Ekiti election: No stamp pads in Ikere, voters say process compromised
Voters in Ikere LGA of Ekiti state have complained of a lack of stamp pads in the election materials provided for the area. The voters also alleged that the exercise has been compromised. In separate interviews with NAN, some voters in the LGA expressed their dissatisfaction over the lack of stamp pads. […]
Ekiti election: DSS arrests journalist over video of brawl at Fayose’s polling unit
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Jeremiah Omoniyi, a journalist covering the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti state. Omoniyi is a student of Ekiti State University. The secret service arrested and whisked away Omoniyi, a campus journalist deployed by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), for posting a […]
Ekiti election: EFCC arrests suspects for vote-buying
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested some suspects for engaging in vote buying in the ongoing Ekiti governorship election. In a video published by Channels Television, EFCC operatives raided a building to arrest the suspects. In the video, the suspects were caught with packages containing money and books containing […]
Ekiti election: PDP’s Bisi Kolawole votes, says INEC came prepared
Bisi Kolawole, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti, says he is impressed with the preparedness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the election. INEC is currently conducting a governorship election across the 16 LGAs in Ekiti. Speaking to NAN after casting his vote on Saturday, Kolawole said […]
Voter turnout is massive… it’s very unusual, says Biodun Olujimi on Ekiti election
Biodun Olujimi, senator representing Ekiti central, says the voter turnout in Ekiti governorship election is massive. Voting to elect a new governor of Ekiti is underway across the state. Speaking in an interview with TheCable on Saturday, the legislator said voting in ward seven, Ekiti-east LGA is always chaotic, but she prays […]
Segun Oni still in the race for Ekiti governorship, says SDP
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says Segun Oni, the party’s candidate, is still in the race for Ekiti governorship. The rebuttal comes after a statement attributed to Oni claimed that he had withdrawn from the election owing to the illegality of the party’s national working committee (NWC). But when TheCable reached out […]
Newspaper Headlines: Okowa’s ‘cold war’ with Ibori nearly cost him PDP VP ticket
Reports on today’s governorship election in Ekiti state dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
JUST IN: Kabir Masari is Tinubu’s running mate, says APC chieftain
Kabiru Faskari, a chieftain of The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Kabir Masari is the running mate to Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the party, for the 2023 elections. Faskari said this on Friday in an interview with Channels Television. Masari was the party’s welfare secretary when Adams Oshiomhole, former Edo governor, […]
Doyin Okupe named Obi’s running mate
Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant on public affairs to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, says his name has been submitted as the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Okupe confirmed the development to TheCable on Friday. Speaking further in an interview with Channels Television on Friday night, the former presidential aide said […]