The Police in Ekiti State have said that four persons were killed during a violent robbery attack on a bank in Ijero-Ekiti in Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State. A source told the our reporter that the robbers invaded…
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…
Beyond Fayose: The future of Ekiti -Reuben Abati
I spent the better part of last Tuesday, October 16, focusing on developments in Ekiti State. It was the day of John Kayode Fayemi’s return to office as governor of Ekiti State and his inauguration for a second-term, after an…
Ekiti Muslims reject Fayemi’s appointments (Nation)
The Muslim community in Ekiti state on Thursday rejected what was called lopsidedness in the three appointments made so far by Governor Kayode Fayemi, since he was sworn in on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that state Coordinator…
Fayose sues EFCC for N20b over security watch list (Nation)
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has made good his threat to drag the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to court for placing him on watch list. The anti-graft agency wrote an advisory to key security agencies demanding that…
Ekiti deputy governor- elect sues Fayose, demands N500m compensation (ThisDay)
Following the alleged damage to his property by Ekiti State Government and Hajaig Construction Company, the Deputy Governor-elect of the state, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, has sued Governor Ayodele Fayose and the contractor, seeking a compensation of N500 million for the…
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…
I’ll complete, deliver all projects before October 16 –Fayose (Punch)
Governor Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday said that all the ongoing capital projects in Ekiti State will be completed and inaugurated before he vacates office on October 16. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Fayose made the promise while speaking…
‘Lunatic’ who killed Ekiti monarch arrested (Nation)
The Police in Ekiti State have arrested a suspected mentally deranged man who killed the Onise of Odo Oro, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin. The suspect stabbed the traditional ruler with knife on Monday and bolted away after committing the crime. The…
Arrest of journalist: Fayose urges Nigerians to resist alleged FG’s recklessness (SUN)
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians, especially youths, to rise and save the country from what he alleged is the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of recklessness, saying: “Events in the last few weeks are pointers…