LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has again accused politicians of cheap blackmail over the recent killings and clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the country. Buhari noted that these politicians are denting his image with claims that he has remained silent over the killings across the country because he belongs to the Fulani tribe….
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many residents of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital ignored an earlier order by Gov. Ayo Fayose who in a statewide broadcast earlier in the day, directed them to stay at home and refuse to welcome the president. The governor had also directed residents, especially commercial drivers and motorcyclists to withdraw their services from…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday visited Ekiti State for a strategic review meeting with Governor Ayodele Fayose where he also rallied support for Prof. Kolapo Olusola, the PDP governorship candidate in the State in the July 14 Governorship election. A statement from…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ekiti State Head of Service, Dr. Gbenga Faseluka, has been given one week to distribute promotion letters to the over 45,000 civil servants who recently sat for qualifying interview and passed. Governor Ayo Fayose gave the one-week ultimatum on Saturday to Faseluka in Ado-Ekiti. The Governor who gave the order in…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is in a fix after the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the freezing of its accounts over a N34bn contract, thereby threatening the upcoming elections in Ekiti and Osun states. The Court also ordered the deduction of over N17 billion from the accounts of the…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dayo Adeyeye, has formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Adeyeye made this known in a press briefing in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday. He said he decided to join the APC because he wanted to free Ekiti State from the…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to use his power to weaken Nigeria democracy. Jonathan spoke at the inauguration of the first bridge built by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, on Friday night. According to him, “I use this opportunity to call…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Ayodele Fayose has approved N253.6 million for 2017/2018 bursary and scholarship awards to qualified students in Ekiti State. Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Jide Egunjobi, who made this known in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti yesterday, explained that 15 physically challenged students will get N60,000 as scholarship, 198…