Lagos orders closure of Chrisland School following death of student; CAN denies receiving N2bn from Obi | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Lagos orders closure of Chrisland School following death of student; CAN denies receiving N2bn from Obi | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss: Lagos orders closure of Chrisland School following death of student A student’s death has resulted in the closure of Chrisland School by the Lagos government. On February 9, Whitney Adeniran, a student of Chrisland’s Opebi Ikeja... Read More

January 18, 2023

Tinubu Hits Atiku Again, Alleges Plan To Sell Nigeria; Police presence at Emefiele’s Abuja home stirs controversy | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Tinubu Hits Atiku Again, Alleges Plan To Sell Nigeria2023: Desist from jaded aproko pettiness – Atiku fires back at Oby EzekwesiliEkiti: Abducted Rev Father, Micheal Olofinlade regains freedomPolice presence at Emefiele’s Abuja home stirs controversyNigeria’s Inflation falls for first time in 11 months Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five... Read More

11 months, 2023 elections, abducted, Abuja, APC, atiku abubakar, bola tinubu, CBN Governor, controversy, Ekiti State, freedom, Godwin Emefiele, home, jaded aproko pettiness, Michael Olofinlade, Oby Ezekwesili, PDP, Police presence, reverend father

September 2, 2022

INEC to publish final list of presidential, NASS candidates as campaign begins 28 September; N11.9bn stolen from Kwara treasury between 2011-2019 – Audit reveals | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

INEC to publish final list of presidential, NASS candidates as campaign begins 28 September N11.9bn stolen from Kwara treasury between 2011-2019 – Audit reveals Arrested Ogun Speaker sleeps in Abuja EFCC custody Jigawa vaccinates 1 million people against cholera Seven dead in Ekiti auto crash Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these... Read More

auto crash, Cholera, Ekiti State, INEC, Jigawa, Kwara treasury, NASS list, Ogun House of Assembly speaker, olakunle oluomo, presidential elections, september, vaccination

July 25, 2022

Tobi Amusan wins the 100-meter hurdles final at the world championships, sets new record; Kaduna Train Attack: New video shows terrorists flogging captives | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Tobi Amusan wins the 100-meter hurdles final at the world championships, sets new record Internal strife at INEC threatens upcoming elections Ogun declares Tuesday work-free for PVC registration Kaduna Train Attack: New video shows terrorists flogging captives 74 isolated COVID-19 cases in Ekiti as the government tightens protocols Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal... Read More

COVID-19, Ekiti State, INEC, Kaduna train attack, Ogun State, PVC, Tobi Amusan

November 5, 2020

Esther Agbaje’s achievements remind the Nigerian youth of its distressing predicament

The victimisation of the Nigerian youth within Nigeria can make up an entire thesis in itself. From the profiling of any young person confident enough to be expressive to the absence of young people in positions of power, to high levels of unemployment in the country, young Nigerians can’t seem to catch a break. To... Read More

Deep Dive

Ekiti State, Esther Agbaje, Fayemi Kayode, harvard, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, The George Washington University, US Congress, USA

June 26, 2020

Ekiti State, Sexual assault, sexual assault referral centre, violence

Ekiti state is opening its first dedicated GBV referral centre

In a country where many seem undecided about how to treat victims of sexual assault and gender based violence, the Ekiti state government has proven itself revolutionary, leading the charge in supporting victims, providing them justice and ensuring that sexual offenders are not only punished but also publicly named and shamed. This is an initiative... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

August 21, 2019

Ekiti State, Ekiti State sex offender's list, sex offenders list

Ekiti State is serious about their sex offenders list

Last week, the internet went wild when the Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi posted via his twitter, a photograph of the first sex offender to be publicized from the Ekiti State sex offender’s list. Though the tweet has been deleted now, the photo has been reposted by several high profile feminists and social activists and... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

July 12, 2019

The Late 5: Appeal Court rejects suit challenging Buhari’s academic qualification; Gunmen attacked our witnesses going to Presidential Election Petition Tribunal – PDP | Other top stories

Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Appeal Court rejects suit challenging Buhari’s academic qualification The Court of Appeal in Abuja has rejected an appeal challenging Buhari’s academic qualification to stand for the last presidential election. Justice Mohammed Idris, who read the lead judgment of a three-man panel, upheld an earlier judgment by a... Read More

Ahmed Lawan, APC, Ekiti State, Fayemi, Fayose, PDP, president buhari, senate, The Court of Appeal, The Late 5

May 28, 2018

The Late 5: JAMB says it doesn’t need FG to pay salaries, Suicide bomber kills four in Borno and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said that it is capable of handling its staff salaries and other operational costs without financial contributions from the Federal Government. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this on Monday during an interactive session with journalists... Read More

APC, Attahiru Jega, Ayodele Fayose, Borno State, democracy day, Ekiti State, Goodluck Jonathan, Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB, Peace Corps of Nigeria

May 14, 2018

The Late 5: Leah Sharibu marks 15th birthday in Boko Haram’s custody, Pregnant New Zealand PM reveals plans after birth and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, the last abductee of Boko Haram militants from the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, has accused the Federal Government of keeping quiet over her continuous captivity. “It is very sad and the family is very weak. The... Read More

APC, boko haram, Dapchi, Ekiti State, Federal High Court, INEC, IPAC, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, Kayode Fayemi, Kwara State, Leah Sharibu, PVC, Sharibu Nathan, TCN, Usman Gur, voters registration, Yobe State

May 13, 2018

The Late 5: Fayose thanks APC for favour done him, Mohamed Salah crowned Premier League Player of the Year and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose on Sunday told his predecessor and current Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi not to celebrate yet, describing Fayemi’s victory, at the rescheduled governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress held on Saturday, as pyrrhic. Fayose went on... Read More

APC, Ayo Fayose, ECB, Ekiti State, Habibu Almu, idowu Adelusi, Kaduna State, Kayode Fayemi, Mele Kyari, Minister of solid minerals, ministry of water resources, Ndu Ughamdu, OPEC, PDP, Suleiman Adamu, Tope Elias-Fatile

December 20, 2017

Ekiti LG chairmen sue AGF, 36 governors over $1bn security fund

Chairmen of the 16 Local Government Areas in Ekiti have sued the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and governors of the 36 states over the approval of $1bn from the Excess Crude Account for anti-terrorism fight. Background: Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose had earlier disagreed with the decision, threatening to... Read More

Abubakar Malami, chairmen, Ekiti State, Local Government, sue

September 1, 2017

Fayemi allegedly approved supply of 156 vehicles through an ‘oral agreement’

An official of Coscharis Motors Nigeria Limited, Justin Ighene has alleged that the former governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi awarded the company a contract to supply 156 vehicles – but there was allegedly no document. He said this on Thursday while speaking at the sitting of the judicial commission of inquiry set up by the state government... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, Coscharis motors, Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi

August 3, 2017

‘How Fayose’s 2015 committee exempted Fayemi from an alleged N852m fraud’

There is a report that an investigative committee instituted by Ekiti governor, Ayodele Fayose, to probe former governor, Kayode Fayemi over an alleged embezzlement of N852 million belonging to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), vindicated Fayemi. According to Premium Times, Fayose had set up the five-member committee after he assumed office as governor... Read More

Ayo Fayose, Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, SUBEB, UBEC

July 16, 2017

I will defeat Fayose, PDP in 2018 – Oni

Former Ekiti State governor, Segun Oni has boasted that he would defeat the incumbent, Ayodele Fayose and his candidate if given the All Progressives Congress ticket for the 2018 Governorship election. Oni said he would win all the 16 Local Government Areas, the same way the governor defeated the immediate past governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi,... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State, election, PDP, Segun oni

July 9, 2017

Governor Fayose recalls 6 sacked commissioners

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has recalled six out of the 16 sacked commissioners. The Governor had dissolved his cabinet on Sunday, July 2, through his Special Adviser on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka. Fayose, however, in a statement by Olayinka, on Sunday directed the recall commissioners to return to their duty post, Punch... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State, Governor of Ekiti, Lere Olayinka

July 6, 2017

Fayose preaches on payment of salaries at church service (WATCH)

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose has said God will provide a way to pay workers salaries “at an appointed time.” Fayose said this in a video clip where he was seen preaching alongside an interpreter. Fayose in the video said he would not finish his term in debt of salaries. He added that “the Lord... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State, Lord, salaries, workers

June 12, 2017

Paris Club refund enough to pay salaries | APC replies Fayose

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has refuted claims by the state governor, Ayodele Fayose that the fresh Paris Club refund will be insufficient to pay more than one month salary. Fayose during his media chat programme had said the finance ministry was planning to reduce the Paris refund to states by half. In a... Read More

APC, Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State, Paris Club Refund, salaries

May 25, 2017

Stop attacking homes and business premises of Muslims – MURIC tells Fayose

Islamic body, Muslim Rights Congress (MURIC) has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to stop the attacks on the homes and business premises of Muslims in Ekiti State. MURIC claims the attacks are carried out by “Fayose’s thugs”, citing the example of the attacks on a filling station owned by a prominent... Read More

Ekiti State, MURIC, Muslims

Fuel Scarcity looms in Ekiti as NUPENG, IPMAN cut supply to the state

by Omoleye Omoruyi The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) have decided to stop the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to Ekiti State, as two of the unions are in court over a suit by the governor, Ayo Fayose.... Read More

Ayo Fayose, Ekiti State, fuel scarcity, fuel supply, IPMAN, NUPENG, PEDAN

APC commends Governor Fayose

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Ekiti chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended Governor Ayo Fayose for renaming the Government House on Oke Ayoba Hills, Ado-Ekiti and the General Hospital in Iyin-Ekiti, Adebayo’s country after the late Military Governor of the old Western Region and elder statesman, the late Major-General Adeyinka Adebayo. Adebayo 89,... Read More

APC, Ayo Fayose, Ekiti State

Ekiti 2018: Fayose removes PDP logo, posters from campaign office

by Omoleye Omoruyi The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, ahead of the Ekiti state 2018 election has removed the logos and posters of the People’ Democratic Party (PDP) from his campaign office. The new billboard, with Fayose’s portrait, reads: “Ekiti 2018: Support Continuity, Fayose Leads, We Follow. Again, It’s Going To Be 16-0,” displacing the... Read More

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Ayo Fayose, Ekiti 2018, Ekiti State, Election campaign, INEC

Fayose becomes drummer at a party (WATCH)

by Azeez Adeniyi Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State in a new video has shown his connection to the masses. Fayose is known for either sharing food to the people on the street or eating at a roadside restaurant. In a new video posted on Facebook by Isaac Fayose, younger brother of the governor, the... Read More

Ayodele Fayose, drummer, Ekiti State, party, streetwise

April 4, 2017

We will take over power from Fayose – APC

by Azeez Adeniyi The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti has said it can approach the court over the manner the Nigerian Constitution and Electoral Act were subverted in the June 21, 2014 Governorship Election. The party was responding to a statement where governor Ayodele Fayose accused Fayemi of plotting to manipulate Supreme Court Justices to remove... Read More

APC, Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, Power

April 1, 2017

Letter to the son of man: Is stomach infrastructure really the way forward?

by Adeojo Kolawole Adeyemi Hannibal Dear Son of Man, How best can I express my disappointment in our dispositions as a nation than this little space afforded me to ventilate on issues beyond my power to alter? It is true, what you said in your last letter, that we take one minion step forward... Read More

Opinion

Ekiti State, governor ayo fayose, Leadership, nigeria, opinion, Politics, Stomach infrastructure

March 9, 2017