by Akin Osuntokun Now what do we make of this? Am I being condemned because PDP was defeated by the APC in the Osun State election and the result was so declared? On the occasion of the celebration of my 50th birthday over a year ago, former President Olusegun Obasanjo gave me this salutation “I... Read More
by Olorunwa Lawal Nigeria saves N200bn yearly from 20 percent cassava substitution for wheat in bread making, the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has said. He spoke in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday at the inauguration of the Oamsal Cassava Flour Mill, Ayede-Ekiti, before visiting the farms and Moringa Factory of Afe Babalola University of Ado-Ekiti.... Read More
by Godwin Akanfe The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the state government over the alleged non-payment of the July salary of local Government workers and teachers in the state, saying it is wicked to deny workers their wages. Party spokesman, Kola Oluwawole said the party noted that the action... Read More
by Ogaga Ifowodo By all sober reckoning, Professor Attahiru Jega has done quite well in his last two outings as Nigeria’s chief electoral officer and, so, democracy’s chief midwife in our turbulent turbulent country. If Ekiti broke the hearts of progressives, of those who believe that “man does not live alone by bread” — in... Read More
by Debo Adejugbe As a people, we have been contented to sit idle for so long while the resources of the state are being mismanaged/squandered by a few and due to this unique idling when other people are working, the resolve to stand and be counted is really at its lowest. It is easy to... Read More
by Waziri Adio “We do like vote-buying. It is essential. That is the only way we have to see anything good coming from the politicians. Anyway, I can vote for whoever I want.” – Anonymous (Sao Tome) in ‘Is Vote-Buying Effective? Evidence from a Field Experiment in West Africa’ by Pedro Vicente. If Marcus were... Read More
by Joachim MacEbong This is a famous jibe of some people (most of whom lean toward the PDP) against those they call ‘social media activists’, ‘bloggers’ and so on. The ‘social media activists’ tend to lean toward the opposition APC, and they dominate the social media space with their followers, passion, and sharp rhetoric.... Read More
by Isi Esene After its embarrassing loss to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Ayo Fayose in Ekiti, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is apparently throwing all it has into the Osun gubernatorial elections where the incumbent governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola meets stiff opposition from the formidable Sen. Iyiola Omisore. The Party, in a last ditch... Read More
by Mayowa Aboah The National Youth Service Corps has announced the redeployment of corps members from seven northern states. The affected states are Adamawa,Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kano and Yobe states. This was made known on Thursday, 31 July, in Abuja by the Director of Public Relations in NYSC, Bose Aderibigbe. The corps members are... Read More
by Akan Ido Gabriel Oni, a retired education director in Ikole Ekiti, Ekiti State has accused his wife of promiscuity and threat to life. Oni filed for divorce in March asking the Customary Court sitting in Ikole Ekiti to dissolve their 40-year-old marriage. Oni, 74, told the court that his wife, Funmilayo had engaged in... Read More
by Akan Ido The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, has dismissed as a fluke, last Saturday’s dislodgement of the party by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the governorship election in Ekiti State. “This development, which was unexpected, does not portend anything any danger for the APC in 2015, especially in Rivers State.... Read More
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