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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, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) securing major victories. READ ALSO: [UPDATED] FCT: APC Wins Kuje Area Council Chairmanship Election In Kuje Area Council, APC candidate Danjuma Shekwolo won the

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the outcome of Saturday’s by-elections held in parts of the country as a public endorsement of the leadership of Bola Tinubu and the ruling party’s governance agenda. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Lagos APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, said the results reflected

  The National Assembly has outlined major reforms introduced in the Electoral Act 2026, including mandatory electronic transmission of results, compulsory use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), the creation of a dedicated fund for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and stricter regulations for political parties. Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, in

Suspected Lakurawa bandits attacked a cattle range on the outskirts of Tangaza along the Nigeria–Niger border in Sokoto State, killing one and injuring another. This was made known in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region. Makama disclosed that the incident happened on February 20

  Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of Saturday’s chairmanship election in Bwari Area Council. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Ishaku as the duly elected chairman after he secured a total of 18,466 votes, defeating candidates of other political parties in the contest. The Returning Officer for

The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that troops arrested the wife of a wanted terrorist kingpin during coordinated nationwide operations. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this while briefing Defence Correspondents on the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s activities conducted between February 13 and 19, 2026. He revealed that Aisha Auta, spouse of a