Tag: ekiti
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Appropriation of security votes not illegal – Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State says appropriation of security votes to states is not illegal and also not unconstitutional. Fayemi, who is also the Chairman, Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF), said this at the Quarterly Policy Dialogue on Accountability for Security Votes in Abuja on Wednesday. The event was organised by the Anti-Corruption Academy of…
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Ekiti: Three kidnapped civil servants regain freedom
Three civil servants kidnapped by suspected herdsmen last Friday in Ekiti State, have been left off the hook. The workers, led by one Ayoola Alabi and two other junior staff are employees of the Ekiti State Road Maintenance Agency (EKROMA). They were reportedly kidnapped along Ayede – Isan Ekiti road in Oye Local Government area…
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No fraudulent person will make 2019 Hajj in Ekiti – Govt
Ekiti state government has declared that no person whose integrity cannot be guaranteed will be allowed to partake in the 2019 Hajj. The Secretary, State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Fatai Salami, disclosed this on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, while meeting with the intending pilgrims. He said that the state could not afford a situation…
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Why We're Returning Ekiti Schools to Missions – Fayemi
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has explained that his administration’s policy to return schools to missions will further improve the quality of education in the state. He said the implementation of the policy would commence in September and the schools to be returned would be named at the start of the next academic session.…
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Tension in Ekiti as suspected Fulani herdsmen kill local hunter
Palpable tension gripped residents of Orin-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Saturday following the murder of a hunter by suspected fulani herdsmen in the town. The hunter, Emmanuel Ilori was said to have been killed at the midnight while hunting for animals with some of his colleagues. This gory incident occurred…
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Banditry, kidnapping: Army deploys drone in Ondo, Ekiti forests
The 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army (NA) Owena Barracks, Akure, has deployed the use of technology to fight the scourges of kidnapping and banditry within the Ondo and Ekiti States axis. The Brigade Commander, Brig-Gen Zakari Logun Abubakar, disclosed this on saturday during the launching of a high tech drone device in the…
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EFCC unseals buildings linked to Fayose in Ekiti
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has unsealed some properties it allegedly linked to a former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Men believed to be EFCC personnel in a white-coloured bus with the number plate – BWR 627 AT – with police protection, on Thursday erased the…
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Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara, Benue assure workers of readiness to pay N30,000 minimum wage
Governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara) and Samuel Ortom (Benue) have assured workers of their readiness to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage. They spoke Thursday at different fora on the minimum wage, which was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari Fayemi said the welfare of the workers had always…
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Herdsmen kill two, injure three in Ekiti
Tension brew in Iyemero community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Monday as suspected herdsmen allegedly attacked the community. The suspected herdsmen at the wee hour of Monday attacked Eda, one of the communities under Iyemero town. The gory incident has claimed two lives and three others were inflicted with various degrees…