Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers on Wednesday made a fresh demand on the recent killings of two of their members. In a communique issue at the end of the meeting between the Governor and Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers on the State of Insecurity in Ekiti State on January 31, 2024. The Communique […]
Ekiti to spend N600m on power project
Ekiti to spend N600m on power project In a bid to boost electricity supply, Ekiti State Government is planning to spend N600 million on power interventions in 2024. Tthe Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Niyi Adebayo stated this in Ado-Ekiti while presenting highlights and breakdown of the N159.5bn budget tagged “Budget of Sustainable Growth […]
Gunmen hijack school bus, abduct unspecified numbers pupils in Ekiti
Pandemonium broke out on Monday in Emure-Ekiti, headquarters of Emure local government of Ekiti State following the abduction of unspecified numbers of pupils in one of the private Nursery and Primary Schools in the area. Six pupils of a private school in Emure-Ekiti, three teachers and the bus driver were abducted while returning to Eporo- […]
Gunmen hijack school bus, abduct unspecified numbers of pupils
Pandemonium broke out on Monday in Emure-Ekiti, headquarters of Emure local government of Ekiti State following the abduction of unspecified numbers of pupils in one of the private Nursery and Primary Schools in the area. Six pupils of a private school in Emure-Ekiti, three teachers and the bus driver were abducted while returning to Eporo- […]
Tragedy: Gunmen kills two monarchs in Ekiti
Tragedy strucked on Monday in Ekiti State following the death of two prominent traditional ruler in the State who were said to have shut dead by yet to be identified gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen. The sad incident which has thrown the entire state into serious mourning occured along Oke-Ako/ Ipao-Ekiti axis in Ajoni […]
Southern Elders, Others carpets Northern Senators over comments on 2024 budget, departmental relocation
e Southern Nigeria Elders Solidarity Forum has described as ill-conceived and unguarded, recent outbursts by Senators from the Northern part of the country over planned movement of certain departments of government from Abuja to Lagos, and 2024 budget, which they claimed was lopsided against the North. This is coming barely days after the 58 federal […]
Yoruba group halls ex-Ondo Attorney General Over Transformations in Justice Ministry
A Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organization, Defense for Yoruba People’s Right (DYPR) has commended the immediate past Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General in Ondo State, Sir Charles Titiloye, over what the group described as his transformation agenda during which he piloted the affairs of the ministry in the last few years. The group particularly hailed the […]
How Akeredolu anointed me as his successor -Akinterinwa
The immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Ondo State and one of the leading governorship aspirants in the All Progressive Congress ( APC) during the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Wale Akinterinwa, has revealed how his former boss, the late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, annointed him as the next governor of the state. The […]
Ekiti blacksmiths, welders, panel- beaters gets new executive members
Members of the Blacksmiths Welder Panel-beaters and Iron Association of Nigeria (BWPIAN) Ado-Ekiti branch, have elected new executive members that will pilot the affairs of the association in another three years. The inauguration held in Ado-Ekiti, was attended by members of the association, friends and family of the new executive members, also featured rasing of […]
Ekiti blacksmiths, welders, panel- beaters gets new executive members
Members of the Blacksmiths Welder Panel-beaters and Iron Association of Nigeria (BWPIAN) Ado-Ekiti branch, have elected new executive members that will pilot the affairs of the association in another three years. The inauguration held in Ado-Ekiti, was attended by members of the association, friends and family of the new executive members, also featured rasing of […]
Awarded contracts in line with State procurement law, says Olatubosun
Ekiti State Government has explained that the process of award of contracts followed due process with openness and transparency. The State Commissioner for Information, Rt Hon Taiwo Olatunbosun, spoke in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, during a roundtable media parley with the Correspondent Chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists Ekiti State Council, Olatubosun explained that award of […]
Ekiti traditional chieftancy title holders pray for residents, seeks more assistance from government
Ekiti traditional chieftancy title holders pray for residents, seeks more assistance from government Association of Traditional Chieftaincy Title Holders in Ekiti State on Thursday embarked on offered fervent prayers for Nigeria, Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji, all sons and daughters of the State to achieve greatness and success in the year 2024. The prayer held in […]
I Perceive Education as Inalienable Right of Every Ekiti Child, Says Oyebanji
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has declared that his administration respects education as a non-negotiable right of every Ekiti child, promising to deploy every resource available to expand access to universal basic education in the state. Oyebanji said this on Thursday, during official commissioning of a block of three classrooms and a borehole under the […]
Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Laments Delay in CTC Release of S’Court Judgment
The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPB) Nnamdi Kanu, has decried the delay in the Supreme Court providing the Certified True Copy (CTC) of its decision on Kanu’s case. The apex court had on December 15, 2023, set aside a judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges […]
Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Laments Delay in CTC Release of S’Court Judgment
The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPB) Nnamdi Kanu, has decried the delay in the Supreme Court providing the Certified True Copy (CTC) of its decision on Kanu’s case. The apex court had on December 15, 2023, set aside a judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges […]
Sex rump: Man slumps died of thunderbolt in Ondo
Akinjagunla area of Ondo town, was on Sunday thrown into confusion following the death of a middle-aged man who was said to have slumped and died after allegedly involved in a sex romp with a woman friend in a popular hotel located in the street. It was gathered that the deceased said to be a […]
Western foundation tasks government, others on adult literacy education
A charity foundation, Babatunde Western Charity Foundation (BWCF) has called on the government at all levels, public spirited individuals as well as corporate organisations in Nigeria to give adequate attention towards the development of adult and literacy education. The foundation also stressed the needs for government to give adequate attention to the plight of vulnerable […]
Ikorodu Imam, Four Others Caught With Human skull
Ikorodu Imam, Four Others Caught With Human skull Residents of Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State have handed over a popular Chief Imam in the community identified only as Babalola and four other persons to the police after they were allegedly caught with a human skull and other parts of a human body. A resident […]
Ikorodu Imam, Four Others arrested With Human skull
Residents of Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State have handed over a popular Chief Imam in the community identified only as Babalola and four other persons to the police after they were allegedly caught with a human skull and other parts of a human body. A resident and eyewitness who confirmed this on Saturday said […]
Ebonyi Gov, appoints ex-NUJ Chair as DG
Ebonyi State Governor Rt Hon, Ogbonna Nwifuru, has appointed the immediate past Chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) Ebonyi State Council, Comrade Anthony Nwizi as the Director General of Ebonyi Broadcasting Corporation (EBBC) In a release signed by the Chairman of the Council in the State, Comrade Nwafor Samson, heartily congratulates the immediate […]