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July 15, 2016

Court dismisses Omisore’s bail application

An FCT High Court this morning dismissed a bail application by Senator Iyiola Omisore for lack of competence. Omisore is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the sum of N1.3billion he allegedly got from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. Investigations done by the EFCC showed... Read More
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July 15, 2016

Bullion van driver reveals how he transported N1.2bn to Fayose

The noose seems to be tightening around Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state as a bullion van driver, Olaoluwa Omotoso, has reportedly confessed to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission that he drove N1.219 billion to the governor during the build-up to the 2014 election in the state. The said money is believed to have... Read More
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July 8, 2016

Governor Fayose accuses EFCC of conspiracy ‘that would fail like 2006’

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, who is currently under the scrutinising lenses of the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has affirmed that he had N300 million in one of his Zenith bank accounts with number 9013074033. In a series of posts on his Facebook page, Fayose’s Special Adviser on Public Communications and... Read More
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July 6, 2016

‘Buhari, EFCC should keep their gun powder dry for me’ – Fayose

The Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayode, on Wednesday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari should desist from using a corrupt Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to fight corruption in Nigeria. According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka,  Fayose said that the President should... Read More
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July 6, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Donald Trump hails Saddam Hussein | US warn of terror attack | Biafra group wants protest over Grazing Bill | More

From the papers- a tracklist US warns of possible terrorist attacks Punch Over 9,000 ghost workers discovered in Kogi state YNaija CBN says Nigerian banks are healthy Nation Don’t turn Nigeria into an Islamic state- HURIWA DailyPost Avengers accuse impostors of working for the government YNaija Kidnapper arrested after picking up ransom Vanguard Nigeria Police... Read More
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June 27, 2016

Inside the Ekiti drama with Ayo Fayose & Zenith Bank… and more on The Slab with Isime‎ [LISTEN]

It’s another edition of The Slab with Isime. On this edition, Adebayo Emuleomo who has been away for a while, is back to join the rest of the YNaija crew – Chukwukere Okpani and Oreoluwa Peters. Today was about Gov. Ayo Fayose‘s issue with Zenith Bank and the whole begging episode; AMCON‘s seizure of Ben Murray-Bruce‘s assets;... Read More
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June 23, 2016

‘Fayose lied, we didn’t sponsor any party’ – Sahara Energy

Sahara Energy has denied making any donations to the campaign of the All Progressives Congress in the 2015 general elections. Governor Ayodele Fayose had in a statement released on Wednesday said “Nigerians are interested in the $60 million allegedly donated to the APC campaign by Sahara Energy, on which EFCC has been forced to suspend... Read More
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June 23, 2016

Fayose’s allies go into hiding… ‘in the Government House’

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have claimed that individuals suspected to be complicit in the N4.7billion arms cash probe have gone into hiding following the freezing of the Ayo Fayose’s account, Governor of Ekiti state. Detectives from the agency were in Ekiti state on Wednesday to arrest some of the people connected... Read More
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June 22, 2016

‘Zenith Bank funded my campaign’ | ‘Aisha Buhari should visit the USA’ – Fayose has more to say

“I have no financial transaction whatsoever with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro either by cash, cheque or electronic transfer.” Those were the words contained in a statement issued on behalf of the Ekiti State govenor, Ayodele Fayose,... Read More
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June 21, 2016

‘I have immunity just like the president’ – Fayose

Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti state governor, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of placing a restriction on his Zenith Bank account in a bid to intimidate and silence him. He described the actions of the anti-graft agency as ‘executive rascality taken too far.’ Fayose, in a statement issued by Idowu Adelusi, his chief... Read More
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June 20, 2016

Fayose uncovers (yet another) plot to impeach him [DETAILS]

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has accused the Federal Government of planning to use the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to cause unrest in his state with the aim of illegally impeaching him. He revealed this during a press conference in Abuja on Sunday. Fayose alleged that part of the plan was to arrest... Read More
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June 13, 2016

Fayose predicts failure of FG’s school feeding programme (READ)

The Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday, decried the decision of the federal government to task state governors with 40 percent counterpart funding for the proposed School Feeding Programme, saying that “Federal Government is already looking for excuse for the impending failure of the programme.” The governor made this known in a statement signed... Read More
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June 6, 2016

‘Fayose has dragged our family name in the mud’ – Brother

Oluwasegun Fayose, the eldest brother of Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, is unhappy with the way the latter has rubbished their family name. In respect to Fayose’s recent incitement of Ekiti people against Fulani herdsmen, Oluwasegun told The Nation that his brother has dragged the family name through the mud. While disagreeing with his brother’s utterances, Oluwasegun... Read More
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May 31, 2016

Secret account, lavish living and other sins of Fayose… according to the APC

The Ekiti state All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, lambasted the state Governor, Ayodele Fayose for plunging the state into needless crisis, saying that Fayose’s governance was “an unconscionable and mindless treatment of Ekiti workers while Fayose enjoys lavish life”. This was contained in a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the state APC,... Read More
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May 28, 2016

The Explainer: Why Fayose’s war on ‘Fulani herdsmen’ is misguided

Ayodele Fayose is a man you can always trust to speak his mind. He has been one of the most vocal governors around, especially in his criticism of the Muhammadu Buhari administration, and even though he is viewed as obnoxious by many, his recent move to ban grazing by Fulani herdsmen in his state has... Read More
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May 26, 2016

Oh, Fayose: ‘Even my government house doesn’t have fuel for generator’

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose will not leave the news, he has apparently sworn. Today, he pleaded with the people of the state to show understanding for his inability to pay workers’ salaries. The governor, in a statewide broadcast explained to the people of the state that they only got N751million as allocation from the... Read More
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May 26, 2016

Herdsmen desperately beg Fayose

Following the Ekiti State Governor’s eye-for-an-eye tack in handling the Fulani Herdsmen crisis, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria has appealed for the overturn of the ban on herdsmen and their grazing cattle. Channels Television spoke to the secretary general of the association, Baba Ngelzerma, and he talked about the readiness of the group... Read More
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May 24, 2016

APC wants Fayose to declare his assets and answer to fraud allegations

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has charged the governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose to explain how he came about the N650 million he reportedly transferred to embattled former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Alex Badeh. A witness in the trial of Badeh for alleged fraud in property acquisition in... Read More
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May 23, 2016

‘We support Fayose’s ban of Fulani herdsmen’- Afenifere

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state is not standing alone in his ban of the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the state as a Pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has declared that it is fully in support of the decision. Afenifere, on Monday, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin endorsed Fayose’s decision... Read More
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