Ekiti State
12 Nov
The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed that four men died after drowning in the Osun River. A police spokesperson in the state, DSP Sunday Abutu, disclosed that the incident occurred on Sunday, November 10, 2024, along the Ajido-Ikoro road. Abutu said the deceased, a 23-year-old and a 25-year-old natives of Okemesi-Ekiti went to River…
29 Oct
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has presented before the State House of Assembly a sum of N375.7 billion as the proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. Oyebanji, who presented the budget estimates at the Assembly complex on Tuesday, explained that the appropriation bill, when passed, would help his administration consolidate its efforts in infrastructure…
23 Oct
Public service efficiency as a theme for this anniversary, is a smart choice because it speaks to the urgency, in government business and operations, of improving the quality of service delivery while significantly reducing the cost of running government.
22 Oct
Let me start by felicitating His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Ekiti State—Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji—on the occasion of his second anniversary as the chief executive of this great state.
20 Oct
A veterinary doctor, Jide Akinleye, wants operators of abattoirs to maintain a high standard of hygiene to avoid the spread of food-borne diseases. Akinleye who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, said that if these facilities were kept clean, diseases would be minimized. He advised butchers in the state…
18 Oct
There are many lessons political leaders could learn from Ekiti State governor Abiodun Oyebanji’s Omoluabi concept of governance.
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…
8 Oct
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, yesterday, received the female governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2022 election, Kemi Elebute-Halle, and 500 others into the ruling party.
4 Oct
Ekiti State Government has said that construction work on ultramodern dormitories at the farm settlements across all the local councils will commence within the next three weeks to boost food security.
3 Oct
As part of efforts to boost food security, the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has announced that construction work on ultramodern dormitories at the farm settlements across the Local Government areas will commence within the next three weeks. The governor also vowed to return the state to the farm settlement era experienced in the…
1 Oct
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday, said that despite the challenges the state faces in areas such as security, infrastructure, and low industrial presence, the six-pillar agenda of his administration was carefully crafted and is already yielding results across all sectors. The governor noted that the creation of the state on October 1,…
26 Sep
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has said his administration would not gag or intimidate media practitioners and journalists in the state, stating that he resents media censorship. Oyebanji explained the role of free media in the development of the nation's democracy, adding that members of the pen profession have been critical to his administration…
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