Olujimi warms up, to declare interest in Ekiti guber race

Senator Biodun Olujimi, (PDP-Ekiti South) has assured that she will make her stand on the clamour by her supporters to contest in Ekiti State 2022 governorship election known soon. She said this on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti in a statement signed by Chief Sanya Atofarati, her Special Assistant on Media against the backdrop of agitations by […]

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Ekiti Assembly sacks workers as Labour protest

The Ekiti State House of Assembly Service Commission on Tuesday sacked 21 members of its staff for sundry offences including irregular appointment, absenteeism, and other allegations that contravened the condition of service. The Chairman of the Commission, Hon Taiwo Olatunbosun who stated this in a statement in Ado-Ekiti, said the decision was taken in compliance […]

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Ekiti PDP stakeholders urge Olujimi to run for governor

Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti South Senatorial District on Sunday urged the senator representing the district, Biodun Olujimi, to contest the 2022 governorship poll. They spoke at Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti East Local Government at the end of a meeting held by the party chieftains from the six local governments in the […]

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Ekiti imposes curfew, bans public gathering

Begins testing of workers for COVID-19 Ekiti State Government has imposed an 8p.m. to 6a.m. curfew and banned all gatherings of more than 20 people in the state until further notice. These restrictions take effect from today. The Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Akinbowale Omole, announced the new guidelines in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, citing the […]

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Amotekun rescues kidnapped Ekiti businessman

Operatives of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency code-named Amotekun Corps has rescued a businessman, Happiness Ajayi, who was kidnapped on Christmas day in Ekiti State. Ajayi was kidnapped on the Isan-Iludun-Ekiti road in Oye Local Government alongside his cousin, Oluwaseun Fatile. He was reportedly rescued in a forest at Isapa community, Kwara State, about 3pm […]

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Fayemi signs N109.6b 2021 budget into law

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday signed the 2021 budget estimate of N109 billion into law with a pledge to ensure timely completion of ongoing projects and rejuvenate the state economy. The appropriation bill was passed by the House of Assembly on Tuesday, having been presented by the Governor on October 27, for […]

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Suspected kidnapper beaten to death in Ekiti

Some residents of Omuo Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti East Local Government area of Ekiti State, have allegedly beaten to death, a middle-aged man accused of attempting to kidnap a boy in the area. The police command in the state has since confirmed the incident, warning residents of the state against taking laws into their hands […]

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Ekiti State raises alarm: Poisonous food items looted

Governor Kayode Fayemi Ekiti State government, raised an alarm on Saturday that huge quantities of poisonous items, mistaken for food yet to be distributed as Covid-19 palliatives, were looted in warehouses in Ado-Ekiti on Friday… Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mr Akin Omole, said in a statement in Ado Ekiti that raising the alarm […]

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#EndSARS: Ekiti declares 24-hour curfew

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state effective from 10pm on Tuesday (today). He said the curfew followed the state governrment’s observation “with growing concern how the ENDSARS protest, which started as a peaceful protest against police brutality by youths in Ekiti State, has been hijacked by some […]

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Best teacher award proves Fayemi’s commitment to education – Ekiti speaker

The emergence of an Ekiti teacher, Mr. Olaoluwa Asubiojo, as the ‘Best Teacher in Nigeria’, has been described as a testimony of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s commitment to improved education in the state. State House House of Assembly Speaker Mr. Funminiyi Afuye made the remarks on Tuesday in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on […]

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