UNFINISHED GREATNESS: Towards A More Perfect Union In Nigeria: An Alternative Viewpoint By Femi Odere

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

Drunk Policemen Allegedly Shoot One Dead In Ekiti Hotel

Police Arrest Three For Allegedly Beating 23-Year-Old Man To Death

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

Ekiti Govt. Sacks Sports Council Chairman

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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

Policeman Killed During Protest In Ekiti

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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

FG Empowers 80 Ekiti Women Agri-Preneurs With N1.6m Grant

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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

Fayemi Lifts Curfew In Ekiti

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

Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Delta, Edo, Abia, Plateau Get Panels On SARS Abuses

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

Gunmen Storm Oil Factory In Ekiti, Kill One, Abduct Ex US Soldier

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 Warns Job Seekers Against Scammers

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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

Ekiti Govt Paying Lip Service To Healthcare Delivery, Say Striking Doctors

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

Heavy Flood May Engulf Ondo, Osun, Ekiti This year, Says NEMA

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

Court Dissolves 11-Yr-Old Marriage In Ekiti

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, Appoints Balaraba Ibrahim As New Special Assistant

‏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

How Amotekun Will Tackle Crime In Ekiti–Commandant

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