The Governor-elect in last Saturday's polls in Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday declared that neither himself nor the All Progressives Congress (APC) was involved in the alleged votes buying during the governorship election. Oyebanji spoke to newsmen after he was led and presented to President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the Ekiti election…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi won his polling unit, unit 09, Ogilolo ward 11 in Isan-Ekiti, Oye local government areas of the state for the ruling All Progressive Congress candidate, Biodun Oyebanji. The APC garnered 154, while the SDP and PDP candidates scored 3 and 4 votes respectively. The ADP got one vote while…

Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have dispersed a group of residents allegedly being bribed at Mobil filling station, opposite St. Michael’s School in Ajilosun area of Ado-Ekiti.

Following a tip off from electorate, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday arrested one Mr Damola Ojo for inducing voters at Ola Oluwa Muslim Secondary School, Ado Ekiti. He was arrested with a large sum of money. The party agent at the polling unit Babajide Adebayo, popularly known as Bishop…

A former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof Olusola Eleka, has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies deployed for the governorship election in the state for their consistency and fairness. Eleka, who voted yesterday at Unit 7, Ward 2 Okeruku, Ikere Ekiti, noted that the governorship election was fair, transparent and…

Hundreds of voters have kicked against some anomalies in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State, lamenting that there was no stamp to certify the ballot papers as authentic based on the electoral regulations. The voters are currently protesting at Ikere Local Government Area, Unit Four, Ward Two, lamenting the delay that has hitched the…

The Director-General, of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Fadah has laud the adequate security provided for corps members working as adhoc staff in the various polling units in the 16 Local Government of Ekiti State. He said this to newsmen at a Polling Unit at Ajilosun on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. He…

Candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP), Engineer Segun Oni cast his vote at Unit 6 Ward 2 Uro, Ifaki at exactly 10:22 am along with his wife, Kemi. Although, accreditation at the voting centre started slowly but it later picked up. There was massive turn out of voters who patiently waited on the queue to…

Moses Jolayemi, the spokesman for the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Ekiti State, has described the alleged letter of withdrawal from the governorship election by the party candidate, Engr. Segun Oni, as untrue. He said the letter was unfortunate from his political enemies, who has no meaningful and good intentions for the…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in today's election in Ekiti State, Hon Biodun Oyebanji, has expressed confidence that he will win the keenly contested election. Oyebanji spoke in Ikogosi Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State after voting at Okelele ward 06 unit 003 in the town. He was accompanied with…

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi cast his vote at Ward 2, Ogilolo Unit 9, Isa-Ekiti this morning. Fayemi called on all eligible voters to come out to perform their civic duty and exercise their right to choose their leadership. “You are enjoined to comply with the rules and regulations governing conduct on election day,"…

The People's Democratic Party's (PDP) candidate in Governorship election in Ekiti State, Bisi Kolawole, has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for introducing the Bimodal Voter Authentication System into the electoral process. Kolawole said the technology has improved the credibility of the poll and given political actors and voters with more confidence in the…