Tag: Ekiti State
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NDLEA destroys hectares of hemp farmland 1,465 kg in Ekiti state
About 3.7 hectares of hemp farmland has been destroyed by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ekiti State Command. The farmland situated in Ire-Ekiti Forest in Oye Local Government Area of the state was totally destroyed on Friday afternoon.
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Alleged N6.9bn fraud: Court adjourns Fayose’s trial until Jan. 31
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned the alleged money laundering trial of former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, until Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. The case was earlier scheduled for continuation of trial on Oct. 26, but could not proceed due to a mix up in the date, while a new…
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Gunmen abduct 4 travellers in Ekiti
Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted four travellers along the Irele Ekiti-Oke Ako Highway in Ajoni Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ekiti.
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Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu mourns departed Ekiti Speaker, Afuye
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State mourned the passing of the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye on Thursday. Afuye died on Wednesday in a brief illness at the age of 66. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile in Ikeja, Sanwo-Olu described Afuye (APC-Ikere…
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Ekiti State: Assembly declares Seven days mourning over Speaker’s death
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has announced a 7-day mourning in honour of the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye who gave up the ghost on Wednesday after a brief illness. The chairman House Committee on media, Mrs Yemisi Ayokunle noted via a statement signed and released by her that the flag in the Assembly complex…
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Fayemi bows out, Oyebanji takes over as Ekiti state governor
Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state will today bow out of the government house while Governor-elect, Biodun Oyebanji, will be inaugurated as the governor of the state for a term of four years. Oyebanji was declared the winner of the June 18 governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.
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Ekiti DJ arrested for impersonating singer, Portable
A disc jockey (DJ) known as Famotemi Toluwani Timothy, who is based in Ekiti State, has been arrested for allegedly impersonating hip-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as “Portable”.
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Mentally-challenged woman gives birth to twins in Ekiti
A mentally-challenged woman in Ekiti, popularly called `Iya Kamo’, was delivered of a set of twins, a boy and a girl, on Saturday.
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We’ve delivered on our campaign promises to Ekiti people – Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has said that his administration in the last four years delivered on its campaign mantra to restore the values of Ekiti people. He said his administration had also laid the foundation for sustainable development. Fayemi stated this in Ikere-Ekiti on Tuesday during his “Thank You” tour of the Ekiti-South Senatorial…
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Legislators call for additional three LCDAs in Ekiti state
The House of Assembly in Ekiti state has submitted a bill for the creation of additional three Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs The bill was passed to the committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy for onward review. If finally endorsed the total number of Local governments and Council Development Areas in the state would have…