The United Kingdom (UK) has commended the conduct of the Osun governorship election, describing it as “peaceful” and congratulating Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election. However, the UK expressed concern over instances of vote-buying and delays with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). In a statement late yesterday, the Britis...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has charged media practitioners in Osun State to treat vote buying as a frontline investigative priority ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election, urging journalists to document incidents with the specificity needed to trigger prosecution. This charge was contained in a keynote ad...
•Obafemi The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Ekiti State governorship election of 2026, Peter Obafemi, has alleged irregularities in Saturday’s exercise. In an interview on Channels Television last night, he claimed the exercise was marred by vote-buying. When asked to assess the election, the SDP flagbearer said, “I thin...
•Makinde A former member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of the Governing Council of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Rotimi Makinde, has called on Nigerians to reject vote buying and ensure that incompetent leaders are voted out in the 2027 general elections. Makinde made the call during an interview that has since...
•Queen Agwu and voters The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Anambra State, Queen Elizabeth Agwu, has dismissed claims of vote-buying during Saturday’s governorship election. Agwu made the clarification during an interview on Channels Television last night, asking anyone making such claims to present credible evidence. “When the two st...
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), yesterday, arraigned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election, and the Director General of her campaign organisation at the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for alleged financi...
Security Operatives in Kaduna State have arrested a suspected agent, with about ₦25 million allegedly earmarked for vote-buying ahead of today’s bye-elections. In a statement, the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, DSP Mansir Hassan said the suspect, Shehu Patangi was arrested in the early hours of today at a popular hotel located a...
•INEC Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the National Assembly to enact stricter laws prohibiting politicians from carrying large sums of money at polling units to curb vote-buying and electoral malpractice. This call was made at a consultative meeting in Abuja today, where Hon. Adebayo ...
•General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd) Former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd), has warned politicians to end the practice of vote buying. Abdulsalami, who is the Chairman, National Peace Committee (NPC), said this during the signing of Peace Accord for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, reports Daily T...
•PDP, APC and LP candidates in the coming Edo governorship election There are indications that the leading political parties in the Edo governorship election are ready to outdo one another in vote-buying to win the poll scheduled for next Saturday. Our correspondents gathered that the parties had started amassing “war chests” in a desperate bi...
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