Ekiti State
6 Feb
In the last one year I must have written up to a dozen articles on the intractable problem of insecurity in the country.
4 Feb
Eight schoolchildren and teachers who were kidnapped in Ekiti state have been rescued. "The abductees are here, the parents and family members are here. I will give you details shortly," a government official said in a Punch report on Sunday. The government official said that officials of the state Ministry of Health were on the…
31 Jan
Hundred operatives of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, otherwise known as Amotekun Corps, were deployed to Ekiti State to rescue the pupils who were kidnapped in Emure, Ekiti. The personnel who will be complementing the efforts of their counterparts in Ekiti State were drafted to the neighbouring state on the order of Governor Lucky…
31 Jan
Five men have been arrested in Ekiti state for kidnapping less than after schoolchildren were snatched from a school by kidnappers on their way to school.
31 Jan
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has condemned the attack in Oke-Ako area in Ikole Local Council of the state that led to the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers, the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola.
30 Jan
The Ekiti State Government has confirmed the abduction of students, teachers, and a driver in the Emure-Ekiti region of the state. Gunmen abducted six pupils, three teachers of a private school and their bus driver while they were returning from Eporo-Ekiti on Monday night. The abduction of schoolchildren and teachers happened about 24 hours after…
30 Jan
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday ordered security agencies in the state to fish out the killers of two traditional rulers in the Oke-Ako area in Ikole Local Government Area. Oyebanji gave this charge while condemning Monday’s attack in Oke-Ako area of Ekiti State which led to the gruesome killing of the two traditional…
30 Jan
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Monday evening killed two traditional rulers in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
26 Jan
Four of the leading secondary schools in Ekiti State will on Monday, January 29, 2024, slug it out at an inter-school debate competition to kick off the 70th anniversary celebrations of Ekiti Parapo College, Ido-Ekiti (EKPACO).
24 Jan
Ekiti State residents have lamented the high cost goods, particularly foodstuff and services, occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023, during his inaugural address of President Bola Tinubu.
29 Dec
The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, Afe Babalola, has appealed to the Federal Government to revive the old farm settlements built by the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, in the Western Region.
22 Dec
.Pays one month salary arrears to council workers, school teachers Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved payment of N15,000 wage award for all workers in the state as part of measures put in place to cushion the effect of the current economic situation in the country. The payment will run for a period of…
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