Voting has officially ended across the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State in Saturday’s off-cycle gubernatorial election, as sorting and counting of ballots at various polling units get underway. The election, widely viewed as a major litmus test for political alliances ahead of the 2027 general elections, saw voters turn out to decide the …
Yiaga Africa has raised concerns about discrepancies between the ballot papers, result sheets, and the list of candidates published by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the ongoing 2026 governorship elections in Ekiti State. The group stated this in its preliminary findings about the ongoing electoral exercise in the southwest state. “Yiaga Africa preliminary …
Ekiti State Governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, has commended voters, electoral officials and security agencies for the orderly and peaceful process of the ongoing governorship election across the state. Oyebanji, who is the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), gave the commendation while speaking shortly after casting his vote at his Polling Unit 03 in …
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, Wole Oluyede, has expressed dissatisfaction with the conduct of the election at Ugele/Arokun Ward in Ikere Local Government Area. In an interview with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Polling Unit 006, Ugele/Arokun Ward, Oluyede claimed that the process had …
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has granted an order for a stay of execution of the Federal High Court judgment that directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties. The suspension preserves the legal status of the affected parties pending the determination of the substantive appeal. The Affected political …
Nigerian troops have rescued Mrs. Amina Abubakar, the wife of late Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, who was abducted by bandits several weeks ago alongside her husband, the Defence Headquarters announced on Sunday. Mrs. Abubakar was freed during a fierce encounter with her captors in Tunga Village, Katsina State, following …
As Nigeria joins the global community to mark this year’s Children’s Day on Wednesday, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has sounded the alarm over the worsening insecurity in schools, describing the repeated mass abduction of students as a national disgrace and a collapse of basic school safety. In a statement posted …
As Muslims celebrate the feast of Eid-El-Kabir, Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has called on Nigerians to embrace peace, unity and patience amidst challenges in the country. Shettima made the call while speaking to newsmen shortly after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers at the Ramat Square Eid Ground in Maiduguri, Borno State, Wednesday. According to a …
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigerians to embrace tolerance, generosity, and peaceful coexistence, using the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir to reflect on the values that unite the nation. Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday after observing the Eid prayers at the Dodan Barracks praying ground in Lagos, the President admonished citizens to reject ethnic divisions, hatred, …
It was set up in 2011 as a unit of the Imo State Police Command to fight kidnapping, armed robbery, and cultism. Today, Tiger Base — as residents call it — stands accused of abuses that eclipse even the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). This ICIR investigation tracks how the unit uses surveillance tools to …
