The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has described Saturday’s Area Council elections across the territory as peaceful, though he acknowledged low voter turnout in parts of the capital, particularly within the city centre. The elections were conducted across the six area councils of the FCT — Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Gwagwalada, Kuje, Bwari, Abaji and Kwali — under the supervision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking to journalists...

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has sharply criticised Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), for what it describes as “direct interference” in the Area Council elections held across the six area councils of the capital on Saturday, 21 February 2026. In a statement issued on Saturday evening, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, accused the Minister of visiting multiple polling units across Abuja while voting was in progress. The...

The Kano State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ambassador Abdu Zango, has attributed the low voter turnout recorded during the Ungogo and Kano Municipal bye-elections to limited participation by political parties. The bye-elections, which are being conducted across 1,014 polling units in 24 registration areas, follow the deaths of Aminu Sa’ad Ungogo of Ungogo constituency and Sarki Aliyu of Kano Municipal constituency in December 2025. With approximately 535,000 registered...