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The Nigeria Intervention Movement, NIM, led by Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has said it will determine the winner of the July 14 gubernatorial election in Ekiti state by engaging candidates and throwing its support behind a preferred candidate. To this end, the movement has set up a committee headed by Prof. …

The Kolapo Olusola Campaign Organisation has berated the All Progressives Congress and its governorship candidate , Dr . Kayode Fayemi, for shunning the palace of the Ewi of Ado Ekiti , Oba Rufus Adejugbe , during the mega rally held on Tuesday . The campaign organisation of the Deputy Governor …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Dayo Adeyeye, has described the employment forms being distributed to unemployed youths by the Ekiti State Government as a scam. Adeyeye alleged in a statement issued on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti by his Director of Media and Publicity, Mr Niyi Ojo, that …

A member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly , and Deputy Leader , Mr . Ebenezer Alagbada, has defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party . He joined another member, Gboyega Aribisogan , who had earlier defected to the APC after he was suspended for …

The immediate past Chairman of the Governing Council of the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Prof. Babatope Alo, has described the announcement of his sack on air as an “act of injustice.” Alo revealed that he has not been officially communicated through a letter or electronically since his sack was announced …

The Providence People’s Congress (PPC), has threatened to sue the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for disqualifying and expunging the name of its governorship candidate, Stephen Obasola, from the list of candidates for the July 14 Ekiti State election. Mr Obasola emerged through a primary supervised by INEC at the party’s …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has said the huge debts incurred by the Kayode Fayemi administration from 2010 to 2014 has gulped the state’s funds of about N35.34 billion in servicing of the debts and deductions from statutory allocations. However, the All Progressives Congress has responded to …

Former Vice President Abubakar Atiku has called on the All Progressives Congress to prepare to accept defeat by the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State . He advised the party to be ready to follow PDP’ s footsteps as it also conceded defeat in …

The Presiding Bishop of Divine Seed of God Chapel Ministries, Prophet Wale Olagunju, has revealed what God told him concerning the Ekiti State gubernatorial election holding in July. Bishop Olagunju claimed that he heard from God that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prof. Olusola Eleka will defeat …

Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Muhammadu Buhari government of allegedly shortchanging the state government in the Paris Club refunds to the tune of $20million. The party alleged that this was to weaken the Ayo Fayose administration and portray it in bad light to …

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State , Chief Gboyega Oguntuase , has said the Ekiti State Government has used N35 . 34 bn to service the huge debts incurred by the Dr . Kayode Fayemi’ s administration from 2010 to 2014 . He said the money …

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, is expected on Tuesday to lead a major push to woo voters in Ekiti State in a campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Kayode Fayemi. The campaign hostilities for the July 14 governorship election is approaching a crescendo, with APC seeking to make …

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has said he does not trust the police and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the country so as to end insecurity . Fayose said this at this at an interactive conference convened a Pan Yoruba Socio-cultural group , Yoruba Ko’ ya , …

Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government of deliberately shortchanging the state government in the refunds due to the state from the Paris Club at the instance of its governorship candidate in the state, Dr Kayode Fayemi. This, according to …

The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress of trying to cause disaffection within its fold by spreading falsehood . The party described as laughable claims by the opposition that some prominent PDP members , including the Chief of Staff to Governor Ayodele …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday said Nigeria’s election was not predictable, the only reason he cannot say exactly whether his former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi would win the coming Ekiti governorship election. Buhari, however, expressed optimism that with Fayemi’s track record, he may sail through. The …

GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State; founder, Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola and Secretary General, Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, Dr. Kunle Olajide, yesterday, proffered ways out of the multiple cases of kidnappings, destruction of farm lands by herdsmen and other security vices plaguing the state. They said this …

The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Abdulganiyu Raji on Thursday dismissed the allegation that result of the Ekiti State gubernatorial election would be declared in Abuja. Speaking during a Voters’ Education Implementation Committee meeting in Ado Ekiti, Professor Raji maintained that the result of the July 14 gubernatorial election in the …

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ekiti State has condemned Wednesday killing of its member, Willy Ayegoro, by suspected assassins at Igbehin area of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said it was sad that Ekiti State was sliding into murderous …

The United States of America has said the eyes of the world would be on Ekiti on July 14 during the governorship poll. The Consul General, Mr . John Bray , stated this during a meeting with the Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers held in the palace of Ewi …

Defeated Ekiti state governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Biodun Olujimi, has asked the national leadership of the party to give her an automatic ticket for a second term in the Senate as condition to work for Professor Kolapo Olusola, the party’s candidate in …

A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress in Ekiti State, Akinlayo Kolawole has expressed sadness over the way the obnoxious policies and despotic actions of Governor Ayodele Fayose had stifled and chased away most private companies operating in Ekiti. He said by this singular action several Ekiti indigenes were render …

Ekiti State House of Assembly on Wednesday suspended indefinitely its recently impeached Chief Whip, Mr Akinniyi Sunday of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who represents Ikere Constituency II in the Assembly. The suspension was sequel to the submission of the report of an Ad hoc Disciplinary Committee of the House, …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given assurances that the Ekiti State governorship election slated for July 14 cannot be rigged, with the quality ICT infrastructure in place. The commission said the notion peddled in some quarters that the election will be rigged runs contrary to the reality on …

Peace has returned to Agbado-Ekiti in Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State as the residents have accepted the leadership of the Regent, Princess Bolaji Oke Okunbobade. The princess was appointed Regent shortly after her father, the late Owa Ooro of Agbado-Ekiti, Oba Dare Okunbobade III joined his ancestors few …

Northern youths under the aegis of the Arewa Youth Federation, AYF, have called on Ekiti people to rise against any form of rigging in the coming governorship election in the state. The group also said that the July 14th election will be a litmus test for the Independent National Electoral …

Fuminiyi Afuye, a chieftain of the APC and former Commissioner for Information in the state has commended the reconciliatory efforts of the flag bearer of the party in the July 14, Governorship poll, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, Afuye said, “were it not for the bold steps …

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has placed curses on any politician, including himself, who is planning to bring violence into the state and manipulate the July 14 governorship poll with the aim of robbing Ekiti people of not only their peace but also a free will to chose their …

Fayemi appoints ailing Bamidele as Campaign Director General By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti -The Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in the July 14 election in Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday denied the report that Opeyemi Bamidele has been flown abroad for further treatment, describing the story as …

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has declared Tuesday, June 12, work free day in honour of late M.K.O Abiola, winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election in the state. The governor disclosed this on his official Twitter page. Fayose said the declaration was to celebrate late Chief MKO …

A former publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dayo Adeyeye, on Sunday described the decision of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, to employ 2000 applicants before the end of his tenure as a scam. PREMIUM TIMES reported the governor’s pledge to employ the workers as well as …

The immediate past Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General in Ekiti State, Mr. Owoseni Ajayi, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the July 14 gubernatorial election in the state. Ajayi, while announcing his defection, told newsmen on Monday that he is quitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) …

An election monitoring and observer group, Independent Service Delivery Monitoring Group (ISDMG) has urged Nigerians to hold the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) responsible should any harm befall independent election observers deployed to monitor the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. The group in a statement by its director, contact and …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State , Dr Kayode Fayemi, has challenged Governor Ayodele Fayose to a public debate on how the two of them ran Ekiti finances in office. Fayemi said the 800 – page handover note he personally gave to Fayose when he …

The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has inaugurated campaign committees for the July 14 governorship election . The council is distinct from the one inaugurated by the National Secretariat of APC and led by Kebbi State Governor, Alh . Atiku Bagudu. The ailing former member of the House of …

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State yesterday, challenged the former governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi to explain how he spent statutory allocations and other funds that accrued to his administration between 2010 and 2014. The PDP Chairman, Mr. Gboyega Oguntuase, who made the request said documents …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has boasted that it will win the July 14 gubernatorial election in the state despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s endorsement of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. The party, in a statement issued by its …

A combined team of the Nigerian Army and the police on Saturday rescued an abducted couple and six others from captivity in Ekiti State. The soldiers and men of the Operation Flush from the state police command reportedly invaded a forest where the victims were held hostage on Saturday’s morning. …

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has said the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed disobeyed him by replying the letter of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. Mr Buhari stated this on Friday night when he played host to Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The president who said that his Information …

President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all other party members did not pay their party levies in all of 2015, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said in its latest financial report. The party said it received no such contribution from all its members across the country, …

The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Right Honourable (Pastor) Kola Oluwawole has described the call by the Presidency on states that have promulgated anti-grazing bill to repeal it as an attempt to cow state Assemblies. He said Ekiti State House of Assembly would not allow itself to …

The Ekiti state government has described the allegation that Governor Ayodele Fayose, mismanaged about N251.99bn belonging to the state as unfounded and spurious. A political pressure group, under the aegis of Ekiti Recovery Movement(ERM), had asked Mr Ayodele Fayose to account for how he spent a whopping sum of N251.99b …

Against the backdrop of the suspicion by politicians in Ekiti State that the July 14 governorship election may not be credible, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured Nigerians that no individual or group will be allowed to truncate the poll. The electoral body said it was partnering with …

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has described former Governor Kayode Fayemi and a former governorship aspirant, Dayo Adeyeye, as politically spent forces who cannot contest and win any credible election in the state. Fayemi and Adeyeye had on Tuesday, at a reception for Fayemi by Prince Adedayo Adeyeye Movement (PAAM), …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday revealed why he met with Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the next round of elections in Nigeria. Buhari disclosed that he met with Yakubu over the need for the commission to emphasize on voters education. He stated …

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged former Minister of Mines and Steel Kayode Fayemi to get Ekiti State back for All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari spoke yesterday at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where a valedictory session was held in Fayemi’s honour Fayemi resigned his …

Kolapo Olusola Campaign Organisation (KOCO), the campaign team of the Ekiti State Deputy Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola has described the statement by the All Progressives Congress (APC), criticizing Olusola’s visit to public schools in the State as function of “Acquired Political Laziness and …

The candidate of the Labour Party in Ekiti State, Sikiru Lawal, on Wednesday flagged off his governorship campaign with a vow to pay eight months salary arrears of state workers if voted into office. Mr Lawal, a former deputy governor in the state, also urged the electorate to use the …

There was confusion on Monday about the news of the dismissal of the policeman that released the shots that injured a former member of the House of Representatives , Opeyemi Bamidele . Bamidele and five others were shot at a reception rally organised for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has declared that Governor Ayo Fayose will not be able to survive the heat of the July 14 election. Fayemi declared that “the coming fire will consume Fayose up to the root” as the progressives are determined …