Homepage Lagos from Saturday, February 21st, 2026

The second edition of the Niger Delta Games Edo 2026 officially began on Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City, showcasing Nigeria’s renewed focus on grassroots sports development and youth engagement.

The All-Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State will hold its local government congresses on Saturday across the state’s 20 constitutionally recognised councils to elect new party executives and strengthen its grassroots structure.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that candidates are not required to remove their hijabs during registration, following concerns over a viral video from Afe Babalola University (ABUAD).

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Polling Unit 097, Aso Estate, and Polling Unit 098, LEA Primary School, Sabon Lugbe, Abuja, have raised concerns over low voter turnout during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections.

Three major opposition parties, the People’s Democratic Party, New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC), are missing from the ballot papers for Saturday’s Kano State House of Assembly by-election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has described Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections as peaceful, orderly, and efficiently conducted, with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) functioning effectively.

Voters at a polling unit in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Saturday chased away the chairperson of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), AbdulMalik Usman, during the ongoing Area Council elections.

Yiaga Africa has raised concerns over logistical lapses and low voter turnout in Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, warning that the issues could undermine the integrity of the process.

Seventeen people have been arraigned in court for offences related to indiscriminate waste disposal, Lagos State authorities said in official posts on X on Friday.

The Ondo State Police Command says it has arrested 13 suspects linked to the violent attacks and killings that marred an All Progressives Congress (APC) ward congress in Idanre Local Government Area earlier this week.

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been confirmed to participate in a Four-Nation Invitational Tournament in Amman, Jordan, during the next FIFA Men’s International Window in March, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced this week.

Low voter turnout recorded in Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections is linked to the newly signed Electoral Act 2026, former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore said on Saturday.

One person has died and four others rescued following a road accident at Ekoro Junction inward Abule-Egba in Lagos State late Friday evening, authorities confirmed.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has released alarming data showing that the ongoing 2026 Lassa fever outbreak has so far resulted in 318 confirmed cases and 70 deaths nationwide.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled in favour of activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore, finding that the Nigeria Police Force acted illegally when it declared him a wanted person in 2025 and awarding him ₦30 million in damages.