Local Government

The Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has approved the appointment of sole administrators for the 14 local government councils of the state. The governor also approved the appointment of secretaries and supervisory councillors for the…

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has received the support of Man O' War Nigeria and assured security agencies in the state of continued engagement in its quest to achieve a peaceful and credible Local Government…

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) says it will in a week's time commence screening of the candidates of the forthcoming local government election in the State. The chairman of OYSIEC, Isiaka Olagunju (SAN), stated…

The Director-General of EDO-APC Diaspora Council, Dr. Legend Asuelime, has described Saturday’s Local Government Election in Edo State as a sham, rejecting the results. In a statement made available to journalists on Sunday in Abuja,…

The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the local government elections, which took place on Saturday across the State. Obaseki made this known shortly after he voted at Ward 10, Unit 19…

The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ward 7, Egor local government area of Edo State, Mr Kingsley Ogeifa, has called for a law that would empower the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct council…

The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party ( NNPP) in Nasarawa state, Mr. Yakubu Maidoya, says he would grant full autonomy to the local government in the state, if elected governor come 2023. Maidoya made the promise…

The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, South-west Nigeria, has declared the Local Government election held in the state on October 15, 2022 as illegal, unconstitutional, null and void. Justice Nathaniel Emmanuel Ayoola…

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Kwara State has asked Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and state House of Assembly members to speed up the process required for total autonomy of the local government system in the…