I’m not vying for Afuye’s seat – Ekiti Deputy speaker

Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Hakeem Jamiu on Wednesday said he was not nursing any ambition to replace the late Speaker Funmiyi Afuye. Jamiu, who represents Irepodun/Ifelodun constituency, was reacting to rumours that he was lobbying for the plum legislative position. He denied vying for the number one seat in the […]

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Afuye: Oyebanji cancels State functions over speaker’s passage, declares one day of mourning

Assembly declares 7 days mourning  Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has expressed deep sorrow on the passing of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, who died on Wednesday, in Ado-Ekiti, aged 66 years. In  a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, the governor said Afuye’s death was […]

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Sanwo-Olu mourns late Ekiti Speaker Afuye

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has mourned the passing of the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Funminiyi Afuye. Afuye died on Wednesday during a brief illness at the age of 66. NAN, reporting  a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile in Ikeja, said Sanwo-Olu described Afuye (APC-Ikere […]

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Federalising everything makes governance hard – Ekiti Speaker, Afuye

The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye, tells Abiodun Nejo that the legislative house has passed people-oriented bills that have aided Governor Kayode Fayemi’s administration’s accomplishments in the state, among other issues. Excerpts: You have an all-APC House of Assembly but some people prefer a legislative house comprising members from different […]

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Tinubu highly qualified to lead Nigeria – Iji

Senator Tony Adeniyi, SAN, inaugurated Ekiti State Coordinator, ATSCGG. By Banji Ayoola “Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has a good record; he is easy to sell; he has paid his dues through so many means; a lot of responsible Nigerians are products of his benevolence. He is qualified to govern the Nigerian State.” These among others, were […]

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Ilawe–Ado-Ekiti road collapses

Failed portion of the Ilawe Ekiti – Ado-Ekiti road; Photo: Ayodele Afolabi Motorists, commuters stranded Government to begin repair immediately – Fayemi’s aide Commuters and motorists plying the Ilawe-Ado road in Ekiti State, especially those traveling to Ondo State, Lagos and Abuja were left stranded yesterday, as a portion of the road collapsed. A large […]

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Ekiti Assembly backs state police, judicial autonomy

Ekiti State House of Assembly, yesterday, voted unanimously for the creation of State Police and Judicial Autonomy in the ongoing fifth alteration to the Amendment to the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Assembly also aligned with the National Assembly on the alteration to stipulated rules on how the principal officers of […]

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Flood sacks Ekiti communities, renders scores homeless

Some parts of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital were on Monday morning submerged by flood following a torrential downpour that lasted for over six hours. The heavy rain, which began around 10 pm on Sunday and subsided around 3: 22am on Monday, was said to have sacked many residents from their houses with property worth […]

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