By Banji Ayoola Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday in Yola, capital of his home state, Adamawa, declared his presidential bid under the banner of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, promising to fix the economy, revamp the nation’s security architecture, and ensure safety of lives and property if elected as Nigeria’s President. He said […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, has explained why he was reelected by the people of the state in last Saturday’s election, even as he reeled out his programmes. He spoke in an interview with Channels Television, saying that his people returned him to power to complete the developmental projects which he embarked […]
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By Banji Ayoola Ekiti State Governor, Mr Peter Ayodele Fayose, has declared that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is heading for the court to reclaim its stolen mandate. He was reacting formally for the first time to the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Dr Kayode […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr John Kayode Fayemi, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election it conducted in Ekiti State. While declaring the results of the election on Sunday, the Presiding Officer, who is also the Vice Chancellor of University of […]
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The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has ordered the immediate closure of the Ekiti State Broadcast Service, EKBS, for breaching provisions of the Broadcasting Code. According to the NBC, the Ekiti Broadcast Service breached the Electoral Act and Broadcasting Code by allowing Governor Ayodele Fayose to announce results in favour of his deputy and candidate of the […]
Continue Reading[masterslider id=”1″] The National Assembly has transmitted The revised Electoral Act Amendment Bill has been sent by the National Assembly to President Muhammadu Buhari for assent. He had refused to sign the first version of the bill into law. A source in the National Assembly told journalists in Abuja that the bill was transmitted last week; saying: The […]
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The Action Democratic Party, ADP, Ekiti state chapter, has conducted its primary in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, in a peaceful and carnival–like atmosphere, producing Otunba Segun Adewale as the flag bearer of the party in the July 14 governorship election. Adewale, who polled 16,890 votes out of 17,600 votes cast at the poll, leaving […]
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By Akanimo Sampson BOKO Haram/Herdsmen rampage… Hardship… Parallel Congresses … Persecution … Unemployment … Worsening poverty … With these signposts, one can easily trace a path through the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The All Progressives Congress (APC) came to power in 2015 through a massive electoral victory that saw the then dominant Peoples Democratic Party […]
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[masterslider id=”1″] The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday dismissed the so-called Reformed APC and its sponsors, saying reports that the party has broken up are far from the truth. ”Who are the people? I don’t know about Galadima,” Oshiomhole said when asked whether he would be the splinter group […]
Continue ReadingFlag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has formally been presented to the party\’s governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Prof Kolapo Olusola and his running mate, Mr Deji Ogunsakin with a call on the electorate of the state to massively vote for the party on the election day. Presenting the flag to the candidates at the […]
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