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Abandoned Baby Found At Ekiti Govt House Gate
An official of the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Ekiti State Command, found an abandoned baby girl at the entrance of the Government House in the Fajuyi area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.Eyewitnesses, who preferred to remain anonymous, claimed that the baby must have been abandoned by an u... -
Body Of Dead Man Found Floating On A River In Ekiti Prompts Fear And Action
Residents of Ureje, a suburb nestled within the bustling Ado Ekiti metropolis of Ekiti State, found themselves enveloped in fear yesterday as news of a disturbing discovery spread like wildfire.Awakening to the sight of a lifeless body, suspected to be that of a motorcyclist, submerged in the water... -
BREAKING: Ekiti APC Chairman, Paul Omotosho Reportedly Dead
Ekiti State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Paul Omotosho is dead.Omotosho died in the early hours of Wednesday after a brief illness.It was gathered from close sources that the Imesi-Ekiti born politician actively participated in a series of political meetings on Monday.He was said... -
Court Remands Alleged Killer Of Ekiti Monarchs In Prison
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Tuesday, ordered one of the alleged killers of two traditional rulers in Ekiti state, Bubuga Lede, 25, to be remanded at the Correctional Custodial Centre in Ado-Ekiti for 30 days.This followed his arraignment by the Ekiti State police command for alleged... -
Customer In Shock After Finding 'Kpomo, Beans' Others Inside Parfait She Bought In Ekiti State
A disappointed customer has shared the content of the parfait they bought in Ekiti State.The customer, who was expecting their yoghurt to be garnished with fruits and nuts as is customary, got beans, kpomo, cucumber, and other toppings that have no reason to be added to a parfait. “When you buy p... -
Two Women Arrested For Selling 3-Months Old Baby For N2m in Ekiti
Acting on information from informants, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), in collaboration with the Ekiti State Liaison Office in Ilupeju-Ekiti, apprehended two individuals suspected to be engaged in the illicit trade of a baby.Speaking with our corresponden... -
Hardship: 'You Can’t Perform Magic, Stop Praising Buhari' – Ex Ekiti Gov. Fayose Tells Tinubu
Former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has placed blame on former President Muhammadu Buhari for Nigeria's current economic challenges. In a statement directed at President Bola Tinubu, Fayose urged him to refrain from praising Buhari, emphasizing that the former president left behind a... -
Two Men Remanded Over Alleged Murder Of Commercial S3x Worker In Ekiti
The Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded two men, Saviour Daniel, 25, and David Isaiah, 25, in a correctional facility over the alleged murder of a commercial sex worker. The defendants, whose addresses were unknown, are facing charges of murder and conspiracy.According to the prosecut... -
NSCDC Arrests Twelve Suspects For Various Crimes In Ekiti
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Ekiti State Command has made significant strides in combating crime within the state. Twelve individuals have been apprehended for various offenses, including armed robbery, illicit drug usage and peddling, housebreaking, stealing, conspiracy, an... -
Hon. Opeyemi Falegan Gives Free JAMB Registration to Ekiti Youths Amidst Economic Hardship
The founder of Opeyemi David Falegan Foundation ODF, Hon. Opeyemi David Falegan, has distributed 5,200 free Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, forms to candidates from all local government areas across Ekiti.Falegan described the gesture as his education support programme to support p... -
One Shot Dead As Police Arrest Suspected Kidnappers Of Ekiti Pupils
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight members of a kidnapping syndicate that abducted some school children and their teachers in Emure Ekiti. Parading the suspected kidnappers at the weekend, the spokesperson of the command, Sunday Abutu, said the breakthrough was made possible through ... -
Police Parade Eight Suspected Kidnappers Behind Abduction Of Ekiti School Pupils
The Nigerian Police Force, Ekiti State Command, has verified the arrest of eight notorious kidnappers linked to the abduction of school children in the Emure Local Government Area of the state.SaharaReporters had reported that the bandits abducted some pupils, a head teacher and a driver of Apostol... -
"Abductors Collected Fried Rice, Chicken Before Releasing Ekiti Pupils, Others" – Teacher’s Husband, Pastor Clement Adebisi
Pastor Clement Adebisi, the spouse of a teacher from the Apostolic Faith Group of Schools in Emure Ekiti, recounts the family's harrowing experience during the kidnapping incident that occurred in Ekiti State two weeks ago in an interview ...... Congratulations on your wife’s freedom. How di... -
Nigerian Army Arrests Suspected Kidnapper, Salisu Dangani After Gun Battle In Ekiti
A notorious kidnapper, Sanusi Dangani terrorising Ikere/Igbara Odo axis of Ekiti state has been arrested by the Nigerian Army special forces, deployed by the Chief of Army Staff to boost security in the state.The suspect, who hails from Kano state, was arrested less than twelve hours after the spec... -
New Ekiti CP Vows To Go After Criminals After He Assumes Office
The newly deployed Commissioner of Police to Ekiti State, Adeniran Kunle Adewale, has officially assumed office.Adewale took over from Dare Ogundare, who was elevated to the rank of AIG.Addressing newsmen in Ado Ekiti, the new CP said his deployment was not a mistake but a call to serve.He said: �... -
How We Killed Ekiti Traditional Rulers - Arrested Herdsman Babaoga Confesses
A herdsman has confessed to killing two traditional rulers in the Ikole axis of Ekiti State with the help of his members. Alhaji Baboga confessed how he and members of his gang murdered the monarchs before camera men. The suspect spoke to journalists after he was paraded before journalists on Sunda... -
Ekiti Monarch Recounts How He Narrowly Escape After His Colleagues Were Killed By Gunmen
Oba Adebayo Fatoba, the Alara of Ara in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, has recounted his experience with the gunmen who killed his colleagues last Monday.According to the monarch, he managed to escape from the clutches of the killers.Recall that Fatoba, along with two other monarch... -
Teachers, Schoolchildren Abducted In Ekiti Regain Freedom
Schoolchildren of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State and their teachers, who were recently kidnapped by armed men have been released.It cannot be ascertain at the moment if the victims who regained freedom at about 2.00 am on Sunday were rescued by security operatives or rel... -
Sunday Igboho Urges FG To Fish Out Killers Of Ekiti Obas
The Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has tasked the President Bola Tinubu-led government to do all within its power to fish out the killers of the two Ekiti Statee monarchs that were assassinated on Monday.It would be recalled that gunmen ambushed and assassina... -
Ekiti Govt Debunks Claim Of Attacks, Deaths Of Residents In Viral Video
The Ekiti State Government has debunked a claim of subsisting attacks on residents by unknown gunmen, resulting in multiple deaths.In the wake of Monday’s attack on three traditional rulers by suspected bandits, which led to the death of two of them, a claim in a viral video alluded that many liv... -
Video: How Unknown Gunmen Abduct School Pupils In Ekiti
An unspecified number of schoolchildren were reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen in Emure Local Government of Ekiti State on Monday.Though the details are still very hazy, it was learned that the abducted children were said to be students of a yet- to-be disclosed School.It was learned that the s... -
Suspected Kidnappers Arrested 24 Hours After Killings Of Two Ekiti Traditional Rulers
The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five suspected kidnappers, 24 hours after the killing of two traditional rulers in the state.The Command’s Public Relations Office stated that it could not confirm whether the kidnappers were connected to the killing of the traditional ru... -
Tinubu Condemns Killing Of Ekiti Traditional Rulers; Orders Rescue Of Kidnapped Pupils, Teacher
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, condemned the killing of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State.Recall that on Monday, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola, were murdered.He also directed the immediate rescue of ... -
Kidnappers Of Ekiti School Children Demand N30m Ransom
Abductors of school children in Ekiti have reportedly contacted the family of their victims, demanding N30 million as ransom to release the five pupils and other victims.The kidnappers had in the evening of Monday waylaid a school bus and abducted everybody on board, including five pupils of The Ap... -
‘Wake Up From Your Bed’ – Peter Obi Knocks Tinubu As Bandits Murder Ekiti Monarchs
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to take up the responsibility of tackling the ravaging security situation in the country.Obi stated this in a post on his official X handle on Monday while reacting to the gruesome murder of Elesun of ... -
Court Sentences 42Yr Old Man To Death By Hanging For Killing His Brother In Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 42-year-old man, Arowolo Sunday, to death by hanging for the murder of his half-brother.The defendant was arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on November 5, 2021, on one count of murder. According to the charge, the defendant, on April 9,... -
Gov. Oyebanji Orders Security Agencies To Fish Out Killers Of Ekiti Monarchs
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has condemned Monday’s gruesome killing of two traditional rulers in the state and ordered security agencies to fish out the perpetrarors.The two traditional rulers included the Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, O... -
Tragedy As Three Church Members Perish In Ekiti Auto Crash
Tragedy struck as three members of St Mark Anglican, Church Ise Ekiti, Ekiti State perished while several others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a motor accident in Ekiti State. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, January 28, 2024, when the church members were on their way ... -
BREAKING: Suspected Kidnappers Murder Two Traditional Rulers In Ekiti
Suspected kidnappers have killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State.The monarchs were said to be returning from a security meeting in Irele-Ekiti in a vehicle being driven by one of their colleagues, the Alara of Ikole Ekiti, when they were attacked by gunmen along a community in Ikole Local Gov... -
Alleged N6.9bn Fraud: Court Adjourns Ex Ekiti Gov. Fayose’s Money Laundering Trial Till Feb 21
The money laundering trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, could not proceed on Friday before the Federal High Court in Lagos as the court did not sit.The judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, is said to be away on official assignment.At the last adjourned date, the matter was slat... -
Gunmen Abduct Several Travelers At Border Community Between Ekiti And Ondo States
An undisclosed number of travelers have been reportedly abducted by unidentified gunmen who ambushed the road between Ekiti and Ondo States.The incident, which SaharaReporters gathered, happened on Thursday evening was between Ikere Ekiti and Iju locations.The victims were, according to several rep... -
Ekiti Chief, Sanya Atofarati Breaks Guinness World Record For Longest TV Watching Marathon
Ekiti chief and Guinness World Record hopeful, Sanya Atofarati, has completed his 120 hours challenge to set new GWR for Longest Marathon Watching TelevisionEkiti chief breaks Guinness World Record for longest TV watching marathonAtofarati, a community leader and creative artist, who began the mara... -
Ekiti Herbalist Nurudeen Ibrahim Bags 5 Years Imprisonment Over N8m Fraud
A 58-year-old Ekiti herbalist, Nurudeen Ibrahim was sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour for fraud for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of the sum of N8 million.Ibrahim was arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, on Aug. 2, 2022, on a three-count charge ... -
Police Debunks News Of New Bank Robbery In Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command has described as false a social media report of an alleged bank robbery in Ado-Ekiti and Ikere-Ekiti on Tuesday.The robbery attack was debunked by the command through a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abutu Sunday.Debunking the news, DSP A... -
Two Men, Rafiu Jamiu & Adeniyi Oluwaseun Arraigned For Alleged Theft, Assault In Ekiti
Two men, Rafiu Jamiu, 27, and Adeniyi Oluwaseun, 21, on Friday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing and assault.The defendants, whose addresses were not given, were charged with two-count charges of stealing and assault.The prosecutor, ASP Caleb Leramo, inf... -
JUST IN: Police Recover 3 Vehicles, 2 Motorcycles From Ekiti Bank Robbers
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Ogundare Dare, has confirmed that the three vehicles and two motorcycles used by robbers who invaded a bank in Ikere-Ekiti on Wednesday have been recovered.A statement made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti by the police command’s Public Relations Officer, ... -
Video of Bank Robbery That Happened in Ikere Ekiti State
Some men of the underworld unleashed mayhem in Ikere, Ekiti state yesterday December 13According to reports, the armed robbers attacked two banks, injured some persons and carted away some money.The state police command is yet to comment on this development.Some footage below: [size=14pt] VID... -
Police Vow To Arrest Ekiti Daylight Bank Robbers
The Ekiti State Police Commissioner, Ogundare Dare, says the armed robbers who operated at two banks in the state during the daytime on Wednesday, would be arrested.The armed robbers had stormed the banks at Ikere-Ekiti at about 4:30pm. They were said to have blown the doors open with dynamit... -
DSS Arraigns Six Ekiti Men For Alleged Impersonation, Fraud
The Department of State Services, DSS, arraigned six people in an Ekiti State Magistrate Court in Ado Ekiti District on Wednesday for alleged possession of fraudulent documents, forgery, use of forged documents, counterfeit seals, and impersonation.Olarewaju Adesoye, Mayowa Ajisafe, Matthew Olanrew... -
Photos And Video Banks Attacked By Armed Robbers In Ekiti
Suspected armed robbers attacked two banks in Ikere, Ekiti state today December 13. According to reports, the armed robbers during the attack left some persons injured and carted away some money. It is unclear if there were any casualties.The state police command is yet to comment on this developme...
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