Biodun Oyebanji.
22 Nov
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has been confronted with several crises that has left the party’s umbrella in tatters .
21 Nov
Citing the preponderance of natural resources, including solid minerals in Ekiti State, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has stated the state will contribute significantly to the Federal Government's quest to make solid minerals..
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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has vowed to end illiteracy and put a stop to incidents of school dropouts in the state. The governor, who expressed the readiness of his government to forge partnership with intending private investors to strengthen education...
7 Nov
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has again called on the Federal Government to immortalise a former Military Governor of Old Western Nigeria, the Late Lt Col. Adekunle Fajuyi, for paying the supreme sacrifice for the unity of the country.
3 Nov
Ekiti State Government, yesterday, threatened to apply sanctions on petrol marketers hoarding fuel, including payment of heavy fines or sealing of business premises.
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Former Ekiti State Governors, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and Dr. Kayode Fayemi, yesterday, unanimously endorsed incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji for a second term in office.
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Ekiti State Government has commenced a monthly disbursement of N5,000 each to 7,000 vulnerable residents for a period of five months, as part of efforts to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government .
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As part of efforts aimed at tackling housing deficit, Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji recently partnered with WEMABOD Limited, a subsidiary of Odua Investment Company.
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Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has urged the police to unravel the mysteries surrounding the death of a singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad. This is contained in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday and signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode. According to the governor, the minimum the country owes…
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The Ekiti Government has denied reports that five persons drowned in flooding in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, who was represented by his Deputy, Mrs Monisade Afuye, denied the reports, on Wednesday, during an assessment of the affected areas in Ado-Ekiti. The governor regretted the level of havoc wreaked by the…
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