As calls for the Sovereign National Conference dominate daily public discourse, Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has said that the Federal Government does not need a conference to perform its constitutional duties, saying that the sudden U-turn of the central government is diversionary. Delivering a lecture at the 4th Convocation lecture of the Joseph …
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi at the weekend said Nigerian leaders across all walks of life must begin to mentor young people and help them build a future that they will be proud of. Speaking at the Annual Awards night of the Nigerian Leadership Initiative (NLI) held in Lagos, the Governor stated that any …
Traditional ruler in Ekiti State, the Alawe of Ilawe, Oba Ajibade Alabi has cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against replicating the hiccups that marred the inconclusive Anambra State governorship election as Ekiti State prepares for her guber election in 2014. Oba Alabi who gave the warning in Ilawe Ekiti while speaking at the …
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s naira weakened marginally on Monday due to strong dollar demand but the local currency was expected…
Jos (Nigeria) (AFP) – Some 300 gunmen stormed a mostly Christian village in central Nigeria on Sunday, killing five people…
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Survivors say militants screaming “God is great!” killed at least 12 civilians and set homes ablaze…
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria set November 30 for the rerun of parts of a state governorship election that were…
Maiduguri (Nigeria) (AFP) – Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed 12 people in Nigeria’s restive northeast, burning homes and stealing…
Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has been given the all clear to travel after falling ill while on…
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Hearing his neighbors’ screams around midnight, a businessman in northeast Nigeria ripped off his pajamas and…