Author: Halimah Olamide

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on his re-election as the Governor of Ekiti State. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, Oyebanji’s victory was a reflection of the confidence and trust placed in his leadership by the people of Ekiti. NPO reports that Oyebanji had in the early hours of Sunday been declared the winner of the 2026 Governorship Election in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes to emerge winner and secure a return to the seat of power. The APC described…

The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) and the African Union Commission (AUC) are set to take the “Road to 10th AFRIMA” campaign to Casablanca, Morocco. The strategic six-day visit, scheduled for June 21 to June 26, 2026, will see AFRIMA engage government officials, corporate leaders, media organisations, tourism agencies, and stakeholders within Morocco’s creative industry. The Casablanca visit, organised in partnership with Big Time Morocco and supported by AFRIMA Ambassador for Morocco, Ahmed Soultan, along with other partners including the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation (AMIC), WeCasablanca, and Royal Air Maroc, is aimed at strengthening partnerships and assessing the city’s…

Agency Report The Ekiti State Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN), Mr Yinusa Ishola and his The Nation newspaper counterpart, Mr Razak Ibrahim, were attacked by suspected hoodlums in Iyin-Ekiti during the governorship election on Saturday. The attack occurred at Polling Unit 10, Ward B in Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Irepodun Local Government Area of Ekiti when some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the town to monitor alleged vote buying activities in the unit. NAN reports that the suspected hoodlums were angered by the presence of the EFCC operatives, accusing them of attempting to harass the…

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji  has won at his polling unit in the ongoing Ekiti State election. Oyebanji who is seeking re-election for second term polled 326 votes at the Polling Unit 003 in Oke-Lele, Ikogosi, Ekiti West Local Government Area of the state. Therefore defeating the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Dare Bejide, who scored 2 votes at the polling centre. The result sheet, signed by Odeyemi Tobi Timilehin, the presiding officer of the unit, indicated that a total of 330 voters participated in the exercise.

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Bejide, has lost his polling unit to the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Abiodun Oyebanji, in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. The result was recorded at Polling Unit 004 in Ilawe II, Ekiti South-West Local Government Area. According to the figures from the polling unit, the APC polled 140 votes, . Meanwhile the ADC candidate secured 37 votes. The African Action Congress (AAC) recorded 3 votes, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 2 votes.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced the conclusion of voting across polling units in Ekiti State. This was announced in a post via the Commission’s X handle following the official close of polls at 2:30pm. INEC confirmed that all 2,445 polling units across the state were successfully opened for the exercise, marking a near-complete coverage of the electoral process from the start of voting. According to the commission, 2,257 polling units, representing 92.31 percent, opened on schedule before 8:30 a.m., while 188 polling units, or 7.69 percent, experienced minor delays but commenced voting before 10:30 a.m. Despite…

Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has commended Nigeria’s electoral system, stating that it is steadily evolving and improving. Bamidele made the remark on Saturday in Iyin-Ekiti after casting his vote at Eyo-lori Ward 2, Unit 003 in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area. He noted that the election, conducted under the amended Electoral Act, reflects growing awareness among political actors and voters about electoral offences and their consequences. “This is one of the first major elections being conducted under the amended Electoral Act. There is no doubt that our electoral system is evolving and improving,” he said. The Senate Leader said his…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has cast his vote in the ongoing governorship election, commending voter turnout and the orderly conduct of the exercise. Fayemi voted at Ward 11, Isan-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, alongside his wife, Bisi Fayemi. He expressed satisfaction with the voting process, describing the turnout as impressive and orderly. “I was encouraged by the impressive turnout and the orderly manner in which voters came out to perform their civic duty and exercise their democratic right,” he said. The former governor also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of the exercise so far,…

Agency Report A 98-year-old voter at Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti, Pa Joseph Adu has said that late Chief Obafemi Awolowo inspired his participation in political activities as an individual. Adu disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after casting his vote at Ward 2, Unit 003 in Iyin-Ekiti on Saturday. He said late Awolowo’s was a courageous, principled politician with an unequal affection for the welfare and wellbeing of the masses. He said being an ardent follower of Awolowo’s party, the Action Group (AG), the impression about the leader of AG always…

Reports of vote buying have been reported from Ikole Local Government Area in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. According to an observation report from the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, it was recorded at 12:28am Ward 03, Polling Unit 14, Ikole LGA. The observation group reported that tally slips were being issued to voters for the collection of money. “Tally slips are reportedly being given to voters for the collection of money, indicating possible vote-buying at the polling unit,” the report stated. NPO reports that earlier, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dare Bejide had harassment…