Today's Headlines: Soldiers Open Fire On Protesting Youths, Kidnappers kill 2, abduct others in Ogun
Soldiers Open Fire On Protesting Youths In Bayelsa, Kill 1, Injure Others Soldiers guarding a facility operated by Consolidated Oil and Gas Ltd. (Conoil) have reportedly killed one Ikiowori Benson when they opened fire on protesting youths in Sangana Community, Brass LGA of Bayelsa State.
Fayemi and Adeyeye due to rivalry have both relocated to Abuja, over Ekiti Ministerial slot- Source
According to a news that was published by The Nation Newspaper online this morning, it was reported that the jostling within the Ekiti State's All Progressives Congress (APC), for the state’s ministerial slot in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is tearing the chapter apart, as the struggle for the slot, has resulted in a political schism.
Reactions As Former Gov Of Ekiti, Adebayo Paid Gov Biodun Oyebanji A Visit (Photo)
The executive Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji popularly known as BAO has hosted the first civilian Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Niyi Adebayo in his office yesterday. The current Governor started his public service during the administration of Otunba Niyi Adebayo as a Special Assistant before he became his Chief of Staff.
Former Gov Of Ekiti, Fayemi Was Pictured Together With His Successor, Biodun Oyebanji At An Event
The former Governor of Ekiti State, John Kayode Fayemi has been pictured together with his successor, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji at the burial of former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi. (Photo Credit - Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji Verified Facebook Page) Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi served as Deputy Governor during the second term of John Kayode Fayemi as executive Governor of the state.
Fayemi, Adeyeye renew rivalry over Tinubu's cabinet
According to a news that was published by The Nation Newspaper online this morning, it was reported that the jostling within the Ekiti State's All Progressives Congress (APC), for the state’s ministerial slot in the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is tearing the chapter apart, as the struggle for the slot, has resulted in a political schism.
Kate Henshaw reacts to a post, revealing how a fueling station was sealed for selling N600 per liter
Veteran Nigerian Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw has left her fans and social media users buzzing after reacting to a social media post, revealing how a fueling station in Ekiti State was sealed by Task Force for selling petrol for N600, per liter. Revealing how a fueling station in Ekiti State was sealed for selling petrol for N600 per liter, a social media user wrote: "Eyitayo fueling Station in Bank Road Sealed by Ekiti Task Force.
Fayemi Breaks Silence After EFCC Reportedly Grilled Him Over N4bn Money Laundering
The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State and former Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said he is not involved in any laundering of N4 billion, as being bandied around. According to The Punch reports, Fayemi, in a statement on Friday by the Head of his Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, said although he visited the EFCC's office,“no such allegation was raised during his conversation” with officials of the anti-graft agency."
Court Nullifies Appointment of Omuo-Ekiti Chief
Vanguard news reported that the Ekiti State High Court sitting in Omuo Ekiti on Friday nullified the appointment of Mr Jamiu Dende as the Agere of Okeringun, Omuo-Oke Ekiti. Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde in her judgment held that the appointment was null and void because it was made in violation of the Ekiti State Chieftaincy Law.
Tinubu: Nobody Is Coming To Invest Here, When You Can't Pay The Huge Debt That We Owe— Afe Babalola
The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye, and legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola, have urged President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to act decisively as soon as he assumes office in order to bring about the desired changes Nigerians are longing for.
Notorious kidnappers captured for terrorising Ekiti citizens
Abu Hassan, also known as Danger, and Abubakar Sodiq have been arrested on suspicion of being notorious kidnappers terrorising residents of the Iyemero/Oke-Ako/Irele/Ipao-Ekiti Axis of Ekiti State. The infamous kidnappers also terrorised communities in neighbouring Kogi, Ekiti State Police Commissioner CP Ogundare Dare said while parading the suspects before journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Friday.
4 Suspected Kidnappers, Others Paraded by Ekiti Police
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Dare Ogundare, held a press briefing on Friday to parade 16 suspects who were apprehended for various criminal activities, including four individuals accused of involvement in kidnapping incidents in the Oke Ako area of the state and neighboring Kwara State. Two notorious kidnappers, Abu Hassan (also known as Danger) and Abubakar Sodiq, were arrested by the Ekiti and Kogi State Police Commands.
Reactions As Court Sentences Three to Death for Stealing Power Banks, Charger, & Sandals in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging, the Daily Post newspaper reports. The three got the sentence for conspiracy and armed robbery, The police had arraigned the defendants, Omotayo Deji (23), Chidiebere Ifeanyin (25), and Bolaji Usman (28) before Justice Bamidele Omotoso on January 21, 2020, on a four-count charge of conspiracy and armed robbery.
My government has injected over N31 billion into Ekiti's economy, Oyebanji
To transform the economy, fight poverty and make the lives of Ekiti State residents richer, Governor Biodun Oyebanji disclosed this weekend that over N31 billion has been injected into the state's economy. This amount, excluding other social intervention programs and disbursement of loans to workers, has been spent on salaries, pensions, and allowances in the last 200 days of his tenure.
NSCDC Parades 3 Suspects For Rape, Theft In Ekiti
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekiti State has paraded three suspects, Onilearo Tunde (29), Femi Musa (20) and Iliya Syrajudeen, for rape, theft and assault. The suspects were paraded by the state’s Commandant, Mr John Fayemi, who advised parents and guardians to take adequate care of their wards and protect them against men who were nothing but animals in human skin.
Ekiti Police Apprehend Notorious Kidnappers
Vanguard news reported that the Ekiti State Police Command has apprehended two notorious kidnappers who have been terrorizing communities in the state and neighboring Kogi. The suspects, identified as Sunday Ayeni and Abiodun Ojo, were arrested on Thursday, May 19, 2023, following a tip-off from members of the public.
Police parade four suspected kidnappers, others in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, Dare Ogundare, held a press conference on Friday to announce the arrest of 16 individuals involved in various criminal activities. Among the suspects were four men accused of engaging in kidnapping operations in the Oke Ako area of Ekiti State and parts of Kwara State.
Today's Headlines: NNPP Doesn’t Have Money To Challenge Victory – Buba Galadima; Teenager In Court For Burglary
NNPP Doesn’t Have Money To Challenge Victory–Buba Photo Credit: Daily Trust A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has said that the party refused to challenge the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election in court due to the lack of funds.
Oye-led APGA convenes NEC meeting, dismisses Njoku’s faction
The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Victor Oye, has reportedly held a National Executive Committee meeting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, in defiance of the Federal High Court order that barred him from doing so. Oye was instructed to quit posing as the party's national chairman by the Federal Capital Territory High Court 40, which is located in Bwari, Abuja.
3 to die by hanging for armed robbery in Ekiti
According to the Guardian, three individuals have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in an armed robbery that occurred in Ekiti, Nigeria. The verdict was delivered by the High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the capital city of Ekiti State. The convicts, Olaoluwa Ogunmoye, Kayode Ajayi, and Ojo Ogunsakin, were found guilty of committing the crime on August 4, 2019, at a petrol station in Ado Ekiti.
Court sentences three to death for stealing powerbank, charger, sandals in Ekiti
Three people were found guilty of conspiracy and armed robbery and were given death by hanging sentences by an Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti. On January 21, 2020, Omotayo Deji (age 23), Chidiebere Ifeanyin (age 25), and Bolaji Usman (age 28) were charged with four counts of conspiracy and armed robbery before Justice Bamidele Omotoso.