Ekiti state PDP attacks Fayose, governor says they are “day dreaming”

The first Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Clement Awoyelu, has attacked Governor Ayodele Fayose, calling him overbearing and lacking in respect for the party’s constitution. The veteran politician also accused Fayose of lacking respect for the leaders of the party and therefore, the party must be reclaimed from him. Awoyelu,... Read More

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May 18, 2016

NLC strike: More states join nationwide protest (PHOTOS)

Groups of people led by the National Labor Congress across the nation are currently protesting the increase in pump price of petrol. From streets to government houses, see photos of protesters across the nation. Benin city Ekiti Abuja Delta Ogun

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May 2, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The darkest day in Ekiti’s history

The death of six medical doctors of Ekiti State and a driver describes the funeral of a state. Before the tragedy, Ekiti State oscillates between death and destruction with life seeming to come apart at the seams due to poverty, disease, unemployment. Now compounded by the tragic death of the six – the very best... Read More

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April 14, 2016

How we carried out rigging of Ekiti governorship election from ‘a hotel’ – Tope Aluko

Former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Dr. Tope Aluko, on Thursday, revealed that the plot to rig the June 21, 2014 governorship election was hatched inside a hotel – less than a week to the poll. According to Aluko, the hotel was owned by the Chief of Staff to Fayose, Chief... Read More

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April 8, 2016

‘Buhari is planning to borrow N1.84 trillion from China’ – Fayose

The Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday raised an alarm over the proposed trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to China. According to the governor, President Buhari was travelling to China so he can obtain a loan of N1.84 trillion that he will use to finance the 2016 budget. Speaking through his Special Assistant on... Read More

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April 8, 2016

YNaija Editorial: Ayo Fayose, Tope Aluko and a weakened legal system

On the last day of January 2016, the secretary of the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Temitope Aluko regaled Nigerians with sordid revelations of how the June 2014 gubernatorial elections in the state was rigged in favour of the PDP which won the elections. His allegations also indicted former President... Read More

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Ayo Fayose, Ekiti, Tope Aluko

April 4, 2016

‘He remains my boy, I am his father’ | Fayose reconciles with Tope Aluko (WATCH)

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and the State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Tope Aluko, have reconciled. Fayose and Aluko have been involved in a public spat after the latter went on national television to accuse the former of rigging the June 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state. Aluko, apart from making damning... Read More

Ayo Fayose, Ekiti, Tope Aluko

April 3, 2016

‘APC deceived, manipulated us’ – Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday, stated that his government will sue the Federal government for harassing and arresting some principal officers in his council as well as members of the Ekiti state House of Assembly. Fayose, who noted that he was being targeted by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, stated this during an... Read More

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Ekiti, Fayose, FG

March 31, 2016

‘Fayose is running away from his shadow… he’s a Judas’ – Tope Aluko

Dr. Tope Aluko, the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain who blew the whistle on the alleged rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, says Governor Ayo Fayose cannot deny the allegations he’s made thus far. Aluko, the Ekiti state Secretary of the PDP, had on January 31, appeared on Channels Television, where... Read More

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March 25, 2016

Buhari’s economic retreat was a ‘jamboree’ – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says President Muhammadu Buhari does not have any economic blueprint for the country. Fayose also described the just concluded National Economic Council (NEC) retreat as mere jamboree and a waste of over N250 million public funds. “The retreat has further exposed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of... Read More

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March 22, 2016

‘God is angry with Buhari’ – Fayose

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, said on Tuesday, that the elections conducted in the past few months has proven that God is angry with President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayose said all the polls conducted since Buhari became president have been violence-ridden and bloody. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain stated... Read More

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March 22, 2016

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Saraki assures Nigerians that PIB would be ready next week. Leadership Court grants bail of N3 million to Yinusa – Ese Oruru’s abductor. Punch Ehigie Uzamere resigns from PDP. Vanguard PFN warns that religious bill will set Kaduna on fire. Leadership Buhari’s statement on Chibok girls still stands- Presidency. Punch Demolish all shrines and tombs... Read More

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March 21, 2016

‘We’re waiting for Buhari to declare state of emergency in Ekiti’ – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Ekiti and Rivers state. Fayose uttered the boastful remarks on Monday, after the opening of the National Economic Council (NEC) retreat on the economy at the presidential villa, Abuja. “They have been insinuating that (state of emergency)... Read More

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March 20, 2016

‘Ekiti govt must apologise to the DSS for death rumors’

The Nigerians in Diaspora Monitoring Group (NDMG) has charged the Ekiti state government to issue an unreserved apology to the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleging that Akanni Afolabi, a member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly was killed in its custody. Following the alarm raised by the Ekiti state government after the... Read More

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Afolabi Akanni, diaspora, DSS, Ekiti, Fayose

March 13, 2016

‘Fayose’s thugs’ invade PDP meeting in Ekiti

Ekiti state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has been hit with more turbulence as a meeting called by party chieftains was allegedly dirupted by men purpoted to be Governor Ayodele Fayose’s agents. The meeting was held to mitigate against the wave of defection of party members who are unsatisfied with Fayose’s stye of leadership... Read More

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March 12, 2016

‘Harassing me would bring down Buhari’s government’

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has once again warned President Muhammadu Buhari and the Department of State Services that he is a formidable opponent to deal with. Fayose, who has constantly accused President Buhari of being a dictator disguised in the robes of democracy, speaking on the judgement of the Federal High Court ordering... Read More

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March 12, 2016

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DPR, IPMAN clash over fuel scarcity. Punch Saraki to wear #MadeinAba clothes at resumed plenary. Vanguard Gunmen burn houses, kill 3 in Benue. Leadership Arewa wants President, governors stripped of immunity. Nation DSS ordered to release Ekiti lawmaker. Leadership Ekweremadu says there’s no secret zoning of PDP NWC offices. Punch Rep describes APC government as... Read More

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March 8, 2016

‘Fayose is our benefactor… we won’t accept $1m to impeach him’ – Ekiti lawmakers

Members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly have exposed ‘a plot to bribe legislators with as much as $1 million each’ to be part of the efforts to impeach state governor, Ayodele Fayose. The lawmakers stated that they were ready to spend the rest of their tenure in the Department of State Services cell... Read More

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March 6, 2016

In Ekiti, 4 lawmakers ‘arrested’ by DSS, Speaker cries ‘abduction’

Four lawmakers of the Ekiti state House of Assembly were on Friday, arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services. The lawmakers were arrested in connection to the alleged fraudulent activities that transpired before, during and after the last governorship election in the state. A former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in the... Read More

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March 5, 2016

Why we are all leaving PDP for ‘power-greedy’ Fayose – Former ally

A former Special Assistant to the Ekiti state governor on Youth Matters, Pastor Yemi Olayinka, on Thursday, defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress, while describing Ayo Fayose as a ‘power greedy individual’. Olayinka, a former ally of Fayose said it’s unfortunate that Ekiti state is under a one-man dictatorship while noting that Fayose deceived... Read More

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Ayo Fayose, Ekiti, PDP, Yemi Olayinka

February 22, 2016

Why Fayose is blackmailing Buhari over TSA – APC

The Ekiti state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has slammed Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose for not aligning with the Single Treasury Account policy of the Federal Government. The party stated that Fayose’s position against the TSA is a deliberate attempt to hide fraudulent practices while lambasting the governor for not emulating his... Read More

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February 17, 2016

‘Nobody is happy with how Fayose runs Ekiti’ – Former governor

A former governor of Ekiti state, Niyi Adebayo has declared that nobody in the country is happy with how Ayodele Fayose is turning Ekiti into a pariah state. Adebayo’s position on the administration of Fayose was revealed in a statement issued by the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mai-Bala Buni on Tuesday, February... Read More

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APC, Ekiti, Fayiose, PDP

February 12, 2016

‘My life is in danger… Fayose wants to burn down my town’ – Olukere of Ikere Ekiti

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state is embroiled in yet another controversy. The people of Ikere Ekiti on Wednesday, February 10 protested the destruction of a billboard with the picture of the Olukere of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Ayodele Obasoyin. The Oba alleged that the billboard was destroyed on the orders of Fayose because of... Read More

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February 12, 2016

Ekitigate: Tope Aluko, grilled for 5 days, ‘was very cooperative’ with the DSS

Tope Aluko, whistle-blower and a former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, reportedly spent five days in the custody of the Department of State Services in Abuja. During his stay with the DSS, Aluko was questioned on his confessions of what took place during the June 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state.... Read More

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February 8, 2016

How Fayose reversed Ekiti workers’ salaries after receiving bank alerts

Workers in Ekiti state are presently reeling from the shock of the state government’s withdrawal of their two months’ salaries on Thursday- which had been initially paid into their bank accounts. The workers in the state, had last week, gotten bank alerts that their salaries for November and December 2015 had been paid. But the... Read More

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February 7, 2016

Buhari should say the truth about his sudden vacation – Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has described the statement from the presidency on the vacation of President Buhari as vague stating that “Nigerians deserve to know the truth about their President because the President is an open book that every Nigerians should be free to read.” The governor who on Sunday, February 7, stated... Read More

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APC, Buhari, Ekiti, PDP, supreme court

February 2, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The jury is out… Fayose may serve jail time

New evidence reveals that the Star of Ekitigate Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State is guilty of election rigging. The damning evidence of election rigging by Fayose would prove a lethal weapon in his prosecution and would ultimately earn him a free ticket to Kuje or Kirikiri Federal Maximum Prison. For Fayose, this is the... Read More

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February 2, 2016

Fayose wants ‘to get rid of me at all cost’ | Tope Aluko says his life is in danger

Former Peoples Democratic Party Secretary in Ekiti state, Tope Aluko, says his life is in danger. Aluko had on Sunday, exposed the process that preceded the rigging of the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State by incumbent governor, Ayo Fayose. The PDP chieftain had also alleged that former President, Goodluck Jonathan gave Fayose $37 million to prosecute the... Read More

Ayo Fayose, Ekiti, PDP, Tope Aluko

February 2, 2016

Why I refused to appoint Tope Aluko as Chief of Staff – Fayose

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose has explained the reason behind his failure to appoint the former state Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tope Aluko, as Chief of Staff. Aluko had on Sunday, alleged that the military was used to influence the outcome of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in the state, while adding... Read More

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February 1, 2016

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Ekiti state PDP attacks Fayose, governor says they are “day dreaming”

NLC strike: More states join nationwide protest (PHOTOS)

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The darkest day in Ekiti’s history

How we carried out rigging of Ekiti governorship election from ‘a hotel’ – Tope Aluko

‘Buhari is planning to borrow N1.84 trillion from China’ – Fayose

YNaija Editorial: Ayo Fayose, Tope Aluko and a weakened legal system

‘He remains my boy, I am his father’ | Fayose reconciles with Tope Aluko (WATCH)

‘APC deceived, manipulated us’ – Fayose

‘Fayose is running away from his shadow… he’s a Judas’ – Tope Aluko

Buhari’s economic retreat was a ‘jamboree’ – Fayose

‘God is angry with Buhari’ – Fayose

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: ‘Religious Bill will set Kaduna afire’ | Udom destroys ‘ highway shrines, tombs’ in Akwa Ibom | More stories

‘We’re waiting for Buhari to declare state of emergency in Ekiti’ – Fayose

‘Ekiti govt must apologise to the DSS for death rumors’

‘Fayose’s thugs’ invade PDP meeting in Ekiti

‘Harassing me would bring down Buhari’s government’

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‘Fayose is our benefactor… we won’t accept $1m to impeach him’ – Ekiti lawmakers

In Ekiti, 4 lawmakers ‘arrested’ by DSS, Speaker cries ‘abduction’

Why we are all leaving PDP for ‘power-greedy’ Fayose – Former ally

Why Fayose is blackmailing Buhari over TSA – APC

‘Nobody is happy with how Fayose runs Ekiti’ – Former governor

‘My life is in danger… Fayose wants to burn down my town’ – Olukere of Ikere Ekiti

Ekitigate: Tope Aluko, grilled for 5 days, ‘was very cooperative’ with the DSS

How Fayose reversed Ekiti workers’ salaries after receiving bank alerts

Buhari should say the truth about his sudden vacation – Fayose

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The jury is out… Fayose may serve jail time

Fayose wants ‘to get rid of me at all cost’ | Tope Aluko says his life is in danger

Why I refused to appoint Tope Aluko as Chief of Staff – Fayose

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