| Most Recently Commented On News |
| Most Recently e-Mailed News |
| Òwe lesin òrò... |
C/Appeal judgment vindicates PDP, Daniel - OniEkiti State governor, Mr Segun Oni, has hailed the Court of Appeal judgement which validated the election of his counterpart in Ogun State, Chief Gbenga Daniel, describing the judgment as a further vindication of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Daniel’s acceptability by the people of Ogun State. Reacting to the verdict through his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, Governor Oni said that “the verdict has again shown that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Daniel as the winner of the April 14, 2007 governorship election in line with the mandate of the people of Ogun State. More.... |
NASS has helped stabilise democracyFaseyi, who was first elected in 2003, and again in 2007, is now aspiring to occupy the Ekiti North Senatorial seat come the 2011 general elections. The Iludun-Ekiti born politician tells Lateef Ibrahim why he wants to go to the Senate and why he is the best candidate for the job. More.... |
Ekiti Youths Warn Politicians Against ViolenceYouths in Moba-Ekiti have warned politicians in the area to refrain from acts capable of undermining the existing peace in the community. They also called on the state government to set up a tertiary institution in the area, saying the community had none. Specifically, the youths appealed to the Segun Oni-led government to give Moba a priority in its effort at relocating the College of Education, formerly hosted by Ikere-Ekiti, by citing the institution in the area. More.... |
Ekiti govt blamed for fire at Fayose’s officeThe Labour Party (LP) in Ekiti State has alleged that last weekend’s burning of the Ayo Fayose Campaign Organisation’s office in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, was carried out by persons commissioned and backed by the Segun Oni administration. Oni belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The LP said it had forewarned the Police of a plot by the PDP government to burn the office in a letter dated February 26 and addressed to the Commissioner of Police. More.... |
How far can Labour Party go in Ekiti?The defection of some Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) chieftains in Ekiti State to Labour Party(LP) may have changed the geo-political calculations in the state ahead of 2011, reports Deputy Political Editor Emmanuel Oladesu He raised up the tattered yellow umbrella and set it ablaze in mockery. Scores of partisan followers yelled, danced and rained abuses on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in the hilly state. After burning it into ashes, he raised the Labour Party(LP) flag up, saying: ‘I hereby declare for labour’. More.... |
| These and More Ekiti News in Detail |