Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has vowed not to politicise the mayhem and killing that disrupted the bye-election in Ekiti East State Constituency 1 on Saturday. Fayemi prayed against the reoccurrence of the gory incident in the state, saying his government would not tolerate violence and other manifestations of brigandage capable of stoking ember … Read more
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Sunday ordered the immediate relocation of a public primary school situated at Ikun Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of the state. Fayemi asked that the school be moved from its present location at the Ero river area to a safer site. Prof. Femi Akinwumi, Chairman of the Ekiti … Read more
Ex-governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State has joined others to condemn the violence and killings Ex-governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State has joined others to condemn the violence and killings that characterised the Ekiti East Constituency 1 bye-election in Ekiti held on Saturday. Oni, in a message in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, described the development as … Read more
The Policewoman grisly murdered during the Ekiti east constituency bye-election on Saturday was guarding a ballot box, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator, Abiodun Olujimi, has said. Recall that violence broke out after thugs disrupted the election during which sporadic gunshots fired led to the death of three. Olujimi, senator representing Ekiti south, also accused the … Read more
The suspension of the by-election was announced by the electoral commission following the violence that occurred while the election was ongoing, leaving three people, including a policewoman, dead as earlier reported by EKOHOTBLOG. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has indefinitely suspended the Ekiti State bye-election in Ekiti State. The suspension of the by-election was … Read more
The By-election for a vacant seat in the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Saturday, has turned violent and nearly claimed the life of a sitting senator. Some impeccable sources disclosed that three people including a police officer were killed by the thugs while five people are said to be injured and receiving treatment at … Read more
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Ekiti State Government have come to an agreement that drug-free certificates should be a condition for the solemnisation of marriages in the state. The duo also agreed to collaborate with stakeholders on how to tackle the scourge of drug abuse. These were some of the highlights in … Read more
A Bill to establish a Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State, has scaled second reading in Senate on Tuesday. The Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State and for matters connected therewith, … Read more
The Ekiti government has pledged to assist victims of rainstorm that displaced about 1,000 residents and fire incident that ravaged about 20 hectares of cocoa and kolanut plantations in the state. The Chairman, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), retired Capt. Sunday Adebomi, said this on Sunday after a visit to Erinmope Ekiti and Isan Ekiti, … Read more
At least one person was killed after gunmen attacked travellers in Ekiti, the state police command has said. Sunday Abutu, spokesman of the Police Command in Ekiti, said the incident happened between Ikere-Ekiti and Iju, a boundary town in Ondo state. Abutu, in a statement on Saturday evening, disclosed that the location of other passengers … Read more
Ekiti State Government has apprehended nine children of school age at the Okesa and Bisi markets in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Eko Hot Blog gathered that while some were running errands, others were found trading during school hours. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Alhaja Maryam Ogunlade, described sending children on errands or … Read more
The speaker said the state lawmakers are solidly supporting the 2023 presidential ambition of the governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi He made the statement while receiving a group under the aegis of ‘Our Belief Project’ led by its Coordinator, Chief Adewunmi Abejide. Ekiti State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, has … Read more
Ekiti State government says it has received doses of COVID-19 vaccines. A statement issued on the official Twitter handle of the state government made this known. The statement has it that the Governor, Kayode Fayemi, and his deputy, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, would be leading the rest of the state in receiving their vaccine. “Ekiti State … Read more
Ekiti State Government has begun the construction of fences in public schools as part of proactive ways to forestall the abduction of students. Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said made this known on Tuesday in a statewide radio and television programme tagged ‘Media chat.’ He said, “the Government of Ekiti State, in efforts to boost security, … Read more
Governor of Ekiti State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mentioned the importance of compassion among political leaders in the country. He stated in this his speech during a live broadcast tagged ‘The Fierce Urgency of Now: Tactics and Strategies to Pull Nigeria from the Brink,’ on Friday. He said, … Read more
In its quest to retain and sustain existing business activities as well as encourage new business startups among its diaspora indigenes in Ekiti State, the government’s Office of Diaspora Affairs has launched a new product it calls “Ekiti Diaspora Business Register.” EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the Senior Special Assistant (Diaspora Affairs) to Ekiti State … Read more
Olawale Fapohunda, Ekiti state attorney-general and commissioner for justice, has sued Adamu Mohammed, inspector-general of police, over the dismissal of a pregnant policewoman. Recall that Olajide Omolola, an unmarried female police corporal attached to Iye-Ekiti station, was sacked for getting pregnant out of wedlock. Babatunde Mobayo, the state commissioner of police, had defended the police … Read more
Unidentified gunmen have through an attack snatched N20m from some accountants attached to the Cabinet Department of the Ekiti State Governor’s Office. The attackers reportedly ambushed the officials who were returning from a bank at Government Secretariat Road, Ado-Ekiti, where they withdrew the money on Wednesday. An eyewitness, who craved anonymity, said the gunmen shot … Read more
The Ekiti state government says it has cancelled using public funds to sponsor pilgrims to Mecca and Jerusalem. Bisi Egbeyemi, the deputy governor, disclosed this when he hosted members of the state Muslim pilgrims Welfare Board on Tuesday. The move is in line with the federal government’s decision to end sponsorship of pilgrims, hence saving … Read more
Ekiti State Government has said that the reports making rounds that herdsmen fleeing Ondo State are relocating to Ekiti forests following the 7-day ultimatum issued by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu are untrue. The State Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Hon Akin Omole made this known in a statement on Wednesday, January 27th. He described the … Read more