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The #EndBadGovernance Movement in Lagos State has condemned the revocation of the bail granted to activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore. In a statement on Tuesday signed by Hassan Taiwo Soweto and Oloye Adegboyega-Adeniji on behalf of the organising committee of the movement, they described Sowore’s detention in Kuje prison as evidence of growing …

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, saying he accepts the decision of his parliamentary party and will step aside while remaining in office until a successor is chosen. In his resignation speech on Monday, Starmer reflected on his political journey, describing his time in office as …

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Barrister Danladi Halilu Envulu-Anza of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Nasarawa North Senatorial by-election. The announcement was made on Sunday by the Returning Officer of the election, Professor Aminu Ali, at the College of Education, Akwanga, the designated collation centre for the exercise. Envulu-Anza …

INEC Declares APC’s Envulu-Anza Winner of Nasarawa North Senatorial District By-Election Amid Opposition Protests

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election held on Saturday, June 20. Oyebanji, who was reelected for his second term in office, scored 319,224 votes to defeat his closest rival, Oluwole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), …

Oyebanji Wins Ekiti Governorship Election

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ambassador Oluwadare Bejide, suffered a setback on Saturday as he lost his polling unit to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. Early results from Polling Unit 4, Ward 2, in Ilawe-Ekiti, …

Ekiti Poll: APC Sweeps ADC Candidate Bejide’s Stronghold as Early Results Favour Oyebanji

Residents Defy Downpour to Cast Ballots Amid BVAS Challenges and Movement Restrictions...   Despite heavy rainfall on Saturday morning, residents of Rivers South-East Senatorial District turned out in large numbers to participate in the by-election taking place across seven local government areas of Rivers State. The election is being conducted to fill the vacant senatorial …

Heavy Rain Fails to Deter Voters as Rivers By-Election Holds Across Seven LGAs

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, has won his polling unit in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election. According to results announced at Polling Unit 003, Ward 06, Okelele, Ikogosi Ekiti, the incumbent governor, who is seeking reelection for his second term in office, scored 326 votes to defeat other political parties. The …

Ekiti Decides 2026: Oyebanji Wins his Polling Unit

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 …

Ekiti Guber: Voting Ends as Sorting, Counting Begin

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 Decides: Gov Oyebanji Hails Voters, Electoral Officials, Security Agencies for Peaceful Poll

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