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LOVE, LUST & MONEY

‘Oh stop. I wouldn’t take this weekend back for any reason, I enjoyed myself and felt free for the first time in a long while. I felt liberated, I had superb sex, and don’t forget the money too! So no apologies, Ok?’ She searched my face, looking for the sincerity behind that statement. I’m sure she found it because she ... Read More »

Tinubu, Ladoja and Obasanjo’s Discussions.

On Thursday APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu, told the Press “We have come to consult him (Obasanjo) as some of his former boys are contesting in our party. We need to know what he thinks about them”. An authoritative source close to the meeting has however revealed that Alhaji Tinubu was not telling the truth. “The meeting he had with ... Read More »

PDP Writes Chief justice of Nigeria over plan to abort Fayose’s Inauguration.

The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alooma Mukthar, of plans by the Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, to connive with the outgoing governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, to abort the inauguration of the Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, on October 16, this year. In the letter entitled ‘Another ... Read More »

Fayose faults Fayemi’s appointment of new permanent secretaries

Ekiti State Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, has faulted the appointment of new permanent secretaries by the outgoing administration of Governor Kayode Fayemi, saying Fayemi is engrossed with playing politics with issues that have dire consequences on the welfare of the state. Fayose, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, said recent actions ... Read More »

N170m fraud: Court freesFmr PDP CHAIRMAN Ogbulafor, jails co-accused five years

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has discharged and acquitted a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Vincent Ogbulafor, of the entire 17 counts of fraud relating to contract verification exercise in 2001. On the other hand, the second accused person, Emeka Ebila, who was then the Secretary of National Economic Intelligence Committee, the ... Read More »

Sad!Dimeji bankole loses 7year old daughter to sicklecell

This is the release from the family YEWANDE SEMIAT BANKOLE – 7yrs- Female. With gratitude to Almighty Allah and with heavy hearts we announce the demise of our daughter Yewande Semiat Bankole aged 7yrs at a London hospital. Yewande is the grand daughter of Chief Alani Suara Bankole and the daughter of Rt Hon. Dimeji Sabur Bankole. Yewande was born ... Read More »

Gov fashola independence day speech

Governor Fashola At 54th Independence Day Parade (pix:e247mag) For emphasis and clarity, let me repeat that by records and history Nigeria is 54 (Fifty Four) years old irrespective of what the centenary revisionists say. We have never celebrated amalgamation day. We have only celebrated Independence day. When our first Prime Minister mounted the podium on the 1st October 1960 he ... Read More »

Remi Oyo, ex-NAN managing director passes on

Oluremi Oyo, veteran journalist, editor and two-time managing director of The News Agency of Nigeria has died. She was aged 62. She died yesterday in London, after a protracted illness, according to family sources. The cause of death was not disclosed. Oyo, who also was special assistant, media to President Olusegun Obasanjo, was President of the Guild of Editors and ... Read More »

E-11 and the lessons of history

There is a saying that those who refuse to learn from the lessons of history are condemned to repeating past mistakes. October 15, 2006 will always be a day to be remembered in the history of Ekiti State. It was the day the then governor, Ayodele Fayose was impeached from office, and the then Speaker of the state House of ... Read More »