Tag: Ado-Ekiti
Voters turnout en masse for Ekiti election, as accreditation begins
Ekiti voters turned out en masse on Saturday for accreditation as the state’s governorship election got under way amidst tight…
#EkitiDecides result will be announced in Ado-Ekiti – REC
The result of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti will be announced in Ado-Ekiti and not Abuja, the Resident Electoral Commissioner…
PDP’s Show Of Shame At Ado Ekiti
By Dimeji Daniels The Vice President Namadi Sambo again goofed on Saturday at Ado Ekiti as his outburst showed that…
Police blame Gov. Fayemi, APC for rally violence
The Police Command in Ekiti State, on Sunday denied claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that its men were…
Gov. Fayemi, Senator Ojudu attacked by police in Ado-Ekiti
Men of the Ekiti State Police Command, led by the state Commander of the Mobile Police Unit, Gabriel Selekere, on…
APC leaders rally for Fayemi
Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) across the nation on Wednesday converged on Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, to drum…
I still miss my late deputy – Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said that the vacuum left by his late deputy, Funmilayo Olayinka, had remained…
Man abandons wife after triplets born
A Nigerian bricklayer, Mr Adewale Omole has abandoned his wife in the hospital after he heard that she was expecting…
PDP Drops 20 Gov Aspirants
The PDP in Ekiti State on Tuesday announced that it had dropped 20 of its governorship aspirants. Twenty-nine aspirants were…
Fayose wants court to strike out EFCC charge
Former governor of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose on Wednesday urged the Federal High Court in Ado…
Babalola, Oshiomhole, others campaign for Fayemi
Activities marking the third anniversary of Governor Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti on Wednesday witnessed some…
Erelu Fayemi celebrates with books
GBENRO ADESINA/ADO-EKITI Notable people in and outside Nigeria today gathered at Ado-Ekiti, capital of Ekiti State to shower encomiums on…
Ekiti state declares 26 April holiday for Olayinka
The government of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti has declared April 26 as work-free day in honour of the…
Fayemi explains cabinet dissolution
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State in Western Nigeria on Thursday explained that he sacked his cabinet because some members…
Nigerian pastor charged with bigamy
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded Pastor Julius Bamidele (38), in prison custody for allegedly contracting an unlawful marriage…
Akinyemi Named DG Of Ekiti State Communication Bureau
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has appointed Mr Kayode Akinyemi as the Director General of the newly-created Bureau of Strategic…
17 Indian hemp growers convicted
A Nigerian Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced 17 men to two years’ imprisonment each for attempting to plant…
Heavy Rain Devastates Ado-Ekiti
A rain storm in the early hours of Monday caused havoc in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The downpour blew…
Stray bullet hits man in anti-drug raid
A passenger was shot on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti as NDLEA operatives raided a motor park at Ajilosun area of the…
Workers lock out poly rector
Members of two staff unions of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, in western Nigeria have begun an industrial action over…
Glo Fun Train Storms Ilorin, Ado-Ekiti
It was a weekend filled with fun and blitz as Globacom treated the residents of Ilorin and Ado-Ekiti, capital cities…
3 Poly Students Perish In Auto Crash
Three students of the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti have died and five others critically injured in a ghastly road accident along…
5 Arrested With Guns In Ekiti
Five youths have been arrested with guns in Ekiti Southwest Nigeria. Sources told P.M.NEWS that they were nabbed by the…
Two Fraudsters Remanded In Prison
Two suspected fraudsters, Aladetoyinbo Augustine Ayodeji, 35 and Obayemi Idowu Samuel, based in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, have been…
West/Central Africa Qualifiers: Players Fight For Shirts
As preparations for the West/Central Africa Junior Championship Qualifiers in Ghana gather momentum, the country’s players in Ado Ekiti camp…