…Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Iyin-Ekiti during the ongoing 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The EFCC personnel were said to have stormed the polling unit to monitor and crack down on suspected vote-buying activities. The voters were reportedly angered and resisted their presence and questio…

…voter turnout on Saturday at Afao-Ekiti in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State, the hometown of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, during the governorship election. All eight polling units in Afao-Ekiti Ward recorded high voter participation, as residents-young and old-trooped out early to exercise thei…

…ward to Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. Bejide, who hails from Ward 2 in Ekiti South-West Local Government Area, shares the area with IT expert and politician Makinde Araoye. Results from Polling Unit 004, Ward 2 showed Oyebanji polling 1…

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado Ekiti Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has commended the conduct of Saturday's governorship election, describing the accreditation and voting process as smooth and seamless across his polling unit. Fayemi cast his vote at Ward 11, Unit 9, Ogilolo, Isan-Ekiti, Isan-Ekiti Local Gov…

The ADC governorship candidate noted that law enforcement officers failed to act on his complaints.

Police authorities in Ekiti State dismissed reports linking unrest in Isan Ekiti to the governorship election, insisting the incident stemmed from a football match while describing the poll as peaceful with high voter turnout.

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…of the people and work collectively towards the continued development and progress of Ekiti State.

…hub, reported that women, who constitute about 51 per cent of the voting population in Ekiti State, participated actively as voters, polling officials and party agents. According to the report, women accounted for 58 per cent of polling unit officials observed, while their presence on voting queues was described as sig…

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the Ekiti State election, Dare Bejide, has alleged incidents of vote buying and assault of his driver at his polling unit during Saturday's governorship poll. Bejide, who cast his vote at Polling Unit 004, Ward 2, Oke Adura, Ilawe-Ekiti, accused mem…

Allegations of vote-buying on Saturday surfaced in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. Several voters reportedly received cash inducements from political party agents in exchange for their votes. According to findings from Aramoko Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti West Local Government Area, some voters admitted…

…Congress, ADC, has won its first polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State. The party won the Ajagbala Hall polling unit in Okeruku Ward 02, Ikere Local Government Area of the state. In the result sheet sighted by our correspondent, ADC scored 39 votes while the All Progressives Congress, APC, go…

Mr Fayemi and his wife, Bisi, cast their votes at exactly 12:12 p.m. at Polling Unit 009, Akpata House, Isan, Ward 11, Oye Local Government Area of the state.

Technical glitches have slowed the voting process at a major polling station in the Ekiti State capital, leaving scores of

Mr Bejide accused an unidentified woman of buying votes near his polling unit in Ilawe-Ekiti.

There was an impressive turnout of voters across polling units in Ekiti State on Saturday as the off-cycle gubernatorial election commenced smoothly with the early arrival of electoral officials and materials. Many of the ad hoc staff arrived early to prepare for the exercise, while voters also turned out in large numb…

…are waiting for, and we are prepared to support his emergence," Abass stated. The Ekiti State Women Leader of the party, Funmilayo Adeyeye, assured supporters that women across the state would continue to play a major role in grassroots mobilisation efforts aimed at strengthening the candidate's support base ahead of t…

Funmilayo Afuye lauded voter turnout in the ongoing governorship election, describing it as encouraging.

"This doesn't reflect what a good democratic process should be. I hereby condemn this process and conclude no election in Ekiti State," Mr Falegan said.

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

…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 to begin, some traders in major markets across the Ado-Ekiti metropolis had already opened for business and were…

…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…