…her ballot in the ongoing Osun State governorship election. Akinsola, who voted at Polling Unit 6, Ward 4, in Ejigbo, said election officials gave her special consideration because of her condition, making the voting process easier and more […] The post #OsunDecides2026: Physically-challenged woman excited over special…

Voters turned out in their numbers at Ward 09, Unit 011, Ikire, the polling unit where the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, is expected to cast his ballot. Some voters, who said the process had been peaceful and hitch-free, expressed confidence that their votes would count in the electi…

…to their destinations. The development occurred as voters across Osun State headed to polling units for the governorship election. The presence of the soldiers caused restrictions on movement along the road leading to the INEC office, with motorists and other road users subjected to checks. The post Osun Election: Sold…

…of the over 2.3 million registered voters and will be going to the polls around 3,763 units across the state to exercise their franchise in electing who will pilot the affairs of the state till 2030. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 15 political parties and their candidates are in the…

…Voters in Ilesa told Saturday PUNCH that the APC was disbursing N20,000 per voter across polling units in Ilesa East, Ilesa West and Atakunmosa East LGAs. According to some of the beneficiaries, the money was being distributed at the house of an appointed APC chieftain in each polling unit. The voters disclosed that th…

…other heads of security agencies involved in the election to provide maximum security at polling units and protect voters. Tinubu also charged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, with ensuring a transparent, free and fair election. The ICC said the directives were particularly important given the heigh…

…that its Results Viewing Portal, IReV, is designed solely for the public display of polling unit results and not for the automatic collation or addition of election results. INEC National Commissioner, Prof. Kunle Ajayi, made this known while speaking on Channels Television's Politics Today programme on Friday. Ajayi a…

…as important participants in the democratic process and provide adequate protection at polling units, collation centres and other election locations. It also urged journalists to maintain professionalism, impartiality and accuracy while covering the election. The NUJ stressed that all stakeholders must work together to…

…inconclusive after violence, shootings and ballot snatching disrupted voting in multiple polling units across four local government areas. Ballot-box snatching and intimidation of election observers were also reported. Gboyega Oyetola was declared the winner only after a violence-plagued rerun in Garage Olode and other…

…with leadership calling for aggressive grassroots outreach across all wards and polling units in the district.As reported on Tuesday by The Punch, the inauguration took place under the leadership of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central. Salami Etudaiye was named Director-General, and Abubakar Ya…

…Disu, announced on Friday that at least four police officers would be deployed in each polling unit across the state. Disu described the deployment as one of the largest security operations ever undertaken in Osun, as security agencies move to prevent further violence before and during the election. Findings by Sunday…

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…that records the highest membership registration. “We must have a presence in every polling unit. Our target is to have at least 100 members in every polling unit,” he said. According to him, with about 176,000 polling units across the country, achieving that target would translate into at least 17.6 million registered…

…exercise. The commission also said 52,907 voters transferred their registrations to new polling units, while it processed 19,565 requests for change of name and corrections to names, dates of birth, gender, addresses and profession. In a report issued on Friday, the Edo State Public Relations Officer of INEC, Toyin Buo…

…2027, Nigerians will not be stepping into a wrestling arena. They will be stepping into polling units to deliver a constitutional verdict,” he said. He urged Tinubu to spend the remainder of his tenure confronting the country’s pressing challenges rather than engaging in what he described as unnecessary political battl…

…be outsourced. Nigerians must organise themselves, lawfully deploy technology, document polling unit results, independently collate available information and remain peacefully engaged throughout the electoral process. Nobody should wait until after an election for results to simply be announced. Citizens must maintain…

…voters in the state (if all of them collect their PVCs) will troop to the 3,763 polling units and 332 wards across the 30 local governments and one area office to elect a governor. While 14 political parties are participating in the election, only Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, Bola Oyebamiji of the All…

…the TAP Initiative and its partners, is designed to enable citizens to upload and verify polling unit results independently to enhance transparency, curb manipulation and improve public confidence in the electoral process. Speaking at the event, the Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu (SAN), said credible elec…

…farmers’ livelihoods and strengthening food security. He explained that each of the 124 polling units in the local government area would receive 15 bags of NPK fertiliser and five bags of Urea to ensure equitable distribution among genuine farmers across the communities. Isa stressed that the fertiliser was provided fr…

…from across the 203 wards in Ondo State. We have also mobilised across more than 1,500 polling units in the state. I can assure you that our reach is extensive and extends to the grassroots. “With this grassroots reach, we will ensure that every door is knocked on, every creek is reached, and every market is visited un…

…communities, so that citizens can resist vote-buying and recognise their rights at the polling unit. “We call on civil society organisations, the media, faith communities, and all Nigerians to continue to speak up, hold the government accountable, and stand with the families whose children are still waiting to come hom…

…may also provide an alias or maiden name where applicable. Step 5: Choose your polling unit Select your preferred: State; Local Government Area; Registration Area/Ward; and Polling Unit where you intend to vote. Step 6: Upload supporting documents (if required) Where applicable, applicants can upload supporting documen…

…the election, saying the partnership contributed significantly to maintaining peace at polling units. The UK mission also commended efforts made to prioritise vulnerable voters at several polling units. However, it expressed concern that many polling units visited were not adequately accessible to persons with disabili…

…Mission, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, said BVAS failed to verify voters in 10 percent of polling units, adding that ballot secrecy was compromised in 17 percent of locations. Abdullahi, while presenting the organisation's final Process and Results Verification for Transparency, PRVT, statement on the election, said: "The widesp…

…security presence, and satisfactory voter accreditation and voting processes in many polling units monitored across the 16 local government areas of the state. The observation mission was led by former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, and included senior officials of…