No Ambition Is Worth Ekiti People’s Blood Oyebanji Puts Security on Alert Ekiti State Faces Threats Ahead of Election Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has placed security agencies on high alert following a recent wave of political violence. Eko Hot Blog reports that in a statewide broadcast, the governor expressed alarm that a few desperate … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Rotarian Bola Olu-Ojo, has reportedly died. Reports made available to journalists on Thursday morning said the politician passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. “With the total submission to the Almighty, we announce the passing away of our … Read more
The Ekiti State Government has publicly shamed the seventh convicted sex offender under its name and shame initiative. The sex offender, whose details were pasted in public places and included in the sex offenders’ register, is a 51-year-old man, Ajayi Peter. Peter was sentenced to life imprisonment by the High Court of Ado Ekiti for … Read more
The Corps Commander, Ekiti State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, Brig. Gen Joe Komolafe (retd.), said on Monday that the security outfit had arrested a suspected kidnapper, who was dressed in military uniform. Komolafe said the 23-year-old suspect was arrested at Ifaki Ekiti in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of the state during a … Read more
Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has alleged a plan by bandits to attack the state. This was revealed by the state commissioner of police, Mr Tunde Mobayo, in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, October 1 through the state force’s public relation officer, Sunday Abutu. According to Mobayo, there is … Read more
The Corps Commander, Ekiti State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, Brig. Gen Joe Komolafe, said on Wednesday that training for successful candidates for the outfit would begin on Sunday. Komolafe said the 325 successful candidates shortlisted out of the 3,261 applicants invited for the just concluded screening would participate in the three-week training … Read more
LIGHTNING last Saturday evening killed 15 cows at Ikogosi in Ekiti West Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The Asaoye of Ikogosi-Ekiti, Chief Ayo Ademilua, described the incident as a natural occurrence, which he said was strange in the town. Narrating the incident to reporters via phone on Sunday, Ademilua said the incident occurred at … Read more
A Customary Court in the Mapo area of Ibadan on Thursday dissolved a 21-year-old union between a painter, Ojo Ayeni, and his wife, Sade, over her refusal to cook food for her family for two years. Earlier, Ayeni, alleged that wife stopped cooking for him and his three children in 2018. Delivering judgment, Odunade, dissolved … Read more
The new permanent secretaries as Mr Samson Tayo Olauyi, Olugbenga Omoniyi Odesanmi, Dr Michael Ayodele Ibikunle and Mrs Titilayo Olariike Olayinka. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of four permanent secretaries in the state civil service. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,Yinka Oyebode, made the disclosure in a statement … Read more
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced a 20-year-old lady, Mary Idris, and her collaborator, Victor Olawusi, 18, to two weeks community service for faking a kidnap. The court also ordered the convicts to undergo two weeks counselling for the offence. Mary, who travelled from Ado Ekiti from Akure, … Read more
A customary court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has dissolved the 11-year-old marriage between Mr Adebayo Oluwafemi and his wife, Funmilayo. Oluwafemi, 40, had dragged Funmilayo to court for dissolution of the marriage on the grounds of threat to life, lack of care by the wife and constant quarrels. The marriage is blessed … Read more