Tag: Ekiti State
Tough time awaits criminals in Ekiti – Police CP
The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti, Mr Amba Asuquo, on Wednesday said tough times awaits criminals in the state and…
Former Ekiti governor Segun Oni suspended indefinitely by APC
Adesina Michael Former Ekiti state governor, Segun Oni, has been suspended indefinitely by the All Progressives Congress. Oni’s suspension was…
8 Perm Secs quit Ekiti public service
Ekiti State Government on Thursday announced the retirement of eight Permanent Secretaries from the state public service. A statement by…
Fayemi to focus on people-oriented policies – Campaign DG
Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, the Director-General, Kayode Fayemi Governorship Campaign Organisation, said on Thursday that the governor-elect would implement people-oriented policies…
Local government workers begin indefinite strike in Ekiti
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Ekiti will begin an indefinite strike on Friday. The union said…
I’m not finished with Ekiti yet – Kayode Fayemi
DR. JOHN OLUKAYODE FAYEMI, a former Governor of Ekiti State and a native of Isan-Ekiti in Oye Local Government of…
Buhari challenges APC Caucus to deliver Ekiti back to progressive states
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged South West caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring back Ekiti into the…
Ekiti Govt. urged to install CCTV cameras on major roads
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has called on the Ekiti government to install CCTV Cameras in major areas of…
APC aspirants call for free, fair primary elections in Ekiti
Aspirants for governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti, on Thursday appealed to the…
Guber Race: How I Will Fix Ekiti State Economy – Segun Adewale
The candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) has described himself as the best man to fix Ekiti State and…
Ekiti State Govt. launches Water Regulatory Unit
Ekiti State Government has established Water Regulatory Unit in the state as part of initiatives to ensure efficient and sustainable…
PDP defeat assured with my candidature – Ojudu
Sen. Babafemi Ojudu says his choice as the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the Ekiti governorship election, will…
Herdsmen attacks: Fayose calls for peace in meeting with stakeholders
Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti said there would be no unlawful killing in the state under…
Fayemi banned from holding public office for 10 years
The Ekiti State Government has banned Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development from holding political office…
Oni will rescue Ekiti from over-dependence on Federal Allocation – DG Campaign Organisation
Mr Segun Oni, one of the APC governorship aspirants for the 2018 election in Ekiti will wean the state from…
Photo News: Governor El-Rufai in Ekiti State
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Saturday visited Ifaki-Ekiti for the funeral of Mama Comfort Modupe Adetunmbi, mother of…
State disburses vehicle/housing loans to 751 teachers
The Ekiti State Government on Tuesday announced the release of N190 million as vehicle and housing loans to 751 teaching…
DIG: Ekiti has lowest crime rate in Nigeria
The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Southwest Zone, Mr Foluso Adebanjo, has rated Ekiti as having…
State Govt. immunises 579,540 children against polio
More than 579,540 children under the age of five were immunised against polio in Ekiti during the just concluded first…
Rainstorms wreak havoc in Ekiti
Many towns in Ekiti were thrown into darkness while scores of houses were damaged by rainstorm at the weekend following…
Rainstorm renders many homeless in Ekiti
No fewer than 100 residential buildings were on Saturday destroyed in some towns in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti…
Cement truck kills 3 on motorcycles in Ekiti
No fewer than three persons were on Saturday killed as a truck, belonging to a major Cement Company crushed two…
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Armed robbers kill bank manager, 3 others in Ekiti
A manager with Heritage Bank, a cashier and two other persons were killed on Friday in a robbery incident in…
Breaking: Ekiti INEC Secretary kidnapped
Unidentified gunmen, on Thursday evening, kidnapped Dr Muslim Omoleke, the Administrative Secretary of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in…
I am fulfilled, seeing Ekiti State function- Fasuan
The Chairman Committee for the Creation of Ekiti State in 1996, Chief Oladeji Fasuan, on Friday declared that he was…
Ekiti SWAN to hold anti-hooliganism forum
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ekiti Chapter, on Tuesday said it would hold an anti-hooliganism forum for football…
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4 World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam
Four World Bank officials had reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti State.…
4 World Bank officials drown in Ekiti dam
Four World Bank officials had been reportedly drowned at Egbe Dam in Egbe Ekiti, Gbonyin Local Government Area of Ekiti…
90-year old man kidnapped in Ekiti
A nonagenarian, Pa Ajagunna Adalumo, has been kidnapped in his home at Oke-Ijebu in Ikole Ekiti, a family member, Bimbo…
Fayose’s Growing Psychosis
By Philip Agbese Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose has finally surpassed himself in the act of throwing pointless tantrums. His…