By Femi Odere On Saturday, October 31, 2020, the governor of Ekiti State and Chairman, Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) Dr. John Kayode Fayemi delivered a speech in Kaduna on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Centre for Historical Documentation and Research, otherwise known as “Arewa House.” This speech was titled “UNFINISHED GREATNESS: Towards … Read more
Two drunk police officers on Saturday night shot a yet-to-be identified man dead in Ado-Ekiti. The incident occurred around 9:45pm at a hotel located along Ado-Ikere road while the victim was having a good time his friends. It learnt all was well in the hotel until the police officers who had escorted a retired Assistant … Read more
A policeman paid the supreme price on Saturday after he was shot dead by colleague during a protest. Trouble began when the protest, which was organised by youth inside a police station in Ekiti state on Friday, turned violent. The angry youth reportedly stormed Ado central police divisional headquarters in the state capital to protest … Read more
Sack The Ekiti government has terminated the appointment of Mr Isaac Ayodele as the Chairman of the state Sports Council with immediate effect. This was contained in a letter exclusively obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti. Read Also: Policeman Killed During Protest In Ekiti The letter, dated Nov.19, was … Read more
A policeman was reportedly shot dead on Friday in a bloody fracas that erupted between the policemen attached to the Area Command in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The deceased police officer got trapped in the melee when some protesters were being chased out within the premises of the station. An eyewitness told journalists in Ado … Read more
Grant No fewer than 80 women agri-preneurs in Ekiti have benefited from a N1.6 million grant provided under the Federal Government’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise’s grant, as part of its vision of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. Dr. Umar Radda, Director General, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria, (SMEDAN), restated … Read more
Ekiti wins overall 1st position at INAC Craft Expo Ekiti, the land of honour and dignity state, has won the overall first position at the just-ended 13th International Arts and Craft Exhibition in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the state also came first having had the best decorated pavilion during the exhibition … Read more
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state in the wake of the unrest that trailed the #EndSARS protests which led to looting and destruction of Properties. The governor also lifted all restrictions earlier imposed on worship centres in the state. These development contained in a statement on Saturday titled, … Read more
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi has asked civil servants in the state to resume back to work. The government had on March 23, 2020 directed all civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below to work from home as part of efforts to curtail the spread of Covid-19. But in a statement … Read more
The Ekiti state government on Tuesday imposed a 24-hour curfew across the state becoming the third state, after Edo and Lagos, to take such action. The state government announced the development in a statement by Biodun Oyebanji, the secretary to the state government. He said the #EndSARS protest, which started as a peaceful protest against … Read more
October 20, 2020. Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Abia, Delta, Edo and Plateau states on Monday inaugurated panels to probe cases of human rights abuses against the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ekohotblog learnt. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, while inaugurating the panel, appealed to youths protesting police brutality to vacate Lagos roads and … Read more
Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has reacted to his purported suspension by the a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Fayemi said the alleged suspension smacks of ‘criminal investigation’ as those involved do not have the power to take such decision because they are not members of the party’s executive in … Read more
At least one person was killed on Tuesday when gunmen attacked a factory located at Ijan-Ekiti, Ekiti state. The gunmen, who were seven in number, also abducted a retired US major general, Jide Ijadare. Confirming the incident, Sunday Abutu, the police public relations officer in Ekiti, said that Ijadare was abducted alongside another yet-to-be-identified person. … Read more
Ekiti Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (EKRAAMP) has warned job seekers against a fake recruitment outfit asking them to pay N15,000. EKRAAMP said the purported recruitment was a scam aimed at defrauding the unsuspecting job seekers. Read Also: Human Trafficking Kingpin Arrested In Katsina Mr O’Seun Ogunsakin, the project’s Development Communication Specialist of the … Read more
Wife of Ekiti Governor, Mrs Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi, has promised that the state government would continue to partner and cooperate with the media in the discharge of their duties for the benefit of the society. The governor’s wife said this in Ado-Ekiti on Friday during the official inauguration of Fresh 106.9 FM, a private radio station … Read more
The National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) in Ekiti has said that the state government was paying lip service to healthcare delivery in the state. The association made the assertion in a statement jointly signed by Dr Kolawole Adeniyi and Dr Toyese Adeleye, its Chairman and Secretary, respectively. Read Also: Akeredolu’s … Read more
The National Emergency Management Agency has announced that flood may engulf about 28 states in the country due to impending heavy rainfall. The Federal Government agency also said about 102 local government areas might be at risk of the same menace. The alert came following the warnings from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency on the weather … 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
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has appointed unmarried woman, Balaraba Ibrahim, as his Special Assistant on Women Affairs. Mohammed Sabi’u Baba, Secretary to the State Government, made this known in a letter to Ibrahim on 4th Of August, 2020. The letter reads in part, “I am pleased to convey the approval of His Excellency, … Read more
The Corps Commandant of Amotekun in Ekiti, retired Brig.-General Joe Komolafe, says ancient and modern security techniques would be deployed to tackle crime in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Amotekun is the security outfit initiated by the six states in the South West Zone to tackle crime in the region. … Read more