fct elections

The Digest: FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has declared that Saturday's area council elections exposed the hypocrisy of politicians who engage in deceptive campaign tactics, including buying corn and groundnuts from roadside sellers just for photo opportunities. Speaking after APC's victory in five...

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: President Bola Tinubu has urged voters, security agencies, and INEC officials to conduct themselves orderly during Saturday's elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Rivers, and Kano states. In a statement by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu called on eligible voters...

The Digest: Ahead of Saturday's FCT Area Council elections, INEC will conduct polls across 2,822 polling units in 62 wards of Abaji, AMAC, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali. Only three women are contesting chairmanship: Anumnu Abigail (AA, Abaji), Richard Elizabeth (ADP, AMAC), and Aju Ukwa...

The Digest: The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the exclusion of Labour Party (LP) candidates from the upcoming Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling delivered on Wednesday, declined to compel the Independent National Electoral...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission has clarified its refusal to accept Labour Party nominations for the upcoming Federal Capital Territory area council elections, citing multiple pending lawsuits and the absence of a subsisting court order. INEC stated that the matter is...

The Digest: The Independent National Electoral Commission has published the definitive list of seventeen candidates who will contest the 2026 Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections scheduled for February 12. This follows the conclusion of the statutory period for candidate withdrawal...