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Ekiti indigenes protest against Fayose’s sales of Oba’s market

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2018 0

Ekiti indigenes under the auspices of Ado Ewi Indigenes Rights Protection Forum and Ado Ekiti Youth Coalition, on Thursday protested against Governor Ayodele Fayose for selling the Oba’s Market in the town to traders, rather than allowing the local government to rent it out to users. The

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Breaking: Ekiti assembly approves N10bn supplementary budget

Ihesiulo Grace 13 September 2018 0

The Ekiti state House of Assembly on Thursday, September 13, approved the N10 billion supplementary appropriation presented to it by the Governor, Ayodele Fayose. At the closed-door sitting, Speaker Kola Oluwawole and 13 other lawmakers were said to have examined the proposal and passed it within an hour. The appropriation bill forwarded to the House […]

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Fayemi’s ally, Jamiu joins Assembly race, urges EFCC to investigate Fayose`s govt

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2018 0

A close ally of the Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Akeem Jamiu, has joined the race for the state House of Assembly for the 2019 general elections, with a call on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) to immediately investigate the outgoing governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose for refusing to execute projects outlined in the […]

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Fayose’s hasty recruitment in bad faith, says Fayemi

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2018 0

The last minute move by the outgoing administration of Governor Ayodele Fayose to recruit 600 teachers to the Teaching Service Commission, 400 staff to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and 1000 to the Ministry of Establishment is a deliberate effort to put obstacles in the way of the in-coming administration of the Governor-elect, […]

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Breaking: Fayose breaks silence on Ekiti poll, asks Buhari to bury his head in shame

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2018 0

The governor of of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to bury his head in shame over the outcome of the governorship election in Ekiti. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Kolapo Olusola, Fayose’s preferred candidate in the election. Olusola ran on the platform of PDP. Reacting to the […]

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Ekiti saga another low point in breaches of Constitution, rule of law by FG –Turaki

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2018 0

Frontline presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 election, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has condemned what he called the brutal attack on the governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and “the law-abiding citizens of the state who were trying to exercise their fundamental right of freedom of […]

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Ekiti: We will not be intimidated, despite attack on Fayose –PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 13 July 2018 0

AS the people of Ekiti State in South West Nigeria get ready to go to the poll tomorrow to elect their next governor to succeed the incumbent, Dr. Ayodele Fayose, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised its members in the state not to be intimidated by whatever the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), which […]

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Breaking: Fayose ‘collapses’ as police fire teargas into govt house

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2018 0

The governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, lost consciousness momentarily on Wednesday after policemen reportedly fired teargas into the government house in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. He was taken to the state house clinic where doctors attended to him. A combined team of security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS) and Nigeria Police […]

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Atiku visits Fayose, canvasses support for PDP candidate

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2018 0

Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, has visited Ekiti State for a strategic review meeting with Governor Ayodele Fayose where he also rallied support for Prof. Kolapo Olusola, the PDP governorship candidate in the state in the July 14 governorship election. Atiku, who visited Gov. Ayo Fayose in […]

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Ekiti Guber Poll: Between Fayose’s continuity agenda and Fayemi’s legacy

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2018 0

“If Dr. Kayode Fayemi could be picked as the APC flag bearer in this state, in fact I will go to sleep, and I will ask my people to go and relax until the election day. I could even ask my deputy to travel out and rest till July 14, 2018 when the election would […]

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Ekiti poll: Expect a defeat worse than 2014, Fayose tells Fayemi

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2018 0

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, has thanked the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for electing Kayode Fayemi as its candidate for the upcoming governorship election. He described Fayemi as the candidate Ekiti people “love to vote against at all times”. On Saturday, Fayemi, minister of solid minerals development, emerged the party’s flag bearer […]

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APC Makes PDP Party of Saints

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2018 0

Offices of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country are still littered with broken bones, bloodied faces and shredded tallies from the party’s ward congresses last weekend. In virtually all the states, the ward congresses were marred by violence, with special drama in Anambra where the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, and […]

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Fayose announces promotion of 37,132 Ekiti workers

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2018 0

THE Ekiti State government has released the arrears of promotion of 37,132 of its workers in various arms of the state’s workforce as part of the celebration of the 2018 Workers’ Day in the state. The state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, who announced the promotions, explained that it was to cover the arrears of three […]

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Fayose committed no offence supporting his deputy, says PDP Chieftain

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2018 0

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ighoyota Amori, has said that Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has not committed any offence by supporting his deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, to succeed him in office. Amori told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja that Fayose, like every other PDP […]

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Killings: Fayose warns against anarchy in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2018 0

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has warned against what he described as anarchy, just as he raised the alarm that Nigeria was drifting towards a state of anarchy, calling on the international community to intervene and rescue the country from turning to a war zone, where mass killings is a usual occurrence. Governor Fayose, […]

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I’m proud to be anointed by Fayose ―Eleka

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2018 0

THE deputy governor of Ekiti State, Professor Kolapo Olusola Eleka has said that he was proud to be the anointed candidate of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose for the gubernatorial contest. Eleka speaking after the submission of his nomination form on Friday said that he was in the race based on his personal conviction to […]

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Ekiti guber poll: We are contesting against Fayose – Adeyeye

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2018 0

…Accuses governor of coercing members ahead of primary An aspirant in the Ekiti State governorship election on the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has alleged that all other aspirants for the state governorship election except the incumbent deputy governor, are contesting against governor Ayodele Fayose. He accused Fayose of

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APC governorship aspirant describes Fayose as most wasteful governor in Ekiti history

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2018 0

An All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Victor Kolade has described the state governor, Ayodele Fayose as the most wasteful governor in the history of the state. Kolade said Fayose’s stomach infrastructure was nothing but a fraud, adding that people are still hungry in the state. Addressing journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, […]

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Alleged murder: Fayose withdraws case, pardon APC leader, Awe, others

Ihesiulo Grace 12 April 2018 0

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has withdrawn an alleged murder case against the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Jide Awe and other members of the party in the state. Awe, his aide, and other members of the APC have been on trial for alleged murder of late Madam Juliana Adewunmi, […]

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Fayose approves N253.6m scholarship for 3,516 Ekiti students, PhD gets N1.5m each

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2018 0

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has approved N253.6 million for 2017/2018 Bursary and Scholarship awards to qualified students in the state, with 871 students getting scholarship award ranging from N60,000 to N1.5 million, while 2,645 got bursary award ranging from N10,000 to N150,000. Thirty overseas PhD students will get N1.5 million each as scholarship, […]