Femi Fani-Kayode Archives - Page 2 of 3

Mar

30

2023

INEC Chair, Yakubu, Wike, MC Oluomo, FFK, Hundred others, make US Visa ban list (See Details)

News, Politics2023, Crime, Femi Fani-Kayode, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu, MC Oluomo, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nyesom Wike, Politics

Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has made the list of Nigerians to be banned from getting United States of America visas following his infamous role in the just concluded general elections. The list, which was exclusively obtained by News Band Newspaper, has Governor Nysom Wike of Rivers State and his ally, former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, boldly captured on it over their criminal involvement during the elections. Also on the long list is the spokesman of the president-elect, Bayo Onanuga, Femi-Kayode, MC Oluomo, chairman of Lagos State Motor Park Management, who,…

Mar

26

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

UK govt slams Fani-Kayode over comments, reveals 10 people on visa ban watchlist

News, Politics2023, America, Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria, Politics

The United Kingdom has hit out at a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, over controversial comments made during the electoral season. In an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Sunday, the British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, faulted the APC presidential campaign council’s director of new media, for making derogatory remarks. Last month, Fani-Kayode was invited for questioning by the Department of State Services (DSS), for claiming that the presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, had a meeting with army generals before the elections. “Yes, let’s be specific, there…

Mar

18

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Lagos won’t fall for usurpers, demons, Sanwo-Olu will be reelected – Fani-Kayode

Opinion, Politics2023, Femi Fani-Kayode, Lagos, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

As the people of Lagos State file out to decide their governor, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the state will not fall into the hands of terrorists and those who worship demons. Fani-Kayode made the remark while noting that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State shall be reelected. Describing Sanwo-Olu as a child of light, Fani-Kayode said Lagos would not fall into the hands of those making blood sacrifices to idols. A tweet by Fani-Kayode reads: “In the name of God the great, the El Shaddai, the El Lyon, the Adonai, the Elohim,…

Dec

09

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Fani-Kayode accuses Peter Obi, Atiku’s spokesperson of denigrating Tinubu

Opinion, Politics2023, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Femi Fani-Kayode, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peter Obi, Politics

A former minister of aviation and member of the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode said the spokespersons of Peter Obi, and Abubakar Atiku’s presidential campaigns were guilty of denigrating Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Fani-Kayode stated this in a series of tweets via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. His words, “A few days earlier I heard another Obi spokesman on yet another Channels Television programme referring to him as “Nebuchadnezzar”, “a monkey” and “Satan.” “The thing that appalled me the most was that in both interviews the moderators allowed him to keep making the point and mocking…

Oct

19

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Atiku’s camp nocks Fani-Kayode over ill health claims, says he’s a drug user

Health, Lifestyle, Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been criticized for alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, collapsed and was flown to Paris for medical attention. Fani-Kayode, who made this known on his Twitter page, said the incident occurred after Atiku arrived in Abuja from his rally in Kaduna State. But, Atiku’s spokesman, Paul Ibe, said his principal was in Paris for a business meeting. However, Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, described Fani-Kayode as a drug user who should be ignored. Shaibu said: “When a habitual drug user speaks,…