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10 Jul 2023
The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has said the Nigerian judiciary is a victim like other struggling institutions. Kukah said this while delivering a keynote speech at the 60th call to bar anniversary celebration of a legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola, in Ado Ekiti, in Ekiti State on Monday. According…
6 Jul 2023
The Ekiti State Government has banned a three-day kissing marathon tagged: “Kiss-A-Thon,” being put together by a youth group under the auspices of Sugar Tee.
1 Jul 2023
The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Mr Dare Ogundare has resolved the crisis rocking commercial motorcyclists, locally known as Okada, in the state. The CP on Friday intervened in the crisis after meeting with leaders and some members of the Okada riders association. The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that some commercial motorcyclists…
15 Jun 2023
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has congratulated the newly-elected Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on their election.
8 Jun 2023
Ekiti Government says it will establish a Bureau of Tourism Development that will focus mainly on harnessing and developing the state’s tourism potential and make the state the number one destination for tourists.
8 Jun 2023
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially confirmed the dissolution of the state executive committees for Ebonyi and Ekiti States.
2 Jun 2023
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has refuted a report that he is being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N4bn fraud. Fayemi on Thursday submitted himself to operatives of the EFCC for questioning at the Ilorin office of the Commission. He arrived at the…
25 May 2023
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, explained the reasons that President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to award contracts as well as borrow despite having just a few days left until the end of his tenure. According to Fashola, the tenure of the Buhari-led administration will officially wind down at midnight on May 28, hence…
19 May 2023
Chairman of Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State, Michael Ogungbemi, has urged the 10th National Assembly to prioritise legislations that would reduce youth unemployment.
15 May 2023
An Ado-Ekiti State High Court in Ekiti State has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery.
4 May 2023
The global adage “necessity is the mother of invention”, probably remains the first and oldest human intuition and wise thought, challenging generations from the Stone-Age to today’s ICT-run-world, whose long Millennium is ladened with innumerable discoveries...
19 Apr 2023
Ekiti Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has hailed religious leaders in the state for the existing harmony among Muslim and Christian faithful in the state. The governor stated this at the Iftaar (breaking of fast) he hosted for Muslim leaders and faithful across the state at Jibowu Hall, Government House , Ado Ekiti. Oyebanji, at the…

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