Tag: ekiti
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JUST IN: Ex-Military Gov, Administrator of Oyo, Ekiti States, Gen Adetunji Olurin is dead
The former military governor and administrator of Oyo and Ekiti States, General Adetunji Idowu Olurin is reportedly dead at 76. The septuagenarian, born on December 3, 1944, was an indigene of Ilaro, in Ogun State. A family source who does not want his name mentioned said Olurin died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH)…
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COVID-19: Ekiti reintroduces restrictions, bans large gatherings, vehicles’ overloading
The Ekiti Government on Tuesday announced new measures to contain the increasing cases of the COVID-19 pandemic across all the 16 local governments areas of the state. The new directive marks the third time the state government would be imposing such restrictions between 2020 and August, 2021. The restrictions, had in the past paralysed businesses…
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BREAKING: 19-year-old boy sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted robbery in Ekiti
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced one Ademola Oluwaseun,19, to life imprisonment for attempted armed robbery In his judgment, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said, although the convict was charged for offence of armed robbery, but evidence before the court only established offence of attempted armed robbery against him. Ogunmoye…
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Gunmen ambush vehicle in Ekiti, shoot driver dead, abduct others
Police in Ekiti State on Saturday confirmed a gun attack on travellers in the state on Friday night. Police spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu said the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle, a LEXUS 330 SUV, dead. They took the two other occupants of the vehicle away, he added. The attack took place between Ewu-Ekiti…
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2 Ekiti athletes qualify for World Junior Athletics competition
The duo of Fakorede Adekalu and Bamidele Ajayi from Ekiti are now set to contend with younger athletes from across the world. This followed the two Ekiti born runners qualification for the World Junior Under 20 Athletics Championship in Kenya. The Secretary, Ekiti Athletics Association, Olumide Bamidele, disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with…
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Shock, disbelief greet Rachael Oniga’s death in Ekiti
Cross section of lovers of both Yoruba and diverse language movies in Ekiti have described the sudden death of a popular actress, Rachael Oniga, on Saturday at 64 years, as shocking and devastating. They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, in separate interviews on Saturday. Mrs Mopelola Akanni,…
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Rape accusation against gov wife’s security detail under probe –Ekiti
The Ekiti State Government, on Tuesday, promised to cooperate with the Federal Capital Territory Police Command in the investigation of a security official attached to the wife of the governor, who was accused of raping a lady. The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Olawale Fapohunda, said this in a statement. The statement read in…
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Gunmen abduct four farmers in Ekiti, demand N50m
Gunmen who kidnapped four farmers in Ikosu Farm Settlement in Ikosu-Ekiti, Moba Local Government area, have demanded N50 million ransom. The farmers were kidnapped on Monday evening. Although the Police Command in the state confirmed the kidnapping, it denied knowledge of the N50 million ransom. But Olawumi Ayodeji, manager of the farm, told newsmen in…
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Armed robbers attack bank in Ekiti, kill police officer
Armed robbers have attacked a commercial bank in Otun Ekiti in Moba local government area. Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti State, Sunday Abutu confirmed that a police officer was killed in the robbery attack which took place on Thursday at about five in the evening. Abutu explained that the group of armed men stormed…
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Polytechnic students kidnap colleague, collect N2.2m ransom [+Photo]
Operatives of the Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) of the Ekiti State police command have arrested a fourteen-man gang of kidnappers over the abduction of a student of the Crown Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti. It was gathered that the student identified as Akiode Akinyemi was kidnapped in his hostel last week Saturday around 10am and was whisked away…