…within the observation 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 queu…

Voting exercise was on Saturday disrupted in some Polling Units during the bye-election held across Enugu North Senatorial District. At

…to influence the outcome of the election. Speaking with journalists shortly after voting, the ADC candidate alleged that several APC leaders, including local government officials, gathered at the polling unit with large sums of money for vote-buying purposes. He further claimed that his driver sustained injuries during…

…election. About 10 EFCC officials reportedly arrived at the polling unit shortly after voting commenced and monitored activities around the area. However, no arrests had been announced as of the time of filing this report. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, anti-corruption agencies and civil society o…

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

…voters also turned out in large numbers ahead of the commencement of accreditation and voting.

…this election. Not only trooping out but being ready and anxious to participate in the voting. I am indeed impressed with this conduct of our voters. "I am not using Ikere as the only area of focus now, we are getting the same information from some of our local governments and towns about how our voters are coming out…

…to address the concern. Despite the brief development, there was no disruption to the voting process, and electoral activities continued without interruption. Officials and party representatives at the polling unit expressed optimism that the exercise would remain peaceful and transparent throughout the day as eligible…

Party agents were seen asking voters to display their marked ballot papers as proof of voting preference. Rather than distributing cash directly at the polling units, some agents issued numbers to voters after they cast their ballots.

"Electoral offences attract sanctions. Vote buying, vote selling, ballot box snatching, violence and intimidation, destruction of electoral materials and disorderly conduct at polling units."

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.

…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 attending to customers. The Police Commissioner overseeing the Ekiti governorship election, Mr Abayo…

Low voter turnout was recorded in parts of Zuru town, Kebbi State, as voting commenced in the Zuru State Constituency by-election on Saturday. The by-election is being conducted to elect a new member to represent Zuru State Constituency in the Kebbi State House of Assembly following the death of the Speaker, Mohammed U…

…the ongoing governorship election in the state. Speaking with journalists shortly after voting, Fayose expressed confidence in the chances of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, declaring that the incumbent governor was on course for victory. According to the former governor, prevailing political developments and the mood among…

…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 visit around the Ado-Ekiti metropolis, specifically Ward 7, polling units 2, 3, and 4, at Oke Ila, voters were seen waiting for INEC officials and party agents t…

…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 journalists after casting his vote, Oluyede described the pace of voting as unacceptable, claiming that only a handful of voters had been…

…at Udenu communities such as Orba, Imillike, Udunedem as at 9:45am. In Amube Orba, the voting center of former Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, material was yet to arrive as at 10:05am

…News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that even as at 8 a.m., when the accreditation and voting were scheduled to commence, some traders at major markets in the Ado-Ekiti metropolis displayed their wares and attended to customers.NAN reports that the Police Commissioner in charge of the Ekiti governorship election, Mr A…

…the first time they stood by the punctuality of the time, we were before 8:30. By 8:30, voting had commenced. The process so far is good. This time around, INEC did a wonderful job in collaboration with the security agencies; that is what they have been doing across our local government and the electoral ward.” Andaha,…

…his vote at about 11:45 a.m. at his Umundu polling unit on Saturday. He lamented that voting commenced late in several areas, noting that some polling units in his strongholds had yet to receive election materials as of noon. "The delay in the process is alarming, very alarming. Voting started here at about 11 a.m. Whe…

…voters in the state have obtained their PVCs and are eligible to participate in the voting process today, Saturday. Out of a total of 1,059,360 registered voters, 1,028,929 have collected their PVCs, leaving 30,431 PVCs unclaimed. The frontline candidates seeking for the 1,028,929 votes include the ruling All Progressi…

…and you yourself would be proud. Do your civic duty therefore, and please yourself by voting your conscience. Make yourself proud, stand to be counted because not every eligible voter has this privilege. Do not perform this important civic duty because you were coerced to do so, but do it conscientiously because you ha…

…from Ekiti South since the state's creation, and his hometown remains one of the largest voting centres in the state. However, the most damaging blow to his campaign came not from the APC but from within: former Governor Ayodele Fayose, the PDP's most powerful voice in Ekiti, publicly endorsed Oyebanji. Political analy…

…the belief that Atiku is on track to clear this hurdle by locking down the high-voting northern states. His prediction comes as the key political rivals prepared to face off again. In the previous 2023 election, Bola Tinubu won the presidency with roughly 37% of the vote, relying on a powerful base in the South-West an…

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