INEC begins upload of Ekiti election results on IReV

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the upload of polling unit results from the Ekiti governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal (IReV) more than two hours after the close of voting.

Six dead, many stranded after multi-vehicle crash on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

The Oyo state fire service says six persons lost their lives in a multiple-vehicle accident involving tankers, articulated trucks and cars at the Ibadan toll gate section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday night.

 

Ekiti Decides: Oyebanji wins ADC candidate Bejide’s ward

 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.

 

Attack on Osogbo monarch not an assassination attempt - Police

The Osun state police command has dismissed claims of an assassination attempt on Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Larooye II, the Ataoja of Osogbo.

 

‘Offenders will be arrested and prosecuted’ — police warn against vote buying, ballot box snatching in Ekiti poll

 The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says electoral offences that undermine democracy will not be tolerated during the Ekiti state governorship election.

 

Reps minority caucus appoints NDC’s Afam Ogene as spokesperson

 The minority caucus in the House of Representatives has appointed Afam Ogene, a lawmaker from Anambra, as its spokesperson.

 

Why attacks against Peter Obi can’t succeed – Sam Amadi

 Director of the Abuja School of Social Thought and Politics, Sam Amadi, has said that attacks against presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Mr Peter Obi, have failed to diminish his popularity because there are no credible allegations of corruption or scandal against him.

 

FG launches air cargo route to deepen trade with East, Southern Africa

The federal government has launched a dedicated air cargo route connecting Nigeria with East and Southern Africa as part of efforts to deepen intra-African trade and economic integration.

 

FG phases out personal emails for official business, says 38 MDAs digitised

 The federal government says more than 115,000 active official email accounts are now in use across the public service as part of efforts to build a fully digital and paperless civil service.

 

Ekiti Decides: Governor Oyebanji Confident of Surpassing 500,000 Votes Target

Ekiti State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed optimism that he will secure more than 500,000 votes in the ongoing governorship election.

Ekiti Decides: Ex-Senator Ojudu Decries BVAS Malfunction at Polling Unit

Former presidential adviser and ex-senator, Babafemi Ojudu, has raised concerns over the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) during the Ekiti State governorship election.

Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu Wins Labour Party Ticket for Owerri Federal Constituency

Former Ondo State First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has officially clinched the Labour Party (LP) ticket to contest for the Owerri Federal Constituency seat in the 2027 general elections.

‘My driver was beaten’ — ADC guber candidate alleges assault, vote buying in Ekiti poll

 Dare Bejide, governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Ekiti governorship election, has alleged vote-buying and assault at his polling unit.

 

Ekiti Decides: INEC distributing uncollected PVCs to APC – Fayose (VIDEO)

 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 Cards, PVCs, to members of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

 

BVAS fails to capture elderly voters, slows accreditation in Ekiti guber poll

Voter accreditation was delayed in parts of Ekiti as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) hit a snag during the capture of biometrics of several elderly persons.