Following the recent elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, the Minister for the territory, has praised the peaceful electoral process while criticising those who engage in disingenuous campaigning tactics. He remarked that the elections have laid bare the hypocrisy of individuals purchasing corn and groundnuts from roadside vendors to mislead voters. Wike…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has peacefully conducted its Wards and Local Governments congresses across all the 147 political wards and 14 LGAs of Zamfara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party’s executives produced by the congresses emerged through consensus in a peaceful exercise. Addressing newsmen in Gusau on Sunday, the Chairman…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Danjuma Shekwolo of All Progressive Congress (APC) as the elected chairman of Kuje Area Council. The Collation Officer for Kuje, Prof. Nkiruka Odoh, said that Shekwolo won the election, having scored the highest number of votes cast. She said the APC candidate scored 17,269 votes to defeat…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi has declared its recently concluded Ward and Local Government congresses a resounding success, describing the congresses as peaceful, seamless and devoid of rancour. Mr. Abdullahi Bello, APC State Chairman, made the declaration in a statement he issued on Sunday in Lokoja. The APC Chairman said the process brought…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described the outcome of the just-concluded by-elections in Rivers, Kano and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as a referendum on the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The party said the victories recorded by its candidates reflected public confidence in the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda and ongoing…
Ogun governor and Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Mr Dapo Abiodun, has applauded the performance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. In a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, Abiodun described APC’s strong performance as an endorsement of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed…
A member of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, Muhammad Kabir Ibrahim, has accused Senator Abdulaziz Yari of plotting to hijack the party’s structure and destabilise its leadership ahead of 2027. Kabir, a card-carrying member of the APC,in a statement on Tuesday alleged that the former Zamfara State governor is scheming to influence the…
In a significant display of leadership, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), along with National Secretary Ajibola Basiru, is directing the party’s monitoring efforts for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections. This initiative, based in the National Situation Room at the APC National Secretariat, underscores the party’s…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has hailed President Bola Tinubu for the prompt signing of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2026 into law. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Mr Lere Olayinka, in Abuja on Wednesday, described the development as “apt”….
Mr Julius Adamu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Bwari Area Council chairmanship in the FCT elections scheduled for Feb. 21, has withdrawn from the race. Adamu stepped aside for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Joshua Musa, less than 72 hours before the poll. He explained during an engagement in Abuja on…
