•A voter, Mary Ajagbanla, speaks with journalists after experiencing difficulty with BVAS at the Ekiti State governorship election, today Several elderly voters participating in today’s Ekiti State governorship election were unable to complete accreditation after the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System failed to recognise their facial features...
The voting exercise has begun in Rivers Southeast senatorial by-election today. At the time of filing this report, voting has begun at Unit 6, Ward 13, Gokana LGA. According to our correspondent, officials of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) are already on the ground with accreditation and voting going on simultaneously, rep...
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are currently waiting for voters to arrive and cast their ballots at some polling units visited by Channels Television in Kebbi State, as voting gets underway in the Zuru State House of Assembly by-election. Our correspondent noted that at Alhaji Budo Polling Unit in Rafin Zuru ...
•Members of the Nigeria Police Force Police authorities have expressed readiness for the Ekiti governorship election billed for today. The Police Commissioner in Charge of Election Security, Abayomi Shogunle, said this last night when he appeared on Channels Television. When asked how ready they are for the election, Shogunle said, “Well, I th...
The Rivers State Police Command has announced a temporary restriction on the movement of persons, vehicles, and motorcycles in seven Local Government Areas ahead of the Rivers South-East Senatorial District By-Election scheduled for today, Saturday, June 20. The affected areas – Andoni, Tai, Khana, Gokana, Eleme, Oyigbo and Opobo/Nkoro – will ...
•Oladipupo Adebutu The National President of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth League and Convener of the ‘Yayi Youth Vanguard’, Comrade Olamide Lawal, has dismissed suggestions that former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, poses any political threat to the ruling APC in Ogun State, ahead of the 2027 gover...
The Ekiti State governorship election is gaining momentum as preparations are underway for the exercise scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, June 20, 2026. Already, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is fully prepared for the exercise, reports Channels TV. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Bunmi Omoseyind...
Convener of the Leadership Renaissance Forum, Dr. Robert Abdullahi Johnson, has raised concerns over the growing monetisation of Nigeria’s political process, warning that many competent and visionary Nigerians are being shut out of leadership positions because they lack the financial resources to compete. Johnson said the increasing cost of se...
•Vote casting With conclusion of campaigns by parties and candidates, and distribution of sensitive election materials by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the stage is set for tomorrow’s off-cycle governorship poll in Ekiti State; four senatorial, one House of Representatives and one state assembly polls across six states. ...
•Senators Ireti Kingibe, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Adams Oshiomhole The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, has said that she did not sign the report that led to the suspension of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The Senate suspended Akpoti-Uduaghan in February 2025 following a row with Sen...

