Nigerian Gazette

The Ado Progressives Union (APU) Youth Wing has counseled leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state to stop the party’s social media attacks on the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, His Royal Majesty, Oba Rufus Adejugbe over the installation of the State Governor, Dr Ayodele Fayose as the Apesin of Ado Ekiti. In a statement on Sunday, by its National President, Roland Adewale Falade, the APU Youth Wing, which described any media attack on the Ewi as an attack on the entire people of Ado Ekiti, said the social media attack launched against Oba Adejugbe and the Ewi-in-council yesterday, by the APC was uncalled for and in bad taste. The APC, through its social media agents like Orebe Sunday Kola, Adesoji AngelGabby, Olufemi Aduloju and others had circulated a write-up titled; "Ado Names Fayose Prime Minister, Lawrence Anini, Oyenusi, Monday Osunbor, Evans Also Honoured" credited to The Falconer, an APC propagating New Media brand while Olufemi Aduloju, an indigene of A...

Sunday, 20th August, 2017 Award winning Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Hon. Jide Egunjobi has charged drivers in Ekiti to make investing in the education of their children their topmost priority. He made the remark while addressing drivers from Ekiti South West Local Government who had gathered at Ilawe Ekiti, the LG headquarter on Saturday to celebrate the 2017 Ogun Festival. Stressing the importance of education in the present age, Egunjobi told the gathering that the best legacy they can bequeath their wards is quality education. He said "Driving is my hobby, driving is what I enjoy doing most, if not for education, I would have been a professional driver. All the same, my advice for us all is that we invest very seriously in the education of our children so they can become better than we are in whatever profession they choose". The commissioner also reiterated the need for the drivers to continue to support the policies and agenda of the state governo...

A political group in Osun State, Osun Shall Rise Again (OSRA) has counseled the former factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, Mr Soji Adagunodo to in the interest of the party, seek prayers from men of God to break his blood oath with Ogun East Senator, Buruji Kashamu. This is according to a release issued after the group’s meeting in Ikirun, Osun State on Friday and signed by the Chairman, Comrade Oladeji Samuel Oladele. The OSRA noted that it appreciates the commitment of Adagunodo to the progress of PDP in Osun State, but his major constraint has remained the oath he took when he collected N25 million from Senator Kashamu. The group said that all those used as plaintiffs by Kashamu in the suit that caused PDP the Ondo State governorship election were paid N25 million each and they were made to swear to an oath inside coffin before the N25 million was paid. It is the fear of dying like others, who have reneged on the oath they took with Kasham...

Ekiti Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has cautioned the federal government over its categorisation of hate speeches to act of terrorism, “This appears as another plot to silence the opposition and I make bold to say that saying the truth concerning the country and its rulers cannot be termed as hate speech.” The governor, who accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the number one promoter and beneficiary of hate speeches in the country, noted that; “When the APC was looking for power, several provocative statements were made. Nigerians are yet to forget President Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood’ hate speeches and the threat by the APC to form a parallel government.” In a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Friday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose, who said he was totally against hate speech and will support any effort to curb it, added that it was important to caution the federal...

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the attacks on the 'Resume or Resign', protesters, describing it as the height of dictatorship and demonstration of intolerance to opposing views by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government. The governor, who declared support for the call for President Muhammadu Buhari to either “resume or resign” said; “Nigeria can no longer afford a diaspora president or a president that is seen once in 100 days. If they say the President is now well, he should return to Nigeria or is Nigeria now in the hands of the President’s doctors?” Governor Fayose said that he was particularly miffed by what he called orchestrated attack on the protesters at Wuse market, Abuja yesterday, adding that; "By arranging hoodlums to attack Nigerians who were exercising their fundamental rights to protest against the government, the APC government has shown that it has lost support and trust of Nigerians.” Special Assistant to the governor...

PRESS STATEMENT 15 August, 2017. OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN OFFICE ARE UNDENIABLE - PDP 1. We have read comments made by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC), Alhaji Bolaji Ojo-Abdullahi, Mallam Garba Shehu, Special Assistant to the President on Media, and other senior members of the Ruling Party such as former Governor, Segun Oni and Dr. Osita Okechukwu, the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria where they attempted to rubbish the comments made by former President Goodluck Jonathan that his Administration performed well during his term in office. 2. It is our firm belief that these statements were borne out of ignorance, lacking in depth and are devoid of the Sort of critical thinking that one would expect from highly placed government officials. However, these officials seem bent on continuing what has become an official position of the Ruling Party to reduce commentary on public issues, and indeed the art of governance to comedy. 3. It is sh...

  Some All Progressives Congress (APC), youths in Ekiti State, under the aegis of Ekiti APC Youths Congress (EAYC) have told the Deputy National Chairman south of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Segun Oni to return the over N500 million he received from former President Goodluck Jonathan to fund his rerun governorship election in 2009 before accusing anyone of corruption, saying it was the peak of political hypocrisy and immorality for someone like Segun Oni, who benefitted from corruption and injustice to speak against corruption. The youths, who also advised Oni to resign from his position as the APC Deputy National Chairman if he was serious about his governorship ambition said it was politically immoral for him (Oni) to be in office as a member of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) and at the same time be parading himself as a governorship aspirant. Reacting to Oni’s comment that Jonathan should apologize to Nigerians for his running a corrupt government, ...

By Lere Olayinka Let me help the APC goons running their mouths about PDP inclusion of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori in the National Convention Committee. Fact is Ibori was convicted in UK, he has served his punishment, and imprisonment of anyone should be reformatory and not a stigma with which someone’s existence must be terminated. Now to the APC; 1. The first National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande was jailed in 1984 by a Tribunal duly set up by Buhari's military regime for using funds belonging to the old Oyo State to fund his political party. Interestingly, Baba Bisi Akande was only released from jail and not pardoned by the Ibrahim Babangida government. It is also a fact that it was late Chief Sunday Afolabi who prevailed on the Osun State PDP not to go to court to raise the issue of Akande’s conviction vis his qualification to contest election as a governor in 1999. 2. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, the APC Leader in the House of Representa...

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has halted the plans of Globacom Nigeria to offer free data to all its subscribers on Friday. In a letter signed by Sunday Dare, NCC commissioner for stakeholder management, NCC said the promotion is a clear departure from what was approved by the regulator. As reported by Nigeriancablenews.com, Glo had annouced that eligible subscribers would enjoy as much as 200 megabytes of data for free to enjoy what it called the “free data day”, which around round of it was to be availed this friday, August 11. The regulator also summoned Gladys Talabi, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Globacom Nigeria, to a meeting at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. “Please refer to the commission’s letter dated 14th March, 2017 conveying approval for your Glo overload promotion. It has however come to our notice that Globacom Nigeria Ltd has been implementing the above regulatory approval in breach especially given your recent media campaign on...

Two members of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Olayode Omotosho and Musa Arogundade yesterday at the meeting of the Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP Ifaki Ward 2 rallied support for a councillorship aspirant, Owodunni Femi popularly known as "Omo Ifaki" who declared his intention to run for a councillorship position in the forthcoming local government election in the state. Owodunni is one of the members of Gov. Ayodele Fayose Media Team promoting, defending and creating social media presence for Ekiti State Government. Speaking, Hon. Omotosho who is representing Ido /Osi Constituency 1 in the state House of Assembly said he attended the meeting to solicit support for the aspirant because of his loyalty and doggedness in defending the state government on internet. Addressing the people of Ifaki -Ekiti, Hon. Musa Arogundade who hails from Ado-Ekiti implored the people of the ward to give the aspirant necessary support during primary election. While making his ...

Bola Agboola 7th August, 2017 The leadership of the Southwest Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday held a stakeholders' meeting at the Civic Centre, Agodi, Ibadan with a sole agenda to reposition the party ahead of the 2019 general elections. The meeting which was anchored by the National Vice Chairman(Southwest PDP), Chief Olorogun Eddy Olafeso had 20 members from each of the Southwest States in attendance. Olafeso in his opening remarks said the party is repositioning itself to take charge from the APC come 2019 adding that PDP has regained its strength by virtue of the victory recorded by the Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee at the supreme court recently. Describing Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose as a General who has refused to join the Nigerian Army, the National Vice Chairman thanked the governor and other leaders in the in the party for bringing PDP back to life. Governor Fayose in his address said it is time to channel a way forward for the party by...

Thursday, 3rd August, 2017 Maxwell Olusegun Adegbenro, one of the media aides to the Minister of Mines and Steel Development and former governor of the State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has been arrested for allegedly collecting close to N1 million from two ladies in Ibadan, Oyo State, promising them marriage. Adegbenro, who was Fayemi’s Special Assistant on Social Media when he was governor is presently being detained at Agugu Police Station, Ibadan for collecting N500,000 from one Olubode Nifemi Kikelomo, claiming to be younger brother of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s Media Aide, Lere Olayinka. He was also said to have collected N300, 000 from another Ibadan based lady, Titilayo Akinola. Olubode Nifemi, a make-up artist and entertainer was said to have set Adegbenro up and got him arrested, using another lady, Ronke Gold. Adegbenro is still being detained as at the time of filling this report. When contacted, Lere Olayinka said; “Sometimes in July, popular singer, Yinka Ayef...

Bola Agboola Thursday, 3rd August, 2017 Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has commenced the sponsorship of an executive bill at the Ekiti State House of Assembly aimed at ensuring products of the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice emerge the ministry's Permanent Secretary and Solicitor-General by law. The last time a staff of the ministry occupied the Solicitor-General position before the second coming of governor Fayose was 2002. The governor made this known during an interactive session with lawyers from the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice at the government house on Wednesday. Mr. Fayose said he called for the meeting so he could have a first hand relationship with the lawyers. "I don't want to be a governor who is not in the know, I want feedbacks on cases being handled by your ministry, we cannot shy away from the importance of the Justice ministry", the governor said. Mr. Fayose who noted that the beneficiaries of the bill when passed into law must...