Ado Ekiti
4 hours ago
The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has struck out the defamation case against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, instituted against him by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun. Recall that the IGP Egbetokun had late last year filed a suit against Farotimi over alleged cybercrime. The IGP had filed 12 counts bordering…
2 days ago
The founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has agreed to drop charges against Mr. Dele Farotimi.
4 days ago
Illegal squatters in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, have been handed an ultimatum to relocate as the state government plans to build a Central Business District (CBD). Decrying the return of hoodlums, squatters, street-traders as well as erection of makeshift shops and containers after its acquisition and payment of compensation to the land owners…
24 Dec
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 27-year-old man, Ayeni Gbenga, in an Ado-Ekiti correctional centre for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for rape. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence between October…
31 Oct
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has restated her commitment to improving lives of Nigerians of all segments, especially the needy. She said this on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti while distributing food items, including bags of rice, noodles, spaghetti and vegetable oil to needy , under her pet project, ‘Renewed Hope Initiative, Food outreach’. Mrs. Tinubu…
17 Oct
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 36-year-old man, David Olalekan, in the Ado-Ekiti Correctional Centre over alleged murder. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged murder. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offense on Oct. 4 in…
10 Sep
The police in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday arraigned four men, Umar Lawal, Useni Usman, Abbar Senkikami and Nuru Useni, for allegedly breaking into a house and stealing goods worth N2.6 million. READ ALSO:Oil theft: Troops dismantle 63 bunkering sites, arrest seven suspects The defendants – Lawal,18, Usman, 25, Senkikami, 25, and Useni, 25 – are facing…
18 Aug
A magistrate’s court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has struck out a two-count of indecent assault instituted against Oni Olalekan, a recent graduate of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Oni had pleaded not guilty to the charges of allegedly assaulting his male colleague, Omukoro Collins, in an off-campus hostel in the university community. Accusations and counter-accusations were…
7 Aug
The management of Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (EKSU), on Thursday, said it has approved the promotion of 70 academic staff drawn from various departments and faculties to the rank of professors, just as it approved 60 others as associate professors. The Vice Chancellor of EKSU, Professor Edward Olanipekun, who disclosed this to newsmen at…
1 Aug 2024
The much-anticipated protest against bad governance, which began today, failed to take place in Ekiti, as no protesters converged at Fajuyi Park, the usual venue for such events. Recall that the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, had on Wednesday vowed to ensure the protection of lives and property of citizens of the state in…
13 Jun 2024
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Thursday sentenced a cleric with the Winner Chapel Church in Omuo-Ekiti, Pastor Enoch Ebinyiam, to life imprisonment for raping a minor. The victim, a daughter of one of the worshippers in the convict’s church, was said to have been raped by the pastor in one of…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled Thursday for its ruling on the bail application of former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, facing a 17-count charge under the Cybercrime Act. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date after hearing arguments from Sowore's counsel, Marshall Abubakar, and the prosecution counsel representing the Nigerian Police Force,…
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First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu's Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) has concluded plans to distribute 60,000 kits to midwives across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. This is aimed at complementing the ongoing federal retraining exercise of 120,000 frontline health workers in the country. Senator Tinubu hinted this in Ilorin, Kwara State, at the presentation of…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will not conduct admissions for law programmes in eight Nigerian universities in the 2025/2026 academic session. This followed the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) for violating regulatory procedures. Spokesperson of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed…