By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory. The Returning Officer, Philip Akpen, announced on Sunday that Kasim polled 22,165 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yahaya Shehu of the…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in Saturday’s area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and by-elections in Rivers State and Kano State, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) recording significant victories. In Kuje Area Council of the FCT, APC candidate Danjuma Shekwolo won the chairmanship election…
By Ayomide Otitoju Three major opposition parties are missing from the ballot in Saturday’s bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano State. The affected parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and a coalition involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). INEC has maintained that it is…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed operatives across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory to monitor Saturday’s council elections. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the polls in the nation’s capital. Oyewale said the deployment…
By Ayomide Otitoju Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to review and suspend the movement restriction imposed ahead of Saturday’s FCT Local Government elections. The minister had declared Friday a work-free day and announced a restriction of movement from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m….
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has called on residents to actively participate in the bye-election scheduled for Saturday, February 21, urging eligible voters in Ahoada East and Khana Local Government Areas to support All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates contesting the vacant seats in the State House of Assembly. In a statement…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has urged citizens to maintain peace and order during Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano State, and Rivers State. In a statement released Friday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President also called on security agencies to exercise restraint and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was searched on Thursday by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, confirmed. According to the statement, ICPC operatives arrived around 2 p.m. and conducted a thorough search of the property. El-Rufai’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than 1.58 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026. The update was contained in a statement on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman…
