•Diezani Four witnesses gave their evidence virtually on Wednesday in the Federal High Court in Abuja, in the trial of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, at Southwark Crown Court in the UK. The proceeding was taken virtually by Justice James Omotosho in accordance with Mutual Assistance In Criminal Matters Act, 2018, and oth...
Over 200 passengers aboard a British Airways flight from London Heathrow to Lagos on Monday accused the airline of abandoning them in Abuja after their flight was diverted due to a fire incident at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The aircraft was said to have been rerouted to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, ...
•INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, is meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is being held exactly four days after the conduct of the Federal Capital Territory council elections and by-elections in River...
•An INEC officer with the BVAS Some voters at the Durumi II Polling Unit in the Abuja Municipal Area Council have raised concerns over the omission of names from the voter register during the Federal Capital Territory Area Council election today. A large turnout of voters was observed at the polling unit, reports Saturday PUNCH. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Action Democratic Congress (ADC), New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and 15 other political parties are rolling out their arsenal today in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council polls, as well as bye elections in Rivers and Kano States. Political observers yesterday described the polls as a test ru...
•Senator Ireti Kingibe and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Ireti Kingibe, has called on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to review and suspend the movement restriction imposed ahead of the FCT Local Government elections. Yesterday, Wike declared today a ...
•Peter Obi and Tinubu Following the unveiling of a new civic platform, the Village Boys Movement in Abuja, fresh political lines are forming ahead of the 2027 presidential contest as supporters of President Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi step up rival grassroots mobilisation efforts. Addressing supporters at the launch yesterday, the convener, Maaz...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun and FCT minister Nyesom Wike The Nigeria Police Force, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, has announced a 12-hour restriction on movement across Abuja and its environs ahead of the council elections scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, February 21, 2026. In a statement, the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT C...
•House of Representatives The meeting of the Conference Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2026, was suddenly shifted to late night yesterday, following the failure of members of the House of Representatives in the committee to formally sit and brainstorm to reach any concl...
•Items recovered after the gunfire Criminal syndicates responsible for a series of violent robberies across Gwagwalada, Apo, Waru, Jahi, Wuse, and other parts of the FCT have engaged the police in a heavy gun battle. It was gathered that members of the syndicate had earlier raided Asokoro, Mabuchi, and Utako, reports Daily Trust. The FCT [&hel...
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