Where did the rain start to beat Segun Oni? Once considered the most influential figure in Ekiti All Progressives Congress (APC), Oni, a former governor whose tenure was terminated by the Appeal Court, which replaced him with the incumbent governor Kayode Fayemi in 2010, was the Deputy Chairman, South of the APC before bowing out to contest the primary of the party in May 2018.

The immediate past governor of Ekiti, Mr Ayodele Fayose, on Friday urged Nigerians not to give up on the country in the spirit of Easter. Rather, he asked them to keep hope alive on whatever challenges were presently facing the nation. In his Easter message released in Ado-Ekiti by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, the…

The trial of the embattled former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, over alleged N7.2 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) continues today before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of Federal High Court, Lagos. Former minister of state for defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his former ally and party…

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of sealing houses belonging to innocent people in the state under the guise that the houses were linked to him. The former governor, in a statement by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, said that he was informing the…

Former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, yesterday berated the chief judge of the state, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, for describing the new High Court complex built by his administration as “hybrid of absurdity”. He asked the judge to shed the toga of unbridled hatred for him. Justice Daramola had, on Tuesday, at a special…

Former Governor of Ekiti state, Mr Ayodele Fayose, who reported to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Tuesday, on the commission’s invitation, is still in its custody. But, the commission has declined comment on the issue, preferring the media await developments on it. Head of Media and Publicity of the commission,…

The outgoing governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, on Friday, said he has been vindicated over his 2015 warning that President Muhammadu Buhari lacks capacity to govern the country.He stated this in Ado Ekiti, when former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.....

The United States said its interest in the July 14, 2018 Ekiti State governorship poll is informed by the fact that it is a lone state occupied by the opposition. Speaking when he visited the outgoing governor of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Ayodele Fayose, the Political/Economic Chief, US Consulate, Mr. Osman Tat,…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has told the Federal Government to publish the list of property it claimed have been recovered by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and their owners as well as buyers when they are eventually sold. The governor, who said Nigerians were no longer interested in being governed with…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has cautioned that elections would not be free and fair under the current leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has warned against perverting the results of Saturday’s polls in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).He gave the warning in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Lere Olayinka.