A BVAS machine glitch was also reported across various polling units in Ekiti State on Saturday.

Voters arrived at their polling units as early as 7 a.m. and waited patiently for accreditation and voting to commence after election officials and materials arrived.

The election observation group said findings from its observers revealed differences in the number of political parties reflected on key election materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Commercial motorcyclists and tricycle operators in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday continued their activities despite the restriction of movement imposed by the police for the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. According to News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, as early as 8 a.m., when accreditation and voting were scheduled t…

…disclosed that voters risk being disenfranchised in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. Ojudu stated that 30 minutes after accreditation, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has not been able to capture his details due to equipment malfunction. Posting on X, Ojudu noted that he was the fi…

…Service, NIS, and the Amotekun Corps were on Saturday deployed to the polling unit where Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, was expected to cast his vote. Officials of the three security agencies arrived at the polling centre at about the same time, suggesting a coordinated security operation around the venue. The…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has cast his vote at Polling Unit 1, St. David Primary School, Afao-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area, in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Speaking with journalists shortly after voting, Fayose expressed confidence in the chances of Governor Biodu…

Isaac Fayose, a younger brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has raised the alarm that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was distributing uncollected Permanent Voter Card, PVCs, to members of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He made the allegation on Saturday as the Ekiti governorsh…

Voters at some of the polling units in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, are still awaiting the arrival of the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that accreditation and voting are supposed to begin by 8.30 a.m. in line with the Electoral Act. A visi…

By Dayo Johnson, Ado Ekiti The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has alleged voter intimidation and expressed concerns over delays in the accreditation and voting process at his polling unit at Osaguru Hall, unit 6, ward 3, Ikere-Ekiti. Speaking with journalist…

Commercial motorcyclists and tricycle operators in Ado-Ekiti have continued their operations in defiance of the restriction of movement ordered by police for the conduct of the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that even as at 8 a.m., when the accr…

…with Vanguard in Yoruba while awaiting accreditation at Polling Unit 001, Aye Ward, Aye Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, the centenarian said she turned out to vote because she wanted the most qualified candidate to emerge victorious in the governorship election. "I came out to vote because I want…

The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has suspended two students over their alleged involvement in the cyberbullying of the institution's suspended Students' Union Government (SUG) President, James Iyanuoluwa Adio. The decision was announced in a statement published on the university's official news portal on Frid…

Over one million Ekiti voters will participate in the poll, which will be held in 2,445 Polling Units (PUs) spread across the 177 wards of the 16 Local Government Areas in the South-west state.

Voters in Ekiti State will head to the polls today, Saturday, June 20, 2026, to select a governor for another four-year term in an off-cycle governorship election. As announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, residents of the state have collected their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, essential for…

…for voters and politicians across seven states. With 1,059,360 registered voters in Ekiti State, 10 opposition political parties are in the race to stop Governor Abiodun Oyebanji of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in today's governorship election. Also, four senatorial bye-polls will hold in Enugu, Rivers, O…

…because a government must be in place for the state to effectively plan for its people. Ekiti electorate, please go all out today and choose your next governor. Vote your choice and make the opportunity count. For first-time voters, make this privilege an avenue through which the state can move forward. Make it an occa…

…alone cannot guarantee genuine reform--Ogunsuyi A Public Analyst and Media Strategist in Ekiti, Lanre Ogunsuyi said, "The key issue is not whether terrorists can repent, but how such repentance is verified. An oath-taking ceremony alone cannot guarantee genuine reform. Effective reintegration requires thorough screenin…

…to stop the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in today's governorship election in Ekiti State, Four senatorial bye-polls in Enugu, Rivers, Ondo and Nasarawa; one House of Representatives and one State Assembly bye-elections in Kano and Kebbi states. Over 1m voters to decide Oyebanji, 10 others' fate today EKITI St…

Management of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE has suspended two students of the institution with immediate effect for allegedly posting leaked sex videos of the embattled students' Union leader, James Iyanuoluwa Adio. The university disclosed the suspension in a report on its website on Friday. DAILY POST learnt t…

The election materials were accompanied by security personnel to the 16 area councils in the South-west state.

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Plateau State Government have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the security of the

The Special Adviser on Media to Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, Mr Yinka Oyebode, has predicted that there would be a good turn out in the Saturday governorship election in the state. He also predicted that the exercise might be one of the most peaceful in the history of Ekiti. Oyebode made the prediction when he re…

…Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party has vowed to participate in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election despite what it described as the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to open its portal for the upload of the party’s polling agents. The party also accused the ruling All…

"I want to encourage registered voters. They should come out and vote tomorrow. Nothing will happen to them. We are calling on registered voters to come out and exercise their civic responsibility peacefully."