No fewer than 13 political parties and their candidates have signed a peace accord, pledging themselves and their supporters to nonviolence, issue-based campaigns, and respect for the rule of law as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced its readiness to conduct a free, fair, and credible governorship election...
Ekiti State
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the top-performing candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), with a University of Lagos (UNILAG) aspirant emerging as the overall best scorer nationwide. The announcement was made during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in...
An 83-year-old grandfather, Pa John Ofiel and a 78-year-old grandpa, Ogunjobi Samuel were among suspects arrested in ongoing nationwide crackdown on illicit drug traffickers and dealers by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday...
With less than three months to the June 20, 2026, gubernatorial election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr. Wole Oluyede, has intensified his campaign across Ekiti State, signaling a high-stakes showdown with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a series of high-energy rallies and grassroots engagements, Dr....
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash O. Amupitan, SAN, has called on the Commission’s nationwide workforce and the Nigerian public to translate the discipline of the Holy Month of Ramadan into a renewed commitment to electoral integrity. In a special Eid-el-Fitr message issued from the...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected what it described as a purported announcement dissolving its elected State Executive Committees in Ogun State, Ekiti State and Ondo State, insisting that the move is unlawful and should be disregarded by party members. In a statement issued by the party’s National Publicity...
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is determined to make the 2027 General Election a turning point for Nigeria’s democracy and a model for election management in Africa. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, stated this on Friday in Lagos while speaking at the commission’s 2026 Induction and...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the exclusion of its governorship candidate from the list of contestants for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, describing the action as further proof of what it called the Commission’s bias against the party. The PDP...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared its readiness to sweep the 2026 Ekiti State Gubernatorial Election, with the National Chairman, Tanimu Turaki, SAN, stating that the party is poised to rescue the state from what it described as current failed administration of All Progressives Congress (APC). The declaration was made...
Contrary to reports that the Ekiti governorship primary election was postponed due to logistics issues by a PDP faction loyal to the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied that the such correspondence did not emanate from the office of the Secretary to...
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday sentenced two persons to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants Adejuwon Kehinde, 37 and an ex-convict, Adeniyi Dayo, 35, were arraigned before Justice Lekan Olatawura on Feb. 14, 2023 on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery...
Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has assured of a fair, transparent and credible process in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ekiti State. The governor, in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media, Ismaila Isah, promised to be fair to all stakeholders and ensure...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has barred Mr. Kayode Ojo, a frontline aspirant, from participating in its upcoming Ekiti State governorship primary, following a decision by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja on Thursday. Ojo’s disqualification comes on the heels of an earlier decision that dropped Olajumoke Olawuni...
Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti on Friday upheld the validity of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ward congress held across the state’s 177 wards on March 15, 2025. In a landmark ruling, Justice Bamidele Omotosho also invalidated a new delegates’ list submitted by the party’s national leadership and...
Diverse group of Ekiti residents, including members from various political parties, on Monday gathered in Ado-Ekiti to endorse President Bola Tinubu and Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office. At the rally, former Governor Ayo Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), wearing a PDP cap, pledged...
Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka, and a former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Boyega Aribisogan, were among the prominent figures who recently joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti. They were accompanied by key members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),...
By OLA MODUPE , Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has denied an online report claiming he has defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), calling it “misleading and false.” In a statement, Oyebanji’s Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said the governor and other public office holders...
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ekiti, Mr. Sanya Adeoye, has warned motorists to avoid excessive speeding and drunk driving to reduce accidents during and after the Sallah celebrations. “Only the living celebrate, so motorists should always check their tyres and ensure that their...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday, June 20 and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday, during the swearing-in of six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners, recently confirmed by the...
A High Court sitting in Ado-EKiti on Monday sentenced one Jayeoba Oluwafemi, 56, to life imprison for defiling his 14 year old stepdaughter. The 56 year old convict was arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye on Dec. 4, 2020 on one count charge of defilement. The charge reads that the...