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6% Voters’ Turnout In Lagos LG Elections Red Flag, Grave Threat To APC’s 2027 Chance – Fouad Oki

Global UpfrontJul 21, 2025July 21, 20250

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fouad Alade Oki, has raised serious concerns over the alarmingly low voter turnout recorded during the July

Osun Ruling: Why a Court Dismissal Isn’t Necessarily the End

Global UpfrontJun 14, 2025June 14, 20250

By Abidemi Adebamiwa When a court case gets dismissed, most people think it’s over. Case closed. Gavel down. Time to move on. But in law

Nigeria: Interrogating Asari Dokubo/DHQ Helicopter Hostility

Global UpfrontOct 17, 2024October 17, 20240

“No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his spleen; no General should fight a battle simply out of pique” – Sun

Ex-COAS, General KTJ Minimah, Congratulates Governor Fubara On “Seamless” Rivers Local Govt Elections

Global UpfrontOct 6, 2024October 6, 20240

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah (rtd), has commended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, for the “seamless conduct of the Local

Voter Apathy, Late Arrival Of Election Materials Mar LG Polls in Jigawa State, Defence Minister Badaru, Governor Namadi Votes, Lauds Conduct

Global UpfrontOct 5, 2024October 5, 20240

By Mohammed Abubakar, Dutse Local government elections took off in Saturday with low turn out of voters and late commencement of the exercise across the

Rivers’ 2024 Game-changing LG Polls: Matters Arising

Global UpfrontOct 5, 2024October 5, 20240

Penpoint With Monima Daminabo, Email: monimadaminabo@yahoo.co.uk Today, Saturday October 5 2024, has already sign-posted a major turning point in the politics of Rivers State which

Sabotage: Fubara Foils Attempt To ‘Cart Away’ LG Election Materials

Global UpfrontOct 4, 2024October 4, 20240

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State led a strong delegation to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) office in Port Harcourt in the wee

Shoot Me If You Like, Governor Fubara Tells IG of Police, Says, “If This Is The Last Fight, So Be It”

Global UpfrontOct 4, 2024October 4, 20240

Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has dared the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to go ahead and order his shooting. Governor Fubara,

Anambra LG Election: Labour Party National Leadership “In Total Support” Of Boycott, Backs Ugochukwu Emeh-led Executive

Global UpfrontSep 25, 2024September 25, 20240

The Senator Nenadi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party has thrown its weight behind the Chief Ugochukwu Emeh and Barrister C.J. Okoli-Akirika-led Anambra

Anambra September 28 LG Election A Fraud, Offensive, Says LP

Global UpfrontSep 14, 2024September 14, 20240

The Anambra State Chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has rejected the nomination of certain members and current Local Government Transition members of the All