DR. Kayode Fayemi’s victory in the Ekiti State governorship election is a referendum on President Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership of the country and defeat for the divisive politics played by Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Ayodele Fayose, the Presidency said, yesterday.

Hundreds of Nigerian troops are missing after Boko Haram jihadists overran a military base in the remote northeast, security sources said Sunday, in the second major assault on the armed forces in two days.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti to remain peaceful, orderly and cooperate with the party at the state and national levels as they determine the next steps.

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on Sunday, disclosed that so far, there had been no evidence of rigging in the result of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti.

The people of the politically significant State of Ekiti have spoken against their Governor, outgoing governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, who told them that the governorship election they just had was a referendum on President Muhammadu Buhari. He said candidates Kayode Fayemi and Olusola Eleka were pawns and that he and President Buhari were the actual contestants.

GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike Sunday described just concluded Ekiti state governorship Election as “worst political robbery” in Nigeria’s democratic history.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sunday called for an outright cancellation of Saturday Ekiti State governorship election, describing the exercise as an electoral banditry.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has dusted a N1.3 billion fraud case filed against outgoing Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who will depart for the Netherlands today, has urged  Dr. John Kayode Fayemi, the winner of the Ekiti State governorship election, to be magnanimous in victory .

The All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has won the governorship election according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in majority of the 16 local councils in the state.

Following the Saturday Ekiti state election the Independent National Election Commission INEC has declared the following results of the state’s 16 Local Government Area.

The suspect confessed that he brought a chain and a padlock with which he tied them together and covered them with tarpaulin so that they will not be exposed to rain throughout their 10 days’ stay in their custody

The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has shut down the Ekiti State Broadcasting Service for breaching provision of the broadcasting code.

Members of Akida and Restoration groups of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State on Friday announced their withdrawal from the party.

Ben Agande, Kaduna. Senators Othman Hunkuyi and Shehu Sani, prominent members of the Restoration and Akida factions of the All Progressive Congress in Kaduna state Friday morning announced their departure from the party. Addressing a press conference in Kaduna, leader of the Restoration faction of the party, Tom Maiyashi said consultations are on going with […]