Tag: Kayode Fayemi

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June 21, 2014

#EkitiDecides: 5 journalists arrested by security operatives in Ekiti

by S’ola Filani The Ekiti governorship elections is well underway and so far, the conduct has been  peaceful. There have, however, ...

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June 21, 2014

#EkitiDecides: 10 things you SHOULD know about the ongoing election in Ekiti

by Adeola Balogun The Ekiti governorship elections have begun and all eyes are watching the proceedings because for many, this ...

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June 21, 2014

Opinion: Ekiti State is up for sale, who will buy it?

By Orukotan Ayomikun Samuel   No doubt, this has always been the bane of our political vista and once again, ...

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June 18, 2014

#EkitiPoll: 11 PDP supporters arrested for thumb printing ballot papers

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, 11 members of the Peoples Democratic Party have been arrested by officials of the ...

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June 16, 2014

Tunde Leye: The Champagne class and the rest of us in 2015 (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye On both sides of the divide, we have teams of people that remind me of Squealer from ...

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May 30, 2014

#EkitiDecides2014: Enough Is Enough Nigeria hosts televised debate for Ekiti governorship candidates [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene Enough Is Enough Nigeria, a coalition of young Nigerians promoting good governance and citizen engagement is hosting a televised ...

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March 31, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: No to the return of Ayo Fayose, the prodigal son

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Since Fayose won the primaries, I have been trying to use mindfulness as a means of living ...

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February 13, 2014

Demola Rewaju: APC and this ideology of hypocrisy

by Demola Rewaju The criticism that trailed Labaran Maku’s Good Governance Tour was championed by ACN spokespeople and some ACN ...

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February 12, 2014

Opinion: Why Fayemi should continue his N549,000 per month job in Ekiti

by Ogunyemi Bukola My name is Ogunyemi Bukola (@zebbook), and I endorse John Kayode Fayemi for a second term as governor of Ekiti State. ...

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January 5, 2014

Tunde Fagbenle: Why Jonathan will not run in 2015

by Tunde Fagbenle I project that both Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Dr. Kayode Fayemi would be re-elected for their second ...

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January 2, 2014

It gets worse: Another 2,300 PDP members decamp to APC in Kaduna

by Akintomiwa Agbaje The list of ‘defectors’ never stops this time with a record breaking exodus again in Kaduna involving ...

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November 10, 2013

Michael Orodare: Between Gov. Fayemi and MOB – Stop the killings (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare I’m still finding it difficult to see any difference between the number of political violence and politically ...

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November 6, 2013

Opinion: Why the APC will present Fayemi in 2014

by Segun Dipe May we also mention that as of today, Ekiti APC has neither been approached by any other ...

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October 21, 2013

Gov. Fayemi appoints rapper, Sasha as Ekiti cultural ambassador (PHOTOS)

by Oge Okonkwo First lady of rap, Sasha, has been appointed a cultural ambassador in Ekiti state by the state ...

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October 13, 2013

Opinion: Agagu – Death of a dead man

by Dapo Thomas Of all the countries of the world, Nigeria appears to be the one with the highest number ...

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September 30, 2013

Mina Ogbanga: Nigeria is 53 but the taps are still dry (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga It is sad that what many developed countries take for granted, provide with all due urgency and maintain ...

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September 14, 2013

NGF crisis: Amaechi invites Jang, others for a meeting in Abuja

Chairman Nigeria’s Governor’s forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has called the Governor Jonah Jang faction to the meeting of the forum. ...

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September 6, 2013

For the Record: ‘When, truly, is a nation?’ – Text of speech delivered by Gov. Kayode Fayemi at the Gani Fawehinmi Memorial lecture

by Kayode Fayemi Rather than revel in celebrations or a jamboree, this presents the chance for a very sober reflection ...

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August 27, 2013

4 people shot as PDP’s Adeyeye blames Fayemi, police for Ekiti violence

by ‘Jola Sotubo The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has been criticized by Prince Dayo Adeyeye for turning ...

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July 7, 2013

Pius Adesanmi: Tinubu, Buhari, and their social media supporters

by Pius Adesanmi If Buhari’s or Tinubu’s loyalists insult you for asking questions, shrug your shoulders and tell them that ...

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June 5, 2013

NGF crisis: We won’t allow anyone to annul the election – Gov. Fayemi insists

by Akan Ido The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi recently spoke with the Punch Newspapers on his victory at ...

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June 2, 2013

It’s game on: Fashola leads pro-Amaechi governors to battle Jang in court

by Isi Esene The Rotimi Amaechi faction of the Nigeria Governors Forum have approached the courts praying it to stop ...

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May 31, 2013

Supreme Court verdict: “Oni and his jesters merely sought to distract us” – Gov. Fayemi

by Isi Esene The governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has lauded the judiciary for dismissing the petition of former ...

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May 20, 2013

Opinion: How “friends” destroy each other in Nigerian politics

by Tunde Fagbenle   The title is a common aphorism in Nigeria and the fact of its commonplace itself is ...

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May 4, 2013

Meet Modupe Adelabu, Ekiti Deputy Governor nominee

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has forwarded the name of Chairperson of the State’s Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), ...

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April 28, 2013

This must move you to tears: Ekiti’s first lady, Bisi Fayemi pays touching tribute to Funmilayo Olayinka

by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Watching her take treatments in Lagos every three weeks and head back to Ekiti immediately after, broke ...

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April 27, 2013

Amaechi, NAMA bicker over aircraft grounding

by Isi Esene There are conflicting reports regarding the grounding of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s Bombardier aircraft at the Akure Airport ...

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April 25, 2013

Akintunde Oyebode: A weekend at Ikogosi (Y! FrontPage)

As Maya Angelou said, “a bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” ...

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April 11, 2013

Michael Orodare: #TFASymposium – Time for change is now (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare To prove that we are not cowards like Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state has described us, ...

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April 10, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: #TFASymposium thoughts – Our common debt and Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

I believe without an iota of doubt that the young people present at The Future Awards Symposium are enough to ...

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