The Court of Appeal sitting in Ekiti has reserved the judgment of the appeal suit filed by the Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs Senator Dayo Adeyeye, challenging the verdict of the election petitions tribunal which nullified his victory in the senatorial election. Justice Uzor-Amaka Anyanwu, the presiding judge noted that a fixed … Read more
Ekiti State governor, Governor Kayode Fayemi has announced that starting from October, the state will pay workers the N30, 000 minimum wage. Fayemi made this known while speaking at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in the capital of Ado Ekiti during the 2019 celebration of the Teachers’ Day. He said the decision to implement the new … Read more
– APC suspended Local Government primaries in two local Government areas – There would be breakdown of law and order. And it was on this basis we decided to postpone the election – The indefinite postponement has created fear and re-awakened the suspicion of some aspirants who alleged the party leadership of plotting to impose … Read more
-Armed robbers attack Wema Bank in Ise Ekiti, Ise/Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State -The robbers were said to have shot sporadically into the air to scare away residents, including customers as well as bank officials -The robbers broke the security door with an explosive material, precisely dynamite Some armed robbers on Thursday attacked … Read more
A 39-yr-old lady, Mercy Momoh, has been arrested by the operatives of Ekiti Police Command for allegedly stealing a two-month-old baby in Ado-Ekiti. Momoh, who hailed from Edo State, was arrested on Saturday at her residence located at Odo-Aremu area, along old governor’s office in the state capital. The baby was stolen from his mother, … Read more
– A young man suspected to be an Internet fraudster ran mad in full public glare in Ekiti state – The man was said to have stripped himself naked completely and was making strange statements nobody could understand – Reports claimed that at intervals, the young man would kneel down and stand up singing some … Read more
– There was pandemonium in Odo-Ayedun Ekiti as a 45-year-old mother and her two children died after consuming suspected poisonous yam flour in Ekiti state – A source, who craved anonymity, said two dogs, which reportedly ate crumbs of the food, were also found dead in the apartment – Lawmaker representing Ikole constituency II at the … Read more
– Governor of Ekiti state,Kayode Fayemi said that Civil servants are owed N57billion – Fayemi claimed that the trend was caused by irregular payments of salaries and pensions by the former administration of Ayodele Fayose – He said his administration is trying to clear the backlogs The Governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi has … Read more
– Federal High Court in Lagos will on Oct. 21 resume trial of former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose – Fayose is being prosecuted by the EFCC over N6.9billion fraud and money laundering charges – He was also alleged to have used the sum of N200 million, to acquire a property in Abuja The … Read more
– Gov. Kayode Fayemi has again reacted to death of two students of FUOYE during protest – Fayemi called on the state police commissioner, Amba Asuquo, to expose those behind the killing – According to him, the state government would compensensate families of the dead as well as foot the bills of those injured Gov. Kayode … Read more
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday announced that the World Bank would soon embark on some legacy projects across the state worth about 500 million dollars. The Governor stated this in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, while presenting cheques worth N180 million to 19 benefiting communities under the state’s self-help community development programme. … Read more
The crisis pummeling the Ekiti chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, worsened on Sunday as the party in Oye local government area suspended a former lawmaker, Hon. Samuel Omotoso from the party. He was suspended from the party for alleged anti-party activities. Omotoso, a close ally of former Governor Ayodele Fayose, is a medical … Read more
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on Tuesday remanded a man, Basiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for allegedly raping his 17-year-old teenage daughter. Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde, after listening to the argument of the parties in the matter, ordered the suspect be remanded in prison. The judge adjourned the matter till October 2, 2019 for … Read more
The Ekiti State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it has arrested a herdsman for allegedly beheading a lady believed to be his girlfriend in Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Caleb Ikechukwu who confirmed the killing, said investigations into the incident had commenced. … Read more
The police in Ekiti State have apprehended four suspects in connection with alleged murders, cult activities, illegal possession of drugs and acts capable of causing a breach of public peace. Police Commissioner, Mr Asuquo Amba, said in Ado Ekiti on Monday that the suspects were arrested in different locations in Ado Ekiti, the state … Read more
Hon. Funniniyi Afuye, a former commissioner for Information in Ekiti state also representing Ikere constituency, has on Thursday, emerged the Speaker of the 6th assembly in Ekiti State. He was a member of the assembly between 2007 and 2011 under the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Afuye was the Former Leader of Government Business … Read more