Tag: ekiti
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Ekiti Assembly Speaker, Afuye cause of death officially revealed
The cause of death of the late Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye has been revealed. This is contained in a statement by Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Biodun Oyebanji in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday.
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BREAKING: Ekiti Assembly Speaker, Afuye is dead
The Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Funminiyi Afuye is dead. Afuye, who represents Ikere constituency 1, died on Wednesday evening at 66 after a brief illness.
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You must deliver 95% of votes to me, you don’t know Atiku, Obi – Tinubu tells Ekiti residents
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has told the people of Ekiti to deliver 95% of votes to him in the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu told the residents to reject the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP) ), Peter Obi.
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New Ekiti gov, Oyebanji rolls out 6 points agenda
The newly sworn-in Governor of Ekiti, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has rolled out six points agenda to further bring economic prosperity and good governance to the people of the state. Oyebanji, shortly after he was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti, Justice John Adeyeye, said that his six points developmental agenda would focus on…
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Gov Fayemi, others witness landing of first aircraft to touch down in Ekiti airport
A jubilant crowd and the Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi; on Saturday, witnessed the inaugural landing of the first aircraft to touch down at the newly constructed Ekiti Cargo Airport, along Ado-Ijan road, Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. Other dignitaries that witnessed it include the Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment- Niyi Adebayo; Ekiti Speaker- Funminiyi…
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Police parade man who allegedly stole N0.6m church offering
Police in Ekiti paraded 19 suspects on Tuesday at Ado-Ekiti one of whom allegedly broke into a church in Osun and stole N600,000 offerings. Police spokesman, DSP Sunday Abutu, said the suspect already confessed to the crime and would be arraigned after the completion of the investigation.
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Unknown gunmen kill NSCDC officer in Ekiti
Unidentified gunmen have killed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in the Ikole Local Government area of Ekiti State. It was gathered that the incident occurred Saturday evening along Oke Ako – Ajowa Road, in Oke Ako Ekiti in Ikole Local government area. According to the report, the officer, who…
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INEC’ll be bold, courageous in conducting 2023 elections – Chairman
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday said it has learned from the recently conducted Ekiti and Osun governorship elections ahead of 2023 general elections. Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman, made this known in Abuja at the Yiaga Africa Post-election Roundtable and Public Presentation of Final Report on the Observation of the 2022 Ekiti…
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Ekiti PDP, berates Gov. Fayemi over alleged WASSCE debt
Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has berated Governor Kayode Fayemi over the delay in the release of West African School Certificate Examination results in public schools in the state allegedly over the state government’s failure to pay their examination fees. The PDP state Publicity Secretary, Raphael Adeyanju, who wondered why a…
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Ekiti gov, Fayemi approves dissolution of boards, commissions
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has approved the dissolution of boards and commissions in the state. The is contained in a circular in Ado-Ekiti signed by Mr Tajudeen Adejumo, the Permanent Secretary, Office of the Secretary to the State Government. The state government said dissolution takes effect from August.