Tag Archives: Ayodele Fayose

Obanikoro Testifies Against Fayose, Says Ex-Ekiti Gov Got N1.2bn for Election

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday, narrated to a Federal High Court in Abuja how N1.219bn cash was airlifted to support the election of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. According to

PDP Chieftain knocks Call for Fayose’s Suspension

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Lere Olayinka, has described those calling for the suspension of former governor Ayodele Fayose from the party as “political almajiris seeking unavailable lifeline.” Olayinka, in a statement on Thursday, said

Surrender Yourselves to EFCC As I Did, Fayose tells Amosun, Okorocha

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has encouraged the immediate past governors of Ogun and Imo states, Ibikunle Amosun and Rochas Okorocha, respectively, to surrender themselves to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Fayose did not state why he

Ex-Gov. Fayose Involved In Auto Accident

A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, was involved in an auto accident on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State. This was revealed on Wednesday by his media aide, Lere Olayinka. Olayinka also disclosed that the chieftain of

Obanikoro Moved N1.2bn to Ekiti for Fayose in three Aircraft – Witness

The trial of the immediate-past Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose for alleged theft and money laundering opened on Monday with a prosecution witness narrating to the court how a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, helped the ex-governor

N30.8bn Fraud: Fayose Pleads Not Guilty, Remanded In EFCC Custody

The immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged misappropriation of N30.8 billion. The embattled former governor appeared in court in a gloomy look with a large number of

Obanikoro, Omisore Recover Passports from EFCC, Ex-minister Returns to US

A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has retrieved his passports from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Sunday PUNCH can report. This is despite a directive by the Federal Government that 50 persons under investigations for

I’m Not Afraid of EFCC, I Won’t Run Away From Nigeria – Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose says he is not afraid of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and that he will not run away from the country after the expiration of his tenure. “He is not afraid of anything.

Fayose Sacks All Ekiti Commissioners

Governor Ayodele Fayose has sacked his commissioners, two years after he appointed majority of them. It was the first cabinet overhaul by the administration since it came into power on Oct 16, 2014. The development which was with immediate effect,

IPOB Names Fayose Honourary Governor of Biafra

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has named Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, as the honorary Governor of Biafra Republic. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday, where IPOB thanked Fayose for his solidarity towards Nnamdi Kanu.