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  • Viral Video Of Policeman Asking For A Bank Transfer If Driver Has No Cash In Ekiti

     A video of a Policeman asking for a bank transfer if the driver has no cash to give has gone viral. The drama was reported to have happened somewhere in Ekiti. In the video, the policeman was seen saying that the driver should give him his 'own' and go his way.. Watch Video below.... ...

  • It’s Taboo To See My Mother After Becoming King – Oba Joseph Adewole, Ajero Of Ijero Ekiti

     The Ajero of Ijero Ekiti, Oba Joseph Adewole, tells ABIODUN NEJO about his domain and how as a kid, his father knew he would one day lead his people How is life as a monarch? The life of an Oba is one of service to the people with no closing time. One is always here in the palace, attending to people’s needs and settling quarrels and disputes. Y ...

  • Tragedy As Minibus Crushes Three Private School Pupils To Death In Ekiti

     A minibus has reportedly crushed as many as three private school pupils to death in Ekiti state.It was serious tragedy that struck in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Friday when a minibus otherwise called ‘Akoto’ crushed three pupils of a private school to death.According to The Nation, this sad incident occurred on the day the primary a ...

  • Ekiti Former Governor, Ayodele Fayose Apologies To Aggrieved Members Of PDP

     A former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, on Tuesday urged members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who may be aggrieved by any of his actions in the past to forgive him.Fayose, who spoke at his Afao Ekiti country home at a peace meeting he convened with party members across the 16 local governments, urged them to put t ...

  • BREAKING: Ekiti State University Reportedly Sacks 900 Staff Of The Institution

     The Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, has sacked 900 workers of the institution for various offences, its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Eddy Olanipekun has said on Thursday.Olanipekun said that the decision was taken by the institution’s Governing Council in its meeting on December 5, 2019, saying that decision was in compliance with the reports of an ...

  • 65 Year Old Ezekiel Adewale Jailed For Defiling 11 Year Old School Girl in Ekiti

     A 65-year-old man has been remanded in prison custody after being arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate Court on Wednesday December 4, for raping an 11-year-old girl.Ezekiel Adewale who allegedly committed the offence on November 30 at Efon-Alaye Ekiti, allegedly lured the girl to his house with money before defiling her. .Police Prosecut ...

  • CCTV Showed Bank Staff Looting Vault Before Ekiti Robbery Attack - Commissioner Of Police

     CCTV exposed bank staff actually looting vault just before the Ekiti bank robbery , it has been revealed.According to TheCable, Asuquo Amba, the commissioner of police in Ekiti, says the CCTV footage from a bank robbery incident in the state showed the staff taking money from the vault a few minutes before the attack.A policeman and a girl ...

  • 30-year-old Mother Of 2 Stabs Her 60-year-old Husband To Death In Ekiti After Sending Kids To Church

     A woman identified as Janet Jegede has been arrested by Ekiti Police for allegedly killing her husband at their home in Bamgboye area of Ado Ekiti.According to the nation, the housewife said to be a professional nurse stabbed her husband in the chest, after the duo, had a disagreement at their home on Sunday over an unknown issue.A source who crav ...

  • 5 Years Old Girl and Police Officer Killed As Dare Devil Robbers Attack Bank In Ekiti State

     Some dare devil robbers have attacked a United Bank of Africa (UBA) in Oye-Ekiti in Ekiti state and left two people dead after the operation. The robbery operation which occurred around 3pm today saw the school girl get hit by a stray bullet while returning from school and the police officer was also believed not to be guarding the bank but rather ...

  • Update! Woman Who Stole One-Month-Old Baby In Ado Ekiti Bagged Three Years Jail Term

     For stealing a one-month-old baby in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, a-39-year-old woman, Mercy Momoh, was on Monday sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.Momoh was tried and convicted by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on a count of stealing a baby.The police prosecutor, Sergeant Samson Osobu, told the court that the convict committed the offe ...

  • Ekiti State University Set To Sack 500 Academic Staff; Staff Now In Fear

     Members of staff of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti are panicked by unconfirmed reports that the management of the institution is allegedly making secret moves to sack about 500 of its staff.The staff to be supposedly culled are those who were employed during the tenure of EKSU’s immediate past Vice Chancellor, Prof Samuel Oye Bande ...

  • Two Students Drown In Ekiti State As They Skip School To Go Learn How To Swim In a River

     The Ekiti State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the death of two students of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti, who were drowned in Ureje River, on Friday.The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Caleb Ikechukwu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti that the corpses of the drowned students had been retrieved and deposited ...

  • Two Secondary Schools Students Die Inside River During A Swimming Competition In Ekiti

     Tragedy struck in Ureje area of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital, on Friday when two secondary schools students died inside a river during a swimming competition.The 13-year-old and 15-year-old were students of Ado Grammar school located along Ado-Ijan- Ikare Akoko.Multiple sources, who don’t want their names in print, told reporters on Sunday tha ...

  • Dino Melaye Warns Ekiti Gov. Kayode Fayemi Over Carrying Out Militia Activities In The State

     Senator Dino Melaye has accused the governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi of carrying out militia activities in Kogi state.According to the lawmaker, the Chief Security Officer of the Ekiti governor and his security adviser are waiting to be jailed.This may be unconnected with the Kogi state governorship election scheduled to hold on 16th November 2019 ...

  • Ekiti Senetorial Race: Appeal Court Sacks Senator Adeyeye, Declares PDP’s Biodun Olujimi Winner

     The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has cancelled the election of spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye.The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Senator Biodun Olujimi, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23.The Independ ...

  • Ekiti State Man, Davies Noel Revealed To Be Defiling His Daughter After A Sex Edu Class

     Davies Noel, a 52-year-old staff of the ICT Department, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 12-year-old daughter. .The girl revealed the deeds of his father to her school teacher in the class during a lesson on sex education. .The school management thereafter contacted the Chairperson of the Federation o ...

  • "Ekiti To Market Pounded Yam Internationally"- Director General Of Ekiti, Wale Ojo-Lanre Reveal

     Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, the Director General of Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture, on Tuesday said that the state was committed to projecting and marketing pounded yam for international recognition and patronage.Ojo-Lanre disclosed this in an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos.He said pounded yam was a major local cuisi ...

  • Ex-BBNaija Star, Khafi Meets Ekiti State 1st Lady As Part Of Her Home Coming Chronicles

     She posted.... ''#HomecomingChronicles continued! Meeting the First Lady of Ekiti State was incredible. It felt like I was meeting a mother, a sister and a friend all at once. We shared our stories, chatted about my plans in Nigeria and for Ekiti State and it was so wonderful to know she is a supporter of women, is in my corner and ready ...

  • Just In: EFCC Accuses Ekiti Ex- Gov. Fayose Of Compromising Witness In N2.2bn Fraud Case

     Ayodele Fayose has been accused by the EFCC of comprising one of the prosecution witnesses in his fraud case.The N2.2 billion fraud trial of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose was stalled on Friday as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission accused the ex-governor of going behind to threaten and compromise one of the prosecution witne ...

  • Ex BBNaija Housemate, Khafi Shares All Smile Photos As She Visits Ikogosi Warm Spring In Ekiti

     Former big brother naija housemate, Khafi has visited the Ikogosi warm spring in Ekiti, where warm and cold water meets.The ex-housemate who hails form the state, promised to feature it to the world in her coming series ' #travelwithKhafi' . Sharing photos of her visist and the discussion she had with the managing director of the place, ...

  • Oba Popoola Of Ekiti State Dies At 62 After Battling With A Terminal Ailment

     The Oore of Otun-Ekiti, the headquarters of Moba Local Government Areas of Ekiti State, Oba Adedapo Popoola, is dead.Oba Popoola died at the age of 62 after battling with a terminal ailment.It was gathered that Oba Popoola, a one-time chairman, Council of Obas in Ekiti State, died in the early hours of Tuesday.A highly placed community leader, who ...

  • Khafi From Big Brother Naija Reality TV Show, #BBNaija Visits Her Grandmother In Ekiti State

     Former big brother naija housemate, Khafi is currently her home town in Ekiti state.The reality star reveals her trip would be incomplete without seeing the most phenomenal woman, her grandma. She wrote;I’ve been having an amazing time in Ekiti and can’t wait to share the photos and vlog with you guys!! But no trip would be complete without se ...

  • 5 Undergraduates And 12 Others Arrested For Alleged Internet Fraud By EFCC In Ekiti

     The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office, on Monday, October 7, 2019, arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters among whom were five who claimed to be students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti.The suspects were arrested in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, following meticulous consideration of intelligence rep ...

  • Gov. Fayemi Of Ekiti State Resumes Paying N30,000 Minimum Wage In Ekiti State

     The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said the state government would begin the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 from this month, The Nation has reported.Fayemi said the decision was predicated on the need to improve the living standard of workers, especially teachers to be able to deliver the best and reposition the ...

  • 'Life Imprisonment, Castration For Anyone Found Guilty Of Rape'- Ekiti Government Proposes

     Ekiti State Government has proposed life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of rape in the state.In addition to the life imprisonment, some lawmakers are also proposing castration of any adult who raped minors in the state.The Executive Bill is entitled: A Bill for a Law to Repeal the Ekiti Gender-Based Violence, (Prohibition) Law, 2011 and enac ...

  • One Dead As Bridge Collapses At Ureje Poly Road In Ado Ekiti After Heavy Down Pour (Photos)

     After a heavy down pour yesterday night, a bridge linking Ado-Ekiti town and the The federal polytechnic ADO-ekiti and Afe Babalola university went down, taking with it a Toyota Seinna bus..Eye witness account reported that three of the occupant of the bus in an attempt to go out the vehicle and cross to the other side, were swept away by the floo ...

  • Ekiti Govt. Sets To Relocate Traders From Highways

     In a bid to prevent avoidable loss of lives, the Ekiti State Government has unfolded plans to relocate traders plying their trade on major highways and roads to designated markets.The Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi disclosed this on Friday, at separate meetings with market women leaders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo with some representatives of Igbo tra ...

  • CCTV Footage From The Robbery Attack On Wema Bank That Left Two Policemen Dead in Ise Ekiti

     GISTMANIA reported the robbery attack on Wema Bank Bullion van yesterday , Thursday 26th September 2019. The attack left two Police Officers Dead. Immediately Bullion Van Arrived in  Wema Bank Ise Ekiti.The Two police officers have been confirmed dead and many persons injured. According to information, the heavily armed robbers stormed the b ...

  • WTH! Robbers Attack Wema Bank With Explosives, Cart Away Money In Ise Ekiti

     Some armed robbers on Thursday attacked a branch of Wema Bank in Ise Ekiti, Ise/Orun Local Government Area of Ekiti State.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that though no life was lost in the incident, the robbers, who arrived at the town some minutes after 2:00pm, carted away money in the operation which lasted about 30 minutes.Residents s ...

  • 57yr Old Adebayo Olowolayemo Arraigned For Defiling 8 Year Old Girl in Ekiti

     A 57-year-old man, Adebayo Olowolayemo, was on Wednesday remanded in prison by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl.Olowolayemo was said to have lured the girl into his house and had carnal knowledge of her.The police prosecutor, Inspector Johnson Okunade, told the court that the defendant committed ...

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