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While the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced the final results for the Ekiti State governorship election, the uploading of polling unit results to the Result Viewing Portal (IReV) is not yet complete. A check by PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday at 4:00 am showed that uploads to the portal had stalled at 2,379 of the state’s 2,445 polling units, leaving 66 polling unit results yet to appear on the public viewing platform. The development comes as the electoral commission began the statewide collation of results at its headquarters along Iyin Road, Ado-Ekiti, where collation officers, party agents, election…

Daveigh Chase’s mother, Cathy Chase, has broken her silence after The Ring child star’s shocking and tragic death at 35. “I was devastated. It felt like something inside of me squeezing all of the air out of me, and at the same time, It felt like I was exploding outwardly,” Cathy, who last saw Daveigh in 2019, told Daily Mail in an interview published Friday, June 19. “I let out this guttural scream and I just was running, and these weird sounds were coming out of me, like, primeval sounds. I went out into the backyard, and I was screaming,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is on the verge of formally declaring the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, winner of the Ekiti State governorship election, as collation of results across all 16 local government areas draws to a close. Although the electoral body has yet to officially announce the final outcome, officials at the state collation centre in Ado Ekiti are said to be meticulously reviewing figures, “dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s” in line with electoral guidelines before making a formal declaration. The process, which has largely progressed without major disruption, has seen…

Hailee Steinfeld has been refreshingly candid about her motherhood journey. Steinfeld announced in April 2026 that she welcomed her first child, daughter Harper, with husband Josh Allen. “We’re feeling incredibly grateful and blessed and savouring these early moments,” she wrote in her “Beau Society” newsletter. “Thank you so much for the love and well wishes.” Through her newsletter and beyond, the Sinners actress has chronicled the highs, the exhaustion and the unexpected transformations that have come with becoming a mom. Keep scrolling for Steinfeld’s most honest quotes about life as a new mother: Related: Hailee Steinfeld Reveals Biggest Lessons She’s…

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says Enugu Region has carried out a community sensitisation campaign in Ebonyi to address rising incidents of vandalism, erection of illegal structures on its Right of Way (RoW). Ndidi Mbah, general manager, public affairs, TCN, said in a statement in Abuja on Saturday that the campaign took place at Umuhuali, Ezillo, and Nkalagu communities in Ebonyi State. Mrs Mbah said the sensitisation also included the excavation of soil near transmission tower bases. According to the General Manager (Transmission), Enugu Region, Thomas Inugonum, the initiative seeks to foster stronger relationships with communities hosting TCN infrastructure.…

One of the most successful MEV bots in crypto, Jaredfromsubway.eth, has been drained for more than $7.5 million, with an attacker exploiting the bot’s automated systems, the same ones that have netted it hundreds of millions over the years. According to Blockaid, the incident on Saturday resulted from attacker-controlled contracts tricking Jaredfromsubway.eth’s automated MEV execution system into granting token approvals that were later used to drain funds.“This is not a classic phishing attack and not a traditional smart-contract vulnerability in the victim contract,” Blockaid said on X.It’s a rare comeuppance for MEV (maximal extractable value) bots like Jaredfromsubway.eth, which are automated…

Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson never thought he’d meet a woman like Maggie Sajak — and now the athlete believes she’s The One. “Last year, I had kind of given up on finding a girl I wanted to be with,” Olson, 28, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, June 18. “I remember thinking to myself that if I’m gonna date someone I want them to have the same morals I have and to have a kind soul. To like me for me and not for what I post on social media. To love their family and enjoy spending time with them.…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) secured victory in the home ward of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Wole Oloyede, in Ikere Local Government Area during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. Results collated at Ugele/Aroku Ward, the PDP candidate’s ward in Ikere, showed that the APC polled 769 votes to defeat the PDP, which garnered 683 votes. The result, officially endorsed by the Registration Area Centre (RAC) supervisor at about 8:30 p.m., gives the APC an 86-vote advantage in one of the closely watched wards in the election. The ward comprises eight polling units, where voting and…

Dawson’s Creek alum Mary-Margaret Humes is remembering her TV son, James Van Der Beek, ahead of Father’s Day 2026, just five months after the actor’s tragic death. “Wishing all of the amazing dads throughout this vast universe a Happy Father’s Day weekend,” Humes, 72, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, June 19, sharing a throwback Dawson’s poster with Van Der Beek and John Wesley Shipp. “My advice? Give big meaningful hugs and tell them you love them … a shout-out to simpler times with @vanderjames @johnwesleyshippjr.” Sharing the upload to her Stories, Humes added “TV family” and “Forever friends” hashtags. Humes…

The Independent National Electoral Commission is set to commence the formal announcement of the final results of the Ekiti State governorship election. The final collation of results is being done at the INEC headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. PREMIUM TIMES reports that voting commenced at 8.30 a.m. on Saturday in many of the 2,445 polling units in the state. At the end of voting, the results were announced for each polling unit. The results from polling units were collated across the state’s 177 wards before further collation was conducted in each of the 16 local government areas. Ekiti has…