Elections

INEC Extends Voter Registration By Two Weeks, Unve

Friday, July 3, 2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved a two-week extension of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise and announced the introduction of a self-service online registration platform for first-time voters. The electoral body disclosed this in a press rele ...

2027: Era Of Ballot Box Snatching, Rigging Of Results Over— INEC Boss, Amupitan

Wednesday, July 1, 2026
The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan SAN, has declared that the era of ballot box snatching and manual manipulation of election results is gone, assuring Nigerians that current technological safeguards are robust enough to protect eve ...

2027 Elections: INEC Releases Access Codes To APC, PDP, ADC, NDC, And Others For

Monday, June 29, 2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially issued portal access codes to nine political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. This administrative move enables the selected political organizations to securely upload the official names and credentials of their designate ...

EFCC Moves To Arrest Voters Who Chased Away Operatives During Ekiti Poll

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun efforts to identify and arrest voters who chased its operatives away from a polling unit during the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. It was reported that officials of the anti-graft agency, who spoke on condition of anonymi ...

ADC Candidate Rejects Ekiti Governorship Result, Says Poll Not Credible

Sunday, June 21, 2026
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) gubernatorial candidate, Dare Bejide, has rejected the outcome of Saturday rsquo;s governorship election in Ekiti State. The INEC Chief Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Adenike Oladiji, had, in the e ...

#Ekiti 2026: Your Victory Is Clear Vote Of Confidence In Your Govt— Tinubu Congr

Sunday, June 21, 2026
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on his decisive victory in Saturday 39;s governorship election, describing the outcome as a clear endorsement of his administration 39;s performance and governance style. In a statement issued on Sunday by the ...

Ekiti 2026: No Winners, No Losers— Gov. Oyebanji Reacts To Re-election Victory

Sunday, June 21, 2026
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has described his landslide re-election victory in Saturday 39;s governorship election as a mandate for unity and continued development, declaring that there are no winners or losers in the contest. Oyebanji, who secured victory in all 16 local governmen ...

Full Results: INEC Declares Oyebanji Winner Of Ekiti Governorship Election

Sunday, June 21, 2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressives Congress candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election held on Saturday. The governor was re-elected after polling 319,224 votes over his closest rivals in the opposi ...

#Ekiti 2026: INEC Uploads 83% Of Results On IReV As APC Wins Major Polling Units

Saturday, June 20, 2026
The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 2,048 results out of 2,445 polling units on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV) as of 6:41pm on Saturday. This represents 83.7 percent of total results from the Ekiti State governorship election. It was reported earlier that fourteen cand ...

ADC Candidate Alleges Assault, Vote Buying In #Ekiti 2026 Governorship Poll

Saturday, June 20, 2026
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Ekiti election, Dare Bejide, has alleged vote buying and assault at his polling unit. Bejide spoke while addressing police officers at Ward 2, Ilawe-Ekiti, in Ekiti west LGA of the state. The police team was on patrol a ...
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