By Dayo Johnson Ahead of the governorship election in Ekiti state, the Nigeria Police have vowed to deal with any electoral offenders during the conduct of the election. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Babatunde Johnson Kokumo, in charge of the Ekiti election, said this when he visited the Ekiti Resident Electoral Commissioner, Rec, Dr […]

The Nigeria Civil Society (NCS) Situation Room has urged political parties and the electorate in Ekiti to shun acts of violence, vote buying and selling during Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Co-convener of the Situation Room, James Ugochukwu, made the appeal on Friday at a preliminary news briefing in Ado-Ekiti on the Ekiti […]

Ekiti: Police embark on aerial surveillance, intensify show of force

The distribution of sensitive materials by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to different local government locations ahead of 2022 governorship election coming up tomorrow in Ekiti State, has begun.Photos By Akeem Salau. Vanguard News

INEC distributes sensitive materials to council areas

TOMORROW, Saturday 18th June 2022, is Election Day in Ekiti State in the South-West geo-political zone. It is one of the off-cycle governorship elections to determine who will be the next governor after the regime of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the incumbent. Sixteen political parties and their candidates are “battle ready” for this democratic exercise. However, […]

By Haroon Balogun The Muslim Association of Nigeria (MAN) called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to live up to its responsibilities in the conduct of the forthcoming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States in June and July 2022 respectively. In  the release signed by Alhaji Tajudeen O. Ojikutu and Alhaja Mudirakat Ajibona, the […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Federal High Court, on Thursday, debunked report that it issued an order that disqualified the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the impending governorship election in Ekiti State, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji. The court, in a statement that was signed by its Assistant Director, Information, Mrs. Catherine Oby Christopher, described […]

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the June 18th Governorship Election of Ekiti State, Segun Oni has said he is confident of victory in the forthcoming election.

The President of Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem, yesterday, set up the Ekiti State governorship election tribunal to hear and determine petitions that may arise in the governorship election slated for Saturday, 18th June, 2022.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG, Johnson Kokumo, who is in charge of Ekiti Governorship election, on Thursday, assured that the state would be properly secured to avoid any break down of law and order, ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday commenced distribution of sensitive materials for Saturday’s Governorship Election in Ekiti.

Less than 48 hours to Ekiti governorship election, Labour Party (LP) has denied forming any alliance with All Progressives Congress (APC)

By Biodun Busari Former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni has said some masked people are unleashing terror and arrests on his supporters ahead of the governorship election in the state slated for Saturday. He went further that the assailants abducted one of his supporters, Kayode Adelusi who has not been found as the time […]

The main opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP has said winning an election, in a state like Ekiti, is way beyond organizing a “Mega Rally” and fanfare.