The people of Osun state woke up this morning to the news that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had postponed the presidential and National Assembly elections by one week. At a daybreak briefing, Prof Mahmud Yakubu said the postponement became inevitable due to logistics, operational and security challenges. Consequently, for the commission, ” going…
Fayose Salutes Ekiti People Over Electoral Victory
Ekiti State governor,Ayodele Fayose, has saluted the people of the state on the first anniversary of his election and declaration as the governor-elect of the state following the June 21, 2014 gubernatorial elections. Idowu Adelusi, chief press secretary to the governor, said that the governor, in a broadcast, noted that “the resolve of the people…
Ekiti Kidnaps: Falana Asks IGP to Transfer Police Officers
Human rights lawyer,Femi Falana SAN, has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, to transfer some police officers from Ekiti State for allegedly collaborating with kidnappers who are behind the recent wave of abduction in the state. In his letter dated May 19, 2015, and addressed to Arase, Falana commended the IGP for dispatching crack…
PDP lawmakers can’t stop us – Ekiti Speaker
Contrary to the expectations of political observers, the Ekiti State House of Assembly has remained calm 24 hours after the embattled 19 All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmakers resumed their legislative duties on Wednesday at the House of Assembly. The lawmakers, led by Adewale Omirin, the alleged impeached Speaker of the House, have been discharging their…
Ekiti: Poor Internet Affects Accreditation
Poor internet network disrupts accreditation process in EC 30 A polling centre, ward 4, unit 11 by little by little bus stop,Ijigbo, Ekiti.
Elections: APC Warns PDP Against Ekiti Rigging Style
Less than a week to the Presidential and National Assembly election in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress, APC has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP led federal government not to manipulate the elections, using “what we call the Modified Ekiti Rigging Strategy.” An online media had published a video purportedly released by one Captain Sagir…
Fuel Scarcity: Ekiti Shuts Five Petrol Stations
For allegations ranging from hoarding petrol to selling above stipulated pump price of N87 per litre, the Ekiti State Petroleum Consumers Protection Agency has shut five petrol stations indefinitely. Adeyemi Adebayo, Chairman of the Agency, disclosed this on Monday after monitoring sale of the commodity in Ado Ekiti noting that his men caught the affected…
Ekundayo, Ekiti ex-Information Commissioner, loses wife
Funke Ekundayo, wife of Tayo Ekundayo, Ekiti State immediate past Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, has died. She was aged 57. According to a statement issued by the family, she died in Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, January 31 after a brief illness. Ekundayo was until her death a senior Education Officer with the Lagos State…
Ekiti Debunks Plan To Sack Workers
Ekiti State Government has debunked plans to sack civil servants in the state, describing it as a rumour originated from the camp of the opposition. Lere Olayinka, Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, to the Ekiti State governor stated this in a statement issued on Thursday. He said that the current exercise of…
WhatsApp us