Ayo Fayose, embattled Ekiti State Governor, has reiterated his loyalty to President Goodluck Jonathan, saying he would stand behind the outgoing President, even if all Nigerians desert him. The governor stated this in a press statement issued on Wednesday, in which he commented on the political crisis in Ekiti, where he currently faces impeachment proceedings…
Ekiti State Accreditation Begins
Accreditation of voters started as early as 8:00 am across polling centres in Ado Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, this morning for the presidential and national assembly elections. So far there has not been any complaint concerning distribution of materials. However, there are claims that poor network hampers accreditation process in EC 30 A polling…
Election: Cost of Commodities Increase in Ekiti
As Nigerians prepare for the General elections on Saturday, residents of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, are witnessing hike in the price of food stuff, which can be attributed to panic buying. Bola Kuku, a resident, informed TELL that cost of rice, cassava flour and semovita among others have increased by about 30 per cent. She stated…
Ekiti Is Set for Polls – Ekiti REC
Sam Olumekun, the Resident Electoral Commissioner,REC, of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ekiti State, has assured all residents and electoral stakeholders that the Commission is substantially ready for the presidential and National Assembly elections coming up tomorrow. He informed TELL that out of over 700,000 registered voters, about 511,230 of them have collected their permanent…
Fayose Awards N2.1bn Contract To Local Carpenters
The good times are here for members of Carpenters and Furniture Association of Ekiti State as they have secured a contract worth N2.1 billion from Ayodele Fayose, the State governor. The association on Monday evening signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, with the state government on the contract. Dipo Anisulowo, the chief of Staff to…
Ekiti Police Arrest 110 Escaped Prisoners
Not less than 110 inmates who escaped from the Federal Prison, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State on December 1, following an attack on the prisons by unknown gunmen attack have been rearrested by the state Police Command. Taiwo Lakanu, the Commissioner of Police, CP, Ekiti State, also disclosed on Monday that 30 suspected armed robbers have…
FUOYE Shut Down by Staff
Staff of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State shut down the institution on January 23. This was due to alleged plan by the management to sack all staff that participated in a recent protest against Isaac Asuzu, the Vice Chancellor of the institution. The staff had earlier in December 2014 protested against Asuzu for reasons,…
I Have No Apology For My Actions – Fayemi
Kayode Fayemi,former governor of Ekiti State has said that he has no regret for all his actions towards reforming the education sector of the state when he was in office. He said this at a public lecture organised by the Ogun State Chapter of the Afenifere Renewal Group,ARG, in Abeokuta on Thursday. The governor whose…
Jonathan honors Osundare with NNOM Award
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday, in Abuja, decorated Professor Niyi Osundare, poet, essayist, dramatist, academic and public affairs commentator with the Nigerian National Order of Merit, NNOM, award. He was presented with a medal and certificate while the award also has N10 million cash reward, which the President said would be made available to the…
PDP Demands Probe Into Fayemi’s Tenure
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded a probe into the administration of Kayode Fayemi, the immediate past governor of the state. In a recent statement, Wole Oluwawole, the party’s Publicity Secretary called on Fayose to investigate the former governor and his team of appointees to know exactly why they…
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