Ocean surge threatens oil producing Ayetoro community, Ondo government alerts Buhari, seeks federal help

By Banji Ayoola The Ondo State Government has appealed to the Federal Government for an urgent intervention to combat the furious ocean surge that is gradually wiping off the famous oil producing Ayetoro community, among other extensive areas of the Ilaje coastal area of the state, from existence. Indeed, according to the state government: “The geotube […]

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Fayemi presents certificate of return to Buhari

By Banji Ayoola Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr John Olukayode Fayemi, has presented his certificate of return to President Muhammadu Buhari. The former Minister of Mines and Steel Development and the candidate of the national ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, which the President leads,  in Saturday’s election, presented the document on Thursday at a brief ceremony […]

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Buhari promises free, fair 2019 elections

Everything possible will be done to ensure that the forthcoming 2019 general elections are free, fair and peaceful, President Muhammadu Buhari, has promised.. He made the promise in his keynote address on Tuesday at the Solemn Hearing to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rome Statute of the ICC, at The Hague, assuring that the tragic […]

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We will retrieve Ekiti stolen mandate in court – Fayose

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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I will join others to save Nigeria from shipwreck – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday, said he might lead Nigerians to save the country from shipwreck. He said this during a breakfast meeting with the members of the National Working Committee (NWC)of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who paid him a visit in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo, in a statement signed by his media […]

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Fayemi wins, PDP rejects results

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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