The African Democratic Congress (ADC) is in an early lead in the chairmanship votes so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) electoral officers in the four polling units in the LEA Primary School, Kubwa II, Bwari Area Council.

Chaos erupted in Ovade, Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday as gunmen opened fire at the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) local government congress, forcing Rt. Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu to flee under heavy security in what her aides described as a targeted assassination attempt.

Early results from Nyanya in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) showed the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the lead, but voter turnout was thin.

The 76th Berlin Film Festival draws to a close on Saturday after 10 days of what its director called “stormy seas” unleashed by a controversy over the war in Gaza, which often overshadowed discussion of the 22 films in competition.

Hezbollah warned Saturday that it would have no choice but to fight on after an Israeli strike on targets in Lebanon killed eight of its operatives.

Trading activities were paralysed on Saturday at the usually vibrant Karu Market along the Karu/Karshi Expressway as authorities enforced movement restrictions for the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections.

James Milner set a new record of 654 Premier League appearances when the 40-year-old started for Brighton in Saturday’s trip to Brentford.

The Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo, Professor Clement Adebooye, has refuted claims that 250 workers, including himself are ghost workers as declared by Sally Tibbot Limited, a consulting auditing firm.

According to Dr Odumosu, the ongoing patrols and visible presence of security forces serve as a clear signal to potential troublemakers.

The Lagos State Government has charged health management staff to ensure strict compliance of the Mandatory Social Health Insurance Scheme in the daily workflows, patient management processes and supervisory structures across all state’s Primary Health Centres, PHCs ahead of the enforcement.

Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed criticisms regarding election-eve movement restrictions, shifting the focus to the final results as the ultimate arbiter of political influence in the nation’s capital.

Chairman of the Transitional Leadership Team of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) John Michael-Abdul, in Nasarawa State, says that more than 400,000 people have expressed interest in joining the party in the state.

“You can see for yourself that the election is orderly and very efficient. The election is peaceful, and those are the indices of a good election.

Troops of the Joint Task Ba (North East) Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) have sustained aggressive offensive and stabilisation operations across the theatre of OPHK, successfully thwarted a terrorist attack, neutralising five (5) insurgents, and rescuing kidnapped civilians in separate operations conducted on 20–21 February 2026.

The City Boy Movement (CBM), a political support group founded by Seyi Tinubu and aligned with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has confirmed the appointment of Suleiman Abubakar Magaji as its North Central Zonal Youth Coordinator.