The internal crisis rocking the ruling All Progressive Congress in Ekiti took a new dimension on Friday as some statutory members of State Executive Committee (SEC) suspended Governor Kayode Fayemi over alleged anti-party activities. According to the allegations against Fayemi, the SEC members said he worked against Edo APC candidate, Pastor Ize Iyamu and supported […]
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Suspended politicians blame Fayemi for their ordeal The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has suspended the political adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, Babafemi Ojudu, and 10 other chieftains of the party indefinitely. They were suspended for allegedly disobeying the party’s directive and failure to withdraw cases instituted against the party in court. […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has commiserated with his predecessor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on the death of his elder sister, Mrs. Mojisola Ladeji. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi said he received the news of Mrs. Ladeji’s death with shock as he was aware that the deceased was […]
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Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended the Ikere Local Government Chairman, Mr Femi Ayodele over alleged unauthorised presidential campaign posters for Governor Kayode Fayemi. Ayodele had sponsored campaign posters canvassing for Governor Fayemi to contest as a presidential candidate on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in 2023. The posters, which have become […]
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Nigeria Governors Forum chairman and Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has dissociated himself from campaign posters for his election as a presidential candidate on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in 2023. His campaign posters, sponsored by the Chairman of Ikere Local Government Area of the state, Mr Femi Ayodele, had flooded the […]
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A landlord has been arraigned before an Ado Ekiti Magistrates Court for changing the key and padlocking the shop of his tenant in the other’s absence. The 35-year-old man, Maroof Buhari, is standing trial on a two-count charge of breach of peace and stealing. The prosecutor, Sgt. Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant […]
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Students and teachers of exit classes, SS3, on Monday, expressed happiness as they resumed to write the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. after over four months of schools’ closure in the country due to COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Kayode Fayemi, had last week Wednesday, August 5, in a statewide broadcast, ordered the reopening of schools […]
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The police in Ekiti State on Monday confirmed two persons killed in a bloody violence which broke out in Ire Ekiti, in Oye Local Government Area, when irate youths violently protested the ban of this year’s celebration of the annual traditional ogun onire festival by Oba Victor Bobade in compliance with the State government order. […]
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Principal of Methodist Girls High School, Ifaki Ekiti, Mrs Ogundipe Bolatito, was on Monday, suspended indefinitely from office for not making herself available in her school on the first day of the SS3 final year students’ resumption. Government disclosed this in a statement in Ado Ekiti, the state capital by the Assistant Director, (Information), Ministry […]
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A 46-year-old man, Atinaro Opeyemi, was on Monday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged breach of peace and assault. He is standing trial on a two-count charge of breach of peace and assault. The prosecutor, Inspector Monica Ikebuilo told the court that the defendant, of no fixed address, committed the offences on […]
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