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target=_blank>FCT polls: Soldiers, police block highways, cause gridlock
From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja Major highways in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) were deserted following the blockade of roads by both the police and the soldiers. Along Nyanya-FCT Expressway, there was a serious gridlock because soldiers blocked the road. Motorists entering Abuja and leaving the city were disallowed to have their way. This caused a
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target=_blank>Lagos: Surulere LG commends NAS as over 120 residents benefit from medical outreach
By Lukman Olabiyi The Surulere Local Government Area of Lagos has lauded the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), popularly known as Pyrates Confraternity, Zanas Deck, for organising a medical outreach that benefited more than 120 residents. The outreach, themed “Ophthalmological and Medical Outreach,” was held at Paddington Mini Stadium, Barrack Bus Stop, in partnership with
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target=_blank>FCT Polls: INEC Chair Amupitan gives on ground report from Abuja polling units
By Seyi Babalola Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), provided updates on the ongoing Federal Capital Territory FCT Area Council elections. Amupitan spoke with members of the INEC press corps during his visit to many polling stations across the Federal Capital Territory. Asked what he has observed in the Polling Units
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target=_blank>FCT Polls: High voter turnout at Kabusa Primary School
From Okwe Obi, Abuja Voters turnout in their large numbers to cast the ballot in the ongoing Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, at the Kabusa Primary School. Most of the voters insisted on collecting money before casting their votes. Earlier, some of the voters claimed that agents of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), gave them
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target=_blank>Okpara Varsity gets 1st female VC, as Prof Iwe bows out
From Okey Sampson, Umuahia Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State gets her 1st female Vice Chancellor, as the University’s Governing Council has appointed Prof. Ursula Ngozi Akanwa, as the 7th Vice-Chancellor of the University. She is replacing Prof Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe who is bowing out after his five years tenure as VC.
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target=_blank>FCT Polls: Voters disenfranchised at Durumi 1, Polling unit
From Isaac Anumihe, Abuja Most voters were disenfranchised at Durumi 1, Polling unit 021 of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) as their names were missing in the voter list. A check shows that all names beginning from ‘E’ and ‘C’ were missing in the voter list. Speaking to Daily Sun, Mrs Chidi Uchechi said that
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target=_blank>FCT polls: Low turnout at Dogon Gada Primary School
From Okwe Obi, Abuja There was low turnout of voters at the Dogon Gada Primary School in the Federal Capital Territory FCT Area Council Elections. The voting, which commenced at about 11: 02 pm, had officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), few security operatives and corps members waiting for voters. The exercise was
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target=_blank>FCT polls: Low turnout, business as usual in Mpape despite curfew
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Election day in Mpape area brought an unexpected calm, with low voter turnout, delayed polling unit setups, and normal business activities overshadowing the polls, even as military checkpoints strictly enforced a curfew elsewhere in the city. Observers at Mpape Primary School, hosting over 15 polling units, reported that only about 30%
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target=_blank>Deidei Market shut over FCT Area Council elections
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Commercial activities were grounded on Saturday in Deidei, Abuja, as the popular building materials market and the bustling food market popularly known as the “Tomatoes Market” were shut to enable residents participate in the FCT Area Council elections. When our correspondent visited the area, major shops and stalls within
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target=_blank>Protest erupts in Ondo community after bandit attack, couple’s abduction
By John Ogunsemore Residents of Eleyewo, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State have taken to the streets to protest a bandit attack on the community that resulted in the abduction of a couple. Armed bandits reportedly stormed the community on Friday night, shooting sporadically. The bandits abducted Jamiu Olawale and his wife, shot
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target=_blank>Voting Ends In Kuje LG As Low Turnout Mars Exercise
Voting has concluded in most polling units in the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). However, Saturday Telegraph observed a low turnout of voters in almost all the polling units visited. One of the party agents who spoke with our correspondent on a condition of anonymity said, “We are surprised at the…
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target=_blank>FUOYE Has Recorded Phenomenal Growth Under Fasina – Senator Arise
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ayo Arise, has lauded what he described as a “Phenomenal growth” at Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) under the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof.Abayomi Fasina, saying the development is tremendous with great impacts in the host community, Oye Ekiti and Ekiti North at…
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target=_blank>FCT Poll: Wike Visits PUs, Directs Traders To Close Up
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, toured polling units (PUs) in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) during the ongoing FCT Area Council elections. The Minister, who spoke while monitoring the election activities, said he noticed some traders who opened up for business and immediately directed them to close…
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target=_blank>Suspect Arrested For Unlawful Possession Of Human Part In Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has arrested a male suspect named Garuba Aminu, aged 20 years, for unlawful possession of a suspected human part. Aminu was arrested on Friday, 20 February 2026, at about 8:00 a.m. after he was caught by residents of the area while disguising as a scavenger at the Commercial Oroki area…
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The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, on Saturday, 21 February 2026, played host to the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, and other top executives at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals. The update on the meeting was disclosed in a picture story posted…
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target=_blank>FCT Poll: Amupitan Gives Election Update
As the ongoing Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election is coming to a close, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has given updates following his visitation to some Polling Units (PUs) in the nation’s capital. Speaking to members of the INEC press corps, Amupitan disclosed that the election…
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target=_blank>Low Turnout Mars FCT Council Election
Low turnout has been recorded across several polling units as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections kick off in the six area councils of the nation’s capital. Saturday Telegraph gathered that polling units (PUs) 006, 007, and 008 in the City Centre Registration Area were scanty as electoral officials commenced voting procedures. At…
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target=_blank>Sowore Case: Court Awards N30m Damages Against NPF
The presiding Judge of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Justice Musa Kakaaki, has ruled that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) acted unlawfully over its declaration of human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, wanted in 2025. Justice Kakaaki, in a judgment delivered on Friday, February 20, held that the police action…
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target=_blank>Alleged $1m Theft: Peter Admits Being Co-Signatory To PSquare Company Account
Popular musician, Peter Okoye, on Friday, admitted before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja that he is a co-signatory to the Northside Entertainment Limited bank account, contrary to his earlier claims that his elder brother, Jude Okoye, was the sole signatory. Peter made the admission at the resume hearing of the trial of Jude by…
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target=_blank>10,000 Abia Students Get Free JAMB Forms As SERHA Rolls Out Massive Scholarship Drive
No fewer than 10,000 students across the 17 Local Government Areas of Abia State would sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) free of charge, following the launch of a large-scale JAMB scholarship scheme by the South East Renewed Hope Agenda (SERHA). The initiative, unveiled in Umuahia, is one of the biggest private education…
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