By Reporters Accreditation and voting have begun at the Pilot Science Primary School and Health Care Centre of Kwali Area Council polling units for the Chairmanship and Councillorship positions. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that eligible voters in their numbers were already on queue awaiting accreditation and voting. NANContinue Reading
By Reporters Mr Abubakar Ladan, an 80-year-old Chief in Angwan-Hausawa Community in Kwali Area Council of the FCT, has urged the incoming council leadership to prioritise the security and welfare of the people when sworn in. Ladan made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Aminu Garko The Kano State House of Assembly by-elections holding on Saturday have recorded a low voter turnout in several polling units across Kano Municipal Local Government Area, in spite of the early arrival of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu and Ikenna Osuoha Accreditation and voting have commenced across the polling units in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) amidst noticeable low turn-out of voters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was sequel to early arrival of electoral materials andContinue Reading
By Our Reporters The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday recorded early arrival of election materials and ad hoc staff at city centre for the area council elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 8:15 a.m., all the polling units visited within Abuja Municipal AreaContinue Reading
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
