…Our victory, clear endorsement of Tinubu’s reforms, says APC National Chair By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in five of the six Area Councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) during the weekend elections, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured a win in Gwagwalada, highlighting a strong endorsement of President Bola…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated winners of Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano and Rivers states, urging them to treat their mandates as a “sacred trust” and serve with humility and patriotism. In a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President commended the conduct of the polls…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Christopher Maikalangu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the duly elected chairman of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The AMAC Collation Officer, Prof. Andrew Abue, announced that Maikalangu, the incumbent chairman, secured 40,295 votes out of 62,861 valid votes cast in the election, returning him to office. According to…
By Luminous Jannamike The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday said it would mobilise Nigerians nationwide to protect the integrity of future elections, accusing President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of weakening democratic credibility by signing the amended Electoral Act into law. The opposition party made its position known in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, who questioned…
…Explains the ‘four phases of electronic voting’ ….Highlights ‘some misconceptions about electronic transmission of results’By Jide Ajani, General Editor Based on the recent controversy surrounding the amendment of the Electoral Act of 2022, specifically regarding electronic transmission of election results (with a proviso to fall back on manual transmission), Vanguard is now in possession of a 2021 Official Position…
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, on Wednesday, denied the allegation that governors, who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, were induced monetarily to decamp their former party. The governor also dismissed speculations of a strained relationship with the elder statesman and former Defence Minister, General Theophilus Danjuma…
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has said former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai should focus on clearing his name over corruption allegations, describing him as “a very difficult person to advise”. Baba-Ahmed spoke on Tuesday on Political Paradigm, a current affairs programme on Channels Television, amid an escalating public dispute between El-Rufai…
The telcos, including MTN Nigeria, Airtel, Globacom and T2 Mobile, have dismissed the excuses as half-truth. They challenged the Senate to get accurate information from the telcom regulator, the NCC, rather than dishing out information that would not hold water in today’s telecom development. Senate’s claim’s incorrect – ALTON Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecom Operators in Nigeria,…
By Prince Osuagwu, Clifford Ndujihe & Henry Umoru ABUJA — 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…
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, has urged former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George to stop harbouring what he described as anti-Atiku sentiments, insisting that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has a legitimate right to pursue his presidential ambition. Momodu made the call in a…
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