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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has moved to challenge the outcome of the February 21 Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory. According to the party, it says it is heading to court with what it described as strong evidence from the polls. The development follows the conclusion of voting across the six area councils in the FCT. The …

The police in Cross River State have arrested a lawyer and former presidential aide, Okoi Obono-Obla, over allegations of forgery and the fraudulent acquisition of admission, professional qualifications, and entry into the legal profession. Mr Obono-Obla, who served as Senior Special Assistant to former President Muhammadu Buhari and chaired the Special Presidential Investigation Panel on the Recovery of Public Property, …

Longstanding members of the APC in Enugu State have accused certain stakeholders of manipulating the exercise and disregarding an earlier power-sharing agreement. The arrangement followed the defection of Governor Peter Mbah and many of his supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC last year. Under the agreement, PDP defectors were to occupy 17 of the 26 ward …

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, is a fearless clergy, activist and active voice against injustice. As he has been doing even under military rule in Nigeria, Bishop Kukah has continued to speak truth to power and appears undaunted by what frightens others. He does not hide under the table when the need arises for him to counsel, chastise …

More than 7,000 languages are spoken around the world today and at least 3,000 of them, or 40 percent, are endangered. English is the most widely spoken language, with approximately 1.5 billion speakers in 186 countries. Two out of every 10 English speakers are native, while the remaining 80 percent speak English as their second, third or higher language, according …

Dr. Moses Paul, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate for Chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has addressed his supporters and the wider public today following the conclusion of the local government elections, which saw a contested outcome. In a heartfelt and impassioned statement, Dr. Paul reflected on the spirit of the campaign, the sacrifices made by his …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying his achievements in the territory yielded political dividends to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). On Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted elections in the six area councils of the FCT’, as well as by-elections in Ahoada East II and Khana II …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying his achievements in the territory yielded political dividends to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). On Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted elections in the six area councils of the FCT’, as well as by-elections in Ahoada East II and Khana II …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the elected chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The collation officer for AMAC, Andrew Abue, said that Mr Maikalangu, who is the incumbent AMAC chairman, was returned elected, having scored the highest number of votes cast — 40,295 out of the …

Wike, a former governor and a key federal official, was speaking after visiting several polling locations, including in Garki, Karu, Karshi, Wasa, Apo, and Ketti, as part of his oversight of the polls. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he did not impose a curfew across the FCT ahead for Saturday’s area council elections …