Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Joint Campus Council Lagos, escaped being abducted on way to their convention in Ekiti. The delegation of student leaders were said to be travelling to the NANS South-West Zone D Convention at Ekiti State University when the incident occurred. In a Tuesday statement by its Public…
History was made in Ekiti on Wednesday as Governor, Biodun Oyebanji led other dignitaries to receive the first commercial flight at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, in Ado Ekiti, describing the project as a major milestone in the state’s quest for economic growth and enhanced connectivity. The United Nigeria aircraft with registration number 5N-BWY…
Nigerian students have successfully uploaded and curated over 10,000 project entries in the first 3 weeks since the newly established national education record digitisation programme under the auspices of the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) became operational. The figure climbed to over 11,000 submissions by this weekend, with 158 post-graduate entries from a total…
Ahead 2026 Ekiti governorship election, the state Governor Biodun Oyebanji has been confirmed as the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate. This follows an affirmation exercise held on Monday at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion, Ado-Ekiti. The exercise saw 885 delegates from the 16 local government areas of the state endorse Oyebanji, who is seeking…
Pandemonium erupted early Monday morning at Okeyimi Health Centre of Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital following the disappearance of a newborn baby at the health facility. Eyewitnesses’ account revealed that the baby’s disappearance was noticed when the nurses on duty wanted to cater for her in the morning. The development threw fears through the spine…
Emmanuel Fayose, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti state, has criticised his elder brother and former governor, Ayodele Fayose, for endorsing the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Biodun Oyebanji ahead of the 2026 governorship election. At a mega rally in Ado Ekiti on Monday, Ayodele Fayose…
Fayemi The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has dismissed claims that former Governor Kayode Fayemi is plotting to destabilise the party or lure members away through a secret stakeholders’ meeting. The party’s State Publicity Secretary, Segun Dipe, in a statement on Sunday, dismissed the report in circulation, stating that it was a fabrication by…
Oba Johnson Folorunsho Aderiye, the Alayegunle of Ayegunle Ekiti, has been dethroned. He was said to have been deposed by his subjects who accused him of high-handedness. Backed by high chiefs in his traditional cabinet, the people rose in unison Wednesday to chase him out and bring his 27 year old reign to an end,…
The Ekiti State Government (EKSG) has declared a ban on tobacco smoking in both private and public places in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The declaration was made on Friday in Ado-Ekiti, during the flag off of ‘World No Tobacco Day 2025’, in partnership with Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) themed: ‘Unmasking the Appeal:…
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Olasunkanmi Kareem, to life imprisonment for attempting to murder his former boss by setting him ablaze. Kareem was arraigned on November 18, 2024, on a one-count charge of attempted murder, contrary to Section 241 of the Criminal Law of Ekiti State,…
