South West

Mr Oyebanji was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Across the 16 local government areas, the APC candidate has consistently dominated both urban and rural voting blocs, with particularly...

APC’s cumulative votes from the 10 LGAs you supplied stand at 182,331 votes, while PDP has 28,777 votes and African...

Results collated at Ugele/Aroku Ward, the PDP candidate’s ward in Ikere, showed that the APC polled 769 votes to defeat...

The Movement for Credible Elections has called for urgent investigations into allegations of vote buying, pre-thumbprinted ballot papers and the...

The final result announcement is being held at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

Ekiti has 1,059,360 registered voters, but only 1,028,929 of them who collected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were eligible to participate...

The PDP candidate won with 113 votes at his polling unit.

They urged INEC to ensure strict compliance with its guidelines on result management, including the prompt uploading of polling unit...

“It was a smooth experience and everything went reasonably well. The accreditation process was fast and seamless, and I could...

Mr Oyebanji, who is seeking re-election for second term, won ‎his polling unit with 326 votes.

“We never had it so good,” says the official.

NAN reports that the suspected hoodlums were angered by the presence of the EFCC operatives, accusing them of attempting to...

Some prospective voters left their polling units in disappointment after the BVAS machine failed to capture their biometric details to...

“I have gotten reports in all of the 177 polling units. I can assure you that the election, so far,...

The lawmaker said the Ekiti governorship election, alongside by-elections being conducted in other parts of the country, provides an opportunity...

“I have observed a high level of compliance. Today, people are more aware of what constitutes electoral offences and the...

Police authorities in Ekiti State dismissed reports linking unrest in Isan Ekiti to the governorship election, insisting the incident stemmed...

The turnout for the election in which candidates of 14 parties are jostling for the governorship seat was impressive in...

Mr Adu, a farmer who expressed regret for not passing through formal education, said being an Awolowo supporter as a...

The ADC governorship candidate noted that law enforcement officers failed to act on his complaints.

“I am here to cast my vote but the INEC officials told us that BVAS is not capturing the aged...

Before now, Mr Fayose, despite remaining a PDP chieftain, openly broke ranks with his party's traditional stance to endorse APC's...

The election observation group said findings from its observers revealed differences in the number of political parties reflected on key...

Voters arrived at their polling units as early as 7 a.m. and waited patiently for accreditation and voting to commence...