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We wish you luck in your new endeavour – Governors tell Fayose
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), an umbrella body for governors of the 36 states, has wished Ayodele Fayose, outgoing governor in Ekiti, luck in his new endeavour.
The forum said this in a congratulatory message to Kayode Fayemi,…
2019: I don’t care which party returns me to Senate – Senator Akpabio
Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, has said the party platform on which he will contest for his second term ticket for Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District in 2019 will not matter much.
Speaking at an endorsement rally in his…
Ekiti guber: YAIGA Africa insists INEC result correct
Youths Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) Africa, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Monday insisted that announced result of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti was correct.
Executive Director of…
Governor Fayose’s defeat will end stomach infrastructure – Sagay
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has hailed the ouster of the PDP in Ekiti, adding that it would mark the end of stomach infrastructure.
Sagay said this during an interview on Monday.…
Warming up for direct primary in race for Osun governor
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) yesterday approved the recommendation of the Osun State Working Committee, led by Gboyega Famodun, for the adoption of direct primary for its governorship shadow…
Ekiti election: INEC dares Olusola to head for court
Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in last Saturday’s election got yesterday a reply to his threat to challenge the result in court.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the supervisor of the poll,…
You can’t zone my constitutional right, Donald Duke tells PDP
Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River state, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cannot zone his constitutional rights, stating that he has the right to aspire, win or lose the party’s presidential ticket.
Duke, who was…
Resignation: We didn’t push Ortom out, APC reacts
The All Progressives Congress APC has reacted to reports that the Benue state Governor, Dr Samuel Ortom has left its ranks, saying it has not received a formal communication to that effect.

Speaking Monday in Abuja shortly after a…
Fayose breaks silence on Ekiti poll, asks Buhari to bury his head in shame
Ayodele Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to bury his head in shame over the outcome of the governorship election in Ekiti.
Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Kolapo…
BREAKING: Governor Samuel Ortom dumps APC
Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom at the banquet hall of the Government House in Makurdi on Monday announced that he is no longer with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Ortom stated this while swearing in the newly…
We Have Evidence Of Malpractice In Ekiti… We’ll Shock Nigerians When We Release Our Findings –…
A coalition of observer groups and civil society organisations that monitored Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State has condemned the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC had…
Tinubu reacts to Fayemi’s election, commends Fayose
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday said the election of Kayode Fayemi in Saturday’s Ekiti gubernatorial poll was a victory for the people.
Mr Tinubu made the declaration in a congratulatory…
APC victory in Ekiti will be replicated in South-East in 2019 – Buhari loyalists
President Muhammadu Buhari’s loyalists, under the aegis of Buhari Support Organisation, Enugu State chapter, on Sunday predicted that the victory of the All Progressives Congress in the Ekiti State governorship election will be replicated…
Saraki should tell where he belongs — APC
Senate President Bukola Saraki must tell the world whether he is still in APC or not, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena, said this in a statement yesterday.
Nabena said the declaration was necessary…
We Resisted Temptation To Use Federal Might — FG
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has told newsmen in Lagos yesterday that the Federal Government refused to pay the PDP back in its own coins because of its belief in the rule of law.
According to him,…
Ekiti result cannot stand – PDP chairman Secondus
The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has urged Nigerians who believe in democracy not to be deterred by the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti.
Mr Secondus, in a statement by his…
God says PDP and APC should field me as consensus candidate in 2019 – Okotie
Chris Okotie, general overseer of the Household of God Church, says God has asked him to tell the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to adopt him as consensus candidate in 2019.
Okotie said this at…
Naira rain, federal might, ‘Pastor’ Fayose and other highlights of Ekiti poll
Four years ago, there was jubilation in Aso Rock over the outcome of the governorship election in Ekiti state. Four years after, there is jubilation in Aso Rock over the outcome of another governorship election. It was PDP that…
Ekiti: Kogi Gov, Bello, Leads Ebira to Victory Rally
The Kogi State Governor, Mr. Yahaya Bello, on Sunday led his Ebira compatriots resident in Ekiti State to a victory rally for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s governorship election, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.…
CLOSE-UP: Fayemi, the activist who risked his life for democracy
On Sunday, Kayode Fayemi was declared winner of the Ekiti state governorship election, defeating Kolapo Olusola, the incumbent deputy governor of the state, who ran under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Call it the second coming of…
PHOTOS: Bike riders celebrate Fayemi’s victory
Supporters of Kayode Fayemi, governor-elect of Ekiti state, on Sunday rode motorcycles on the streets of Ado-Ekiti, capital of the state, to celebrate his victory.
Fayemi defeated Kolapo Olusola, the incumbent deputy governor of the…
Ekiti governorship poll a daylight robbery – PDP
The People’s Democratic Party has described the announcement of Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the election as a “daylight robbery”.
Fayemi was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the election.
The returning officer…
PDP stakeholders threaten fresh crisis over returnee govs, others
There are strong indications that the suspected defection plan of some chieftains of the Reformed-All Progressives Congress (R-APC), into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may leave the opposition party factionalised again, if the…
Uduaghan congratulates Fayemi amidst defection rumour
A former Delta state governor and leader of the People’s Democratic Party, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has congratulated the All Progressive Congress candidate and winner of the Ekiti governorship election Dr. Kayode Fayemi on his victory.…