Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has predicted a decisive victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, claiming that the president would defeat former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi even if they formed a political alliance. Fayose made the statement during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ekiti State chapter, has dismissed a publication concerning the health and status of Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as false and malicious, demanding an immediate retraction from those responsible. In a statement, the party described the report as unsubstantiated speculation capable of causing unnecessary panic among residents. The APC maintained that…
No fewer than 50 vulnerable students and pupils in Ekiti State have benefited from the back-to-school and scholarship support programme of the Wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji, through her Widows, Aged, Orphans Hope (WAOH) Foundation. The latest intervention, held on Wednesday, is part of the foundation’s ongoing efforts to support families…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has joined the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, and other state governors and eminent Nigerians in Ilorin, Kwara State, to celebrate the turbaning of Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, as the Sardauna of Ilorin. The event also featured the commissioning of the Kwara State Garment Production Village and the inauguration of…
The Temitope Omotayo Foundation has empowered another women in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, with financial and material support to establish and strengthen their akara businesses. The beneficiaries, Mrs Ozinanti Musa and Mrs Taiwo Oshayomi, received the empowerment package on Monday as part of the foundation’s efforts to promote women’s economic empowerment and support sustainable livelihoods within…
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, SMEDAN, has sought the support of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to promote locally made products and expand opportunities for young Nigerians. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr. Charles Odii, made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman…
Nigeria’s Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, says some electricity consumers have asked him to slow down ongoing efforts to improve power supply because their freezers are now working continuously. Tegbe made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja during the commissioning of a 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly the University of…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Shehu Gabam, in the party’s prolonged leadership dispute. The five-member panel, led by Justice Adamu Jauro, ruled on Wednesday that the appeal had become irrelevant, effectively bringing another phase of the legal battle over the SDP leadership to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has explained the absence of its Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, from Abuja, saying he is currently away on an official assignment and has the authority to delegate his responsibilities to any National Commissioner. INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Victoria Eta-Messi, gave the clarification on Wednesday in response to…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to urgently introduce measures to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices, including reasonable wage awards for workers and the sale of crude oil to local refineries in naira. The NLC made the demand in a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, as…
