By Our Reporters As the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) electorate file out to vote for their representatives at the six area councils in the FCT, most residents, especially in the city centre, remained indifferent to the exercise, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN recalls that the FCT Minister,Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu A civil society organisation, Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, says it will deploy observers for the Saturday Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council Election. The Convener of the group, Yunusa Ya’u, stated this at a news conference in Abuja. Ya’u, whose speech was read by the Co-convener,Continue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG), says President Bola Tinubu’s swift assent to the 2026 Electoral Act will enhance preparations for the 2027 general elections. The group commended the President for signing the amendment within 24 hours of its passage by the National Assembly. In a statementContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Faith Nwadishi, the Executive Director, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA), an election observer group, has welcomed recent improvements to the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to her, the BVAS now has a critical new safeguard designedContinue Reading
By Moses Kolo Stakeholders of the Chikun and Kajuru Federal Constituency in Kaduna State have expressed concern over what they described as the sidelining of the constituency in the ongoing congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The stakeholders of the party bore their minds in aContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie An APC Chieftain, Princess Nikky Onyeri, the National Convener, Forum of APC Female Aspirants 2027 (FAFAN), says democracy should remain about the people’s choice, not sentiment or coercion. Onyeri, who said this at a press briefing frowned at what she described as ethnic politicsContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has called for provision of special funding for Federal Ministry of Environment to tackle erosion, flooding and other environmental challenges across the country. Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment, Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi, made the call when the ministry officialsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The African Alliance Party (AAP) has authorised legal action against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), challenging the registration of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. AAP National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed this in a statement issued on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Dr Emmanuel Afolabi, FCT Coordinator of the Initiative for Better and Brighter Nigeria (IBBN), has expressed concern over the increasing cases of vote-buying and called for tougher penalties to protect the credibility of Nigeria’s electoral process. Afolabi made the call in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie An APC Chieftain, Princess Nikky Onyeri, the National Convener, Forum of APC Female Aspirants 2027 (FAFAN), says democracy should remain about the people’s choice, not sentiment or coercion. Onyeri, who said this at a press briefing frowned at what she described as ethnic politics played by someContinue Reading
