Tag: Ekiti State

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…

COVID-19: Ekiti imposes curfew, bans gathering of more than 20 persons

The Ekiti State Government has imposed a curfew from 8.00 pm to 6.00am and as well banned all…

Ekiti Govt set to conduct COVID-19 tests on public servants

The Ekiti Government has rolled out plans to conduct free Coronavirus (COVID-19) tests on its workers in all…

Gov Fayemi signs Ekiti sports development trust fund bill into law

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has signed into law, the State Sports Development Trust Fund (SDTF) Bill,…

Amotekun rescues kidnapped Ekiti businessman in Kwara forest

Operatives of the Ekiti State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun corps have rescued a businessman Happiness Ajayi that…

Ekiti imposes new restrictions to curb COVID-19

The Ekiti State Government has announced fresh restrictions to safeguard public health following a spike in the cases…

Fayemi assents 2021 appropriation bill

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has assented N109.7 billion, 2021 appropriation bill into law. The…

Three bag seven years jail term for stealing 300 litres of diesel in Ekiti

An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to seven years imprisonment for stealing…