Sacked Ekiti workers seek reinstatement, payment of 5-year salary arrears
No fewer than 2,000 workers under the aegises of the Ekiti State Teaching Serving Commission and the Ekiti State Civil…
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Ekiti: Shun rivalry, divisive politics, Oyebanji warns elected LG officials
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji on Monday warned newly elected local government councillors against perceiving their chairmen as rivals. He…
AFCON 2023 final: ‘Don’t watch live if you have heart issue’ – Ekiti State Govt warns citizens
The Ekiti State Government has issued a health advisory to citizens ahead of today’s final match of the African Cup…
Special forces capture suspected kidnapper after gun battle in Ekiti State
The rapid deployment of special forces has led to the arrest of a suspected kidnapper along the Ikere-Igbara Odo Ekiti…
Ekiti traditional chieftaincy title holders condemn killing of traditional rulers
The Association of Ekiti Traditional Chieftaincy Title Holders, AETCTH, has condemned the gruesome murder of two traditional rulers in Ekiti…
RCCG commiserates with Oyebanji, Ekiti over killing of traditional rulers
The leadership of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has commiserated with the Government and people of Ekiti State…
Police parade suspect involved in killing of Ekiti traditional rulers
Ekiti State Police Command has paraded one Alhaji Baboga for his alleged involvement in the killing of the two traditional…
Oyebanji condoles with family of slain kidnapped school bus driver
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has expressed condolences on the death of the bus driver of the abducted pupils…
BREAKING: Abducted Ekiti schoolchildren, teachers finally regain freedom
Schoolchildren of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure-Ekiti, Ekiti State and their teachers, who were recently kidnapped by armed men…
Murder of two Ekiti Monarchs extremely painful – Sultan of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has…
Sunday Igboho invokes god of iron against killers of Ekiti monarchs
Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has invoked the god of iron, Ogun, to intervene in the killing…
Monarchs’ killing: Police deploy helicopter, armoured carriers to Ekiti
The Nigeria Police Force has deployed helicopter and armoured personnel carriers to Ekiti State following the recent killing of two…
Abductors of Ekiti pupils, teachers demand N100m ransom
Abductors of Ekiti pupils and teachers from the Apostolic school in Emure-Ekiti have demanded N100m for the release of the…
Ekiti to spend N600m on power projects
The Ekiti State Government said it is planning to spend N600 million on power interventions in 2024. The Commissioner for…
Killing of monarchs: Tinubu sends message to Ekiti people
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condoled the Governor of Ekiti State and the people of the state over Monday’s attacks…
Lawmaker breaks down in tears over killing of traditional rulers in Ekiti
The Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, on Tuesday, broke down on the floor of the House, while…
Oyebanji allays fears as bandits kidnap school pupils, teachers, bus driver in Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has called on residents of the state not to entertain fears over Monday’s abduction of…
‘Wake up from your bed’ – Peter Obi knocks Tinubu as bandits murder Ekiti monarchs
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has called on President Bola Tinubu to take up the…
Man to die by hanging for killing brother in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 42-year-old man to death by hanging for killing his…
BREAKING: Suspected kidnappers kill two traditional rulers in Ekiti
Suspected kidnappers have killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. The monarchs were said to be returning from a security…
Ekiti cargo airport will commence operation by July – Oyebanji
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has disclosed that the cargo airport in the state will commence operation by July…
Ekiti govt orders physical demarcation as Epe, Osan resolve land dispute
The Ekiti State Government has directed the office of the Surveyor General to commence the process of proper physical demarcation…
SDP stalwarts masquerading as PDP members in Ekiti – Olayinka alleges
Lere Olayinka, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State, has alleged that some members of the…
Police arraign Ekiti man over alleged assault
The police on Friday arraigned a 31-year-old man, Obi Sunday, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged assault. The defendant,…
Two men arraigned over alleged theft of N84,700 in Ekiti
Two men, Oribamise Emmanuel and Mohammed Tijani, were on Friday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing of…
Police arraign man over alleged generator theft in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command, on Wednesday arraigned 32-year-old Fatoyebi Kola before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing…
Ekiti Govt to begin collection of Land Use Charge in 2024
The Ekiti State Government has announced its intention to commence the collection of Land Use Charge, LUC, in 2024. Governor…
Gov Oyebanji calls for empathy, support for war veterans’ families
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Tuesday charged Nigerians to show sympathies for the families of those who died or…
Ekiti to sanction owners of unregistered vehicles in 2024
Ekiti State Government has said that severe sanctions await owners of vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles found plying the road in…
Afenifere worried over kidnappings in Lagos, Ekiti bank attack
The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and political organization, Afenifere, has called on the Federal Government and security agencies to rise up to…
Two men arraigned for alleged theft, assault in Ekiti
Two men, Rafiu Jamiu, 27, and Adeniyi Oluwaseun, 21, on Friday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged…
Police recover 3 vehicles, 2 motorcycles from Ekiti bank robbers
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Ogundare Dare, has confirmed that the three vehicles and two motorcycles used by robbers…
DSS arraigns six suspected IRS fraudsters in Ekiti
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Wednesday, arraigned six suspected Internal Revenue Service fraudsters in Ekiti State before a…
Prepare your pupils on proper use of OMR for exams – Ekiti govt to teachers
The Ekiti State Ministry of Education has charged teachers of public primary and secondary schools to dedicate more time to…
Ekiti’s spelling bee champion, Flourish Ajibola, arrives Uganda for world championship
Nigeria’s National Spelling Bee Champion, Miss Flourish Ajibola, has landed in Kampala, Uganda, gearing up for the world spelling bee…
Ekiti meets benchmark for $750m International Development Association credit
Ekiti State Government says it has met the criteria to benefit from the $750 million International Development Association (IDA) credit…
Ekiti: Eschew corrupt practices, be dedicated to duties – AIG charges police
The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of zone 17, comprising Ondo and Ekiti States, Mr Adebowale William,…
Ekiti govt sues Chef Dammy’s pastor, demands N10 million damages
The Directorate of Citizens Rights (DCR) of the Ministry of Justice in Ekiti State has filed a lawsuit against Chef…
Ekiti govt tasks monarchs to ensure citizens’ comply with environmental sanitation law
The Ekiti State Government has appealed to the Traditional Rulers to join the government to enforce full compliance of citizens…
Oyebanji commissions 3.6mw Ekiti Independent Power Project
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji on Thursday commissioned the 3.6 megawatts Ekiti Independent Power Project (IPP) in Ado Ekiti, in…
Ekiti govt resists attempts to reverse Oba-elect’s selection
The Ekiti State Government on Thursday resisted attempts by some kingmakers to reverse the selection of Prince Adebomi Babalola as…
Ekiti govt to leverage livestock, crops production for wealth, employment creation
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has expressed his administration’s readiness to leverage livestock and crop production to create wealth and…
Road construction: Ekiti govt begins identification of ‘project affected persons’
Enumeration of owners of farmlands and other physical structures that would be affected by the proposed construction of 12 roads…
Ekiti govt commences 2nd phase of waterways, culverts desiltation
The Ekiti State Government has commenced the second phase of desiltation of waterways, culverts and access slabs in 13 communities…
Ekiti NLC directs members to join indefinite nationwide strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress in Ekiti State, on Monday, directed its members to embark on an indefinite strike till further…
Police declare 30-year-old man missing in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command has declared a 30-year-old man, Mr. Joseph Anifowose, missing. This is contained in a statement…
Thirty years old man declared missing in Ekiti
A 30-year-old man, Adesina Joseph Anifowose of Lane 6, Wonder City College, Ado Ekiti, has been declared missing. A statement…
Ekiti ready to host 64th National Council on Health
The Ekiti State Ministry of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare,…
Ekiti govt empowers health workers with essential tools
In a move aimed at enhancing the productivity and efficiency of health workers across Ekiti State, the Governor Biodun Oyebanji…