Gov. Fayose implore Ekiti workers to shelve strike

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has urged workers in the state to call off their strike and hold talks with the government. The governor said the salaries for local government workers were ready for payment, with limited additional funds available for sharing. According to Punchng, He, however said, nothing could be done because civil servants were […]

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‘Gov. Fayose behind fuel scarcity,’ APC accuses

The Party; All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of alleged complicity in the fuel supply crisis in the state. In a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, the party said it was in possession of “incontrovertible evidence” that the governor was allegedly contributing to the scarcity of […]

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Fayemi avoid Ekiti Assembly’s summons over N852m UBEC fund

MINISTER of Mines and Steel Development and the former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday failed to appear before the Ekiti State House of Assembly to defend himself against the allegations that his administration misappropriated N852m Universal Basic Education Commission fund. The Assembly had at its plenary presided over by Speaker Kola Oluwawole […]

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State of emergency won’t work in Rivers, Ekiti Says, Fayose

THE Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose today said that declaring State of Emergency won’t work in Rivers and Ekiti state. He reacted to speculations of federal government’s contemplation to impose state of emergency on the two states while speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fayose was in Abuja to attend the […]

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Buhari plotting to turn Nigeria into an Islamic Country – Gov. Fayose

EKITI State Governor Ayodele Fayose has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of plotting to turn Nigeria into an Islamic country. Fayose described Nigeria as a free society and that would not be taken as an Islamic nation. He stated that the All Progressives Congress deceived Nigerians to steal the inheritance of the people […]

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Fayose fire state revenue boss, two others arrested for forgery

EKITI State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has relieved the Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Board, Ropo Ogunjobi, of his duties for negligence leading to an alleged fraud running into millions of Naira. Two other officials of the board were on Thursday arrested by the police in connection with the alleged fraud. The two suspected racketeers […]

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Protest in Ekiti over airport project

FARMERS in five communities who are displaced by the airport project embarked upon by the Ekiti State government on Wednesday staged a protest against what they called “illegal acquisition of their farmlands and unlawful destruction of economic trees and crops.” They claimed that at least 10 farmers including three women have died of shock over […]

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Lassa fever hits Ekiti, Delta

THERE was panic yesterday in Ido Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Ekiti State and Asaba, Delta State following the confirmation of two Lassa fever cases. The victim in Ekiti State, a Nursing student, is now on admission at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti (FETHI) after testing positive to the virus on Saturday. […]

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