Ekiti State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:13:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Ekiti State – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Yoruba Nation: Prospects and Perils beyond 2031 (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-1/#respond Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:13:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=478470 Last week, the Ekiti State Chapter of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) – a body I once served as pioneer Administrative Secretary – gathered in Ado-Ekiti for a colloquium marking former Governor Kayode Fayemi’s 61st birthday. Beyond the celebration, the event was a platform to advance President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s vision and drum up support [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/yoruba-nation-prospects-and-perils-beyond-2031-1/feed/ 0 Ekiti: A Focus on Proven Delivery by Tunrayo Alatise https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-a-focus-on-proven-delivery-by-tunrayo-alatise/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-a-focus-on-proven-delivery-by-tunrayo-alatise/#respond Sun, 14 Dec 2025 13:46:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=473471 The goal from day one for the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, aka BAO, has been to build a State that works for everyone, across all strata, from farmers to traders and artisans. In other words, that Oyebanji has been investing in the people, infrastructure, and in systems that promote fairness, innovation, sustainable [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-a-focus-on-proven-delivery-by-tunrayo-alatise/feed/ 0 Oyebanji: Res ipsa loquitur! By Biodun Debanwi https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-res-ipsa-loquitur-by-biodun-debanwi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-res-ipsa-loquitur-by-biodun-debanwi/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:14:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=467120 On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja. This event was far more than a formality; it was a collective endorsement of a leader whose performance has left [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-res-ipsa-loquitur-by-biodun-debanwi/feed/ 0 Oyebanji: The Rally of Ekiti State https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-the-rally-of-ekiti-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-the-rally-of-ekiti-state/#respond Sun, 10 Aug 2025 09:24:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=464553 An interesting recent news item was the massive crowd that greeted Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) of Ekiti State’s declaration to run for a second term. A key element of the event was the governor’s endorsement across the dividing lines by members of other political parties, tendencies and factions. The key issue here is that, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-the-rally-of-ekiti-state/feed/ 0 Ekiti’s Next Leap by Abiodun Komolafe https://www.theinfostride.com/ekitis-next-leap-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekitis-next-leap-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 16 Mar 2025 11:24:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=405559 One of the off-cycle elections next year will take place in Ekiti State, where Governor Biodun Oyebanji will face reelection. As conventional wisdom widely acknowledges, Oyebanji has several strengths to leverage when campaigning begins, particularly his efforts to redirect the state’s political economy in a positive direction. Ekiti State has navigated the current economic transformation [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekitis-next-leap-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Leadership Insights: 40 Minutes with Governor Oyebanji (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/leadership-insights-40-minutes-with-governor-oyebanji-2/ https://www.theinfostride.com/leadership-insights-40-minutes-with-governor-oyebanji-2/#respond Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:56:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=399048 *Continued from last week Saturday. Legacy “I want to be remembered as a governor who always tells the truth. I won’t lie! My goal is to live in the hearts of the Ekiti people, and I believe the key to achieving this is by staying connected with them and implementing policies that positively impact their [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/leadership-insights-40-minutes-with-governor-oyebanji-2/feed/ 0 Leadership Insights: 40 Minutes with Governor Oyebanji (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/leadership-insights-40-minutes-with-governor-oyebanji-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/leadership-insights-40-minutes-with-governor-oyebanji-1/#respond Sat, 21 Dec 2024 15:38:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=398460 I recently had the honour of visiting Ekiti State, where I embarked on a self-guided tour to explore the projects completed or underway by Governor Biodun Oyebanji. From the bustling streets of Ado-Ekiti to the quaint towns of Ikere-Ekiti, Ikole-Ekiti, and Oke Ako-Ekiti, Oyebanji’s transformative initiatives have inspired optimism among residents, who appreciate his people-first [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/leadership-insights-40-minutes-with-governor-oyebanji-1/feed/ 0 Endorsements and the Power-Brokers (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/endorsements-and-the-power-brokers-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/endorsements-and-the-power-brokers-1/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:43:59 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385665 The trend of endorsing governors for a second term has gained significant momentum. This trend is particularly noteworthy in the context of Nigeria’s political landscape, where endorsements can make or break a candidate’s chances of winning. In various states, governors have received endorsements from diverse groups and individuals. For instance, Governor Peter Mba of Enugu [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/endorsements-and-the-power-brokers-1/feed/ 0 Ekiti As An Amazing Story by Funmilola Olarewaju https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-as-an-amazing-story-by-funmilola-olarewaju/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-as-an-amazing-story-by-funmilola-olarewaju/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:34:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=376556 In the past few days, videos of market women leaders, aka Iyalojas, in Ekiti State moderating the prices of goods in the markets within their jurisdictions have been trending. According to reliable information, the genesis of the viral video was a call made by the First Lady of Ekiti State, Olayemi Oyebanji appealing to the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-as-an-amazing-story-by-funmilola-olarewaju/feed/ 0 Ekiti: Time to Silence the Guns (2) https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-2/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-2/#respond Sun, 18 Feb 2024 13:01:53 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=370830 Well, much as causation has been attributed to poverty, religious and ethnic extremism and others, it’s time the Federal Government revisited its security architecture and remodelled countermeasure strategies to yield fruitful results. The faithful choice of a good businessman is to recoil his strategies if the output isn’t justified by investments and governments across the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-2/feed/ 0 Ekiti: Time to Silence the Guns (1) https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-1/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-1/#respond Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:20:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=370705 Thank God Ekiti school children and their teachers who were kidnapped on Monday, January 29, 2024, have now been released and reunited with their families. May the ‘Land of Honour’ never witness such a horrible experience again! Yours sincerely also join other well-meaning Nigerians to commiserate with those who lost loved ones to the two [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-time-to-silence-the-guns-1/feed/ 0 Oyebanji, Ekiti and Purposeful Leadership by Abiodun Komolafe https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-ekiti-and-purposeful-leadership-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-ekiti-and-purposeful-leadership-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 12:54:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=358006 Although the initial steps have to be taken by the individual, the picture of personality as having “power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless” is working for Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State. It is a poser that’s given back to the owner. It makes a man become [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/oyebanji-ekiti-and-purposeful-leadership-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Governor Oyebanji’s One Year in Office by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oyebanjis-one-year-in-office-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oyebanjis-one-year-in-office-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 12:35:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=357116 Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State is privileged to have inherited a stable platform. Were it to have been otherwise, one doubts if he would by now have finished negotiating the trouble zones, not to talk about development in the state. Not just that, the governor also has a thriving centre to his advantage. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/governor-oyebanjis-one-year-in-office-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Ekiti People Not Complaining About Gov Oyebanji, He’s Doing Well, Group Carpets imposed PDP Caretaker Chairman https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-people-not-complaining-about-gov-oyebanji-hes-doing-well-group-carpets-imposed-pdp-caretaker-chairman/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-people-not-complaining-about-gov-oyebanji-hes-doing-well-group-carpets-imposed-pdp-caretaker-chairman/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:54:29 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=352976 The imposed Caretaker Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Architect Sodiq Oluwole Obanoyen, has been told to face the herculean task of resuscitating his dead political career in his home State, Ondo, rather than carrying on his head a non-existing title of caretaker chairman of the PDP in Ekiti State. In its [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-people-not-complaining-about-gov-oyebanji-hes-doing-well-group-carpets-imposed-pdp-caretaker-chairman/feed/ 0 Still on Fayemi and Ekiti Politics by Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-fayemi-and-ekiti-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-fayemi-and-ekiti-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 16:46:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=347834 On July 29, 1966, Adekunle Fajuyi, a Lieutenant Colonel, and Military Governor of Western Nigeria, staked his life, when some revenge-seeking counter-coupists came for the head of Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s military ruler. Aguiyi-Ironsi was on a visit to the region; and the governor told the coupists that they’d not kill his guest in [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/still-on-fayemi-and-ekiti-politics-by-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 I Light Up Anywhere I Step My Feet Into – Nkechi Blessing https://www.theinfostride.com/i-light-up-anywhere-i-step-my-feet-into-nkechi-blessing/ https://www.theinfostride.com/i-light-up-anywhere-i-step-my-feet-into-nkechi-blessing/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 18:07:06 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=332386 Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing Sunday has aimed another dig at her former lover, Opeyemi Falegan after a visit to Ekiti state. She recently had her say via her social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to her, she recently went on a trip to Ekiti State, and she did her very best to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/i-light-up-anywhere-i-step-my-feet-into-nkechi-blessing/feed/ 0 Ekiti Guber: PDP will prioritize Security, People’s Welfare, Infrastructural Development, Others as Campaign Issues https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-guber-pdp-will-prioritize-security-peoples-welfare-infrastructural-development-others-as-campaign-issues/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-guber-pdp-will-prioritize-security-peoples-welfare-infrastructural-development-others-as-campaign-issues/#respond Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:10:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=318560 The Campaign Organization of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Hon. Bisi Kolawole has said that the State will be made secure for its residents while the welfare of the people and infrastructural development will be prioritized when the party returns to power in October this year. BKCO, while noting that [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-guber-pdp-will-prioritize-security-peoples-welfare-infrastructural-development-others-as-campaign-issues/feed/ 0 Group urges Fayemi’s Wife to pay attention to Insecurity in Ekiti https://www.theinfostride.com/group-urges-fayemis-wife-to-pay-attention-to-insecurity-in-ekiti/ https://www.theinfostride.com/group-urges-fayemis-wife-to-pay-attention-to-insecurity-in-ekiti/#respond Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:47:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=317709 A group in Ekiti State, the Ekiti Democratic Coalition (EDC) has called on the wife of the State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi to save residents of the State from kidnappers, who have turned most parts of the State to their operational base. The group said it was directing its plea to Governor Kayode Fayemi’s wife [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/group-urges-fayemis-wife-to-pay-attention-to-insecurity-in-ekiti/feed/ 0 Ekiti possess a friendly business environment but must act like a nation says Osinbajo https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-possess-a-friendly-business-environment-but-must-act-like-a-nation-says-osinbajo/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-possess-a-friendly-business-environment-but-must-act-like-a-nation-says-osinbajo/#respond Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:22:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310392 .This was made known by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the Ekiti State Fountain Summit, in the state’s capital, Ado-Ekiti, on Thursday. Osinbajo stated that the government of the state under Governor Kayode Fayemi should see itself as a nation, as that would expedite the growth of its economy. Speaking at the summit, Osinbajo said, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-possess-a-friendly-business-environment-but-must-act-like-a-nation-says-osinbajo/feed/ 0 We will host investment summit to offer positions to attract private and foreign investments https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-host-investment-summit-to-offer-positions-to-attract-private-and-foreign-investments/ https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-host-investment-summit-to-offer-positions-to-attract-private-and-foreign-investments/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:39:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310328 The government of Ekiti State plans to hold its maiden economic development and investment summit, hosting major dignitaries from different areas of the Nigerian economy. Ekiti State is setting itself as an attractive destination for investors. According to the governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi, the state is gearing for recovery from the economic downturn [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/we-will-host-investment-summit-to-offer-positions-to-attract-private-and-foreign-investments/feed/ 0 Cholera outbreak in Ekiti state https://www.theinfostride.com/cholera-outbreak-in-ekiti-state/ https://www.theinfostride.com/cholera-outbreak-in-ekiti-state/#respond Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:33:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308984 The Ekiti State government alarmed the state of the outbreak of cholera after the discovery of five suspected cases in Moba local council of the state. A statement in Ado Ekiti, yesterday, by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Filani, said the Ministry of Health had put in measures cholera surveillance to pick up any [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/cholera-outbreak-in-ekiti-state/feed/ 0 Crisis Hits Ekiti IPAC Over Election, Members Threaten Faction https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-hits-ekiti-ipac-over-election-members-threaten-faction/ https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-hits-ekiti-ipac-over-election-members-threaten-faction/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:07:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=280903 What looks like a factional crisis is brewing in the Ekiti State chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), as some stakeholders have rejected the reelection of Mr. Ifeoluwa Iyaniwura, as the Chairman of the body. At the election conducted at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, Iyaniwura [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/crisis-hits-ekiti-ipac-over-election-members-threaten-faction/feed/ 0 Wole Olanipekun in the Eye of History – Abiodun KOMOLAFE https://www.theinfostride.com/wole-olanipekun-in-the-eye-of-history-abiodun-komolafe/ https://www.theinfostride.com/wole-olanipekun-in-the-eye-of-history-abiodun-komolafe/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2020 22:39:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=276092 In times past, few among Nigeria’s founding fathers recognized the pivotal role of education and the place of enlightenment in the order of a society. However, not only did those who did embrace the idea with passion, they were also quick to recognize that knowledge acquisition comes at a price, which many may not be [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/wole-olanipekun-in-the-eye-of-history-abiodun-komolafe/feed/ 0 Police Brutalized and Teargassed me – Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/police-brutalized-and-teargassed-me-fayemi/ https://www.theinfostride.com/police-brutalized-and-teargassed-me-fayemi/#respond Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:22:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274600 Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi has narrated his painful ordeals in the hands of a team of Police operatives. Fayemi alleged he was brutalised and teargassed by a team of police during the build up to the 2014 gubernatorial election in the state with the experience leaving sore in his heart. The Governor was allegedly brutalised [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/police-brutalized-and-teargassed-me-fayemi/feed/ 0 I Will Remain The Source Of Headache For My Haters – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-remain-the-source-of-headache-for-my-haters-fayose/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:38:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=244313 Ex-governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has said anyone that is angry with the way he enjoys his life should go and hug transformer. This was his reaction to some Nigerians blasting him by saying he lied to a court that he was ill and had to be admitted to an American hospital. It all [...]

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]]> The Newly Elected Chairmen In Ekiti Must Impact The People’s Lives – Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/the-newly-elected-chairmen-in-ekiti-must-impact-the-peoples-lives-fayemi/ Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:40:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=244193 Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has inaugurated the newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen for the 16 local government councils in the state. During the event, he urged the council chiefs to focus on the welfare of the people at the grassroots and make themselves very accessible at all times. He added that they should [...]

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]]> EKHA’s Handling Of 2020 Budget Will Surely Develop Ekiti State- Biodun Omoleye https://www.theinfostride.com/ekhas-handling-of-2020-budget-will-surely-develop-ekiti-state-biodun-omoleye/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 01:42:45 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242756 The Ekiti State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation have been applauded for showing commitment to quality budgeting in the state. Chief of Staff to the Governor of Ekiti State, Hon. Biodun Omoleye who praised the committee recently sating their input in the 2020 budget will surely aid the social and economic transformation [...]

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]]> APC Will Rout PDP In Ekiti State’s LG Poll – Ade Ajayi https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-will-rout-pdp-in-ekiti-states-lg-poll-ade-ajayi/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:39:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=242443 The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State, Ade Ajayi, has said APC, based on its popularity and successes of Governor Kayode Fayemi would have a clean sweep of the local government elections billed for Saturday. Ade who bragged that APC would win the 16 chairmanship seats and the 177 councillorship positions [...]

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]]> I Am Currently Delivering On My Promise To The People Of Ekiti State — Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-currently-delivering-on-my-promise-to-the-people-of-ekiti-state-fayemi/ Sat, 19 Oct 2019 03:23:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=238805 Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has asked communities in the state to protect the infrastructure provided by the government in their domains. Represented by the Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, Fayemi revealed this while inaugurating the Iro Ayeteju-Ekiti Civic Centre in Gbonyin Local Government Area on Thursday. According to the governor, [...]

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]]> Ekiti State Is Hard To Rule – Kayode Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-state-is-hard-to-rule-kayode-fayemi/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:13:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=238605 Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said Ekiti State is a very hard state to rule despite being among the least populated. Kayode, who is celebrating one year of his second term today, said if you are linked to the grassroots you will not be able to win an election in Ekiti because “you [...]

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]]> I Have No Preferred Candidate For The Upcoming LG Polls In Ekiti – Kayode Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/i-have-no-preferred-candidate-for-the-upcoming-local-government-polls-in-ekiti-kayode-fayemi/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:33:18 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237799 Ahead of the forthcoming local government polls in Ekiti, Gov. Kayode Fayemi has warned APC leaders against imposition of candidates. Gov Fayemi said he personally has no preferred candidate for the Dec. 7 election. In a recent statement by Fayemi’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Yinka Oyebode, he said the leaders of the state chapter of [...]

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]]> No Child Living In Ekiti State Should Be Out Of School – Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/no-child-living-in-ekiti-state-should-be-out-of-school-kayode-fayemi/ Mon, 02 Sep 2019 20:05:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=237112 Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi has said parents who keep their school-age kids out of school will be dealt with from now on. Speaking in Eporo during an enrolment sensitisation campaign, Fayemi admonished parents and guardians to accept his government’s free education programme. Fayemi emphasised that Ekiti’s Child Rights Law caters for all kids and [...]

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]]> Criminality Must End In Ondo And Ekiti – Army https://www.theinfostride.com/criminality-must-end-in-ondo-and-ekiti-army/ Sun, 23 Jun 2019 00:16:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235053 Concerned about the increase in insecurity, the Nigeria Army, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Barracks, Akure, Ondo state has sent drones that will assist in the checking of the huge forests in Ondo and Ekiti states. The Brigade Commander, Brig. General Zakari Logan Abubakar shared that the days of vices and crimes are gone because the [...]

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]]> Court of Appeal Will Overturn Ekiti Tribunal Judgment – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/court-of-appeal-will-overturn-ekiti-tribunal-judgment-pdp/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 23:55:51 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=226075 The Peoples Democratic Party has come out to say that Monday judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal which confirmed the victory of Governor Kayode Fayemi at the July 14, 2018 Ekiti governorship election will not hold after they visit the Court of Appeal. The party said this in a statement issued by its National Publicity [...]

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]]> Kayode Fayemi’s Victory In Ekiti State Was Down To Divine Intervention – Bisi Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/kayode-fayemis-victory-in-ekiti-state-was-down-to-divine-intervention-bisi-fayemi/ Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:52:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=225504 Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, the wife of the Ekiti governor, has said the victory of her husband, Kayode, in the July 14, 2018 governorship poll was down to divine intervention. Mrs Fayemi, who said this on Monday in Ado-Ekiti while speaking with newsmen, urged Nigerians to always wait on God during tough times for divine intervention. [...]

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]]> I Am Committed To The Infrastructural And Industrial Development Of Ekiti State – Kayode Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/i-am-committed-to-the-infrastructural-and-industrial-development-of-ekiti-state-kayode-fayemi/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 19:55:54 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223032 Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Sunday lifted the no-patronage embargo placed on Ecobank, GTBank and Zenith Bank by his predecessor, Ayo Fayose. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that with this development, all MDA’s and certain categories of the state workers are now free to do business with them. The Fayose-led administration in [...]

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]]> EFCC Has Been Ordered To Kill Fayose – Timi Frank https://www.theinfostride.com/efcc-has-been-ordered-to-kill-fayose-timi-frank/ Wed, 17 Oct 2018 21:58:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218841 Timi Frank has alleged that the Federal Government has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to poison the former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose. Fayose surrendered himself to the anti-graft agency in Abuja on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Frank also wondered why somebody who came voluntarily to the EFCC’s office will be [...]

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]]> Fayose Must Not Quit PDP – Diran Odeyemi https://www.theinfostride.com/fayose-must-not-quit-pdp-diran-odeyemi/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:57:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218314 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state not to leave the party. This was made known in a statement issued by the Deputy National Publicty Secretary of the PDP, Prince Diran Odeyemi. According to reports, Odeyemi told Fayose not to take any decision in anger. He said “We [...]

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]]> The Latest Rigging Method Was Tested In Ekiti Governorship Election – Timi Frank https://www.theinfostride.com/the-latest-rigging-method-was-tested-in-ekiti-governorship-election-timi-frank/ Tue, 25 Sep 2018 13:39:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217025 Timi Frank has accused the All Progressives Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of planning to rig the upcoming Osun governorship election. He said that INEC is planning to assign faulty card readers to strongholds of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties in Osun state with the aim of denying [...]

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]]> FG Is Using Security Agencies To Harass The Opposition – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/fg-is-using-security-agencies-to-harass-the-opposition-pdp/ Sun, 16 Sep 2018 21:07:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216206 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has condemned the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill. The forum made the condemnation in a communiqué signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, after the forum’s meeting in in Abuja on Monday. The governors said that [...]

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]]> Fayose Should Not Plunge Ekiti State Into Further Crisis – Kayode Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/fayose-should-not-plunge-ekiti-state-into-further-crisis-kayode-fayemi/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:29:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216039 Dr Kayode Fayemi on Wednesday called on Gov. Ayodele Fayose to refrain from actions capable of plunging the state into further financial crisis through irregular and unconstitutional means. Fayemi counselled ministry officials and Assembly members against being used for illegal appropriation of public funds. He warned that participants in such illegal acts would be called [...]

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]]> Group warns PDP Governors Forum to stop dragging INEC into Dirty Politicking https://www.theinfostride.com/group-warns-pdp-governors-forum-to-stop-dragging-inec-into-dirty-politicking/ Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:20:13 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215693 A warning has been sent to the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors Forum, to desist from actions and statements, that are aimed at unnecessarily dragging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into matters of its party politics and campaign of calumny. The warning was contained in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday and signed by [...]

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]]> Ekiti State Government Owed N86,013,689,097 When I Took Over – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-state-government-owed-n86013689097-when-i-took-over-fayose/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 13:38:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215644 Exactly 35 days to his leaving office, outgoing Ekiti state governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose on Sunday says his handover note is ready for the scrutiny of people making enquiries about his government. He claimed the committeee is illegal. Fayose, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, urged [...]

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]]> Buhari’s ‘Penkelemesi’ endangers Our Democracy – Adedeji Babington-Ashaye https://www.theinfostride.com/buharis-penkelemesi-endangers-our-democracy-adedeji-babington-ashaye/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:57:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211942 This country has just witnessed three major events in the last 2 weeks which if care is not taken may lay the foundation for the disintegration of Nigeria, threaten the unity of the country and murder our democracy. One was the unwarranted seige on Ekiti State government house and harassment of Governor Ayo Fayose on [...]

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]]> There Is No Jubilation In Ekiti State After APC’s Victory – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/there-is-no-jubilation-in-ekiti-state-after-apcs-victory-fayose/ Sat, 21 Jul 2018 16:40:46 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211579 Ayodele Fayose has told President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he will have the last laugh over the Ekiti State gubernatorial election which the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lost on Saturday, July 14, 2018. He said the APC should be ashamed of winning the election in a violent and shameful manner [...]

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]]> Ekiti State’s Work Has Ended For INEC – Kayode Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-states-work-has-ended-for-inec-kayode-fayemi/ Sat, 21 Jul 2018 16:35:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211558 Dr Kayode Fayemi recently assured everyone that he would not disappoint people of the state who gave him their mandate in Saturday’s governorship election. Fayemi gave the assurance in Ado-Ekiti shortly after he received the Certificate of Return as the governor-elect from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC National Commissioner in charge of [...]

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]]> No Decision Has Been Made On Whether We Will Participate Next Year – PDP https://www.theinfostride.com/no-decision-has-been-made-on-whether-we-will-participate-next-year-pdp/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:30:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211487 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened to boycott the 2019 general elections. Secondus who lamented the “manipulation of votes” at the Ekiti guber poll also informed the delegation of PDP’s decision to reject the election result. He noted that PDP may boycott the 2019 general elections due to “fear of being cheated at the [...]

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]]> I Will Not Disappoint The People Of Ekiti State – Kayode Fayemi https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-not-disappoint-the-people-of-ekiti-state-kayode-fayemi/ Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:20:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211389 Dr Kayode Fayemi recently assured everyone that he would not disappoint people of the state who gave him their mandate in Saturday’s governorship election. Fayemi gave the assurance in Ado-Ekiti shortly after he received the Certificate of Return as the governor-elect from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The INEC National Commissioner in charge of [...]

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]]> Ekiti State People Were Peaceful During Election – Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi https://www.theinfostride.com/ekiti-state-people-were-peaceful-during-election-oluwole-osaze-uzzi/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 13:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211309 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that the just concluded Saturday governorship election was generally successful. Mr Oluwole Osaze -Uzzi said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. He said while the deployment of logistics went as planned, over 92 per cent of the polling [...]

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]]> Eleka, Fayose Lose Election https://www.theinfostride.com/eleka-fayose-lose-election/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:53:55 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=211297 John-Kayode Fayemi of the APC has been elected Governor of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria. Based on the votes secured, INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Idowu Olayinka, has declared Fayemi the winner. Fayemi won in 12 local governments. PDP’s Eleka won in 4. Fayemi polled a vote total of 197,459. 49-year-old Eleka secured [...]

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