is yet to be announced. As at the time of this report, collation of results for theContinue Reading
ShareAluta News Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) and election materials have yet to arrive at Idrion Vocational Centre, a voting centre at Okaegben, Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo. Dr Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Edo governorship election, is expectedContinue Reading
ShareAluta News The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced the transportation of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, ahead of the Sept. 21 Governorship election in Edo. This is contained in a statement by the Deputy Director Public Relations and Information, NAF, Group Capt. KabiruContinue Reading
ShareAluta News The Tsauri ‘A’ Ward Executive Committee of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced the suspension of the former National Secretary of party, Sen. Umar Tsauri. The position of the committee was announced in a suspension letter signed by the Ward Chairman, Alhaji Danjume Abubakar. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
ShareAluta News The Kebbi House of Assembly, on Wednesday, commenced public hearing on the Bill for a law to amend the Local Government Law, 2008 and for other matters connected therein. The News agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Tuesday, four executive bills scaled second reading in the house.Continue Reading
ShareAluta News Low voter turnout has characterised the ongoing local government election in Bauchi State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN correspondents, who monitored the exercise in Bauchi, Dass and Tafawa Balewa LGAs report that voting commenced in most polling centres at about 11:00 am, due to theContinue Reading
ShareAluta News The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed claims of discrepancies between the results on its website and those presented by returning officers at the National Collation Centre, which were broadcast live. The commission stated this in letter dated Aug. 15 to the Centre for Collaborative Investigative Journalism (CCIJ),Continue Reading