APC announces timetable for Ekiti, Osun governorship elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday released a timetable for Ekiti and Osun states governorship elections scheduled to hold in 2022. This notice was signed by the National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Sen. John Akpanudodeh. He revealed that the sale of nomination forms begins 16th (Ekiti) and 18th (Osun) November 2021. The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed June 18, 2022, for Ekiti governorship election and […]

November 15, 2021 2

Politics

EKITI, OSUN ELECTION: Segun Oni charges PDP to present popular candidates

Chief Segun Oni, aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship in the fourth coming Ekiti State Governorship election, has urged the PDP to learn from what happened in Anambra State by ensuring that it sponsor popular candidates for the 2022 governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. Oni, a former governor of Ekiti State, spoke through the Director General of his campaign organisation, Yemi Arokodare. In a statement titled, ‘Gambling […]

November 10, 2021 1

Crime

Gunmen abduct About-to wed Couple in Ekiti

Gunmen bumped into Ekiti East Local Government Area on Sunday and abducted about- to- marry couple planning to get wedded next week, the police said on Monday. The police spokesman in the state, ASP Sunday Abutu, made it known to newsmen that three persons had been arrested in connection with the abduction. “We learnt that the couple came to Ado Ekiti and were returning to their base when they were […]

September 21, 2021 9

National

This is too much!! Commercial Motorcyclists cry out in Ekiti State over cost of driver’s licenses

Commercial motorists in Ekiti have raised their voices loud to the Government to help them reduce the cost of the fees they are required to pay for the collection of new driver’s licences and the renewal of expired ones. Someof the motorists who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ikole-Ekiti said that it has become difficult for them to afford the exorbitant fees charged by the Ekiti […]

June 21, 2021 1

National

FG Salary Structure Should Not Be Imposed On States – Fayemi

Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, said federal salary structure should not be imposed on states. The Ekiti Governor spoke at a meeting with pro-chancellors of state-owned universities on Thursday in Abuja. In a statement, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, NGF spokesman, said the meeting deliberated challenges the schools face. Fayemi stressed that federal and state governments do not have similar economic or financial situations. ”I, for example, do not […]

March 12, 2021