As the 2022 governorship election draws near, the political atmosphere in Ekiti State is already charged as tendencies in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), engage in battle of survival to control the structure of the party. Although the crisis rocking the party didn’t start now as there has been consistent struggle for the control […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi says that freedom of the press in the country should be respected despite noticeable inadequacies. He made the assertion on Thursday evening at a dinner organised by the Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye. The dinner was organised by Ajakaiye to honour members of the Nigeria […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have continued to trade blameS over last Saturday’s APC ward congresses held in Ekiti. In a statement on Tuesday, by its State Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, the PDP condemned the APC for its alleged inability to conduct or preside over any […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress ward Congress in Ekiti State was on Saturday characterised by violence and shooting as polling units across the 177 wards experienced tension by suspected political thugs. One person identified as Jide was killed during the exercise at the Ado ward 10 while several persons sustained varying degrees of injuries. The […]
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A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has fixed October 6 for judgment in a suit filed by the Ekiti Government, challenging the compulsory discharge of an unmarried pregnant policewoman from the force. The suit was filed by the Attorney-General of the state, Wale Fapohunda. The suit seeks the striking out of section 127 of the […]
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The Eleda of Eda-Ile in Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Benjamin Osho, who was abducted by gunmen last week has regained his freedom. The traditional ruler was abducted while working on his farm in the community on Thursday evening and moved to an unknown place believed to be a nearby forest. […]
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Gunmen have abducted Oba Benjamin Oso, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in the Ekiti East Council area of Ekiti State. The gunmen were said to have whisked the traditional ruler away from his farm in the presence of his wife on Friday evening. The incident happened barely two months after a monarch, the Obadu of […]
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Ekiti State Police Command has allayed the fear of residents over the alleged influx of armed men suspected to be bandits from northern states into Shasha market, in Ado-Ekiti. The State’s Police Commissioner, Tunde Mobayo debunked the viral messages on different social media platforms alleging that some Hausa/Fulani people carrying AK-47 riffles entered Shasha Market. […]
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Ekiti Police Command has described the reported invasion of Shasha market in Ado-Ekiti by armed Hausa/Fulani persons as false. A statement issued on Thursday by Mr Sunday Abutu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, said that the report trending on social media was not just false but “a lie from the pit of hell.” He said […]
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Gunmen on Tuesday night invaded a popular hotel in Ayetoro-Ekiti in Ido\Osi local government area of Ekiti state and reportedly kidnapped four persons. It was gathered the attackers, numbering 30 on motorcycles, invaded the hotel in a commando-like manner around 9:30pm. A community source said the bandits came into the community through Ewu-Ekiti, a neighbouring […]
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