Tag: Ekiti State

From Mentor To Enemy: Obasanjo and Fayose’s Long Standing Rift

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose have renewed their animosity.  The duo, who once…

Cook-a-thon to Threat-a-thon: How donations, other events sour the rosy relationship between Chef, Dammy, her pastor and the church

Following the altercation between Damilola Adeparusi, also known as Chef Dammy, who completed a record-breaking 120-hour cook-a-thon, and…

Profiles of RCCG, Deeper Life Bible Church pastors who gave up pulpit to take the throne

On Saturday, Governor Seyi Makinde approved the appointment of a pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God,…

Judge pardons convicted rapist in Ekiti

A judge of the Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday, February 17 pardoned a rapist…

COVID-19 protocols: Ekiti govt closes physical classes in FUOYE

The Ekiti State COVID-19 Task Force has closed down till further notice all physical classes at the Federal…

Suspected armed robbers attack Ekiti state workers, cart away N20m

Accountants attached to the Cabinet Department of the Ekiti State Governor's Office have been attacked by six gunmen…

Ekiti orders compulsory COVID-19 test for catarrh, cough patients

Ekiti State government have ordered Public and private hospitals to henceforth test all patients with fever, cough, catarrh…

Ekiti Amotekun arrests four suspected kidnappers from Sokoto

Four suspected kidnappers have been arrested by men of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun Corps…

PHOTOS: Police rescue suspected kidnapper from lynching, recover ATM cards and others in Ekiti

A yet-to-be identified man suspected to be kidnapper has been rescued from lynching by the Rapid Response Squad…

Abductors of Ekiti petrol dealer demand N60m ransom

Days after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted prominent petroleum products dealer identified as Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami, the…

Afe Babalola laments closure of universities, says it’s unconstitutional and disastrous

Aare Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has described the closure of Nigerian Universities…

Ekiti employs new teachers, releases list

The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board has released the names of 600 newly-recruited primary school teachers. Director…