Ekiti
Ekiti: Time to silence the guns (2)
Well, much as causation has been attributed to poverty, religious and ethnic extremism and others, it’s time the Federal Government revisited its security architecture and remodeled counter-measure strategies to yield fruitful results. The faithful Read more
Still on Fayemi and Ekiti politics
On July 29, 1966, Adekunle Fajuyi, a Lieutenant-Colonel, and Military Governor of Western Nigeria, staked his life, when some revenge-seeking counter-coupists came for the head of Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigeria’s military ruler. Aguiyi- Read more
Fayose confirms rigging tape
Nigeria's Ekiti State Governor - Ayodele Fayose who had earlier denied the existence of the Ekiti rigging tape, inadvertently confirms the tape does exist. Read more
Fayose, Ekiti and the Progressives
Shortly after he was sworn-in as governor last month, Fayose ordered the closure of a petrol station in Ado Ekiti giving a standard made-in-Nigeria excuse. That filing station belongs to one Adewale Omirin. Omirin also happens to be the Speaker of Read more
On the steady journey to plenty and prosperity - Fayose
The total glory of these unusual dynamics of history, which are too precise to be taken away from divinity, goes to the Almighty God, the Alpha and the Omega. Read more
Fayemi placed Ekiti on honourable footing - Wole Soyinka
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Woke Soyinka has said that outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has placed the State on an honourable footing by the various programmes and legacy projects he has put in place Read more
The peace of our land is non-negotiable - Kayode Fayemi
Outgoing Governor of Nigeria's Ekiti State - Dr Kayode Fayemi speaks about the attack of judicial officers in the State emphasising that the peace of the land is non-negotiable. Read more
Ekiti electoral tsunami
The June 21, 2014, governorship election in Ekiti State offers some useful lessons for students of politics. A lot has been said about why the incumbent governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, lost in the contest in spite of his sterling performance in office. Read more
Fayemi lost but Fayose did not win, who did?
The results of the Ekiti election are a cause of consolidated grief and reason to ask – when will the people stand up? Read more
Jonathan tells Fayose to see second tenure as God's mandate
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated the Governor-Elect of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on his victory in last weekend's governorship election in the state. Read more
Governor Fayemi deserves second term - Hon. Erinle
The legislator representing Ilejemeje Constituency in the Ekiti State House of Assembly - Hon. Segun Erinle has asserted that State Governor - John Kayode Fayemi has performed creditably well and therefore deserves a second term of four years. Read more
Ekiti Diaspora urges voters to choose a hopeful future
Ekiti voters have been urged to choose a hopeful future and reject a return to the gloomy past. The charge was made at a campaign rally in Ipole Iloro-Ekiti by Femi Awoniyi, the Convener of Ekiti Diaspora Europe (EDE) 2014. Read more
Ekiti indigenes in Europe endorse Fayemi
Ekiti indigenes living in Europe have endorsed the candidacy of Governor Kayode Fayemi for the forthcoming 21 June election in the State. Read more
'Niyi Adebayo takes the choicest contracts from Fayemi' - Opeyemi Bamidele
As the race for the governorship seat in Ekiti hots up, Labour Party aspirant - Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has criticised All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and former governor - Otunba Niyi Adebayo; saying the latter is only supporting APC Read more
Why Jonathan should beware of Ekiti
That the Presidency will take more than a passing interest in the coming governorship polls in Ekiti and Osun in view of the 2015 election is expected. However, to profit from the state elections President Goodluck Jonathan and his team have to make Read more
#Ekiti Decides - June 21 - The Candidates
Meet the Ekiti State Governorship candidates for the June 21 2014 elections. Read more
What happened between Poetry (Ewi) maestro - Emmanuel Kunle Ologundudu and Kayode Fayemi?
As the elections for the Ekiti State Governorship seat hots up, a question on the lips of sons and daughters of Ekiti is: What happened between Yoruba Poetry (Ewi) maestro - Emmanuel Kunle Ologundudu and the incumbent Governor - John Kayode Fayemi? Read more
What Fayemi proves in Ekiti
I was in Lagos, visiting from my base in Germany, on 15 October 2010 when the Federal Court of Appeal declared Dr Kayode Fayemi the lawfully elected governor of Ekiti State as a result of the re-run election of 25 April 2009. I was elated like the Read more
Developing smarter governance solutions for Ekiti State
Ekiti State is taking concrete steps towards injecting technology in all aspects of its ecosystem, thanks largely to my administration’s focus on “smart governance” principles and concepts. Read more
Ekiti immortalises late Deputy Governor
In fulfilment of the pledge by the Ekiti State Government to immortalise the late Deputy Governor of the State - Mrs Funmilayo Adunni Olayinka, who died last month, the State Governor - Dr Kayode Fayemi, has named one of the administration’s legacy Read more
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The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 600 (June 28 - July 11 2023)
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Survey confirms support is essential when adopting
The latest ‘YouCanAdopt’ campaign aims to encourage more people from Black and mixed heritage backgrounds to adopt and offers a variety of support to help adopters along their journey. A survey for the campaign found that almost 60% of Black parents Read more
Illegal organ trade is more sophisticated than one might think - who’s behind it and how it could be controlled
Every now and then the trade in human organs makes national, even international, news. In March 2023, a Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical middleman were found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot after they brought a man to the UK from Lagos Read more
Managing Priapism in young Sickle Cell patients
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Police officer jailed for sexual assault of colleague
A 26-year-old serving Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for sexually assaulting a colleague in December 2020. Read more
The Trumpet Newspaper Issue 599 (June 14 - 27 2023)
South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles - why they're unlikely to be returned. Convicted of killing step brother. Nigeria’s security situation has got worse: what Tinubu’s administration needs to do about it. Read more
South African diamonds adorn the crown of King Charles – why they’re unlikely to be returned
Opera singer Pretty Yende and Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor were not the only South African presence at the coronation of King Charles III. Also there were the stones cut from the Cullinan diamond, the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found. Read more
Jailed for kidnap and rape
A man has been sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment and two years' extended licence for the kidnap and rape of a vulnerable young woman. Read more
PDP chieftain condemns violence in court vicinity
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State – Comrade (Dr.) Niyi Osoba has condemned the alleged attack on Chief Segun Showunmi, a chieftain of the Party and some other members of the PDP, in the vicinity of the Isabo Magistrate Court, Read more
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Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid! Read more
Dr Titus Odedun speaks about his GAB Award
Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola interviews former Surgery tutor and examiner - Dr Titus Odedun on his recent Award from the Gathering of Africa's Best. Titus Odedun bagged a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award for outstanding contributions to the Read more
Why Nigeria must celebrate - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR speaks to Trumpet TV about the giant strides being taken at the Mission, efforts to combat corruption at the Mission, why Nigeria must celebrate, and more. Read more
You can't compare Nigeria with the UK - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR tells Trumpet TV that you can not compare Nigeria with the United Kingdom. Read more