Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to his suspension by a faction of the Ekiti APC over alleged anti-party activities. Reacting through his Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Yinka Oyebode, Fayemi described the action as a joke taken too far. Oyebode said the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party is governed by laws, adding that members of the group cannot hide under their recent suspension to announce a dubious suspension they lack the locus to handle. While one would have dismissed their claims as another failed attempt to polarise the party in the state, it is also…
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Oyo State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has said no governor should flaunt payment of salary of workers as achievements. He said this while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan as part of activities marking his 50th birthday. To him, payment of salaries of workers is done through statutory allocations that states across the country receive on monthly basis. He said, “No state needs a governor before salary is paid. When salary is paid through statutory allocations and it goes straight to the Accountant General, they take it to the bank…
Lionel Messi has asked Barcelona for ‘kicking out’ Luis Suarez, and says his former team-mate deserved better from the club. Barca announced on Wednesday that they had reached agreement with LaLiga rivals Atletico Madrid for Suarez following a standoff between the player and the club. Messi was present at a press conference at Camp Nou on Thursday as his close friend Suarez said goodbye to the Catalan club, though the Uruguayan said he felt he still had something to offer Barca. Messi’s own relationship with Barca reached a low point this summer when he told the club that he wanted…
INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC) says sensitive materials for Ondo State governorship election will arrive Akure on October 5. Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this during an interaction with the media in Akure on Thursday. He said non-sensitive materials for the election had been delivered. “We have delivered all, but a few of the non-sensitive materials required for the election. What remains can be accomplished within the days remaining to the polling. “It is exactly 16 days to the election. If we exclude the election day, which is October 10, we have 15 days. So, we have two weeks and…
Bayern Munich are winners of the UEFA Super Cup after beating Sevilla 2-1 in Budapest. Lucas Ocampos had given Sevilla the lead from a penalty in the 13th minute, but the German side equalized, courtesy Leon Goretzka in the 34th minute. It took a goal from Javi Henandez at the104th minute, to gift the UEFA Champions League winners the victory.
THE suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has concluded his defence before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the activities of the anti-graft agency. But, Magu was shocked that Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) refused to honour the invitation of the panel. Malami, who was subpoenaed by the commission, said his non-appearance is constitutional Malami said the terms and wordings of the invitation extended to him were against constitutional provisions. Magu, it was learnt, will ask the Salami panel to declare all the allegations against him as…
The Lagos State Government has called on stakeholders in real estate sector to work out modalities for residents to pay house rents on monthly basis instead of yearly. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the call on Thursday in Lekki, during the Policy Roundtable Dialogue with key stakeholders in the Real Estate Sector. The roundtable, with the theme ”International Best Practices On Real Estate Regulations”, was organised by the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA). Sanwo-Olu said that a situation whereby residents faced pressure once their rents were due was not palatable, hence, should be looked into. He…
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged his administration’s support to the government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, in whatever capacity that would be useful. Buhari, who spoke yesterday at Guinea-Bissau’s 47th Independence Anniversary, at the 24 de Setembro National Stadium, Bissau, also noted that the peace and prosperity would be of immense benefit to both West Africa and the entire African continent. He attended the event along with the Heads of State and Government of Senegal, Mauritania and Burkina Faso, according to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. Speaking at the event, Buhari…
EkitiAPC suspends Ekiti State Executive Governor, Dr. Kayode fayemi, over alleged AntiParty Activities. Details shortly….
AFTER hours of talks, the government and Labour on Thursday failed to reach an agreement on the solution to petrol and electricity pricing. The government insisted that there is no going back on deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector. It added that there is no cash to bridge the funding gap in electricity supply. Labour said there is no alternative to the reversal of the new rates — which the government said it no longer had control over — or it will call workers and Nigerians out on strike from Monday. The parley at the Presidential Villa ended last night…