Ekiti State
20 Dec
The Ekiti State Government has announced plans to commence the collection of land use charges in its drive to boost the economy of the state through improved internally generated revenue. The Ekiti state Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, made this known on Monday during the 2023 Carols and Lessons service that took place at the Obafemi Awolowo…
20 Dec
Local council elections were recently held in 177 wards across 2,196 polling units of Ekiti State. When the curtains were drawn on the elections held earlier this month, two things had happened.
14 Dec
Ikere Development Forum (IDF), a think-tank group and an umbrella body for all Ikere Indigenes worldwide, has strongly condemned the security breach and violent bank robbery that took place in Ikere, Ekiti State on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. A branch of two commercial banks, namely Wema Bank and Access Bank were attacked in the incident…
14 Dec
The Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has ordered security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the bank robbery in Ikere-Ekiti on Wednesday. Governor Oyebanji, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Yinka Oyebode, said the robbers must also be made to face the full wrath of the law. "The Governor who described the armed…
14 Dec
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Dare Ogundare, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the armed robbery incident that occurred at a bank in Ikere-Ekiti on Wednesday. The Ekiti State Police Command disclosed this in a statement following the visit of CP Ogundare to the scene of the incident for an on-the-spot assessment. The…
3 Dec
Candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the 38 chairmanship and 177 councillorship seats in Saturday’s council elections in Ekiti.
30 Nov
Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has informed a Federal High Court, Abuja how the inability of a defunct commercial bank (Diamond Bank) to handle huge amount of money prompted airlifting of about N1.219 billion cash to erstwhile governor, Ayodele Fayose, for Ekiti State gubernatorial polls.
23 Nov
In the heart of serene and secure Ekiti State, Nigeria, lies unassailable evidence of the power of vision, dedication, and selflessness. Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), founded by the great legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola, stands as a symbol of renewed hope and excellence in the world of education.
22 Nov
The Ekiti Police Command says it has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged killing of a farmer by a deaf and dumb in the deceased farm. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the incident occurred at Ipole Farm Settlement, Agbado Ekiti, in Ayekire Local Council Development Area on Tuesday evening. It…
22 Nov
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has been confronted with several crises that has left the party’s umbrella in tatters .
20 Nov
Stakeholders in the informal sector have lamented imposition of multiple taxes by Ekiti State Government, saying that the negative effect of the taxes is not only affecting the masses in the state, but also causing poor patronage for business owners. The tax-payers, under the auspices of the 'Tax for Service Group,' gave the lamentation, at…
14 Nov
The Police Command in Eketi has declared a 30-year-old man, Mr. Joseph Anifowose missing. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abutu Sunday and on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti. He said Anifowose of Lane 6, Wonder City College Ado-Ekiti, left home on Nov. 6, at about 08:00hrs to an…
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