Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has raised alarm over an alleged murder plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Kayode Fayemi, to implicate him and some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor…
Ekiti: Opeyemi Bamidele undergoes 5-hour surgery, 2 bullets removed (Nation)
Doctors to whom former House of Representatives member Opeyemi Bamidele was rushed after he was shot in Ado Ekiti on Friday have extracted two bullets from his body. He is now said to be in a stable condition after the…
Jonathan to Buhari: Don’t rig Ekiti poll for APC (Nation)
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against rigging the July 14 Ekiti State governorship election for his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jonathan said based on the experience he had during his time in the…
APC petitions IGP, DSS over vandalism of Fayemi’s Billboard (Independent)
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ekiti State chapter, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Director General, State Security Service (SSS), over an alleged destruction of the campaign billboard of its governorship candidate, Kayode Fayemi, by agents…
FG to begin Ekitigate probe after Fayose’s tenure (Independent)
The Federal Government will begin a comprehensive probe of the Ekitigate scandal in Ekiti State immediately the tenure of Governor Ayodele Fayose ends in October,Daily Independent has learnt. A presidency source who spoke with our correspondent at the weekend said…
There will be crisis if Ekiti election is rigged, Secondus warns (DailyTrust)
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has said there will be crisis if the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship election is rigged. Secondus disclosed this at the flag-off of PDP’s Local Government election campaign in Port-Harcourt,…
INEC lists 40 for July 14 Ekiti governorship election (Nation)
A total number of 40 candidates on the platforms of various political parties are to contest for the governorship seat of Ekiti State on July 14. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday published the names of candidates who emerged…
Ekiti last gov poll characterised by ‘hanky-panky’ — Buhari (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the last governorship election that produced the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was characterised by “hanky-panky,” describing it as an unfortunate saga. He, therefore, called on the leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress…
US reiterates interest in Ekiti guber election (SUN)
The American Government has again said it expects nothing less than credible and fair exercise in the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti State, saying it would closely monitor events, before, during and after the poll. This was stated in…