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Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose has stated that he stands by his earlier comment about Zenith bank's role in funding the campaign for his governorship election. “I stand with my claim that Zenith Bank Plc majorly funded my election in June 2014," he said in a statement issued on Thursday...

EFCC operatives on Wednesday night stormed Ado-Ekiti to arrest some suspects (reportedly affiliated with governor Ayo Fayose) in the N4.7billion arms cash probe, but they couldn't find them. According to a report from The Nation, their targets were said to have gone into hiding in the palatial...

Here's an opinion piece from prominent Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, over the immunity enjoyed by Ayodele Fayose as the Ekiti state governor. Fayose's account was recently frozen by the EFCC allegedly in connection to a fraud investigation. The governor exploded, vowing to bring down heaven...

Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose received millions of dollars from the arms deal fraud, an EFCC Agent has stated. According to him N1.12bn was flown to Ekiti state from Lagos by ex Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, who in turn received a larger sum (N4.7bn) from ex National...

The strike action embarked on by Ekiti state workers will continue as the meeting between labour unions and governor Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday ended in a deadlock. According to a DailyPost report, disputes that led to the ongoing strike couldn't be resolved by both parties. Reports say Fayose...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to the claims that the immunity of Ayo Fayose as Governor of Ekiti stops him from being investigated by the anti-graft agency. According to Spokesman for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, the commission has the right to investigate any...

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose on Monday evening announced that his account with Zenith bank has been frozen by the EFCC. Speaking at the bank premises in Ekiti, he said: “I got mind of the fact that the EFCC had placed restriction order on my personal account and that of my associates...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, needs to be without any crisis for Nigerians to get any value for their votes, Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has stated. Fayose stated this after meeting with the party's Board of Trustee members in Abuja on Thursday over the leadership crisis in the...

According to a report from THE SUN News, the Presidency has moved to clamp down on the aides of Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, following the latter's move to sabotage President Muhammadu Buhari's trip to China. Excerpts: A few days after Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, raised...

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, seems to have commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the recent decision he made in dealing with Niger Delta militants. President Buhari had ordered a scale down military operations in the area. A delegation led by the national security adviser, Babagana...

According to Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, President Muhammadu Buhari has made up his mind to wipe out the Igbo population. He was reacted to the reported killing of pro-biafra protesters in Delta state on Monday. The Nigerian Army had said its troops shot dead five people in self...

Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, in a statement on Monday has blamed APC for his ex aide Tope Aluko's recent outburst on Channels TV about him being rigged into office. “All these steps are being taken by the APC to silence me because of my criticism of obnoxious policies of the President...

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state has called the allegation of treasonable comments made against him by the state chapter of the APC as not only ridiculous but coming from unsound minds. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Fayose described the claim by APC that the...

Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has given his personal assessment of President Muhammadu Buhari's government. "I am not impressed," he said in an interview published by Premium Times. "I am not impressed. Buhari administration has shown the hallmark of a very vindictive leader. Let us...

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, in an interview published by Premium Times says the Presidency coming after him will bring Muhammadu Buhari's government down. "I was 24 years old when Buhari was head of state of Nigeria. We were daily being beaten in Ibadan when we queued up for essential...