Tag: ekiti
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Man allegedly stabs father to death in Ekiti, kills self
A 32-year-old man, Lekan Adediran, has stabbed his 80-year-old father, Lawrence, to death after which he killed himself. Lekan, who is believed to be suffering from mental illness, killed his father on Monday in Efon Alaaye, headquarters of Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti. The News Agency Nigeria reports that the state police command had…
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Police arrest vigilante leader, six others with human corpse in Ekiti
The Police in Ekiti State have arrested the leader of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN), Mr. Femi Ogunleye, for allegedly torturing a man to death and attempting to secretly bury him. Ogunleye (43), also known as Akilapa, was on Monday arrested with six other members of the group who allegedly participated in the arrest and…
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Suicide: Ekiti senior LG official jumps into well
Tragedy struck on Monday as a senior local government official, Michael Kayode Bamisaye, alleged committed suicide at his residence in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Bamisaye, who was the Director of Finance in Ise/Orun Local Government Council, Ise-Ekiti, jumped into the well in his compound behind Tinuola Maximum School, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. The deceased had…
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Ekiti: APC assembly members reject adjournment, to resume legislative duties soon
Minority members of Ekiti State House of Assembly who are of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected Tuesday’s long adjournment by the leadership of the house. Recall that the Majority Leader, Akinyele Olatunji, while moving the motion for adjournment on the floor of the house, cited the continued harassment of members of the Peoples…
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We have ‘facts’ to proof APC rigged Ekiti poll for Fayemi – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that it has ‘facts’ to proof that the governorship election held on Saturday, July 14 in Ekiti State was rigged in favour of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. It said members of its National Working Committee met in Abuja on Tuesday, where…
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Ekiti election: SERAP urges INEC to probe alleged vote-buying
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project on Tuesday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of alleged vote-buying in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, said in a statement that a letter on the demand had be sent to the Chairman of INEC, Prof.…
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[Video] Jubilation as Fayose makes first public appearance after Ekiti governorship election
There was wild jubilation in Ekiti State on Tuesday as Governor Ayodele Fayose makes his first public appearance after his anointed candidate and deputy; Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka lost the governorship election to Dr. Kayode Fayemi on Saturday. The governor who walked on a busy road in the state clad in a black kaftan with a…
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Ekiti election: ‘1,000 security men holding Fayose hostage, mobile lines blocked’ Says brother
Isaac Fayose, brother to the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has urged people of the state not watch and allow the governor to die. He made the appeal while alleging that over 1,000 security operatives have blocked the state’s Government House while holding Fayose hostage. He also alleged that all mobile lines of…
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Ekiti poll: Fayose breaks silence, blasts Buhari for aiding Fayemi’s ‘Pyrrhic’ victory
…says ‘We will reclaim Eleka’s stolen mandate in court’ Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has reacted for the first time since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Dr. Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the July 14 governorship election in the state. Recall that Governor Fayose supported his Deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka in…