…to restore environmental order in Africa's most populous city, following a directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu mandating a 24-hour intensified waste evacuation operation across the state. Speaking at an emergency stakeholders' meeting with transport union leaders in Alausa, Ikeja, on Saturday, the Commissioner for…

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti Governor Biodun 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.…

By Dayo Johnson Ado Ekiti The 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…

…incident unconnected to politics ...APC positioned for victory - Senator Arise Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday commended the smooth conduct of the ongoing governorship election in the state, describing the accreditation and voting process as seamless and efficient.Contents...urges sustain…

…of Honour, The Rt. Honourable Speaker of the House of Representatives, All Executive Governors of the 19 Northern States, Honourable Ministers and Heads of relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Royal Fathers, captains of industry, youth leaders, civil society organisations, academia, and other key stake…

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Bejide, suffered a defeat in his polling unit as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, secured a commanding victory in the results announced from Ilawe-Ekiti Ward II, Polling Unit 004. Accor…

Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa State Governor has described the ongoing Nasarawa North Senatorial District By-election as one of the best planned

There was a voter apathy in I?an-Ekiti, the hometown of immediate past Governor Kayode Fayemi on Saturday as many residents

Ambassador Dare Bejide, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), on Saturday raised concerns over an incident that

…the performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during the Ekiti governorship Election. The hub, however, expressed concern over incidents of vote-buying, voter intimidation and ballot-paper irregularities. The hub, comprising the Kukah Centre, TAF Africa, Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF), Yiaga Africa…

…conduct across the state. Omoseyindemi told journalists after monitoring the governorship exercise in the state on Saturday that the election was largely peaceful. "We never had it so good. You can see that people came out to vote, and there were no reports of violence. Everything went on peacefully, and it was well,"…

Former Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has commended the conduct of Saturday's governorship election in the state, describing the accreditation and voting process as seamless. Fayemi, who spoke with newsmen after casting his vote at his Ward 11, Unit 9, Ogilolo, Isan-Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area of the state, praised…

…into the recent chemical inhalation incident on the school premises intensify. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of the school, noting that preliminary findings have confirmed the presence of methane gas in the affected area. The governor explained that the relocation became necessar…

…Akinlayo has expressed optimism over the prospects of the ruling party in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State, citing massive voter turnout across his constituency and strong support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election bid. Speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote at Igogo Ward 2, Po…

…the ongoing gubernatorial election in the state. The African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dare Bejide, alleged vote-buying and money sharing in his polling unit, while the police and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, refused to respond. Ekiti Decides 2…

…that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, would emerge victorious in the ongoing governorship election despite the average voter turnout across parts of the state. Speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote in Oye-Ekiti, Arise described the election process as peaceful, smooth and efficient, noting…

Results have started trickling in from the governorship election in Ekiti State. The election was supposed to end at 2pm, but the law permits voters in the queue before the closing time to cast their votes. In Polling Units where voting has ended and ballots counted, DAILY POST brings you live results. Ekiti 2026 gover…

Ekiti State Governor and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, recorded a decisive victory at the polling unit of the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, during Saturday's governorship election in the state. Announcing the result at the polling unit, the Presiding Officer,…

…Hub, have called on political parties and candidates contesting the Ekiti State governorship election to refrain from voter inducement and uphold democratic values throughout the electoral process. The groups warned political actors against the weaponisation of poverty through vote buying, insisting that the electorate…

…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 questioned their…

…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 their civic rights. Fayose arrived at his po…

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration's rejection of negotiations with bandits, insisting that peace deals with criminal groups are not an option in the state. The governor made the position known in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored in Kaduna, wh…

By Dayo Johnson, Ado-Ekiti The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Ambassador Dare Bejide, has lost his polling unit and 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…

…and environmental order in Africa's most populous city, following a directive by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a 24-hour scale-up of waste evacuation operations across the state. Speaking at an emergency stakeholders' meeting with leaders of transport unions in Alausa, Ikeja, on Saturday, the Commissioner for Transpo…

…over chemical inhalation linked to methane gas pollution on the school premises. Governor Dapo Abiodun announced the decision on Tuesday during an on-the-spot assessment of the school, explaining that the move was necessary to protect students, teachers and other members of the school community while investigations con…