…Usman Zuru. Although the election was conducted peacefully, turnout remained low in many polling units across the constituency, with the APC maintaining a comfortable lead from the early stages of collation. Aiki's victory ensures that the ruling party retains control of the Zuru State Constituency seat in the state le…

…that the election was contested by multiple political parties and conducted across polling units within the constituency. According to the official figures, Rabiu shuaibu of the APC polled 35,356 votes, defeating his closest rival, Lawal Garba Haruna of the African People's Movement (APM), who scored 268 votes, while A…

…Saturday, while speaking to Tribune Online correspondents among other journalists at his polling unit, predicted victory for the sitting governor, saying Oyebanji has already won the election. Like Fayose, the 2022 SDP candidate who gave Oyebanji a tough electioneering battle also endorsed the APC candidate for the 202…

…act. “What we have witnessed in Ekiti state is sad and unfortunate. APC was at the polling units unchecked. “It's unfortunate security authorities were present and could not checkmate these abnormalities,” he said. Ekiti 2026: Nigeria’s democracy reduced to vote trading – PDP

…National Electoral Commission, INEC. DAILY POST reports that electorates in about 2,445 polling units in the 16 local government areas of the state turned out on Saturday to elect their new governor. Ekiti has 1,059,360 registered voters, but only 1,028,929 of them who collected Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, were eligib…

…Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has uploaded 2,048 results out of 2,445 polling units on its Result Viewing Portal as of 7pm on Saturday, representing 83.7 percent of total results from the Ekiti State governorship election. The figure represents a significant jump from the 35.5 percent uploaded barely…

The victory grants the governor another four-year term and makes him the first Ekiti governor to successfully secure consecutive re-election in a state where incumbents have often struggled to retain power.

The outstanding 66 polling unit results on IReV are expected to draw attention from stakeholders, particularly given the commission's commitment to transparency and public access to election results.

APC's cumulative votes from the 10 LGAs you supplied stand at 182,331 votes, while PDP has 28,777 votes and African Democratic Congress (ADC) has 6,598 votes. APC has won every declared LGA and leads by 153,554 votes across the 10 councils announced so far.

Ekiti has 1,059,360 registered voters, but only 1,028,929 of them who collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were eligible to participate in the election.

INEC had assured stakeholders that all polling unit results would be uploaded to the IReV portal in line with its commitment to transparency and accountability in the electoral process. Political parties and election observers are expected to continue monitoring the portal as the commission concludes the collation and…

…He lauded the INEC for the timely deployment of officials and election materials to 143 polling units in the area. A cross section of Presiding Officers who spoke to newsmen in Warawa said the exercise recorded a huge success, assuring that it was hitch-free. The bye-election was to fill the vacuum created by the sudde…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded a landslide victory at the polling unit of former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, in Saturday’s governorship election. Results announced at Ward 11, Polling Unit 9 (Ogilolo) in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, showed the APC candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, do…

…earlier floored the African Democratic Congress, ADC, candidate, Dare Bejide, in his own polling unit. The governor secured 140 votes while the ADC candidate only polled 37 votes. Across the state, the early results show the APC leading by a massive margin, with the PDP following behind and the ADC settling into third…

…Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has recorded victory at the polling unit of Ayodele Fayose, the former Ekiti State Governor. Oyebanji won Fayose’s polling unit after securing 448 votes to defeat his closest rivals in Saturday’s governorship election. Results from Polling Unit 001, St. David’s Pri…

…Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded a resounding victory at the polling unit of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, in Saturday’s governorship election, polling 448 votes to defeat his closest rivals by a wide margin. Results from Polling Unit 001, St David’s Primary School/Maternity Area,…

The PDP candidate won with 113 votes at his polling unit.

He also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the prompt deployment of electoral officials and materials across the 16 local government areas of the state. Of the 1,059,360 registered voters, according to INEC, 1,028,929 collected their Permanent Voter Cards across the state.

…during a press briefing on Thursday, which he said had been confirmed at various polling units across the state, describing it as unprecedented. The CP linked the turnout to the high level of confidence that voters had expressed over security arrangements put in place. CP Shogunle assured that there would be continued…

They urged INEC to ensure strict compliance with its guidelines on result management, including the prompt uploading of polling unit results to the INEC Result Viewing Portal, while also replacing malfunctioning BVAS machines where necessary.

As of 6 p.m., INEC had uploaded 34.60 per cent of the total polling unit results expected from Saturday's Ekiti State governorship election.

…Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured a landslide victory at the polling unit of Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, in Saturday's Ekiti governorship election. Announcing results, Polling Officer Ms. Elizabeth Oregbemeh said Oyebanji polled 164 votes. PDP governorship candidate Dr. Wole Oluyede s…

…candidate of the All Progressive Congress and the governor Biodun Oyebanji has won his polling unit in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. Results from Polling Unit 003, Oyebanji's Compound, RA 04, Ekiti West LGA showes the governor polling 326 votes out of 333 accredited voters at the unit. The unit has 668…

"We never had it so good," says the official.

…victory - Senator Arise Fayemi, who cast his vote alongside his wife, Bisi Fayemi, at polling unit 09, Ward 11, in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area, praised officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for ensuring a hitch-free exercise. Speaking with journalists shortly after voting, the form…