By Editor Sspected gunmen numbering about six on Thursday invaded the palace of Onikoro of Koro town, Oba Segun Aremu-Cole in Ekiti local government area of Kwara State, killing the traditional ruler before abducting his wife to unknown destination. This development is coming just few days after gunmen killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. […]
EKSG moves to banned styrofoam, as ATWAP donates waste bins to keep Ekiti clean
EKSG moves to banned styrofoam, as ATWAP donates waste bins to keep Ekiti clean As part of the move by the Ekiti State Government towards enhancing clean and hygienic environment, the Commissioner for Environment, Erelu Tosin Ajisafe-Aluko, has disclosed the plans of the government to banned the use of styrofoam in the State. Aluko made […]
Time to rescue Ekiti from the grip of non-state actors
By: Ewatomilola Emiola-Owoeye The time is ripe again for them to exhibit their practised and obligatory speeches of condolences, stage the script of soberness and mourn more than the bereaved. The emotion-laden speeches by our government and legislators, obviously bereft of concrete and implicit remedy, would also get needless airplay while the magic bullet meant […]
Clean Environment: Association of Table Waters Producers Donate Waste Bins To Ekiti Govt
By Precious Oham The Association of Table Waters Producers, ATWAP, Ekiti State Chapter on Thursday donated plastic waste bins to the state government for safer, hygienic and conducive environment. Donating the items to the state government through the Ministry of Environment, Chairman of ATWAP, Ekiti State Chapter, Ademola Oyaleke said the donation is part of […]
Involve councillors, stakeholders in security architecture of states Olowookere tells Governors
A former Special Assistant to the former governor of Ekiti state on political affairs, Hon. Kayode Olowookere has called on the state government to involve Councillors and other stakeholders in the security architecture of the state. Olowookere, who served under the immediate past governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi made this call in Ado Ekiti while speaking […]
Involve councillors, stakeholders in security architecture of states Olowookere tells Governors
A former Special Assistant to the former governor of Ekiti state on political affairs, Hon. Kayode Olowookere has called on the state government to involve Councillors and other stakeholders in the security architecture of the state. Olowookere, who served under the immediate past governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi made this call in Ado Ekiti while speaking […]
Ex-lawmaker Ogunlola mourns Ekiti monarchs, commeserate with families, Oyebanji
A ormer lawmaker who represents Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II at the 9th National Assembly, Barr Omowunmi Ogunlola, has expressed her deepest condolences to the families of the two slained Ekiti monarchs, people of their communities, Governor Biodun Oyebanji as well as the entire people of Ekiti State. Ogunlola in a condolence letter in Ado-Ekiti, […]
Killings of Monarchs : Ekiti Traditional Rulers Make Fresh Demands
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 […]