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LG Polls: Lagos PDP holds Chairmanship, Councillorship primaries May 17
..to adopt consensus candidates The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has fixed Saturday May 17 for its Chairmanship and Councillorship primaries ahead of the July 12 council elections. Lagos PDP said consensus candidates would be adopted as the primaries will be held across all local government secretariats in the state. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency…
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LG Polls: Lagos LP fixes Friday for Chairmanship primaries
..as Councillorship primaries hold across Wards Today The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party has fixed Friday for its chairmanship primaries for the July 12 Local Government election in the state. The LP State Chairman, Pastor Dayo Ekong, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos. Ekong said that the chairmanship primaries…
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Lagos APC unveils vice chairmanship candidates ahead July 12 LG polls
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its vice chairmanship candidates in all 57 Councils for the July 12 local government elections. Below is the full list of vice chairmanship candidates by local government: FULL LIST OF APC VICE CHAIRMANSHIP CANDIDATES – LAGOS LG ELECTION 2025Agbado-Oke Odo – Kehinde Sobayo Agboyi-Ketu – Hon. Ganiyu Fatai…
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LG Primaries: Lagos APC Appeal Committee receives over 100 petitions
The Appeal Committee of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has received over 100 petitions from aggrieved aspirants for the local government chairmanship and councillorship positions. The aggrieved aspirants of the party, spread across the 57 local councils in Lagos, are challenging the outcome of the primaries conducted by the party last Saturday that produced candidates for the…
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Southeast PDP threatens to dump party over Ude-Okoye
The South-East Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to review its relationship with the party if its recommendation of Sunday Ude-Okoye as national secretary is not honoured. The body made this known at the end of its meeting held at the government house, Enugu, the capital of Enugu State on Wednesday. While reading out…
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NOA lauds JAMB’s transparency, urges further action on UTME errors
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has lauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for its exceptional transparency and accountability in addressing the challenges that followed the recently concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Agency in a statement issued on Thursday by the Deputy Director, Media & Communication, Paul Odenyi, described JAMB’s open acknowledgement of its lapses as…
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2027: Coalition has lost momentum, lacks grassroots connection – Bwala
The Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media to President Bola Tinubu, Daniel Bwala, has said the coalition spearheaded by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-rufai has lost political relevance, saying the movement had already lost momentum. Speaking on Focus Nigeria, a programme aired on AIT on Wednesday, Bwala said the initiative lacks grassroots connection and real influence. “I know…
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Bill to establish Rice Development Council scales second reading in Senate
The Senate on Wednesday passed through second reading a bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council to reposition the sub-sector in the agriculture value chain. Titled “A Bill for an Act to establish the National Rice Development Council of Nigeria to provide guidance on rice research, comprehensive development of the rice sector, and the organisation of rice stakeholders…
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2025 UTME: ASUU threatens to sue JAMB over massive failure
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Nigeria Nsukka branch, has threatened to sue the Joint Matriculation Board over the massive failure recorded in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Exam. The Chairman of ASUU-UNN, Óyibo Eze, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Nsukka on Wednesday. Oyibo said the massive failure, which mostly affected candidates from the South East,…
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BREAKING: JAMB admits errors as 379,997 candidates affected by glitches in 2025 UTME
A total of 379,997 candidates in the five states of the South East geographical zone and Lagos were affected by the glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrer, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed in a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. “206,610 in 65 centres were affected in Lagos and 92 centres in Owerri zone comprising of…
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