Tag: Ekiti State
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EFCC seals-off 6 landed property allegedly belonging to Fayose
No fewer than six landed property allegedly owned by immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose were on Thursday sealed-off in Ado Ekiti by operatives of the EFCC. The action may not be unconnected to a court order which authorised seizure of the property suspected to have been built with corrupt proceeds. Fayose had…
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Save us from quacks, NMA appeals to agencies
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the police and other security agencies in the country to assist its efforts to curb quackery in the medical practice. Dr Tunji Omotayo, Chairman, NMA, Ekiti chapter, made the appeal at a news conference on Sunday in Ado Ekiti, to mark the 2018 Physicians Week. According to…
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Fayose’s four years a waste – Anglican Bishop
Barely a week after the Bishop of Ekiti Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Felix Ajakaye criticised the administration of former governor Ayodele Fayose, another Bishop again on Sunday described the ex-governor’s four-year second term as a waste. Bishop of the Diocese of Ekiti, the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. Christopher Omotunde gave the…
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Update: Court remands Fayose in prison custody, bars ex-Gov. from traveling
Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos has said former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose should be remanded in prison custody pending the fulfillment of his bail condition. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Fayose, who was asked to deposit his international passport with the court, was granted bail, in sum of N50 million…
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EFCC clampdown on 33-years old internet fraudster
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Oke Omoniyi Benjamin, 33-years old from Efon-Alaaye, Ekiti State, for internet fraud. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Benjamin was arrested sequel to an intelligent report received by the EFCC on 27th August, 2018, alleging that he is into internet fraud and has…
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Vote buying: INEC seeks stakeholders’ support
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday urged stakeholders to give it the necessary support to curb vote-buying and other electoral offences. The Chairperson, Legal Services of the INEC, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, made the appeal in Lagos at two-day training for legal officers of the commission and police officers on the prosecution of electoral…
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N1.3bn fraud: EFCC disowns tweet, says Fayose’s fate to be determined by FHC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has disowned a recent gloating tweet that announced the imminent revival of a criminal case against outgoing Governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose. In a statement on Monday night, spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the “purported tweet does not represent the views of the EFCC”. The…
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Breaking: Fayose heads to court
Out-going Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has vowed to challenge the victory of incoming Governor Kayode Fayemi at the election tribunal. TheNewsGuru reports Fayose describes Fayemi’s victory at the just concluded Ekiti state governorship election as “pyrrhic”. “If APC truly won, why was it that there was no jubilation in Ekiti? That victory of Kayode…
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Ekiti victory, a verdict on Buhari’s performance – FG
The Federal Government says the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Ekiti governorship election is a verdict on the performance of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this at a media briefing on Sunday in Lagos, said the election was…