Tag: Ekiti State
Arsonists Set Biggest Ekiti Market Ablaze
Arsonists have set ablaze popular Oja Oba, the biggest market in Ekiti State, hours after the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose…
Lawlessness: Ekiti gets new police commissioner
The new Police Commissioner for Ekiti State, Etop John James, on Tuesday pledged to restore peace in the state. James…
How To Stop Kidnapping In Ekiti State By Femi Falana
By Femi Falana SAN Last week, Mr. Ayo Fayose, the governor of Ekiti state was reported to have sent SOS…
7 doctors get kidnap notice in Ekiti State
The Ekiti State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), on Tuesday said seven doctors have received threats of kidnap from…
Afe Babalola, Fayose meet, APC lawmakers absent
The peace move led by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), to find a lasting political solution to the crisis between Governor…
Rights Groups Decry Blackmail Against Ojudu
The civil rights movement in Nigeria has expressed solidarity with the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Mr Babafemi Ojudu who is…
Ekiti Crisis: Fayose Makes U-Turn
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has made a U-Turn from his hardline posture over the crisis in his state…
PICTURES: Fayose’s victory spark massive celebration
Shortly after Supreme Court dismissed the suit of the All Progressives Congress, challenging the eligibility of Governor Ayodele Fayose to…
Fayose raises alarm over ballot box snatching
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state on Saturday raised alarm over allegations of snatching of ballot boxes during House of…
Impeachment: Ekiti lawmakers ask CJ set up panel to probe Fayose
The 19 APC members in Ekiti State House of Assembly has directed state Chief Judge Ayodeji Daramola to institute a…
PDP condemns political tension in Lagos, Ekiti
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned what it termed as emerging “height of political tension’’ in Lagos and Ekiti…
Fayose begs Nigerians to accept presidential poll result
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, Southwestern Nigeria on Tuesday evening succumbed to the defeat of his party,…
Ekiti deputy governor orders shooting at voters in Ikere
Femi Ayodele/Ado Ekiti Reports from Ikere, Ekiti state has it that the deputy governor of Ekiti state, Dr Kolapo Olusola,…
Don’t repeat Ekiti style rigging, APC warns Jonathan, PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party against a repeat of the…
NDLEA arrests 33 in Ekiti over cultivation of Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ekiti said on Tuesday that it had arrested 33 suspects over the…
Ekiti Rigging Tape Should Be Investigated, Probed, says Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has called for a proper investigation and probe of the alleged Ekiti rigging tape that…
Governor Ayo Fayose Needs A Psychiatric Doctor
By Joe Igbokwe Anybody who sees Ayo Fayose, the so-called governor of Ekiti State should please beg him to see…
#Ekitigate: Omisore admits attending meeting
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in 9 August 2014, governorship election in Osun state, Iyiola Omisore, has confirmed…
I was at Ekiti rigging meeting because Jonathan sent me, Obanikoro confesses
Contrary to earlier denials, embattled ministerial nominee, Musiliu Obanikoro, has confessed to several senators in Abuja that he did participate…
Court Of Appeal upholds Fayose’s victory
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja A Court of Appeal siting in Abuja on Monday, upheld the victory of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti…
Fayose warns civil servants against partisan politics
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has warned civil servants in the state against involvement in partisan politics, saying that…
Why I leaked Ekiti election rigging tape – Nigerian Army Captian
Captain Sagir Koli who leaked the #EkitiGate audio and documentary which had Governor Ayo Fayose, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, Iyiola Omisore,…
Audio: Secret Meeting Of How Fayose, Obanikoro, Omisore, Army General rigged Ekiti election
This is a secret recording of how a Nigerian minister colluded with an army Brigadier General to rig the 2014…
I’m grateful to Jonathan for ensuring my re-election – Gov. Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti on Monday said his support for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan was in appreciation…
PDP Vs APC: Chaos Looms As Fayose Plans Parallel Rally
Chaos is looming in Ekiti State, western Nigeria, as the Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, has been accused of planning…
Governor Fayose Endangers Nigeria
By Joe Igbokwe On Monday on the front pages of the Punch and the Sun newspapers, Governor Ayo Fayose of…
Knocks For Fayose Over Death Wish For Buhari
Jamiu Yisa Nigerians have expressed outrage against Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s advert on the front page of national newspapers…
Judicial workers’ strike stalls Ekiti Speaker’s case
Akin Kuponiyi Due to the ongoing judicial workers strike the case instituted by the embattled speaker of Ekiti State House…
16-year-old boy wins 2014 Ekiti marathon race
A 16-year-old boy who hails from Ijero-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti, Sunday Ojoko on Sunday won the…
Fayose Has Experience In Hooliganism —Ekiti Speaker
Eromosele Ebhomele Embattled Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin, has told his colleagues at the Lagos…