Nigeria Vs Bosnia Herzegovina

Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, arrived Cuiaba, Central Brazil, venue of their next group encounter against Bosnia Herzegovina on Thursday afternoon, for the game scheduled for Saturday evening in the city.

EKITI 2014 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION, #EKITIDECIDES – LIVE UPDATES

The Ekiti State governorship election holds today June 21. The election will be conducted in the 16 local government areas of the state. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, 18 political parties are fielding candidates in the election.
Analysts say the election is basically between the candidates of three parties – the incumbent governor,

Happy Birthday

In celebrating an ICON in the making. We celebrate a great day (today) which mark the day a great lady, adorable, ambitious, an epidemic of knowledge and full of great idea.

We at Ekitiicon magazine say happy birth day to you.

May you leave long to make more impact on this generation.

We love you.

Ekiti Formal Deputy Governor

Mrs Funmi Olayinka was born into Famuagun family of Ado-Ekiti on June 20, 1960. She attended Holy Trinity Grammar School Ibadan and Olivet Baptist High School Oyo for her Higher School Certificate (HSC). She was a product of Central University, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA where she obtained B.Sc degree in

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Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, Nigeria

Wife of the Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria & co-founder of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF):
H.E. Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi is a renowned feminist. With an academic background in History, Cultural Anthropology and Gender studies, she has acquired professional experience as a social change philanthropist, social entrepreneur, journalist, facilitator, trainer, and organizational development specialist. Her Excellency is also one of founders of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF). Prior to her work with AWDF, H.E. was the Director of Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA), coordinating programs for the development of women’s leadership skills and supports women’s grassroots organizations.
As director of AMwA she initiated the African Women’s Leadership Institute, an amazingly powerful leadership-training program for women’s groups in Africa and Europe. H.E Bisi is currently the founder of the Ekiti Development Foundation (EDF). In 2011, Women Deliver named H.E Bisi one of 100 most inspiring people delivering for women and girls. Similarly, in 2011, H.E. sponsored the Gender Based Violence Prohibition Bill, which was passed into law. With the passage of the bill, Ekiti becomes the first state in Nigeria to have such a law.

ADEYEYE COUNSELS INEC ON TRANSPARENCY

The ministerial nominee from Ekiti State, Adedayo Adeyeye, has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Atahiru Jega, to monitor closely the electoral officers assigned with the responsibility of conducting the June 21 governorship election in the state, saying, “there are insinuations that most of the electoral officers posted by INEC to Ekiti have been compromised by the All Progressives Congress (APC).”

IGP REPLACES EKITI CP, DEPLOYS AIG, FIVE OTHER CPS

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, has deployed an Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Bala M Nasarawa, to supervise security arrangements in the Ekiti governorship election.

He has, however, stepped down the Ekiti police commissioner and replaces him with CP Ikechukwu Aduba, who will function as CP in charge of Ekiti State for the period of the election.

This is part of measures aimed at ensuring proper coordination of security operations and also to ensure that the election is hitch-free devoid of electoral fraud.

BAMIDELE ENDS CAMPAIGN WITH ROAD SHOW

The House of Representatives member and Labour Party (LP)’s governorship candidate in Saturday’s election, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, has rounded off his campaign activities with a road show around the state capital, Ado Ekiti with an assurance to emerge as a winner.

Bamidele, who toured all major streets in the state capital in a long motorcade, also used the opportunity to debunk rumour about his purported withdrawal from the race.



Bamidele, who first addressed his teeming supporters at his Iyin-Ekiti country home, also reassured residents of Ado Ekiti that he is the best candidate in the race.