Tag: Ekiti state

Police Arrest Housewife For Staging Own kidnap in Ekiti

The Ekiti police operatives have arrested a housewife for staging her own kidnap. Sunday Abutu, spokesman of the Ekiti police command, announced the arrest in a statement issued on Tuesday.…

Ekiti: I Won’t Renege on My Promises To Workers – Governor-Elect, Oyebanji

Ekiti state Governor-elect, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji has reassured people of the state he will fulfil all promises made to the workers when he assumes office. The governor-elect gave the assurance…

Ekiti 2022: ‘Resign Before December 18,’ Fayemi Orders Appointees

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has ordered political appointees willing to contest in the forthcoming governoship elections in the state to resign before December 18. The governor's directive formed…

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New Ekiti Governor, Oyebanji Freezes State Accounts

The new governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, says he has frozen state officials' bank accounts. This follows his inauguration which was greeted by the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate,…

Fayemi Gives Physically-Challenged Woman Money For Wheelchair

Governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday, presented a cash gift of N150,000 to a physically-challenged woman, Mrs Bolanle Daniel, to purchase a wheelchair to ease her movement. The…

Tinubu, Akande Must Intervene in Ekiti APC Zoning Crisis – Group

A group, the Ekiti South APC Mandate, has appealed to the All Progressive Congress national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the party’s first interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, to…

3 Pastors, 1 Other Die in Ekiti Auto Crash

About three pastors and one other person have reportedly died in an auto crash along Otun Ekiti –Iro Ekiti Road in the Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State. A…

Resign if You Can’t Work in Rural Areas, Ekiti Government Tells Teachers

Ekiti State Government, has declared it would henceforth ask public primary school teachers who refuse postings to rural areas to tender their resignation. The Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Chairman,…

2022: Why I Dropped My Governorship Ambition – Ojudu

Special Adviser on Political Matters to the President, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has said he decided to sacrifice his governorship ambition and maintain neutrality in 2022 to afford him the opportunity…

NDLEA Destroys 16 Hectares Cannabis Farm in Ekiti

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed a 16-hectare cannabis farm in Ekiti State. The operation, the NDLEA said, took place between 11 and 13 September in the…