Tag: Ekiti
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We’ll Replicate Feat Recorded In Osun, Ekiti During 2019 Election — IGP
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris said, yesterday, that the Nigerian police is prepared to replicate the feat it recorded at the Ekiti and Osun States Governorship elections in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. The Vanguard reported that the IGP made this known at a two-day train the trainers’ workshop for senior police…
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Groups, Electricity Consumers In Ondo, Delta, Ekiti, Edo Storm Abuja To Protest Renewal of BEDC’s License
Groups of youth on Thursday stormed the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing in Maitama, Abuja to protest against the renewal of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company operational licence. According to Primium Times, the protest was organised by the BEDC Franchise States Peoples’ Alliance and had protesters, comprising smaller groups from Edo, Delta, Ondo and…
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Soldiers Invade Ekiti Community Over Colleague’s Death
Soldiers have reportedly invaded Ogotun-Ekiti community in Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area of Ekiti State, over the killing of their colleague. Today’s news reported that gunmen suspected to be armed robbers were said to have killed a soldier in the community, on Wednesday, during a robbery operation at the Community farmstead. Residents claimed that the…
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Breaking: Fayemi Sworn-in As Governor of Ekiti State
Governor Kayode Fayemi has been sworn in as the governor of Ekiti State. Details..
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Group Warns Fayose From Negotiating Eleka’s Mandate With APC, Says Mandate Not For Sales
An Ekiti group, Bring Back Our Mandate (BBOM) has warned governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State not to negoatiate the mandate given to prof. Kolapo Eleka by Ekiti electorates with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a soft landing following his latest threat to leave the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). In a statement made available…
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Thunderous Rain Kills 23 Cows In Ekiti State
No fewer than 23 cows have been killed by thunder in Ekiti state, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The deafening thunder was accompanied by a downpour recorded in parts of the state in last couple of days. The incident, which occurred at Okeowa Eluju , a farmstead in Iloro-Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area…
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Renown Journalist Shares Personal Observations About Ekiti Guber Election
An experienced popular Journalist, Mr Aanu Adegun, who was among the Press men who covered the just concluded Ekiti State gubernatorial election, has shared his experience with the public through a comprehensive opinion article he posted on his Facebook page and made a copy available to Starnews.com.ng. In this opinion, Mr Aanu said that he…
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Coalition of Observers, Civil Societies Protest At US Embassy Against Fayemi’s Victory
Coalition of observers and civil societies who claimed to have monitored the Ekiti State governorship election last weekend have trooped to the United States of America Embassy in Abuja to protest against the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr.Kayode Fayemi who was declared as the governor-elect of Ekiti State by…
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Ekiti: Eleka, PDP Raise Intimidating Allegations, Vow To Reclaim Stolen Mandate
– The PDP Chairman says the election results declared by INEC was falsified. – He also said there is difference between the number of votes cast and votes declared by INEC – He alleged election did not hold in some wards -prof Kolapo says polling agents were drove away from collation centres. – He also alleged that documents…
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“We Will Expose How Ekiti Election Was Rigged For APC On July 18” — Coalition of Observers
Coalition of observer groups and Civil Society Organisations that observed and monitored the Saturday July 14th Governorship elections in Ekiti State have condemned the announcement of the All Progressives Congress APC candidate John Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the elections. In a press statement, the group said the election does not reflect what they…