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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that voter turnout in the 2026 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections stood at 14 percent, an improvement from the 9.4 percent recorded in 2022. The commission conducted chairmanship and councillorship elections across the six area councils in Abuja on Saturday.In a statement, Wilfred Ifogah, INEC’s acting director of voter education and publicity, described the turnout as a noticeable increase compared to the previous FCT council polls.According to the commission, 1.68 million voters were registered for the 2026 elections, compared to 1.58 million in 2022  reflecting an increase of about 100,000 voters, or 6.3 percent growth in the voter register. Out of the 1.68 million registered voters this year,...

North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, has been re-elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.The decision was announced on Monday by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), which said the party formally adopted the measure on Feb. 22 during its Ninth Congress.The report cited nuclear and missile development and the economy as reasons for the decision. It said the war deterrence of the country with "nuclear forces as its pivot" has been radically improved under Kim.The media outlet also reported a revision of party rules without specifying what has changed.The report also said the congress selected the party's central committee members, but it did not include some names, such as Choe Ryong Hae, the chair of the standing committee of the Supreme People's As...

A cement-laden truck rammed into a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority officer and two commercial motorcyclists, k!lling them on the spot.The crash occurred at about 9 am on Monday, February 23, 2026 at the busy Badagry Roundabout.An eyewitness said the truck was approaching the junction at top speed when it suddenly lost control, swerved off its lane and crushed the victims in the process.“The LASTMA officer was controlling the traffic when he lost control and was suddenly crushed on the spot," the witness told punch."The two motorcyclists were also affected while they were waiting to pick up passengers,” the eyewitness said.A police source said the incident resulted in gridlock in the area.“Other LASTMA officials were mobilised to the scene of th...

Genocide Comments: PFN Rejects Call for INEC Chairman’s RemovalFormer Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has declared that based on the shortcomings witnessed during the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) elections, Nigerians cannot have confidence in the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, to conduct credible elections in 2027.Speaking during an appearance on Politics Today on Channels Television, Odinkalu described INEC’s performance in the FCT poll as a complete failure.He maintained that the problems observed were not due to legal limitations but rather a lack of commitment and weak electoral management.Although he referred to the FCT election as a relatively small exercise, Odinkalu warned that t...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assembled a special legal team to challenge the outcome of Saturday’s Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the announcement of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).INEC declared that candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won five of the six chairmanship positions in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abaji, Bwari, Kwali, and Kuje. The PDP secured victory only in Gwagwalada.In a statement, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, congratulated the party’s successful candidates but alleged widespread irregularities and voter intimidation during the polls. He revealed that the legal challenge would be led by the party’s National Legal Adviser, Shafi Bara’u....