Tag: ekiti
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Ekiti orders immediate 50% salary cut for Gov. Fayemi, deputy, all political appointees
The Ekiti government has directed that salaries of Gov. Kayode Fayemi, his deputy and all political appointees in the state be slashed by 50 per cent with immediate effect. Chief Muyiwa Olumilua, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, disclosed in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday that Gov. Fayemi gave the salary…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Ondo, Ekiti deny rejecting Buhari’s palliative rice, others
The controversies generated by the palliatives distributed by the Federal Government is far from being over as some state governments have now refuted claims of rejecting FG’s offer. First to debunk the rejection story is Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. According to reports, the palliatives sent to Ondo were 1,800 bags of rice and 700…
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Ekiti buries dead COVID-19 victim
The Ekiti government says the 29- year-old pregnant woman, who died in the state on Wednesday as a result of complications arising from the COVID-19, had been buried according to Islamic rights. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, made this known in Ado Ekiti on Friday while giving an update on the Covid- 19.…
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[Video] Herdsmen, their cows chased away by Amotekun in Ekiti
Amotekun anti-grazing team peacefully escorted herdsmen out of Ekiti state – The anti-grazing unit of the south west security network, also known as ‘Amotekun’ has been spotted peacefully escorting herdsmen out of a town in Ekiti state. In a video currently trending online, the armed officers of Amotekun can be seen ‘chasing’ some herdsmen along…
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JUST IN: Ekiti records first Coronavirus death
A 29-year-old health worker, who was the third index case of coronavirus in Ekiti state, has been recorded as the first casualty after she died of the pandemic on Wednesday. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, announced this at a press conference in Ado Ekiti. Yaya-Kolade said the woman died on Wednesday around 6:58…
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Ekiti shutsdown major markets over threats of Covid-19 spread
Ekiti State Government on Tuesday said food markets in Ado Edition and Ikere Edition with history of heavy population would no longer be allowed to operate during the period of lockdown. The state government explained that the ban become necessary in view of increasing number of COVID-19 cases and the need to fully enforce the…
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Ekiti discharges second COVID-19 patient
The Ekiti State Government has discharged the second index case of COVID-19 who has been receiving treatment for coronavirus disease at the State Infectious Disease Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. The patient who was said to have contracted the virus in Lagos, was isolated and treated at the isolation centre for 10 days after testing positive for the…
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COVID-19: Fayemi names Fayose,others in committee
Ekiti Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi has set up a 47-member panel of distinguished citizens of the state, including three former governors, to help mobilise resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The panel, which is officially known as Ekiti State COVID-19 Response Resource Mobilisation Committee, has the former Minister of Health and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)…
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COVID-19 not a respecter of anyone-Dr Akindele Owolabi
A medical expert and an illustrious son of Ekiti state, Dr Makanjuola Akindele Owolabi popularly called Dr MAO has appealed to his people in Ekiti State just as he has done to other Nigerians and humanity worldwide, to strictly obey and adhere to the directives given by WHO which is aimed at curbing the spread…
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Lockdown excites women, say its a “blessing in disguise”
Some married women in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday said the ‘stay-at-home’ order occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, has turned out to be a blessing for them. Speaking to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent, the women noted that the lockdown has forced their husbands to have time for the family. Mrs Iyabo Obayemi, a civil servant,…