Tag: EKITI
APC dismisses Fayose’s ban on Fayemi holding public office
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected Monday’s white paper barring Dr Kayode Fayemi from holding any public office for 10 years.
Fayemi, a former...
Ekiti monarch accused of murder absent in court
The Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Oba Ganiyu Obasoyin, was on Monday absent at an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court where he is standing trial over murder.
The monarch...
I may become pastor after leaving office – Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday spoke about his life after serving as two-term governor, saying his plan is to end up a...
Murder: Ekiti monarch, 5 others remanded in prison
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that the Olukere of Ikere-Ekiti, Obasoyin Ganiyu, 50, and five other persons be remanded in prison...
I will resign if there is proof I borrowed N56bn –...
With less than a year left in office, Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has promised to resign if anybody can prove that he borrowed...
Kidnapped Ekiti senator, Ayo Arise, regains freedom
A former Senator from Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Arise, who was kidnapped last Sunday, has regained freedom.
Arise, a governorship aspirant under the All Progressive...
Former Ekiti senator, Ayo Arise, kidnapped in Kogi
A former Senator representing Ekiti North Senatorial District, Ayo Arise, was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen along the Okene-Lokoja road in Kogi State.
The All...
Ekiti broadcaster, Ganiyu Lawal, shot dead while hunting
A popular independent broadcaster in Ekiti State, Ganiyu Lawal, has been shot dead while on a hunting expedition.
Lawal, a presenter of Yoruba programmes on...
Ekiti governorship: Ojudu supporters pick movement coordinators
Close aides of Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, have picked two top members of the All Progressives Congress...
Cultism: Fayose bans public processions, students’ activities
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has banned all students’ activities and public processions in the state.
This, according to a statement in the early...