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Another Lady, Franca Emerges With Rape Allegations Against Fatoyinbo, Says She Has Evidence As the ongoing saga between Nigerian singer Timi Dakolo‘s wife Busola Dakolo and the pastor of Commonwealth Of Zion is ongoing, another lady known as Franca E. has come out with rape allegation against the Senior Pastor of COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo. The lady said she can provide evidence in case the pastor dares to deny it. She wrote on Instagram, “I was introduced to the church in Abuja by my childhood friend, who moved to Abuja from Calabar two years before I did. When I joined, she was also a PCU worker. “I really felt welcome in the church up until my friend started having problems with other women. She told me it was because Pastor Biodun trusted her with so many official things even above workers that were there before her. “I believed her until the day she had a misunderstanding with another worker who called her ‘Ashewo Mary Magdalene’ in the church. After that, her enthusiasm for the churc...

Group carpets Fayemi over support for creation of Fulani Settlements in Ekiti, other States The Save The Nation Movement (STNM) has described as sad and worrisome, the reported expression of support for the Federal Government’s decision to establish Grazing Reserves (Fulani Settlements) across the 36 States of the country for the use of Fulani herdsmen by the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Fayemi, who is the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) was reported online to have said that if having Grazing Reserves now being called Fulani Settlements in all the 36 States will bring peace to the country, Nigerians, especially his fellow governors should embrace it. Reacting in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, by its National Secretary, Comrade Stevens Chilaka, the STNM said Governor Fayemi was only living up to his covenant with the Presidency Cabal to establishment of cattle colonies  The group recalled that during his electioneering campaign in 2018, Fayemi had...

The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that   “kidnappings and herdsmen menace” currently bedeviling the Southwest region and the country in general will not end until leaders, especially some governors stop seeing themselves as “Cabal Yes Men”. The former governor said he had warned of  this doom long ago, adding that Nigeria and its people seemed conquered by the menace. Fayose in a tweet on Wednesday, via his verified Twitter handle said that unless the leaders and governors in the country, rise above being seen as “Cabal Yes Men”, at the expense of their own people, Nigerians will continue to be defenseless and conquered. "I warned against kidnappings and herdsmen menace now bedeviling the S/West and Nigeria long ago. “We have now become conquered people and we will remain defenseless except our leaders and Governors desist from wanting to be seen as “Cabal Yes Men” at the expense of the well-being of the people."

A veteran journalist and one of the senior staff of the Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State, BSES, Mr. Laolu Omosilade is under serious threats by the agents of the Ekiti State Government. In a statement issued by the Chairman, Board of Director of the corporation, Segun Omolayo stated that Omosilade will be dismissed from the civil service, if he refuses to accept the offer of Demotion, to be meted out to him and one other person there soon. Omosilade who is from Afao-Ekiti, the country home of the immediate past governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose was among the staff alleged of being loyal to the former governor and former DG of the station,  Lere Olayinka.  He, and forty others like Yomi Osuntokun, Muyiwa Akinrelere, Toye Coker, Niran Fasina etc, have earlier been posted to the Min. of Information after facing many Panels, but triumphed without blemish, since the beginning of this 2nd tenure of Dr. Fayemi before their plan to ease him out. Omosilade who was singled out fo...

How Onitsha-bound passengers were abducted in Ondo - The Cable Online Some passengers travelling to Onitsha in Anambra state from Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti state, were abducted at Ita-Ogbolu, Akure north local government area of Ondo state, on Tuesday. The incident, which happened in the early hours of the day, has yet again raised concerns about the high level of insecurity in the country. Although some security operatives initially denied reports of the incident, Festus Omoniyi, secretary of Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Oyemekun branch, Akure/Ado unit, narrated how it happened. He identified the driver as Felix Akinde, saying 10 persons were kidnapped at a spot known as NYSC junction. “The vehicle involved belongs to our union. It picked passengers in Ado-Ekiti and they were heading to Onitsha but they were attacked by herdsmen around NYSC junction,” he told TheCable. “The incident happened around 6am. There were 10 people in the vehicle, including the driver. A...

A Media Aide to former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Mr Anietie Ekong has told the National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital that he did not vote for the former Senate Minority Leader in the February 2019 National Assembly elections. Senator Akpabio is challenging the victory of Dr. Chris Ekpenyong of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District election at the tribunal. At the resumed sitting of the Tribunal on Tuesday, Anietie Ekong, testifying as PW17, also failed to authenticate the winner in Senator Akpabio's unit, elections, claiming he left the venue with his boss before collation and announcement of results. He admitted under cross examination that he is a registered voter in Ward 13, Oruk Anam Local Government Area, but never went to vote since he was busy with the Senator at his Unit in Ukana West of Essien Udim Local Government area throughout the period of th...

...Akpabio brother tells tribunal he can't remember LGs won The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was on Monday, told how All Progressives Congress (APC) thugs unleashed violence on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) adhoc staff, abducted and coerced them to write results in favour of the party and its candidate in the Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State, who is challenging the victory of Dr. Chris Ekpenyong of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at the tribunal, is expected to mount the witness box today, after calling 14 witnesses. On Monday, his cousin, Ibanga Akpabio who claimed to be the APC agent for the Senatorial District told the tribunal that "he cannot recount the Local Government Areas his party won." Ibanga Akpabio, under cross examination by Counsel to the PDP, Solomon Umoh, SAN, was asked as Senatorial Agent, to mentio...

Server Controversy: Several INEC staff say results transmitted to ‘central server’ - Premium Times Nigeria Several officials who said they were deployed as electoral officers by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the 2019 presidential election said they transmitted results electronically to a ‘central server’ through smart card readers. This they said was done in compliance with the directive given by the commission during a three-day training before the polls. The 20 officials deployed to various states, who mostly worked as presiding officers, said they were told that there was a “central server in Abuja” where results are collated electronically. It is not immediately clear on which “central Server” the officials admitted to transmitting results but this has added a new twist to the ongoing confusion trailing INEC’s consistent denial that it used no server for the election. A manual issued to the electoral officials by INEC for the 2019 election revealed that t...

Ekiti State government has reiterated its readiness to partner with relevant stakeholders in its quest to eradicate every form of human trafficking and other related social vices.  The Commissioner for Information, Tourism and Values Orientation, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua while speaking in Ado Ekiti at a symposium tagged: “Human Trafficking: A Menace To Socio-Economic Development of the Society”, organized by the International Federation of Female Lawyers FIDA (Nigeria) Ekiti branch, as part of activities marking this year’s Law Week, said that a lot could be achieved if relevant stakeholders join hands with government to end this scourge. While lamenting the negative impact of this abuse on young minds, Olumilua said there is a direct link between societal development and the mind-set of its people. Hence, all hands must be on deck in order to create awareness, and sensitize the populace on the dangers of this vice. Explaining that human trafficking is barbaric, and could be in various...

Some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) have reacted to reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) told the Presidential Election Tribunal that it has no server. INEC had told the election tribunal on Thursday that was asking them for something that they do not have. “Atiku, PDP asking us for a server that we don’t have,” it counsel said. This has sparked up a hot debate on social media, especially after INEC remained silent when the presidential candidate of the PDP in the last general election first made the accusation some months ago. See some reactions Adetutu Balogun @Tutsy22 In April 2019 - No result on INEC’s server - Yakubu In June 2019 - We don’t have server - Yakubu “Yakubu fought gallantly”... obviously for his pocket. Facts are threats to those who invest in fraud. 227 8:01 PM - Jun 13, 2019 221 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy John Danfulani @john_danfulani There are evidences of print & video pledges by INE...