fct election

The Digest: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 20 suspects for alleged vote buying and selling during Saturday's FCT area council elections, recovering over N17 million from the operations. In a statement, the anti-graft agency revealed one suspect was arrested...

The Digest: Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the low voter turnout in Saturday's FCT area council elections, warning that democracy in Nigeria is "being suffocated slowly, steadily, and dangerously." In a statement, Atiku accused the Tinubu administration of shrinking...

The Digest: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured victory in five of the six chairmanship positions in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections, reaffirming its dominance in the nation's capital. APC candidates won in Bwari (Joshua Ishaku, 18,466 votes), AMAC (Chris...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attributed the delay in declaring results for the Kuje area council election to challenges in two wards, Central and Kabi. Abubakar Dambo, the supervising resident electoral commissioner, told The Nation that collation...

The Digest: President Bola Tinubu has commended FCT Minister Nyesom Wike for his "remarkable achievements" in the territory, which he said yielded political dividends for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday's council elections. In a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga...

The Digest: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won four chairmanship seats in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) securing one, as results from Kuje are still awaited. INEC conducted polls across the six area councils: AMAC...

The Digest: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Gwagwalada area council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), while the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured victory in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). INEC Returning Officer Philip Akpen announced PDP...

The Digest: The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured its third chairmanship seat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council elections, with candidate Daniel Nuhu declared the winner of the Kwali area council. Nuhu polled 17,032 votes to defeat his closest rival, Haruna Pai of the...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election. Collation Officer Prof. Andrew Abue announced that Maikalangu...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of results from Saturday's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections on its Results Viewing Portal (IReV). As of 6:28 pm, 809 out of 1,401 results (57.74 percent) from the Abuja Municipal...

The Digest: The Obidient Movement has raised concerns over an alleged malfunction of the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) during Saturday's FCT Area Council elections, claiming results uploaded from several polling units were not reflecting on the...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned FCT Minister Nyesom Wike's tour of polling units during Saturday's Area Council elections, describing his presence as "direct interference" and potential voter intimidation. In a statement, National Publicity Secretary Mallam...

The Digest: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike toured polling units across the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) on Saturday to monitor the ongoing Area Council elections. Videos shared by his media aide, Olayinka Lere, showed Wike at polling stations in Karu, Karshi, and Garki, among other locations...

The Digest: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has expressed dismay over the low voter turnout in Saturday's Area Council elections, reacting with surprise after officials reported only 10 percent participation at a Karshi polling unit. During a tour of polling stations, Wike encountered electoral...

The Digest: The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, wore a deserted look on Saturday as residents observed the movement restriction order imposed by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike ahead of the Area Council elections. Photos captured by Daily Trust's Onyekachukwu Obi show empty streets across the...

The Digest: Some ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were caught sleeping at their duty posts during Saturday's FCT area council elections, due to extremely low voter turnout. In many polling units across the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), particularly in...

The Digest: The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Polling Unit 076, Sani Abacha Estate, Wuse Zone 4, in the ongoing FCT Area Council elections. Out of 10 votes recorded at the unit, the ADC polled seven, the APC garnered two, and one ballot...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed to meet its 8:30 am scheduled kick-off for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council election on Saturday, with sensitive materials yet to leave Registration Area Centres (RACs) as of 9 am. At Lugbe Primary School RAC...

The Digest: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared he will support only candidates backing President Bola Tinubu's re-election in the February 21 FCT area councils' election, regardless of political party. Speaking at Senator Sandy Onor's 60th birthday in Abuja...