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#EkitiDecides2026: Outcome of poll will guide future Electoral Act amendments - Official

Nigeria, June 20 -- The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has described the Ekiti State governorship election as the first major test of Nigeria's current Electoral Act, saying the outcome of the exerc... Read More


Journalists' Ejection from Court: NUJ demands sanctions against Akwa Ibom magistrate

Nigeria, June 20 -- The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, has demanded an investigation and disciplinary action against Magistrate Godwin Edemekong following the alleged hum... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Results from Ekiti governorship election (LIVE UPDATES)

Nigeria, June 20 -- Voting has been concluded in some polling units in Ekiti State, where residents are electing who governs the state for the next four years. PREMIUM TIMES reports that voting comme... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Turnout impressive but marred by malpractices - ADC governorship candidate

Nigeria, June 20 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dare Bejide, has said voter turnout in the ongoing Saturday's election in the state has been "impressiv... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Party agents deploy tactics to induce voters at polling units

Nigeria, June 20 -- Reports from across Ekiti State indicate that party agents are deploying various tactics to induce voters in the ongoing governorship election on Saturday. At about 11:30 a.m., PR... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Observers raise concerns as BVAS fails to recognise some elderly voters

Nigeria, June 20 -- Election observers monitoring the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election have raised concerns over challenges encountered at some polling units, including difficulties faced by ... Read More


NDC absent as APC, others contest Kano federal bye-election

Nigeria, June 20 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC), the Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) are testing their strengths in Saturday's Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Ex-Gov Fayemi votes, commends INEC on election conduct

Nigeria, June 20 -- Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, and his wife, Bisi, cast their votes at exactly 12:12 p.m. at Polling Unit 009, Akpata House, Isan, Ward 11, Oye Local Government Are... Read More


#EkitiDecides2026: Fayose casts votes, predicts overwhelming victory for Gov Oyebanji

Nigeria, June 20 -- Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has cast his vote in the ongoing Saturday's governorship election at Polling Unit 1 in Afao-Ekiti within Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Gov... Read More


Our sister, Ruth First, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, June 20 -- The World Cup 2026 opened on Thursday, June 11, with Mexico playing South Africa. It appeared the entire Africa turned out against our sister African country. In the 1990s, this wo... Read More