Governor Fayose Ayodele has caused unease in Ekiti State over his purchase of a 2018 Lexus LX 570 Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) valued at N75 million as his parting gift. He got his Lexus during August ahead of the change of government on October 16. It was gathered that a memo for the purchase of…
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Ayodele Fayose, Ekiti State Governor, on the 20th of August said that he would complete and inaugurate all unfinished capital projects before handing over to the Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi, in October. According to NAN, Fayose said there is no known law in the country that says a sitting governor must stop performing the functions attached to…
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The police in Ekiti on 21st of August announced the arrest of a mentally challenged person who allegedly stabbed the traditional ruler of the community, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin to death. The State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police Caleb Ikechukwu made this known in Ado Ekiti. “I can confirm to you that…
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has declared that he would contest the 2018 gubernatorial election of the state so that he could complete his first term in office which was truncated in 2006. Fayose was impeached from office about seven months to the end of his first term in 2006 but the action was…
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The House of Representatives on Thursday, resolved to probe issues surrounding bailout funds given to states by the Federal Government. It said that it would set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the terms and conditions of disbursement of the funds. The ad hoc committee, according to the lawmakers, will investigate utilization of…
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Former Osun State deputy governor and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Iyiola Omisore was on Sunday morning, arrested in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had declared the politician wanted in May, in connection with a case of receiving and misappropriating the sum of over N700 million…
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Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has been the source of confusion in the People’s Democratic Party, according to the national leadership of the party. Here’s how The Punch reports it: “The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State of causing confusion in the party. It said the…
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Accident Scene Six medical doctors under the Ekiti Branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and their driver, yesterday, lost their lives in a road traffic accident along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, a few kilometers to Kaduna. The doctors were reportedly on their way to the 56th NMA Annual General Conference/Annual Delegates meeting in Sokoto when…
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We’re not exactly sure what is going on between these two! About two days ago, news broke out that Dr. Tope Aluko, a former Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state had reconciled with Governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose. This came months after he made some damning revelations on…
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The alleged failure by Chevron Nigeria Limited to pay severance entitlements and pension to its displaced contract staff may spark off an industrial action as the Warri Zone of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) on Wednesday warned of an impending major workers strike in the zone. Warri zonal chapter of NUPENG…
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