Ekiti State

I am not in Ekiti to work against Fayose – Police commissioner

by Azeez Adeniyi The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Ibrahim Chafe has said he is not in the state to work against governor Ayodele Fayose as widely reported. Chafe said reports that he hails from Kaduna State just like President Muhammadu Buhari was false, stating that he hails from Chafe in Tsafe Local Government... Read More

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February 9, 2017

[The Presidential Blog] Minister Kayode Fayemi declared wanted

The Ekiti State House of Assembly sitting in Ado-Ekiti has issued a warrant of arrest against the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi in connection with contracts awarded during his tenure as the State Governor. The State Assembly had summoned the Minister to appear before it to answer questions and defend himself regarding an alleged a NGN... Read More

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January 4, 2017

Those calling for Fayose’s sack are chasing shadows – Ekiti Assembly

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has said those clamouring for the removal of Governor Ayodele Fayose are chasing shadows. Speaker of the House, Kola Oluwawole said this on Wednesday in Ekiti. Oluwawole was reacting to calls by Coalition for Good Governance and Anti-Corruption, which had in Abuja on Tuesday called for Fayose’s removal from... Read More

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December 24, 2016

Dele Momodu: My prophetic vision for Nigeria

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, tomorrow is Christmas day and, it is only in order that, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. This year has gone rather fast. I’m not sure if we all fulfilled our dreams but we must still thank God for His kind mercies for answering some of our prayers and more... Read More

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December 4, 2016

We have your receipt: Between Fayose and the APC – 2018 is just around the corner

Since the PDP’s failure to retain their dominance of Ondo state, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state who unfortunately remains the only PDP governor in the Southwest has been uncomfortable or so it seems. Or we’ll just use APC’s words: jittery and confused. Governor Fayose is infamous for blasting the ruling party and its leaders... Read More

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November 19, 2016

Opinion: Fayose at 56 | Celebrating the rock of Nigeria’s heartbeat

by Jude Ndukwe The day was Wednesday, October 19, 2016. The venue was the Democracy Park at Akure, Ondo State. The occasion was the much anticipated flag-off of the Eyitayo Jegede SAN governorship campaign for Ondo State. I was there even as the arena was filled to capacity with dignitaries and admirers. Speaker after speaker... Read More

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November 16, 2016

I won’t allow you probe how I spent bailout funds, Fayose tells Senate

Ekiti State government has said it would not allow the senate probe how it spent bailout funds from the Federal Government. In a letter dated November 11 and signed by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Owoseni Ajayi, Ekiti faulted the senate plan to probe the funds. The state said Nigeria’s federal system... Read More

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October 10, 2016

EFCC arraigns illegal Polytechnic operator for fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned one Johnson Babalola, before the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly operating an illegal Polytechnic and perpetrating fraud. According to a statement by EFCC Head Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, the suspect was arrested “following a petition from the National Board for Technical Education, Kaduna,... Read More

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September 17, 2016

Why our students had the best NECO results – Ekiti govt

Ekiti State Government has said its students got the best results in the 2016 June/July National Examination Council (NECO) due to some radical measures taken by the government. Ekiti State was declared the best performing state with over 96.31 per cent success in the recently released NECO results. The Commissioner for Education, Jide Egunjobi said this on... Read More

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Fayose shares his personal number on Twitter | YNaija.com

September 15, 2016

Ekiti govt. approves N1.9bn for construction of new governor’s office, High Court

The Ekiti State Government on Thursday said it has approved N1.9bn for the construction of a new governor’s office and high court complex in Ado-Ekiti. In an open bidding, the Commissioner for Works and Transportation, Funmi Ogun, said this in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Ogun said the governor’s office will gulp N687m, while the High Court Complex... Read More

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September 12, 2016

Meet the 10 governors of Ekiti State

Governor Ayo Fayose as usual dropped another statement and this time it is one of those ‘Did-You-Know’ types. According to him, Ekiti State has had 10 governors since it’s creation 20 years ago owing to “dirty politics”. Hard to tell if his reason is correct but he was right about the State having more than... Read More

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September 7, 2016

APC to Fayose: You lied! Many of our members have been harassed

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State on Tuesday said Governor Ayodele Fayose’s claim that no member of the opposition was attacked since he assumed office, is not true. The party, through its Publicity Secretary Taiwo Olatunbosun said the claim made by Fayose during his Monday media chat television programme was a lie. Olatunbosun listed instances... Read More

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September 5, 2016

How Fayose’s govt will use your ‘trash’ to boost state revenue

The Ekiti State Government on Monday said it is making efforts to embark on a waste-to-wealth programme, aimed at recycling all household refuse collected in the state to manure. This was disclosed by the House Committee Chairman on the Environment, Dele Fajemilehin, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti. The lawmaker said... Read More

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September 5, 2016

Ekiti NLC chairman denies collecting N25m from APC

The Chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ade Adesanmi has denied the allegation that labour leaders in the state collected N25 million from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to embark on the recent industrial action by workers, The Vanguard reports. Speaking in Ado Ekiti over the weekend, Adesanmi... Read More

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September 1, 2016

Herdsmen in Ekiti want Fayose to allow them carry ‘lesser weapons’

Fulani herdsmen under the aegis of Jamu Nate Fulbe Association of Nigeria in Ekiti State have expressed dissatisfaction over the anti-grazing law recently signed by the State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. The law had stated that grazing activities will only take place from 7am to 6pm daily and that herdsmen caught with arms or other weapons will be... Read More

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August 31, 2016

Fayose to Buhari: Nigerians are hungry

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to listen to alternative opinion from experts on how to reposition the nation’s economy. In a statement released by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Fayose said the president should stop seeing those who hold divergent opinion as enemies. He... Read More

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August 29, 2016

What you should know about Fayose’s anti-grazing bill

The Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, on Monday signed the “Anti Grazing Bill 2016” prohibiting grazing recently passed by the House of Assembly into law. The law which limits grazing in the state to certain time was first passed as a bill after suspected Fulani herdsmen killed two persons in Oke Ako community in Ikole... Read More

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August 26, 2016

No World Bank staff was involved in Ekiti drowning mishap – Agency

Yesterday the online media was awash with the news that four surveyors had died in a boat mishap at the Egbe River in Ekiti state. The report said that the surveyors were staff of the World Bank who came for an inspection duty. However, The Third National Urban Water Sector Reform agency whose project the... Read More

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August 25, 2016

4 surveyors drown in Ekiti river (VIEWER DISCRETION)

Four surveyors lost their lives on Wednesday in Ekiti state after drowning in a river. The surveyors who came to the state for an inspection drowned after the boat they were sailing in capsized in the Egbe river. The victims were part of a seven-man survey team from the Development Dams and Irrigation Scheme in... Read More

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August 18, 2016

Court rejects Fayose’s bid to stop probe

An Ekiti state High Court on Thursday rejected an ex parte order sought by the Ayo Fayose administration to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating the finances of the state. The motion to stop the anti-graft agency from investigating the accounts of the state government was filed by the Attorney General... Read More

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August 10, 2016

Ekiti govt. set to criminalize grazing

In a bid to forestall the re-occurrence of herdsmen killings, the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday conducted a public hearing on a bill seeking restrictions on cattle rearing in the state. The public hearing on the bill tagged, ‘Prohibition of Cattle Grazing Bill, 2016’ was attended by security agencies, traditional rulers, officials of... Read More

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Court approves EFCC seizure of Fayose’s assets

An Abuja Federal High Court, on Tuesday, ruled on the case between the Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to the presiding judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgva, the immunity clause granted to some holders of public office doesn’t shield them from investigation by state security agencies. The court... Read More

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‘I can’t keep quiet, APC can’t shut my mouth’ – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose on Friday said he would not stop being a vocal critic of the All Progressives Congress-led government despite attempts to keep him silent. Fayose made the declaration as a guest on a personality programme on Fresh FM in Ibadan where he alleged that APC had deployed powers within its... Read More

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Detention: Court orders EFCC to pay Fayose’s aide N5million

A High Court sitting in the Mataima district of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, while ruling on the bail application submitted by an aide of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Abiodun Agbele‎ ordered that he be paid the sum of N5m as damages by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as compensation for the suspect’s... Read More

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APC says Fayose spent govt money to fight legal battle

Following the freezing of his account by EFCC, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of allegedly spending the state’s money to prosecute his legal matter with the agency. Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in a statement in Ado-Ekiti that the party was in possession of fact that the... Read More

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No matter how far Fayose runs, the law will catch up with him – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has said Governor Ayodele Fayose is trying to distract the attention of Ekiti people from various criminal allegations against the governor as he, “battles credibility crisis occasioned by EFCC dragnet that has exposed him as unworthy leader”. This is in response to Fayose’s call for the Inspector... Read More

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Fayose shares his personal number on Twitter | YNaija.com

This is how Ekiti govt will pay workers’ salary arrears

Ekiti State workers will now get their salary as the state government has revealed that it will use the N1.3bn loan it got from the Federal Government to pay salary arrears. This was revealed by the state’s Commissioner for Information, Lanre Ogunwusi in an interview with The Punch. Ogunsuyi said, “We are going to use... Read More

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Fayose raises alarm, says policemen deployed to Ekiti state to arrest PDP members

The Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, has raised alarm over the alleged plans to invade the state with police in other to facilitate the arrest of leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), government officials as well as members of the State House of Assembly. According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the State Governor on... Read More

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Fayose just loves the attention as he rides an ‘okada’ to the Govt House (PHOTOS)

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state is no stranger to showmanship same as he isn’t to controversy. The governor, probably to show how close he is to the people of his state decided to ditch the long armored convoy of armed security agents and aides on his way to his office on Friday morning. This... Read More

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