The announcement of the presidential election results in the Federal Capital Territory has commenced with President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress taking an early lead in the results of three Area Councils so far declared.
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The senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Aduda, has won in three of the six Area Councils in the territory.
The Peoples Democratic Party led in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Tunga-Maje Quarters Ward and some other polling units in Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT.
Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory thronged in their numbers to their polling units to cast their votes in the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Malam Atahiru Madami, the Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner, has said that both Presidential and Senatorial election result sheets meant for the state were found in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of ICT and the North Central, Godwin Nwobodo, has warned police personnel against abandoning their duty posts during the upcoming elections.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, FCT, on Sunday called for prayers for three of its members that passed on, namely Grace Nwodo (Madam Waka), Chris Edoga and Olajide Fashikun.
Elections into the Executive Committees of the Football Associations in the 36 States and the FCT will hold as from next week.
The Independent Electoral Commission says it is overwhelmed by the current rush by eligible voters to collect their Permanent Voter Cards few days to the election.
The National Economic Council has directed the 36 state governments and the Federal Capital Territory to provide data on out-of-school children in the country.
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has called for the strengthening of inter-agency collaboration for the conduct of credible elections in the country.
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is slow in fighting corruption because the system is slow.
Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory are taking advantage of Christmas celebrations to hang out with family members and friends.
Rev. Jolly Nyame, former Taraba State Governor, on Tuesday joined his excited colleagues to celebrate stylish Christmas haircuts offered to 300 inmates of Kuje Prison, FCT.
Afropop sensation, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, pulled a show stopping sold-out show in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, gave the figure at a joint news conference in Abuja with the festival’s chief host, the Minister of the FCT, Muhammad Bello.
Michael Olanrewaju, Chairman, Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Chapter, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to address the exodus of their colleagues from the country.
The customers, who made the call in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria in Gwagwalada on Monday, described the maintenance and transaction fees as well as other charges levied by the banks on ATM transactions as “worrisome and fraudulent”.
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday dismissed applications filed by Senator Ayo Adeseun and Olanrewaju Otiti seeking transfer of a criminal charge against them to the Ibadan Division of the court.
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