Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has resigned from office following a directive from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to multiple reports, presidential sources said President Tinubu instructed Egbetokun to step down on Monday night during a meeting at the Presidential Villa. He subsequently submitted his resignation letter on Tuesday morning. A source in the presidency confirmed that Egbetokun resigned on Tuesday. However, as at the time of filing this report, the Nigeria Police Force had...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strengthened its political footprint in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the conclusion of the 2026 Area Council chairmanship elections held across the six council areas of the Territory on Saturday, 21 February 2026. Official results from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show the ruling party winning the majority of the chairmanship seats, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) securing a significant victory in Gwagwalada Area Council. Meanwhile,...

Yiaga Africa has described Saturday’s Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as largely peaceful but marked by low voter turnout, logistical delays and cases of vote buying. In a preliminary report signed by Samson Itodo, Executive Director, and Cynthia Mbamalu, Director of Programmes, the organisation said it deployed trained observers across the six area councils — Abuja Municipal, Gwagwalada, Kuje, Bwari, Abaji and Kwali — to “systematically” monitor the conduct of the...

Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, Governor of Kano State, has described Saturday’s by-elections in the Municipal and Ungogo state constituencies as peaceful and free of “crisis, use of weapons, and any form of manipulation.” In a statement issued through his spokesman, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Governor Yusuf commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for their roles in maintaining order during the polls. He said the calm atmosphere that prevailed across polling units...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani as Renewed Hope Ambassador and deputy director-general for party outreach, engagement and mobilisation. The appointment, which takes immediate effect, was announced in a statement issued by the State House and signed by the president’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to the statement, the president made the appointment in his capacity as leader of the All Progressives Congress, citing Governor Sani’s...