Yoruba States’ Joint Police Force ‘Amoteku’ is Illegal, says FG
The Federal Government on Tuesday said that the setting up of Yoruba States’ Joint Police Force ‘Amoteku by the governors of the South-West is...
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Unpaid Salaries: Ekiti workers give Fayose 14-day ultimatum
Workers in Ekiti State have issued a fourteen-day ultimatum to Governor Ayo Fayose to pay all arrears of salaries and pensions of retirees. Acting under the aegis of Ekiti State Organized Labour, the workers said the Fayose government must clear...
Buhari Congratulates Fayemi, Urges PDP others to be Gallant in Conceding Defeat
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Dr. John Kayode Fayemi on winning the Ekiti State governorship election. The President in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina also commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and all party sup...
I’ll Resign as Minister Monday, says Fayemi
*I’m on rescue mission – Fayemi The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday said that he will resign his appointment as Minister of Mines and Steel Development in a week time. Fayemi has emerged the flag-bearer...
Ekiti Workers Shun May Day Rally
Majority of workers in Ekiti State shunned the 2018 May Day rally held on Tuesday at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The boycott of the celebration is believed to be connected with the arrears of salaries owed...
Update on Ekiti: Fayemi Challenges 10-year Ban
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has challenged the 10-year ban slammed on him from holding political office by an Ekiti State Government White Paper. Fayemi, in a statement issued on his behalf by his Senior...
PDP Picks Deputy Gov. to Succeed Fayose in Ekiti
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday unanimously picked Gov. Ayo Fayose’s Deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, as its flag bearer for the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti state. Olusola’s adoption was announced after the PDP Stakeholders’ meeting...
Fayose Sacks All His Commissioners
Governor Ayodele Fayose has sacked his commissioners, two years after he appointed majority of them. It was the first cabinet overhaul by the administration since it came into power on Oct 16, 2014. The development which was with immediate effect, was.....
35-year-old Graduate Joins Ekiti Gov Race
A 35-year-old Business Administration graduate, Mr Tosin Ajibade, on Wednesday expressed his interest in contesting in the 2018 gubernatorial election in Ekiti. Ajibade, until his declaration, was a social entrepreneur and founder of an Ekiti-based Non-Governm...
