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By Emmanuel Ogoigbe, Warri At least three persons have been killed in a violent cult clash at the Igbogene suburb of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital.  The attack, which occured Sunday night, triggered panic as gunshots were heard in different sections of the area. Though the identities of the victims could not be immediately ascertained, eyewitnesses described the clash as a continuation of cult-related violence plaguing parts of the state. Residents reportedly fled their homes, and business activities were halted during the orgy of violence. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear for his life, called for intensified security…

*Selection, Not Election -Transition Monitoring Group, CISLAC *'Wike Should Not Have Monitored Elections On Polling Day, Has No Constitutional Role In Poll Management' *FG Choking Political Space -Atiku By Felix Durumbah, Abuja Worrying questions are being asked over how the inner circle of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, appeared to have an inkling of how the results of Saturday's Area Council elections in the nation's capital would go, particularly pertaining to those of the vociferous opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Interestingly, the party, which has FCT's lone Senator, Ireti Kingibe, a Wike archrival since 2023 for control…

Joshua Ishaku of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Bwari Area Council Chairmanship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The election was conducted across the 10 wards of the council— Igu, Shere, Dutse, Ushafa, Byazhin, Kuduru, Kubwa, Usuma, Bwari Central and Kawu. Announcing the results today in Bwari, the Returning Officer for the election, Professor Mohammed Nurudeen, stated that Ishaku polled a total of 18,466 votes to emerge victorious in Saturday's poll. Nurudeen said: "I am the Returning Officer for the 2026 FCT Area Council Bwari Chairmanship held on Feb. 21, 2026. That Joshua…

Incumbent Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Christopher Maikalangu, who is candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been re-elected Chairman of the council. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Officer for AMAC, Professor Andrew Abue, who disclosed this while reeling out results of yesterday's Area Council poll results, added that Maikalangu was returned elected having scored the highest number of votes cast, 40,295 of the total number of valid votes of 62,861 in the election. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came second with 12,109 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party…