by Isi Esene No, the question wasn’t, “Who wants Ice-cream.” This photo shows what happened at The Future Awards Symposium in Ekiti when businessman, and Managing Director of Sahara Energy, Tonye Cole, asked the audience to indicate by a show of hands if they believe businessman (like him) are corrupt. Many people raised their hands... Read More

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April 8, 2013

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“Wrong information sounds more sexy” – Ngozi Okonjo-Iwela speaks at The Future Awards Symposium

by Isi Esene The second day of the Future Awards Symposium which took place on April 7 at the Ikogosi Warm Springs, Ekiti state was an opportunity for constructive discussion. The panel which featured several discussants including Salihu Tanko Yakasai and Dada Olusegun of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC); Atom Lim; Ife Adebayo a... Read More

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April 8, 2013

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You are all cowards, me too – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Rewriting the history books is what #DSPAlams is doing now, and getting people to believe his side of the story. The Rivers state governor is a very interesting character. Like I said in an earlier newsletter, he is funny, and he proved it again last Saturday when he stood in front of... Read More

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April 8, 2013

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Forget it! “Nigerians are not ready for a revolution” – Rotimi Amaechi

by Isi Esene The Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has expressed his doubts that a bloody revolution can happen in Nigeria. Amaechi who was speaking on Saturday in Ekiti at The Future Awards Symposium which took place at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort said the only thing that we can hope for are reforms, not... Read More

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April 8, 2013

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“Kayode, where is Funmi… your deputy?” – Olayinka’s mother asks Fayemi

by Isi Esene The governor of Ekiti state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi could not control his emotions yesterday when he and his wife, Bisi visited the family of the late deputy governor of the state, Funmilayo Olayinka at the Isato area of Ado Ekiti. The deputy governor’s parents, Festus Famuagun, and her wife, Grace, were still... Read More

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March 27, 2013

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Kayode Fayemi, lead the conversation at The Future Awards Symposium – See full list of speakers

by Rachel Ogbu Save the date for the 2nd edition of The Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders holding from April 5-7. The ensemble is remarkable with speakers including Ngozi Okojo Iweala, Kayode Fayemi, Adams Oshimole to lead the conversation at the Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort, Ekiti hosted by the State Government. The Central Working Committee of The Future Awards... Read More

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March 2, 2013

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One reason why Gov. Fayemi wants you in Ekiti for The Future Awards Symposium

by Stanley Azuakola The first edition was thrilling, with lots of teachable moments and high points. In case you haven’t heard, The Future Project has announced that the second edition of The Future Awards Symposium for Young and Emerging Leaders would hold from April 4 – 7, 2013. The event which has capacity building for... Read More

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March 1, 2013

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Opinion: The progress in West Africa is visible, but uneven

From The Economist The day that Nigeria works properly, the battle for Africa’s future will have been won. Leaving the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan, at 7am, you run straight into what is known as the civil-servant rush hour. The president has decreed that administrators must be at their desks by 7.30am, and most are. A... Read More

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March 1, 2013

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N5 million largesse: “He has no right…” – Church members threaten to sue bishop

by Isi Esene Some members of the St. Paul Millennium Church, Odo Owa Ekiti, yesterday threatened to sue Bishop of Ekiti West Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Oludare Oke over the N5m largesse donated to the church by the Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi. The members are upset with the Bishop for demoting the Vicar who... Read More

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February 25, 2013

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Mission 2015: The Future Awards Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders to be hosted by Ekiti govt.

by Isi Esene The Future Awards Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders to hold April 4 – 7 – Hosted by the Government of Ekiti State, Nigeria The Future Project has announced the second edition of The Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders, an annual high-level leadership platform focused on building capacity for the... Read More

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January 17, 2013

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Michael Orodare: Why Fayemi will surely lose an Ekiti re-election (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Fayemi has failed the teachers, the entire state workforce, the students and even the artisans, so who else is left in the state to give him the votes he needs for his second term ambition. I am not a prophet. I didn’t write this to proclaim what God has not told me,... Read More

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December 30, 2012

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Tunde Fagbenle: Setting the record straight on Ekiti

by Tunde Fagbenle Last week’s column on my visit to Ekiti State and the good job Governor Kayode Fayemi is doing raised a few eyebrows and drew the ire of one professor aburoof mine abroad, who was virulent in his attack. But the good thing is that an overwhelming majority of readers shared my views... Read More

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December 23, 2012

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Tunde Fagbenle: Something is happening in Ekiti – for real!

by Tunde Fagbenle I think what stands Fayemi in good stead are his frugality, integrity, intellectual base, and his vast international connections and credibility, all of which have been deployed in the race to making Ekiti a positive example in Nigeria, nay Africa. Something is happening in Ekiti State that needs to be told. And... Read More

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September 12, 2012

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Opinion: Someone needs to call Tinubu out on this lie

by Stanley Azuakola Tinubu told a lie. His party, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) is expectedly standing firmly by his side, defending him, but what they really should do is count their losses, pray that the public loses interest quickly, and move on. Tinubu is a donor and supporter of the United States’ Democratic... Read More

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September 11, 2012

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“Delusory frenzy, desperate manoeuvring, reprehensible” – PDP lambasts Tinubu over U.S Democratic convention “fraud”

by Stanley Azuakola The National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is used to taking potshots at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), but certainly not receiving them. So he finds himself in an uncomfortable position this week, being on the receiving end of a PDP lashing over his attendance... Read More

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September 8, 2012

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“Obama did not personally invite ACN leaders, they came on their own” – US Democratic Party sources

by Isi Esene Contrary to reports last week that the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama personally invited some members of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria, led by Bola Tinubu to the just concluded Democratic National Convention (DNC), there are reports indicating the ACN delegation attended the event on a generic... Read More

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September 3, 2012

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#NaijaTeamObama? Tinubu, Fayemi to attend US Democratic Party convention

by Stanley Azuakola The US presidential election season is heating up. The Republican party held its convention last week in Tampa, Florida where the position of Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for the November election was officially ratified. This week (starting from today), it will be the turn of the Democratic Party and President... Read More

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June 8, 2012

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The ACN, CPC courtship continues, as Tinubu visits Buhari in Kaduna

by Stanley Azuakola Opposition parties in Nigeria are constantly berated for waiting until it’s too close to Election Day before they attempt to join forces. There are signs however that this is about to change. The leaders of Nigeria’s two largest opposition parties, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (ACN) and Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (CPC) met at the... Read More

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June 5, 2012

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The fear of juju (probably) keeps teachers away from exams in Ekiti

by Stanley Azuakola Out of the 16,000 teachers in the employ of the Ekiti State government, not one showed up for the compulsory Teachers’ Development Assessment Test (TDNA) organised by the state government in 39 centres across Ekiti State. The state government had earlier warned the teachers not to test its might by refusing to participate in... Read More

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May 16, 2012

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“I won’t swallow it” – Fayemi warns Oni to stop calling himself an ex-governor

by Lekan Olanrewaju Never wrongfully claim to be an ex-governor; especially one of a state currently headed by a man who, as he puts it, “won’t swallow water if you put it in his mouth”. This is the crux of the current war of words between Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi and his predecessor... Read More

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May 15, 2012

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#Day1 New Media & Governance Conference – Summary & Pictures

by Oluwatobi Soyombo First of its kind in Africa, the New Media and Governance Conference commenced today in grand style. The program was divided into three (3) Sessions including: Opening Plenary: Welcome: Conference overview Session I: Nigerian elections and new media: Moving forward Session II: Engaging Government The Program... Read More

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April 2, 2012

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“I want to play a more active role” – Ekiti state governor to begin teaching at university

by Lekan Olanrewaju The governor of Ekiti state Kayode Fayemi has indicated interest in teaching graduate courses at the University of Ado Ekiti. Speaking in Saturday at the, Fayemi said he that he had begun making plans with the vice chancellor of the university and the Department of Political Science, to make good on the... Read More

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March 27, 2012

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Governor Kayode Fayemi: The challenge of responsible leadership: How can a ‘Successor-Generation’ do better?

Dr. Kayode Fayemi Governor Ekiti State, Nigeria at The Future Awards Symposium For Young And Emerging Leaders Monday, March 19, 2012 Sadly, the authoritarian residues of politics over the last decade have however achieved the purpose of turning many away from politics even if they want to be active in their neighbourhood associations and their community projects.... Read More

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December 14, 2011

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So have you registered yet? Governor Fayemi joins list of speakers for The Future Awards Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders

by Yemi Olowu The Nigeria Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders presented by The Future Awards, just got richer with Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Executive Governor of Ekiti State joining the list. “The Symposium is driven by and centered around the next generation of Nigerian leaders between the ages of 25 and 40; and the discussants for the Symposium... Read More

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Forget it! “Nigerians are not ready for a revolution” – Rotimi Amaechi

“Kayode, where is Funmi… your deputy?” – Olayinka’s mother asks Fayemi

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Kayode Fayemi, lead the conversation at The Future Awards Symposium – See full list of speakers

One reason why Gov. Fayemi wants you in Ekiti for The Future Awards Symposium

Opinion: The progress in West Africa is visible, but uneven

N5 million largesse: “He has no right…” – Church members threaten to sue bishop

Mission 2015: The Future Awards Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders to be hosted by Ekiti govt.

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Michael Orodare: Why Fayemi will surely lose an Ekiti re-election (Y! Politico)

Tunde Fagbenle: Setting the record straight on Ekiti

Tunde Fagbenle: Something is happening in Ekiti – for real!

Opinion: Someone needs to call Tinubu out on this lie

“Delusory frenzy, desperate manoeuvring, reprehensible” – PDP lambasts Tinubu over U.S Democratic convention “fraud”

“Obama did not personally invite ACN leaders, they came on their own” – US Democratic Party sources

#NaijaTeamObama? Tinubu, Fayemi to attend US Democratic Party convention

The ACN, CPC courtship continues, as Tinubu visits Buhari in Kaduna

The fear of juju (probably) keeps teachers away from exams in Ekiti

“I won’t swallow it” – Fayemi warns Oni to stop calling himself an ex-governor

#Day1 New Media & Governance Conference – Summary & Pictures

“I want to play a more active role” – Ekiti state governor to begin teaching at university

Governor Kayode Fayemi: The challenge of responsible leadership: How can a ‘Successor-Generation’ do better?

So have you registered yet? Governor Fayemi joins list of speakers for The Future Awards Symposium for Young & Emerging Leaders

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