Politics

Edo State Government has noted with concern the allegation by former Anambra State governor and Labour Party figure, Peter Obi, claiming that members of his political camp were attacked by government officials in Edo State. The government categorically described this allegation as false, malicious and a clear misrepresentation of the facts, in a statement released today in Benin by the …

Suspected armed thugs on Tuesday attacked supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at the party’s secretariat in Benin City, Edo State, injuring three persons. The supporters had converged on the secretariat to receive the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata, his running mate, Yusuf Asama Kadiri (SAN), and other defectors into the ADC. The attack reportedly occurred shortly …

Parliament Speaker, Mémounatou Ibrahima, has called on member states to leverage the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which has entered its operational phase, to deepen regional integration. She made the appeal on Monday in Abuja, while declaring open the ECOWAS Parliament‘s 2026 First Extraordinary Session and Seminar, which marks the beginning of the regional legislature’s work for the year. …

  •Tinubu congratulates winners, commends INEC •Voter apathy protests against APC’s misrule, sets up legal team for members •Outcome of elections endorsement of President Tinubu —APC chairman •Wike hails president The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) showed its strength ahead of the 2027 general election at the weekend, winning five of the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory, …

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has called on the National Assembly to urgently review its stance on electoral reforms, advocating for the mandatory real-time transmission of results. The conference stressed the need to restore dwindling citizens’ trust in the nation’s democracy. ​Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, the Archbishop of Owerri and outgoing President of the CBCN, made the call …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 20 suspects over sundry electoral offences during the Saturday Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government elections. The commission’s Spokesperson Dele Oyewale said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to him the suspects were arrested across the FCT, for offences ranging from obstruction of officers, vote buying, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the outcome of Saturday’s area council elections reflect President Bola Tinubu’s visionary leadership. Wike made the remarks during a broadcast in Abuja on Sunday, thanking Tinubu for strengthening residents’ confidence in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC won five of …

Three major opposition parties—the Peoples Democratic Party, New Nigerian Peoples Party, and African Democratic Congress —are missing on the ballot papers for the Kano State House of Assembly by-election holding on Saturday, as reported by Arise News. The by-election is being conducted to fill two vacant seats in the state assembly following the deaths of the former lawmakers last year, …

  At a polling unit in Karshi, the minister met a few electoral officials without any voter. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has lamented the low turnout in the ongoing Area Council Elections. The minister, who toured some polling units in Abuja interacted with electoral officials. At a polling unit in Karshi, the minister met …

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, Mr Nyesom Wike, had on Friday, declared a work-free day and announced a …