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  • Pastor, Enoch Gbinyiam, Bags Life Imprisonment In Ekiti For Raping Minor In Church

    . Pastor, Enoch Gbinyiam, Bags Life Imprisonment In Ekiti For Raping Minor In Church

     A pastor with Winners Chapel Church, Omuo- Ekiti, Enoch Gbinyiam, was on Thursday, June 13, sentenced to one year imprisonment by an Ado- Ekiti High Court  for molesting a minor in his church.Gbinyiam was dragged before the court on a one-count charge levelled against him. The State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Julius Ajiba, had tol
  • Four Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Armed Robbery And Murder In Ekiti

    . Four Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Armed Robbery And Murder In Ekiti

     An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Thursday, sentenced four persons to death by hanging for armed robbery, murder and conspiracy.The court also convicted and sentenced the defendants to life imprisonment for attempted murder.They are Ogunleye Sola, Adebayo Ebenezer, Lasisi Afeez and Ojo Oba.The charge read, “The defendants commit
  • Missing Okada Rider Found Dead After 5 Days In Ekiti State

    . Missing Okada Rider Found Dead After 5 Days In Ekiti State

     The lifeless body of a commercial motorcyclist has been discovered five days after he was declared missing in Ekiti State.This is coming a week after the Okada Riders Association, Ekiti State chapter, raised the alarm over incessant killings of their members.The deceased was a notable member of the association around Iworoko-Ekiti and Ekiti State
  • 29Yr Old Man, Adedayo Olawole Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder In Ekiti

    . 29Yr Old Man, Adedayo Olawole Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder In Ekiti

     A 29-year-old man identified as Adedayo Olawole has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, for the murder of one Chukwudi Joseph.Adedayo was first arraigned on March 29 2023, on two counts of charges bordering on conspiracy and murder.The court on Monday also sentenced Adedayo to seven years imprisonme
  • Highway Travellers Abducted In Ekiti State: Gunmen Strike, 18 Victims Taken

    . Highway Travellers Abducted In Ekiti State: Gunmen Strike, 18 Victims Taken

     In a disturbing turn of events, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers ambushed a group of travellers on the Irun-Akoko/Imesi axis of the Ekiti highway over the weekend, abducting no fewer than 18 individuals who were journeying from Ekiti State to Ondo State.The incident occurred on Saturday evening as the passengers were returning to Ikare-Akoko, the
  • Teacher In Ekiti Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Raping His Neighbor’s 8-year-old Daughter

    . Teacher In Ekiti Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Raping His Neighbor’s 8-year-old Daughter

     An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 45-year-old teacher, Oluwagbemi Alabi, to 15 years imprisonment for raping an eight-year- old girl. Alabi, who committed the offence in 1999, was arraigned on 25th August 2023 on one count charge of rape. The charge read, “Alabi Oluwafemi sometime in the year 1999 at Ikere Ekiti with
  • NSCDC Arrests Suspect, Afolabi Ojo For Alleged Rap3 Of 4-Year-Old Pupil In Ekiti State

    . NSCDC Arrests Suspect, Afolabi Ojo For Alleged Rap3 Of 4-Year-Old Pupil In Ekiti State

     In a disturbing incident, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended a suspect, Afolabi Ojo, for allegedly molesting a 4-year-old pupil. The mother of the young victim reported the incident at the NSCDC Command, revealing that the assault occurred on Olujoda Street in late April.According to the victim's mother, her
  • 8 Suspected Cult Members Apprehended By Police In Ekiti

    . 8 Suspected Cult Members Apprehended By Police In Ekiti

     The Ekiti State Police Command on Tuesday arrested eight suspected members of four different secret cult groups on the campus of the Ekiti State University.A statement yesterday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, said that the arrest followed a report that members of some cult groups were disturbing the peace on the
  • Reactions As Mohbad’s Father Completes Renovation Of Family House In Ekiti State

    . Reactions As Mohbad’s Father Completes Renovation Of Family House In Ekiti State

     According to trending reports, late singer Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba has completed renovating their family house in Ekiti State.This is coming amidst pressure from Mr. Joseph for Mohbad’s wife, Wunmi, to undergo a DNA test to ascertain the paternity of their son, Liam, pending the autopsy results of the late As reported by the controversia
  • UPDATE! Ekiti Varsity Students Caught on Camera Bullying Classmate Have Been Expelled

    . UPDATE! Ekiti Varsity Students Caught on Camera Bullying Classmate Have Been Expelled

     The management of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) has expelled two of its students filmed assaulting a female colleague . Reacting to the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Temitope Akinbisoye, in a statement released, said the students caught in the video were su
  • Video Of Newly Appointed LG Supervisors in Ekiti Taking Their Oath of Office With 'Ogun', god of Iron

    . Video Of Newly Appointed LG Supervisors in Ekiti Taking Their Oath of Office With 'Ogun', god of Iron

     A video showing newly appointed supervisors and advisers of Ikere-Ekiti LGA in Ekiti state were sworn in with an ‘Ògún’ totem and the Quran. A viral video shows the supervisors and advisers swearing at the conference hall of the office of Olu Adamolekun, chairman of Ikere-Ekiti LGA.The oath of office was administered on the appointees by Ada
  • VID; 'I Must Draw Blood From You' - Ekiti Varsity Bully Says As She Brutalise Fellow Student

    . VID; 'I Must Draw Blood From You' - Ekiti Varsity Bully Says As She Brutalise Fellow Student

     A video now circulating on social media shows a female undergraduate of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education Science and Technology, Ikere in Ekiti State, brutally beating a fellow student with a stick.Despite pleas from the victim, the bully was heard saying, "Let me draw blood from you easily or hardly."The incident reportedly occ
  • Ekiti Court Sentences 3 Persons To Death By Hanging For Robbery

    . Ekiti Court Sentences 3 Persons To Death By Hanging For Robbery

     An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging. The court also sentenced one person to 10 years imprisonment while setting another free.The defendants were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on January 30, 2020 on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery, receiving stolen properties an
  • Ekiti Police Arrests Man, Babatunde Olaoluwa Who Specializes In Stealing Phones During Church Service

    . Ekiti Police Arrests Man, Babatunde Olaoluwa Who Specializes In Stealing Phones During Church Service

     The Ekiti State Police Command has announced the arrest of Babatunde Olaoluwa, a notorious individual known for stealing phones from worship centers, following an incident at Christ Apostolic Church, Ayegbaju-Ekiti.According to a statement released by DSP Sunday Abutu, the Command's Public Relations Officer, Olaoluwa was apprehended after pil
  • Photos Of Woman Stabbed To Death By Her Husband Over Alleged Infidelity In Ekiti

    . Photos Of Woman Stabbed To Death By Her Husband Over Alleged Infidelity In Ekiti

     A woman identified as Kumapayi Arinola has been reportedly stabbed to death by her husband, Onipede Dare, who accused her of cheating in Ekiti State.The incident occurred at Christ Avenue, in the Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti on Saturday, April 27, 2024.A spokesperson for the police in the state, Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident on Sunday, sai
  • Police Arrest 8 Suspected Motorcycle Snatchers In Ekiti

    . Police Arrest 8 Suspected Motorcycle Snatchers In Ekiti

     The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight suspected motorcycle snatchers.A statement by the police spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the suspects were arrested by the Rapid Response Squad of the Command.The statement reads: “Due to the recent incessant robberies especially snatching of motorcycles within Ado-Ekiti and other identifie
  • Police Apprehends Teenage Twins, Two Others For Burgling, Conspiracy In Ekiti

    . Police Apprehends Teenage Twins, Two Others For Burgling, Conspiracy In Ekiti

     The Ekiti State Police Command has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to curb criminal activities in the state with the arrest of twin brothers, Olasoji Kehinde and Olasoji Taiwo, during an attempted burglary at Mathew Street, Odo-Ado, Ado-EKITI.In a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Sunday Abutu, it was conf
  • Police Apprehend Motorcycle Thief, Bernard Shadrach In Oye-Ekiti

    . Police Apprehend Motorcycle Thief, Bernard Shadrach In Oye-Ekiti

     The Oye Divisional Police Headquarters, in conjunction with vigilant residents of Trinity Hostel along Egbe Road, Oye-Ekiti, have successfully apprehended a notorious motorcycle thief, identified as Bernard Shadrach.Shadrach was caught red-handed attempting to steal a motorcycle from a commercial rider, marking the end of his reign of terror on in
  • Tragic Incident Unfolds As Man Stabs Wife To Death In Ekiti State Over Alleged Infidelity

    .. Tragic Incident Unfolds As Man Stabs Wife To Death In Ekiti State Over Alleged Infidelity

     In a deeply distressing turn of events, a man, yet to be identified, has reportedly stabbed his wife to death over allegations of infidelity in Ekiti State.The incident shook the quiet neighborhood of Christ Avenue, located in the Adebayo area of Ado-Ekiti, during the weekend, sending shockwaves through the community.Conflicting reports emerged re
  • Six Men Sentenced To 140 years Imprisonment For Robbery And Conspiracy In Ekiti

    . Six Men Sentenced To 140 years Imprisonment For Robbery And Conspiracy In Ekiti

     Six men have been sentenced to 140 years imprisonment by an Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division for conspiracy, robbery and receiving stolen properties.Four of the convicts were sentenced to 21 years each for robbery and seven years each for conspiracy, the remaining two were jailed for 14 years each for receiving stolen properties.The defe
  • Panic As Gunmen Invade Ekiti LG Secretariat

    . Panic As Gunmen Invade Ekiti LG Secretariat

     Gunmen on Tuesday stormed the Ilejemeje Local Government Area Secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic and chaos among workers.The attackers disrupted normal activities and forced employees to flee the premises for safety.This happened days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government Secretariat.The hoodlum
  • 20 Year Old Ojo Monday Arraigned For Stealing Fufu, Noodles And Pot of Soup in Ekiti

    . 20 Year Old Ojo Monday Arraigned For Stealing Fufu, Noodles And Pot of Soup in Ekiti

     A 20-year-old man, identified as Ojo Monday, has been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State, over alleged housebreaking and stealing.The police prosecutor, Inspector Moyosola Adesola, said that the suspect stole some noodles, maggi seasonings, salt, onions, “fufu” and a pot of soup all valued at N300,000 belon
  • 28 Year-Old Man, Ayodeji Alomoge To Die By Hanging For Killing Wife’s Lover In Ekiti

    . 28 Year-Old Man, Ayodeji Alomoge To Die By Hanging For Killing Wife’s Lover In Ekiti

     An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 28-year-old man, Ayodeji Alomoge, to death by hanging for killing a man having affairs with his wifeAlomoge, who was tried on a count charge bordering on murder, according to the charge, had “on 21st of June, 2022 at Ikere Ekiti murdered one Ogunleye Ayomide, contrary to Section 234
  • Abandoned Baby Found At Ekiti Govt House Gate

    . 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 unknown person who left it in front of the Governme
  • Body Of Dead Man Found Floating On A River In Ekiti Prompts Fear And Action

    . 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 waters of Ureje River, the community was gripped with a
  • BREAKING: Ekiti APC Chairman, Paul Omotosho Reportedly Dead

    . 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 to have complained of feeling unwell on Tuesday,
  • Court Remands Alleged Killer Of Ekiti Monarchs In Prison

    . 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 murder.Recall that two traditional rulers – the
  • Customer In Shock After Finding 'Kpomo, Beans' Others Inside Parfait She Bought In Ekiti State

    .. 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 parfait from Ekiti people,” the customer wrote a
  • Two Women Arrested For Selling 3-Months Old Baby For N2m in Ekiti

    . 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 correspondent on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti, the Head of NAPTIP Eki
  • Hardship: 'You Can’t Perform Magic, Stop Praising Buhari' – Ex Ekiti Gov. Fayose Tells Tinubu

    . 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 "dead economy" burdened by loans that f

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