Ekiti NLC orders affiliate unions to comply with nationwide strike
The chairman of the Ekiti State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Olatunde Kolapo, has directed the leadership of…
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Ekiti Agro Marshals parade two suspected drug dealers
The Ekiti State Agro Marshalls has announced the arrest of two individuals, Sheyi Alaba and Ayodeji Ajayi, in connection with…
Court sentences man to death for murder in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 29-year-old Adedayo Olawole to death by hanging over the…
Ekiti: Police arrest two for robbery, burglary
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested two suspects for allegedly breaking into private premises and stealing of motorcycles in…
Ekiti PDP faces fresh crisis as SWC members tackle chairman
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is facing a fresh crisis ahead of the state congresses.…
Urban renewal: Ekiti Govt pays N300m compensation to property owners
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State disbursed N300 million on Monday to those whose properties were affected by the urban…
Ekiti govt urges calm over attack on Eda Oniyo community
Ekiti State Government has appealed to residents of Eda Oniyo in Ilejemeje Local Government Area of the State to remain…
Substandard products: Nigerian Govt seals warehouse in Ekiti
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has sealed a warehouse in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, for distributing substandard…
NSCDC parades 14 suspected employment scam fraudsters in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has paraded 14 suspected fraudsters for allegedly…
Ekiti public officials warned against wilful, careless damage of govt properties
Ekiti State public officials have been warned that careless or wilful damage of public properties would no longer be tolerated.…
NSCDC arrests man for allegedly raping 4-year-old girl in Ekiti
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ekiti State Command, has arrested one Afolabi Ojo of Olujoda Street, Ado-Ekiti,…
Ekiti, Osun map out strategies to resolve lingering boundary tussles
Determined to foster a strong relationship between the two southwestern states, the Ekiti State Government and its Osun counterpart, have…
Govs awaiting resolutions on ideal National Minimum Wage for workers – Sule
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has said governors were not averse to the new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers.…
Female student captured assaulting peer in disturbing video
A distressing video has surfaced online showing a female student at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere,…
Ekiti court sentences 3 to death for robbery
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging. The court also sentenced…
Court sentences 3 to death by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti
An Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery. Five accused…
Ekiti partners America to boost cashew production, access to markets
The Ekiti State Government is set to commence the distribution of subsidised polyclonal cashew seedlings to cashew farmers in the…
Local content: Ekiti Govt begins clampdown on erring contractors
The Ekiti State government read the riot act to contractors handling various road projects in the state on Thursday, directing…
Ekiti Govt begins collection of data from unemployed youths, market women, others
The Ekiti State Government has commenced a comprehensive data collection and collation exercise targeting unemployed youths, market women, okada riders,…
Ekiti: Police arrest 8 suspected motorcycle snatchers
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight suspected motorcycle snatchers. A statement by the police spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu,…
May Day: Ekiti workers celebrated in gloom – PDP
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for economic…
Notorious motorcycle snatcher arrested in Ekiti
A notorious motorcycle thief, Bernard Shadrach, has been arrested by the Oye Divisional Police Headquarters in collaboration with some residents…
Husband stabs wife to death over alleged infidelity in Ekiti
A yet-to-be identified man has reportedly stabbed his wife to death over alleged infidelity in Ekiti State. The incident occurred…
We’ll not relent in securing Ekiti – Oyebanji assures
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has said his government would continue to make strategic moves in ensure adequate security…
Ekiti Govt hails transfer of regulatory oversight of Ekiti electricity market to state government
The Ekiti State Government has described the official transfer of regulatory oversight by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to…
Ekiti Govt mediates on Araromi Obaship tussle, cautions against violence
After a meeting with critical stakeholders, the Ekiti State Government, on Monday, resolved the imbroglio brewing over the selection of…
PMS crisis: Ekiti Govt inspects filling stations, compels hoarders to dispense product
The Ekiti State Government has moved to stop the ongoing hike in petrol price and hoarding of the product by…
Ekiti: 22-year-old man jailed 27 years for burglary, stealing
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced one Dipo Femi to 27 years imprisonment for conspiracy,…
Ekiti PDP slams Gov Oyebanji over bloated cabinet, indiscriminate appointments
The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticized Governor Biodun Oyebanji for wasting the meager resources…
Ekiti group drags state govt to court over Cargo Airport records
The Ekiti Patriotic Consultative Forum, a socio-political pressure group, has approached the State High Court for an order of Mandamus,…
FG to speed up work on Ekiti roads – Umahi assures
The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has assured Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State of the Federal Government’s plan to…
Hardship: Ekiti resident arraigned for stealing fufu, pot of soup, noodles
A 20-year-old man, identified as Ojo, was on Monday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ekiti State, over…
Ekiti: Motorists stranded as poly students, staff barricade highway over bad road
The ever-busy Ado-Ekiti federal highway linking Ekiti State with Kogi Ondo and Abuja, among other destinations, was on Monday barricaded…
Ekiti commences recruitment of medical officers for general, specialist hospitals
The Ekiti State Hospitals Management Board has commenced the process of recruiting medical doctors into the state health institutions. The…
Ekiti govt begins enforcement of anti-open grazing law
The Ekiti State Government has commenced the enforcement of the Prohibition of Cattle and Other Ruminants Grazing Law, 2016. Rtd.…
Ekiti govt establishes State Electricity Regulatory Bureau
The Ekiti State Government has established the State Electricity Regulatory Bureau (SERB) which is to serve as the Apex regulator…
NMA disowns fake doctor arrested in Ekiti
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Ekiti State Branch, has disowned a suspected fake doctor, Olalekan Timothy Fasipe, who was recently…
Police nab 7 crime suspects in Ekiti
Ekiti State Police Command has arrested seven suspects over alleged offences, including stealing, armed robbery, burglary and attempted murder. While…
Ekiti: ADP guber candidate Elebute-Halle joins APC
Candidate of the Action Democratic Party, ADP, in the 2022 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, Kemi Elebute-Halle, has officially defected…
Ekiti Forestry Commission destroys 20 hectares of hemp plantation in Ise Forest Reserve
Ekiti State Forestry Commission has said it is fully committed to actualizing its mandate of reducing the rate of deforestation…
AIG Zone 17 leads charge for safer Ondo, Ekiti.
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 17, AIG Abiodun Asabi, has expressed the determination of the…
Ekiti Police Command parades seven suspects over attempted murder, armed robbery, others
The Ekiti State Police Command on Thursday paraded seven suspects involved in attempted murder, armed robbery, conspiracy, stealing and burglary.…
Chieftaincy tussle: Ekiti Govt stops monthly salary of traditional chief
The Ekiti State Government has ordered immediate stoppage of the monthly salary of a traditional title holder in Iworo Quarters,…
Ekiti Govt warns against driving during heavy rain as okada rider dies in flooded river
The Ekiti State Government has appealed to residents not to panic following the discovery of the dead body of a…
Ekiti NTBLCP, Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria seek media support to end TB
The Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP) Ekiti State, in conjunction with Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria, has called on journalists…
Hardship: Ekiti Govt approves immediate distribution of N331m food items
Ekiti State Government has approved the immediate purchase and distribution of N331 million food items to the needy in the…
Death of Ekiti APC Chairman shocking- Senate Leader, Opeyemi
Senate Leader, Michael Bamidele Opeyemi has mourned the death of Ekiti State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Barrister…
NAPTIP arrests two women over sale of 3-month-old baby for N2m in Ekiti
Following tipoff from sources, two persons alleged to be involved in the trading of a baby have been arrested by…
Ekiti Assembly flays road contractors over shoddy, delayed job
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has read the riot act to all project contractors in the state, warning that…
Pains of economic crisis will soon be over – Ekiti govt assures citizens
The Ekiti State Government has assured citizens that pains caused by skyrocketing prices of food and other essential commodities will…