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22 out of 23 chairmanship seats won by APP in Rivers State Local Govt election

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Reports coming in have it that the Action Peoples Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of the 23 in the Rivers State local government election. Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), who is the Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), made this known on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the state […]

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Nigerian Supreme Court grants Local Govt financial autonomy

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Nigerian Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should receive and manage their funds themselves. It held that the power of […]

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Gunmen raze Local govt Police Divisional headquarters in Imo, kill policeman

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Suspected gunmen have attacked and burnt a police Divisional headquarters in Arondizuogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo state, Nigeria. Reports say, the attack which happened around 2:00 am on Tuesday left one of the police officers on duty dead. Sources in the community disclosed that the attack left the Divisional Police Officer of […]

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