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FCT: APC wins Kwali Area Council chairmanship election Daniel Nuhu of the All Progressives Congress has won the Kwali Area Council chairmanship election with 17,032 votes. Mr Nuhu secured victory across a majority of the wards to defeat Haruna Pai of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 8,575 votes to come second in the election, Premium Times reported. The results were declared by the INEC presiding officer at Kwali’s final collation centre on Sunday morning. Elections were held in all ten wards of Kwali on Saturday.   The win in Kwali means APC has now won in three of the…

FCT: PDP’s Kasim Mohammed declared winner of Gwagwalada Chairmanship election The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared Kasim Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP as the Chairman-elect of the Gwagwalada Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, following Saturday’s Area Council Election in the territory. In a keenly contested race that saw the PDP solidify its grassroots support, Mohammed polled 22,165 votes to secure a decisive victory. His closest rival, Yahaya Shehu of the All Progressives Congress APC, followed with 17,788 votes, Vanguard reports. Announcing the results after a rigorous collation process, the INEC Returning Officer, Philip…

FCT: APC wins Bwari chairmanship election   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Joshua Ishaku of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Bwari Area Council chairmanship election. Mohammed Nurudeen, the Returning Officer for the Bwari chairmanship election, who announced the results on Sunday in Bwari, disclosed that Mr Ishaku polled a total of 18,466 votes and therefore declared him the winner. “I am the returning officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council, Bwari chairmanship held on Feb. 21, 2026. “That Joshua Ishaku, having certified the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and…

FCT: APC’s Maikalangu wins AMAC chairmanship election 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 total number of Valid Votes of 62,861 in the election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF), Hajiya Fatima Umaru Shinkafi, has called for a cautious, science- and governance-led approach to deep-sea mining as Nigeria participated in the Oxford EARTH Deep Sea Mining Conference (SEACON 2026) at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Speaking as the only representative from the Global South at the high-level global convening examining the economic, technological, and environmental feasibility of deep-sea mining, she emphasised that Nigeria’s engagement is anchored in preparedness—not extraction. “Nigeria is not rushing into deep-sea mining,” she stated. “We are participating at this early stage to…

Udumaeze in Council Dissolves Women Leadership, Sanctions Women Over Sponsored Protest In Umuahia Against Senator Orji Kalu The Udumaeze in Council, the highest traditional authority in Ohafia, has dissolved the leadership of a group of women who recently travelled to Umuahia to protest against Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. The Council said the women acted without the knowledge or approval of the community’s traditional leadership. During the protest, they reportedly issued threats and death wishes, actions the Council described as a serious violation of Ohafia customs and values. After its meeting, the Udumaeze in Council announced the immediate dissolution of the…

Ndubueze Canvasses Funding, Capital Project Implementation at 2026 Budget Defence Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, Engr. Patrick Ndubueze, on Monday raised concerns over what he described as the absence of funding and implementation of capital projects in the 2025 fiscal year, urging the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment to prioritise capital expenditure in the 2026 budget. Ndubueze, who is a member of the Senate Committee on Industry, Trade and Investment, made the call during the ministry’s budget defence session at the National Assembly. He argued that the zero allocation and execution of capital projects ran contrary to…

Enugu State and UNESCO IGGP Nigeria Explore Geoheritage Conservation and Geopark Development Enugu, Nigeria — The UNESCO International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) Nigeria National Committee has commenced a technical engagement with the Enugu State Government aimed at advancing geoheritage conservation and exploring pathways for geopark development under the UNESCO framework. The delegation of the committee members included Professor Olusegun Ige Director General of Nigeria Geological Society (NGSA) & Secretary of the UNESCO IGGP Nigeria National Committee represented by Director Mrs Grace Okpala, Professor Nathaniel Goki representing the Nigerian Mining & Geoscience Society (NMGS), Mr Uba Saidu Malami representing the…

Bende Local Government Area has recorded over 34,000 registrations in the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) electronic membership registration exercise in Abia State, accounting for 26.7 per cent of the total memberships captured so far across the state. Figures from the registration data show that Umuahia North follows with 12,855 registered members, representing 9.7 per cent of the total. Isiala Ngwa North has recorded 10,426 members, accounting for 7.9 per cent, while Osisioma stands at 9,122 members, or 6.9 per cent. Arochukwu Local Government Area has so far recorded 7,541 members, representing 5.7 per cent of the total registrations. Umu-Nneochi…

Zenith Bank Faces Allegations from Customer’s Law Firm Over N188 Million Funds Placement A Nigerian law firm, Seasons Law Firm in Abuja, has written to Zenith Bank Plc on behalf of its client, AMSCO Nig. Ltd, raising concerns about a transaction involving more than N188 million in customer funds. In a letter dated January 21, 2025, addressed to the bank’s Managing Director and copied to other senior officials, signed by Adekunle Kosoko, the firm states that AMSCO Nig. Ltd is a long-standing customer of Zenith Bank. The letter refers to prior correspondence, including a July 16, 2025 letter from the…