The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has urged electorates in Ekiti State to make the wise choice of voting for Kayode Fayemi, who is now smart and intelligent. Tinubu said this on Tuesday while addressing the crowd at the Oluyemi Kayode stadium, Ado-Ekiti, venue of the APC mega […]
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There was mayhem at a reception organised for Kayode Fayemi, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, as some gunmen and policemen opened fire on members of the APC at the state secretariat, on Friday. Opeyemi Bamidele, a former member of the house of representatives, has been shot in Ekiti. The […]
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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has resigned his appointment as a cabinet minister. Fayami made the announcement on Wednesday at a valedictory briefing in Abuja where he explained that he resigned in order to pursue his governorship ambition in Ekiti State. He had given a hint about his resignation earlier in […]
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Former governor of Ekiti state and minister of solid minerals, Kayode Fayemi, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ekiti. Mr. Fayemi secured the most votes in the rescheduled exercise held on Saturday. The former governor took a total of 941 votes, which put him a mile ahead of other aspirants. […]
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Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Mines and Steel Development and aspirant in Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Ekiti, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the exercise. Mr Fayemi, a former governor of the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekti, shortly after polling that the process was commendable. “I […]
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Armed robbers on Thursday reportedly killed a policeman in an attack on a First Bank of Nigeria Limited in Ifaki-Ekiti, in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The attack claimed the life of one Mobile Police (MOPOL) on duty at the bank premises. An eyewitness revealed that the robbery occurred at about 4.00 […]
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A court of appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti has directed the freezing of the account of Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state. The court allowed the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the judgment of Taiwo Taiwo of federal high court, Ado Ekiti division. In 2016, Taiwo set aside an order […]
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Dr Kayode Fayemi, Minister of Mines and Steel Development, has notified the national and state leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) of his ambition to run for July 14, governorship election in Ekiti. Mr Olayinka Oyebode, Special Assistant on Media to the minister, disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Abuja that letters had been […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it would commence sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to aspirants for the July 14 Ekiti State governorship election on Monday. A schedule of activities released by Organising Secretary of the party, Sen. Isita Izunaso, on Friday in Abuja, indicated that the forms would be on sale […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a notice of election for the July 14 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Raji, at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday said this was in accordance with Section 30 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 as […]
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