Tag: Ekiti State

INEC fixes dates for Ekiti, Osun guber elections

Aminu Imam
INEC fixes dates

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), yesterday, announced dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. Chairman of the electoral body, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said the governorship election in Ekiti will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2026, while that of Osun will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Mahmood made this disclosure during the swearing-in ceremony of six new Resident Electoral Commissioners, (RECs). The RECs were recently appointed following the approval of their nominations by the 10th National Assembly. According to Mahmood, INEC is currently finalising…

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Ekiti Guber Election: British High Commission raises concern over vote-buying during poll

Aminu Imam

The British High Commission in Nigeria has raised concerns over the vote-buying during the just concluded Ekiti State governorship election on Saturday. In an issued statement on the Commission’s verified Twitter handle: @UkinNigeria, yesterday, it stated that: “We are concerned about reports of vote-buying during the election and call on the relevant authorities to hold any persons involved accountable. “The buying and selling of votes have no place in a democracy. We encourage the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to reflect on other potential improvements to the electoral process ahead…

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EkitiDecides: APC chieftain lauds INEC on effectiveness of BIMODAL Accreditation System

Aminu Imam

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress,(APC), Prof. Adio Afolayan, has described the seamless operation of the BIMODAL Accreditation System for the conduct of the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), as excellent. Afolayan, who is also the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in the State, made the commendation yesterday in an interview with newsmen at Efon-Alaaye, after casting his votes. INEC is adopting BIMODAL Accreditation System, in which accreditation and voting were done simultaneously in yesterday’s governorship election. According to Afolayan, it took…

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2022 Ekiti Guber: INEC ready to conduct free, fair election – Chairman

Aminu Imam

Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Ekiti State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured the Commission’s readiness to conduct a free, fair, and credible election. The INEC chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, gave the assurance in his message to members of staff of the Commission in Abuja, as contained in an issued statement yesterday. According to him, the choice of who becomes the next governor is entirely in the hands of the electorate. Prof. Yakubu added that the Ekiti election would be historic, being the first…

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Ekiti: 65-yr-old man arrested over rape of 85-yr stepmother

Aminu Imam

A 65-year-old man, Durodola Ogundele, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly raping his 85-year-old stepmother. The Police alleged that Ogundele committed the offence in Ayetoro-Ekiti, Ido-Osi local government area of Ekiti State. The State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu, said the suspect, on June 15, allegedly had carnal knowledge of the octogenarian in her room. Abutu, in a statement, explained that Ogundele is a son to the victim’s late husband. According to him, the suspect on a fateful day entered the victim’s room to assist…

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INEC unveils 56,872 more polling units across Nigeria

Aminu Imam

…Announces dates for Ekiti, Osun gubernatorial elections…Says it’s ready for June 19 Kaduna by-election The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has announced the addition of 56,872 more polling units in various parts of the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who made the announcement yesterday at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, noted that the move was in line with the resolve to expand voters’ access to polling units. Prof. Yakubu disclosed that INEC has also made efforts to relocate many polling units from inappropriate places to public buildings accessible to…

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Soldiers kill DSS operative during argument in Ekiti

Aminu Imam

Soldiers, on Friday evening, killed a Department of State Services, (DSS), operative in a hotel in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. An eyewitness told journalists yesterday that the incident occurred when a gang of three soldiers stormed the hotel, located along NTA Road, in Ado-Ekiti Ekiti, on Friday evening and an argument ensued between them and the DSS operative. He added that during the argument, one of the soldiers stabbed the deceased in the neck. “The DSS operative bled profusely and died before help could reach him,” the eyewitness stated. The soldiers…

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Ekiti: ‘My kidnappers spoke good Yoruba and English’ – Released victim reveals

Aminu Imam

An oil dealer in Ekiti state, Suleiman Akinbami, has claimed that his abductors spoke Yoruba and English fluently. Akinbam, who was abducted on January 10 by gunmen at one of his filling stations in Ado Ekiti, was released a week later in Kogi State after paying an undisclosed sum as ransom. In an interview with newsmen, Akinbami said his abductors claimed to be unemployed graduates. The Ekiti oil magnate stated that if his abductors were not Yoruba, “they had been in Yoruba land for long”, as according to him, “I…

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Gov Fayemi tests positive to COVID-19, delegates powers to deputy

Ishaku Yohanna

The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday confirmed that the Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has gone on isolation for treatment after testing positive to COVID-19. The Commissioner for Information and values Orientation, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua gave the confirmation in Ado Ekiti during a press briefing on the activities of COVID-19 taskforce in the State. Governor Fayemi had earlier on Wednesday announced his COVID-19 positive result via his verified twitter handle, assuring Ekiti people that he was okay and already self-isolating at home and receiving medical care. The Governor, according to the…

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