…Immigration 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…

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…

Voters at some of the polling units in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, are still awaiting the arrival of the officials of the Independent National Electoral 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 visi…

…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 processed more than an hour…

…was identified as “Okadigbo” by people who said they knew him as a thug. But at the polling unit, the presiding officer denied the allegation, saying the result sheet was with them. However, materials were yet to arrive in some polling units at Udenu communities such as Orba, Imillike, Udunedem as at 9:45am. In Amube O…

…turnout of voters, and a heavy presence of security operatives in most of the wards and polling units visited in the Ado Local Government Area of the state. In Ward 10, Unit 7 and Ward 8, Unit 9, accreditation and voting commenced exactly at 8:30 a.m., as election officials had arrived at the units as early as 7 a.m. A…

…feels safe anymore. Speaking with Vanguard in Yoruba while awaiting accreditation at Polling Unit 001, Aye Ward, Aye Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State, the centenarian said she turned out to vote because she wanted the most qualified candidate to emerge victorious in the governorship election. "I ca…

…process, which is orderly across his LGA. “Indeed, you can see it for yourself; every polling unit’s voting is ongoing now, and I want to tell you that voting is smooth and there is credibility. Reacting to the low voter turnout, he said, “Like I said, we are just commencing. You know, our people, with their agitationa…

…to make ends meet, so I can't lose today's money because of the by-election." A visit to polling units 14, 16, and 17, Ward 1, in Okitipupa revealed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ad hoc staff arrived early with sensitive and non-sensitive materials. Police officers were also seen manning pol…

…Ondo South Senatorial District by-election. Aiyedatiwa, who spoke with newsmen at his Polling Unit 05 in Ugbo Ward 4, Obenla community, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, said the political atmosphere in the district had remained active ahead of the election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the by…

…Enugu North Senatorial District by-election on Saturday experienced delays in several polling units due to the late arrival of electoral materials and inadequate deployment of election personnel. At Amube Wards 1 and 2 in Ohom Orba Community, Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State, voter accreditation had not comme…

…voters. Ezeme spoke shortly after casting 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…

Over one million Ekiti voters will participate in the poll, which will be held in 2,445 Polling Units (PUs) spread across the 177 wards of the 16 Local Government Areas in the South-west state.

…have both campaigned publicly for Bejide, but translating that high-profile backing into polling unit numbers across all 16 LGAs remains the party's central challenge. PDP'S OLUYEDE: Battles without Fayose PDP Candidate, Dr Wole Oluyede, from Ikere-Ekiti in Ekiti South Senatorial District, hopes to revive a party that…

…although INEC provided its national secretariat with an access code for the upload of polling unit agents, the commission failed to activate the portal to enable the process. "It is instructive to note that INEC formally provided an access code to our National Secretariat for the uploading of the names of polling unit…

There are 2,445 polling units spread across the 177 wards in the 16 local government areas of the state.

…Election scheduled to hold on Saturday. The police said the deployment covers all 2,545 polling units across the state, as well as critical infrastructure, major entry and exit routes, border communities and other strategic locations. Providing an update on the Force’s preparedness, the Commissioner of Police in charge…