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APC In Early Lead As INEC Collates Results Of FCT Polls Amid Low Turnout

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

Early results show APC leading FCT council polls amid low turnout, vote-buying allegations and pockets of ADC resistance. Early results from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections held on Saturday indicated that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was leading other political parties in several parts of the...

Rivers: APC Wins By-Elections In Ahoada East And Khana Constituencies Amid Peaceful Voting

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

Ukalikpe Napoleon and Loolo Bulabari secure APC victories in Ahoada East and Khana by-elections in Rivers State amid low turnout. The candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ukalikpe Napoleon and Loolo Bulabari Henrietta, have won the two state constituencies where the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted by-elections yesterday. While Ukalikpe...

APC Holds LGA Congresses Across Eight States; Isolated Violence In Delta

NewsDeskNgFeb 22, 2026February 22, 20260

APC conducts largely peaceful local government congresses in eight states, though Delta sees attack on federal lawmaker. The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday held local government congresses in Lagos, Delta, Katsina, Ondo, Gombe, Kwara, Edo, and Enugu states, which were largely peaceful. However, in Delta State, the member representing Ethiope...

Low Turnout as NNPP, PDP, ADC Boycott Kano Bye-Elections

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Major opposition parties boycott Kano bye-elections, citing inadequate notice and lack of confidence in electoral process credibility. Kano State recorded low voter turnout in the recent bye-elections for the Kano Municipal and Ungogo State Constituencies, as major opposition parties boycotted the exercise. The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), the Peoples...

Civil Society Coalition Threatens Protest Over Non-Mandatory Electronic Transmission Of Election Results

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Situation Room demands mandatory electronic transmission of election results, warns of nationwide protest over new electoral law. The Civil Society Situation Room has deplored the swift presidential assent to the Bill making real time electronic transmission of election results non mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It said...

2027: Coalition Urges ADC To Zone Presidential Ticket To South, Warns Against Electoral Backsliding

NewsDeskNgFeb 21, 2026February 21, 20260

Coalition urges ADC to zone 2027 presidency to South, criticises electoral law changes and one-party state fears. The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) has warned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition that its 2027 presidential ticket must be zoned to Southern Nigeria, insisting that anything less could undermine the hopes...

Oba Maduabuchi: You Cannot Tell INEC How To Do Elections, It Is Unconstitutional

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

Oba Maduabuchi (SAN) insists that INEC retains the constitutional rights to conduct elections as it pleases. A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Oba Maduabuchi, has said that INEC reserves the constitutional right to conduct elections according to the Constitution, without external interference. “You cannot tell INEC how to do elections....

ADC Condemns Tinubu’s Assent To Electoral Act, Says President Has Signed Death Warrant Of Credible Elections

NewsDeskNgFeb 20, 2026February 20, 20260

ADC says by signing the controversial electoral act amendment bill, Tinubu signed the “death warrant” of credible elections in Nigeria. African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Thursday, said by signing the controversial electoral act amendment bill into law, President Bola Tinubu had just signed the death warrant of credible elections in...

Rivers Assembly Suspends Impeachment Proceedings Against Governor Fubara, Deputy Odu

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

Rivers Assembly suspends impeachment of Governor Fubara, Deputy Odu following President Tinubu’s intervention and ongoing court injunctions. The Rivers State House of Assembly has suspended impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu earlier this month. The decision was taken...

Renewed Hope Group Welcomes Tinubu’s Appointment of Faleke as Deputy Secretary for Party Outreach

NewsDeskNgFeb 19, 2026February 19, 20260

The Renewed Hope Advocacy Network (RHAN) has described the appointment of Rt. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke as Deputy Secretary for Party Outreach, Engagement, and Mobilisation of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors (South West zone) as a well-earned recognition of merit, loyalty, and proven capacity. In a statement released today and signed...