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  • "I Have No Intention Of Joining Coronavirus Infected APC" -Ex-Ekiti Governor, Fayose Shades APC

     Former governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose has stated that he has no intention of joining the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) which he describes as ‘Coronavirus infected.’The controversial ex-governor made the comment in reaction to a comment by the state APC that says he is not qualified to join the party.Fayose, while reactin ...

  • Why We Returned Schools To Missions - Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi

     The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has disclosed that his administration decided to return schools to missionaries and their original owners to checkmate the activities of those he described as profiteers and undisciplined elements in the system.He added that the actions would also rid the schools of decadent practices like ; ICT fraud c ...

  • Fayemi Approves 8 Months Maternity Leave For New Mums In Ekiti State

     Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has approved a six-month maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state public service.Before now, nursing mothers in the state enjoyed three months maternity leave.Mr Olayinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor said the approval, was in line with the administration’s determination to key into gl ...

  • Bomb Explosion Rocks Ekiti Governor’s Office Next Door (Photos)

     The residents of the Okesha area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, were embroiled in fear on Saturday as a bomb went off next door to the governor’s office.The explosion brought down a building around the area and also affected a section of the state ministry of chieftaincy affairs.The explosion also damaged parts of the ministry of finance and other b ...

  • PHOTOS: Residents In Shock As Bomb Explodes Old Governor’s Secretariat In Ekiti

     Residents of Ado-Ekiti this morning woke up with a bang as a bomb went off at Okesha Area, close to the Old Governor’s office.The bomb brought down a whole building around the area,affecting a section of the Ministry of Chieftaincy Affairs, Damaged parts of the Ministry of Finance, and other buildings in the premisesThe Commissioner of Police, A ...

  • Ex- Ekiti State Governor, Fayose Begs FG To Fix Road Linking Ondo And Ekiti

     Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has called on the Federal Government to fix the road linking Ekiti and Ondo States.According to the former governor,  “the road is now in such a deplorable state that motorists now avoid it.” Fayose said the road had become a source of severe hardship for Nigerians, especially the people of E ...

  • Ekiti Gov. Kayode Fayemi Expresses Fear For APC, Says It Will Collapse After Buhari's Tenure

     Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has expressed fear of the All Progressives Congress (APC) collapsing at the end of President Buhari's tenure. The Ekiti State Governor who was instrumental to the emergence of Oshiomhole as the Chairman of the APC alongside other Governors, said this in reaction to the move to remove the former Edo State ...

  • Mini-Bus Allegedly Crushes A Contrator To Death While Supervising In Ekiti

     A mini-bus, popularly known as Akoto, on Wednesday, crushed a middle-aged man identified as a contractor to death on the Ado-Iworoko Road on the outskirts of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital.The deceased, who was said to be supervising a renovation project for an organisation in the area, was said to have stepped out to eat when the fatal crash ...

  • Ekiti State Health Workers Set To Commence Strike On Monday Over Sack Of Colleagues

     Workers of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), will on Monday, January 12 commence total shut down of the health institution by declaring a strike action, if the management failed to reverse the “illegal” sack of its members.About 200 workers of the hospital were last year December sacked by the management, but some have b ...

  • BREAKING: Ekiti University Reinstates 363 Staff Out Of Over 800 Sacked Workers

     The Governing Council of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) has reinstated 363 out of 1000 members of staff who were recently disengaged by the University.This decision was taken at the special meeting of the institution’s governing council on January 7.The council said the recall was sequel to the successful appeals lodged by those concerned.we ...

  • Panic As Unknown Gunmen Kill Retired Principal, Mr. Femi Ayeni In Ekiti

     A retired principal in Ekiti State, Mr. Femi Ayeni, was on Thursday murdered by unknown killers in Emure Ekiti, Emure Local Government Area of the state.The incident occurred at about 10.30 pm at his residence located along Ise road in the community .A police source told journalists in Ado Ekiti on Friday that the evildoers besieged the house with ...

  • Labour Clash With EKSUTH Over Sack Of 200 Ekiti Health Workers

     Management of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado Ekiti, has sacked over 200 staff of its workforce for alleged irregular appointments, misconduct and sundry allegations so the labour in Ekiti State and the management of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital are heading for a serious clash over the sack of 200 professiona ...

  • "I Will Remain Headache To My Haters In 2020" – Ex Ekiti Gov. Fayose Blows Hot

     Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose says he will remain a headache to his haters this year if they do not repent.Fayose, in his New Year message, said “In this year 2020, God will give you victory over every oppression that has inflicted your life with hunger, sufferings and wants. He will take you to the greatest height of success. ...

  • Crown Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti Student In Police Net Over Gang-rape

     A student of Crown Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, has been arrested by the Ekiti Police Command over the alleged gang-rape of two fellow students of the private institution.The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Amba Asuquo, said on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti that the suspect in company with an accomplice committed the crime on Dec. 9.According to him, the ...

  • PHOTOS: New Nigerian Made Military Armoured Vehicles Named "Tekowi", Designed In Ekiti State

     A local automobile company, Obasa Specialty Vehicle (OSV) manufactures armoured vehicles in Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State.The all-terrain vehicle made in Nigeria is nicknamed ‘Tekowi’AutoJosh said the company disclosed that the armoured vehicle was manufactured at its factory in Ijero-Ekiti, Ekiti State.According to report the company was commissio ...

  • Ekiti Governor's Wife, Bisi Fayemi Urges FG To Ban Imported ‘Aso-Oke’ Fabric

     The wife of Ekiti State governor, Bisi Fayemi, has urged the Federal Government to ban imported ‘Aso-Oke’ fabric and revive the nation’s textile industry to boost sustainable economic growth.‘Aso Oke’ is a hand-woven cloth created by the Yoruba people, which means “top cloth” in the English language, denoting cloth of high status.How ...

  • 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 ...

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