Chairman of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), Plangji Daniel Cishak, has expressed the readiness of the commission to conduct a free and fair election on Saturday. Speaking at a press briefing in Jos on Friday, the chairman said that the commission met all the timelines it set for the election, except one, which…
In anticipation of the upcoming Plateau State Local Government Elections scheduled for October 9, 2024, the Director of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Prof Chris Kwaja, has emphasized the pivotal role local government elections play in Nigeria’s political landscape. He said that the election is a chance for PLASIEC to demonstrate credibility or…
Residents of Obowo in Obowo local government area of Imo have been thrown into confusion following the abduction of a newly-wedded couple and four of their wedding guests. The shocking incident was said to have taken place on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at around 8 pm.The victims, identified as Mr. Chidiebube Bartholomew (the groom) and…
President Bola Ahmed has expressed worries over the violence that erupted in Rivers State following the outcome of Saturday’s local government election in Rivers State. The president directs police to provide security to local government offices in the 23 local government offices. Candidates of the he All Peoples Party (APP) were declared winners in 22…
Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang has declared Tuesday, October 8 as a half working day to enable Public Servants travel to their respective Local Government Areas to participate in the Chairmanship and councillorship election. Similarly, the governor has declared Wednesday, October 9, 2024 which is the day of the Election as a…
CP Emmanuel Adesina, Plateau state commissioner of Police, has announced the restriction of movement in the state for the local government elections scheduled for Wednesday, October 9. He said that the restriction of movement is from from 12 am to 6 pm .Adesina announced this during a stakeholders meeting on Monday in Jos.He said that…
…Suspends tax on new wage for one year Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has approved N72, 500 as the minimum wage for civil servants in state. The payment of the new minimum wage, according to the governor, takes effect from this October. Ododo announced the new minimum wage in Lokoja on Monday. The governor,…
A section of the Eleme Local Government Area secretariat in Rivers State has been torched. According to Channels Television, the newly elected Chairman, Brain Gokpa, in company with his councillors and supporters, arrived at the LG secretariat to discover that some buildings in the complex had been set ablaze. The Channels Television report cited a…
The Nigerian Police Force has reinstated Omolola Olajide, a pregnant officer in Ekiti, after a landmark court ruling found the police regulation permitting the dismissal of unmarried pregnant policewomen to be discriminatory. Olajide was initially dismissed for becoming pregnant while unmarried, but she challenged the decision in court, arguing that her male counterparts didn’t face…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas. The exercise was held on Sunday at the Executive Council Chamber of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, hours after the chairmen were issued certificates of return by the Chairman of the Rivers…
