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BREAKING: #FCTDecides2026 - APC's Maikalangu wins polling unit by wide margin

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- Christopher Maikalangu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) chairmanship election, has won his polling unit in Saturday's council electio... Read More


Top AI CEOs speak about regulation of artificial intelligence, challenges, opportunities

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- India is hosting one of the most consequential artificial intelligence gatherings the world has seen this week. The event taking place in New Delhi could redefine how AI is built,... Read More


FCTDecides2026: Wike commends peaceful poll, laments low voter turnout

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended the peaceful conduct of the ongoing Area Council elections across Abuja but expressed concerns over ... Read More


Why dual citizenship should be restricted for public office holders, By Umar Yakubu

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation. - Margaret Smith In 2024, I published an a... Read More


"Nigeria on the brink": What manner of sovereignty?, By Osmund Agbo

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- I read with rapt attention Jibrin Ibrahim's essay published in PREMIUM TIMES on 13th February, titled "Nigeria on the brink", as we hand over sovereignty to America. It is vintage ... Read More


#FCTDecides2026: NSCDC expresses confidence as elections progress smoothly

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has expressed confidence in the conduct of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, describing the exercise ... Read More


Voters chase APC's FCT chair from Gwagwalada polling centre

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- Voters at a polling unit in Gwagwalada in Abuja chased away the chairperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), AbdulMalik Usman, during ... Read More


FCTDecides2026: Election orderly, BVAS working efficiently - INEC Chair

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, said the ongoing Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election is peaceful and well or... Read More


#FCTDecides2026: INEC chair reassures voters of e-transmission of results to IReV

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- The Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that their votes will count in... Read More


#FCTDecides2026: Polling Unit results (LIVE UPDATES)

Nigeria, Feb. 21 -- Results of Saturdays' local elections in the six council areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have started trickling in after voting ended at 2.30 p.m. in many units as sch... Read More