The gulf within the Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressive Congress at the weekend widened as some aggrieved chieftains of the party were absent from its stakeholders’ meeting where issues affecting the party were discussed. The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, former Minister of Works, Senator Dayo […]
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Like a festering sore, the crisis rocking the Ekiti State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), is fast assuming an alarming proportion. Although the party managed its protracted crisis and escaped with a narrow win in the July 14, 2018 governorship poll, the crisis has persisted since Governor Kayode Fayemi assumed office on October 16, […]
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compels strict compliance with COVID-19 guidelines Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has declared that the government would be reopening worship centres across the state from July 17, 2020. Fayemi who stated this in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday said this was in line with the agreement reached between the state government and leaders of religious organisations in […]
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By Banji Ayoola Royal fathers in Ekiti state today appealed to warring politicians in the state to sheath their sword in the interest of the development of the state. They made the appeal through the Chairman of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, who is also the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, […]
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The feud between Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has continued unabated with the duo firing salvos and tantrums at one another on a daily basis. RRazaq Ibrahim examines the implication of the brawl on the fortunes of the All Progressive Congress (APC) […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has reassured the people of the state that the State’s agro-allied cargo airport and other ongoing legacy projects of his administration would be completed before the expiration of his tenure. Fayemi who stated this during an inspection of ongoing projects across the state at the weekend, said the State […]
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A former Governor of the old Ondo State, Bamidele Olumilua, has died at the age of 80. He was also the father of Ekiti State Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Muyiwa Olumilua. Muyiwa, while confirming his father’s death, in Ado Ekiti, said that the former governor died in the early hours of Thursday. “I […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee in Ekiti State has disagreed with the former governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on the return of former Governor Segun Oni to the party. Fayose had last week said that there would not be red carpet reception for Oni in the PDP. The former governor, who said that the […]
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Why I’m Coming Back, By Oni There won’t be red carpet reception for the former governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, when he returns to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says immediate past governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose. He urged Oni and his followers to go and register at their wards. Meanwhile, Oni has assured that return bid […]
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As the newly constituted seven-man caretaker committee of Peoples Democratic Party assumes duty in Ekiti State, Associate Editor, Sam Egburonu, reports that concerned stakeholders are looking for ways of reconciling the leaders of the two warring factions loyal to former Governor Ayo Fayose and Senator Biodun Olujimi respectively. As the seven-man caretaker committee, constituted during […]
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