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The questions on whether Kayode Fayemi will contest or not was laid to rest when he publicly declared his intention to contest in the 2018 gubernatorial election in front of the overwhelming crowd comprising artisans, workers, teachers, youths and students who converged at the APC Secretariat in Ado Ekiti. His declaration speech heaved the hopes and aspirations of the masses ... Read More »

Governor  Peter Ayo Fayose of Ekiti has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a captured president who has been reduced to offering condolences to Nigerians slaughtered by herdsmen instead of taking firm action to stop the atrocities. Fayose Reacting to the latest killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, Fayose wondered why a retired Army general and one-time military Head of ... Read More »

The clarion call from the mountains, plains and the valleys of Ekiti State is, we want Segun Oni back as Governor. It has even been reduced to the hatch tag format of #BringSegunOniBack#. The clarion call from the mountains, plains and the valleys of Ekiti State is, we want Segun Oni back as Governor. It has even been reduced to ... Read More »

The confrontation between the President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly got to a head today with the call for removal of the President.   Read More »

The presidential plane touched down at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi at about 10:20 am on Thursday. President Buhari was welcomed at the airport by the governors of Bauchi and Adamawa states, Mr Muhammed Abubakar and Mr Mohammed Jibrilla, as well as some ministers. They include the Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd), and the ... Read More »

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has raised the alarm that Nigeria was drifting towards a state of anarchy, calling on the international community to intervene and rescue the country from turning to a war zone, where mass killings is a usual occurrence. Governor Fayose, who was reacting to the killing of 18 worshippers and the two priests in Benue ... Read More »

Kwara State has emerged the victorious at the just concluded third edition of African Drum Festival held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The second position came to Imo State while the host, Ogun State emerged third in the continental fiesta attended by twenty-two states troupes and seventy-three private troupes. The festival was the third edition tagged, ‘Drumming for Advancement’, ... Read More »

Again, suspected AK 47 wielding Fulani herdsmen on Wednesday attacked Ihuman, one of the largest Tiv communities in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, killing seven persons and injuring scores. The armed men attacked Ihuman village at about 5 pm Wednesday evening, shooting sporadically at the helpless villagers who had sneaked to their deserted village to pick some foodstuff. ... Read More »

Democracy thrives on mass participation, equal opportunity and unfettered access. It is therefore trite that the right to contest election by any citizen can only be abridged by a valid order of a court of record. As elementary as this seems to be, many anti-democratic elements, or, if you like, pseudo-democrats have embarked on the most repulsive, if not obnoxious, ... Read More »

The House of Representatives plenary became a rowdy session this morning over calls for impeachment of President Muhammadu  Buhari by  a member of the Peoples Democratic Party,  Kingsley Chinda. The row was over the payment of  $496 million to the United States Government by the Buhari administration for the much needed 12 Super Tucano fighter jets. It followed the reading ... Read More »