A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama has struck out a suit filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Mike Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). This followed the formal withdrawal of the charge against Ozekhome by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). The …
The National Assembly has postponed the resumption of plenary, which was earlier scheduled for February 24, 2026. Both chambers had adjourned sittings for two weeks to allow committees to conduct the 2026 budget defence sessions for ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), as well as government parastatals. In a notice issued on Monday, Kamoru Ogunlana, clerk …
The National Peace Committee (NPC) has warned that rising incidents of vote-buying, violence and insecurity could undermine the credibility of the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for June 20, 2026. The warning was issued over the weekend in Ado-Ekiti during a three-day Stakeholders’ Validation Forum organised by the NPC through its secretariat, the Kukah Centre. …
The National Assembly has increased the campaign spending limit for presidential candidates to ₦10 billion and raised the ceiling for governorship candidates to ₦3 billion under the Electoral Act, 2026. The harmonised version of the Electoral Bill, passed by both chambers of the National Assembly, was transmitted to President Bola Tinubu for assent on February …
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the low voter turnout in Saturday’s area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a sign of a political environment “poisoned by intolerance, intimidation, and the systematic weakening of opposition voices.” In a statement issued on Sunday from his Abuja office, Abubakar accused the administration of …
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won five chairmanship seats in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured one seat. The elections were conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Municipal Area Council …
Voting at several polling units in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, faced significant challenges on Saturday as electoral officers struggled with technical glitches, low voter turnout, and logistical shortcomings. At Polling Unit 046, voters experienced delays due to malfunctioning Bimodal Voter Accreditation Systems (BVAS), which took unusually long to capture each voter. Some voters were …
Accreditation and voting were yet to commence at Polling Unit 010 in Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, as of 10:20 a.m., following confusion over the deployment of electoral officials. The polling unit, which has over 4,700 registered voters, was yet to begin the process, raising concerns among residents about the potential impact of the delay …
Voting activities in parts of Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, were yet to fully commence as of 8:15 a.m. due to the absence of basic logistical arrangements at several polling units. At Chief Palace, Katampe Street, Kubwa, as well as Kubwa Primary School 2, Polling Unit 046 at the Primary School football pitch, and Polling …
With just two days remaining before the local council elections in Abuja, two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidates will be absent from the ballot in two of the six area councils. Both have withdrawn from the race to support the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Candidates from Bwari and Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) …
