Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, was conspicuously absent as the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, took their presidential campaign rally to Lagos. George is a…
Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Court adjourns Fayose’s trial until Jan. 31
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned the alleged money laundering trial of former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, until Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The case was earlier scheduled for continuation of trial on Oct. 26,…
I gave Fayose $5m, Obanikoro tells court (Guardian)
Former minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, yesterday, told a Federal High Court, Lagos how he gave $5 million to the immediate past governor Ayodele Fayose, three days to the 2014 Ekiti guber polls in his hotel room in…
Ahmadiyyah: Fayose took our land for his son’s filling station (Nation)
The Ahmaddiyya Muslim Society in Ekiti State has accused former Governor Ayo Fayose of grabbing its land to build a filling station for his son. The Muslim body urged Governor Kayode Fayemi to revoke the alleged unlawful allocation of the…
Four die, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto crash (Punch) * Ekiti seals Two houses allegedly owned by Fayose (Nation)
Four die, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto crash (Punch) Four persons reportedly died in a lone accident involving a DAF truck which occurred on Friday opposite Romania Trailer Park along the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway. This sad incident came…
Tinubu has overstayed his welcome in Lagos- Agbakoba (Independent) * Ohanaeze, Igbo youths laud Atiku’s decision (Nation)
Tinubu has overstayed his welcome in Lagos- Agbakoba (Independent) Chief Olisa Agbakoba, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Saturday said Lagosians are fed up with former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress…
Lawyer demands N600 million unpaid legal fee from Fayose (Guardian)
A lawyer based in Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, Owoseni Ajayi, has written to the state governor Ayodele Fayose to pay him outstanding legal fee amounting to N600 million. Ajayi, who was Fayose’s lawyer before he was appointed attorney general…
A dry Sallah and other stories -Reuben Abati
“Baba is back, we thank God” “You have started your mischief again. Baba said he will be back in two weeks, and he is back, so what is special about that?” “You know sometimes when the President goes to London…
Ekiti polls: PDP, Fayose in panic mode – Oshiomhole (Punch)
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, and his ruling Peoples Democratic Party were in a panic mode, sensing imminent defeat. Oshiomhole said this in a media…