On Wednesday, a video of Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, dancing on a cruise ship while on "medical trip" abroad trended on social media. In the video, Fayose was seen dancing Salsa with a lady. Earlier, pictures of him relaxing at a beach had surfaced online. This resulted in a backlash from Nigerians who said the former governor, currently [...]
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A video of Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, dancing on a cruise ship while on a ''medical trip'' abroad is trending on social media. The former governor was seen dancing salsa ( a dance routine that has its roots from Cuba) with a lady on the ship. Earlier, photos of Fayose relaxing on a beach trended as Nigerians accused him [...]
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, on Tuesday sought forgiveness from members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who may be aggrieved by any of his actions in the past to forgive him. According to NAN, Fayose pleaded for forgiveness in his Afao-Ekiti home during a peace meeting he convened with party members across the 16 local [...]
The Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) has accused Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, of "threatening and compromising" one of the witnesses in the ongoing N2.2bn fraud case against him. The EFCC is prosecuting Fayose for allegedly taking N2.2bn from the office of Sambo Dasuki, ex-national security adviser (NSA), for his governorship election in 2014. At the resumed trial on Friday, Rotimi Jacobs, [...]
Sunday Alade, former manager of a Zenith Bank branch in Akure, Ondo state, told the federal high court in Lagos on Wednesday that it took 10 days to count the N1.2 billion which was moved to the bank’s branch on behalf of Ayodele Fayose, for governor of Ekiti state. While being led in evidence by Rotimi Jacobs, counsel to the Economic [...]
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says civil servants are currently being owed N57billion as arrears of unpaid salaries and emoluments. The governor spoke at a meeting with the civil servants as well as a cross-section of labour leaders at the government house, Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday. He said his administration is trying to clear the backlogs which he said would be [...]
The Ekiti state house of assembly has summoned Ayodele Fayose, former governor of the state, over alleged misappropriation of local government funds during his tenure. The assembly directed the ex-governor to appear before lawmakers during plenary on Thursday. Also summoned by the assembly is Dapo Olagunju, former chairman of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) in the state; Kola Kolade, [...]
Olumuyiwa Owolabi-Atobatele (pictured), a photojournalist, has accused Elisha Abbo, senator representing Adamawa north, of assault. Abbo has been under fire since a video where he was seen hitting an attendant at a shop in Abuja went viral. The senator later admitted that he erred and tendered an apology. But hours after apologising, Owolabi-Atobatele narrated his encounter with the lawmaker whom he said ordered [...]
A federal high court in Lagos has granted the request of Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, to travel abroad for medical treatment. Fayose, who is being tired by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged money laundering, had told the court that he is sick. He was arraigned in court on Friday and the case was adjourned till [...]
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has congratulated Kayode Fayemi, his successor, for his election as chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). Fayemi emerged at a meeting of the forum on Wednesday. In a tweet on Thursday, Fayose who has been critical of Faymei’s government, said Fayemi’s appointment is well deserved. “I congratulate Gov Kayode Fayemi on his appointment and elevation [...]
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state, says those affected by the disengagement of 2000 workers in the state, were warned not to accept the appointments Ayodele Fayose, former governor of the state, offered during the end of his tenure. The administration of Fayemi terminated the appointment of the workers on Thursday. In reaction, some of the people affected stormed the state secretariat complex with their appointment [...]
Sunday Alade, a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Ayodele Fayose has narrated how the former governor of Ekiti state allegedly received N1.2 billion stashed in two planes. In his testimony before the federal high court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, Alade said Fayose and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, received N1,219,000,000 from Zenith Bank, Akure branch in the [...]
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, says by the grace of God, presidency and Ekiti will also slip off the hands of the All Progressives Party (APC). Fayose said this in reaction to the victory of Ademola Adeleke at the tribunal. Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2018 governorship election in Osun state, was declared winner of [...]
Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti state and Ayodele Fayose, his predecessor, were the cynosure of eyes at a ceremony in honour of Afe Babalola, a revered lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). Babalola was honoured with the 2018 Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership at an event, which took place at Harbour Point, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Wednesday. It was attended by [...]
Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti, says he's not surprised by the verdict of the state's governorship election tribunal on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Kolapo Olusola. Fayose alleged that the judgement was already in the public domain and celebrated by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), more than a week before it [...]
Biodun Olujimi, senate minority leader, says the composition of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Council in Ekiti state is "unacceptable." In a petition addressed to Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olujimi asked the party to reconstitute the council. The lawmaker said only those who the state working committee had approved should make up the campaign council. While describing it [...]
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