Tag: ekiti
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Ekiti court refuses motion stopping Fayemi from dissolving LGs
An Ekiti State High Court on Friday refused to grant a motion seeking to restrain the Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, from dissolving the 16 local government councils. The application was filed by the state’s Association of Local Governments of Nigeria led by the Chairman of Ifelodun/Irepodun Local Government, Dapo Olagunju. In his ruling, Justice Abiodun…
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BREAKING: Ekiti lawmakers impeach speaker, deputy, others
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Kola Oluwawole, has been impeached. The Deputy Speaker, Sina Animasaun was also impeached. Both Oluwawole and Animasaun are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Oluwawole, a staunch loyalist of Governor Ayo Fayose, was removed at about 11.00 am behind closed doors. The lawmakers elected the…
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Buhari, APC governors, ministers, others storm Ekiti on Tuesday for Fayemi’s inauguration
…as inauguration committee rolls out one week long programme President Muhammadu Buhari will lead other eminent Nigerians to the inauguration of Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday. Fayemi will be sworn in alongside the Deputy Governor-elect, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, by the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion. Buhari,…
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Why I killed Ekiti monarch – Suspect
The suspect who allegedly stabbed the traditional ruler of Odo Oro Ekiti, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin to death, on Friday confessed to the crime, saying he carried out the act to reclaim the throne. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 40-year-old Omonoyi Ademola, who was said to be mentally unstable before the crime,…
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l’ll complete, deliver all ongoing projects before leaving office – Fayose
Gov. Ayodele Fayose said on Tuesday said that all the ongoing capital projects will be completed and inaugurated before vacating office on Oct. 16. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the governor, made the promise while speaking at 2018 edition of the Annual Udiroko Festival in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. The governor…
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Commotion in Ekiti as suspected ‘lunatic’ stabs monarch to death
Odo-Oro-Ekiti, a community in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti, was on Monday thrown into mourning as its traditional ruler, Oba Gbadebo Ogunsakin, was stabbed to death. Some residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the traditional ruler was stabbed with a knife by a man suspected to be insane after…
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Tears as murdered APC chieftain, Bunmi Ojo is buried in Ekiti
A thick pall of mourning enveloped Ido-Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State as the remains of an All Progressives Congress ( APC) chieftain, Mr. Bunmi Ojo, were buried on Friday. Recall that Ojo, a Commissioner on the board of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), was shot dead on August 10 at…
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Police vow to arrest killers of ex-Gov. Oni’s aide
The police in Ekiti said on Monday that they would leave no stone unturned in their efforts at tracking the killers of Mr Bunmi Ojo, a former Personal Assistant to former Gov. Segun Oni. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu, told journalists in Ado Ekiti that those responsible for the…
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Governorship poll: Ekiti people in pains since INEC declared Fayemi winner – Fayose
Governor Ayo Fayose has claimed that the people of Ekiti State are in pain over the victory achieved by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14 governorship election. Fayose alleged that the APC stole the mandate belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) claiming that the opposition cannot celebrate the victory. He…
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Man kills 80-year-old father, stabs self to death in Ekiti
A 32-year old man, Lekan Adediran, who was identified to be suffering from mental disorder, has reportedly killed his Octogenarian father, Pa Lawrence Adediran in Efon Alaye in Efon Local government Area of Ekiti State. It was revealed that the culprit after killing his 80-year old father, was said to have stabbed himself to death…