politics
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OSSIEC Updates Election Notice, Adjusts Timetable
The Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSSIEC has amended the notice of local government elections and has also adjusted the timetable and schedule of activities regarding the forthcoming local government…
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Senate Moves To Establish Local Government Electoral Commission
A Bill seeking to establish a federal agency for the conduct of local government elections on Thursday, July18, scaled first reading in the Senate. The Bill titled, “Local Government Independent…
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Bill Seeking Six-Year Single Term For President, Governors Scales First Reading
The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed through the first reading a bill, seeking to amend the 1999 constitution to provide for a single term of six years for the…
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National Assembly Pass Bill To Grant INEC Authority To Conduct LG Election
The National AssemblyMoves Bill To Grant INEC Authority To Conduct LG Election and rather than state electoral bodies at the plenary. This move follows a recent Supreme Court ruling granting…
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Two commissioners reportedly resign in Abia
Two commissioners in the cabinet of Governor Alex Otti on Wednesday, July 17, reportedly resigned from their positions. The commissioners who resigned include Chima Oriaku, Commissioner for Science and Technology,…
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Rivers Assembly blocks Fubara from spending
The Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly has suspended all expenditures of Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara until he re-presents his budget before the House. The Nation reported that the lawmakers gave the…
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S’court Verdict: Panic In States As 437 Lgs Risk Zero Allocation This Month
A panic button about the funds for the running of local governments appeared to have been pressed in no fewer than 437 local governments areas spread across 19 states of…
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Why LG Autonomy Can’t Work — Fayose
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has expressed concern over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account. The chieftain of…
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