Ekiti APC Chieftain Seeks Tinubu’s Intervention Over ‘Marginalisation’

By John Dike, Osogbo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Chief Ayodeji Babatola, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the affairs of the party in the state, alleging the marginalisation of loyal members by the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji. Babatola said the alleged sidelining of […]

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World Bank approves modern model veterinary hospital in Ekiti

The World Bank has approved the establishment of a state-of-the-art Model Veterinary Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, marking a major step forward for animal health care and livestock development in Ekiti State. The project, approved under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) initiative, is designed to strengthen veterinary services, improve disease surveillance, and enhance overall livestock […]

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Celebration as first commercial flight lands at Ekiti airport

Ekiti State exploded in celebration on Wednesday as the first commercial flight landed at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. A visibly elated Governor Biodun Oyebanji led other dignitaries to receive the flight amid what could be described as a festival. He described the project as a major milestone […]

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ADC Calls For Probe Of Attack On Ekiti Office

African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the burning of its Ekiti State Secretariat as a deliberate act of political terrorism aimed at silencing opposition voices. The party said this while condemning the arson attack on its Ekiti State Secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, which, it said, occurred just hours before the party’s scheduled Reconfiguration and Affirmation Ceremony. […]

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Ekiti ADC Chieftain Condemns Attack On Party Secretariat, Members, Calls Police

By John Dike, Osogbo A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State, Prince Abiodun Adetimehin, has condemned the violent attack on the party’s state secretariat and members by suspected political thugs during the inauguration of the new State Executive Committee in Ado Ekiti. Prince Adetimehin, who was the ADC candidate for Ekiti […]

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Despite FG’s promise, Ekiti, Ondo federal roads still impassable

Residents and transporters are groaning over the deplorable state of the Ado–Ijan–Iluomoba–Ikare Road, a federal road in Ekiti State that links major educational institutions, the state’s cargo airport, and key investment corridors. The highway, which connects Ekiti and Ondo states to Abuja, the northern parts of the country, and the South-West, has been in a […]

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Oyebanji dissolves cabinet

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has dissolved the State Executive Council. This was announced in a statement by Prof. Habibat Adubiaro, the Secretary to the State Government. Expectedly, the affected Commissioners and Special Advisers are to hand over to the Permanent Secretary or the most senior civil servant in their respective MDAs. However, the […]

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Ekiti 2026: APC sets N50m for nomination form

The All Progressives Congress has released a revised schedule of activities and timetable for the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State. It also sets nomination and expression of interest forms at a combined N50 million, offered significant concessions, including exemptions for female aspirants and persons with disabilities, and a 50% discount on nomination fees for […]

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NUC approves seven additional programmes for Ekiti education, science, tech varsity

The National Universities Commission has formally permitted Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, BOUESTI, Ikere Ekiti to run seven additional undergraduate degree programmes. Its spokesman, Temitope Akinbisoye, in a statement at Ikere Ekiti on Monday, listed the programmes as B.Sc. Data Science, B.Sc. Public Relations, B.Sc. Advertising, B.Sc. Broadcasting, B.Sc. Journalism, B.Sc. Brewing […]

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Ekiti approves N18.5b for roads, electricity, others

Ekiti State Government has approved over N18.5 billion for various projects covering construction of roads, electricity supply, water, sanitation and hygiene, agriculture, security, and others. Information commissioner, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Thursday that the approvals were given during a virtual State Executive Council meeting which held on Wednesday. He […]

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