Tag: ekiti
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Ekiti airport project will be completed before I leave office – Fayemi
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has assured the people of the state that the International Airport under construction will be completed before the expiration of his tenure on Oct. 15, 2022. Newsmen reports that the project is valued at N20 billion. Fayemi gave the assurance on Wednesday during a tour of the airport and other…
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Ekiti guber: We conducted pregnancy test on all female suspects – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has explained its position in conducting a pregnancy test for all female suspects in connection with the Ekiti governorship election. The commission disclosed that all the suspects in its custody were being held by court order over allegations of vote-buying during the poll. The anit-graft agency says there…
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Ekiti 2022: Dep. Gov. credits Biodun’s victory to support of the people
Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, Ekiti Deputy Governor, has credited the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate Mr Biodun Oyebanji, in last Saturday’s governorship election to the overwhelming support of the people. Egbeyemi, in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Odunayo Ogunmola, on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, said that he was particularly…
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Ekiti Guber: PDP guber candidate, Kolawole wins polling unit
Bisi Kolawole, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won his polling unit with 98 out of 116 accredited votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 13 votes while Social Democratic Party (SDP) had two votes. Labour Party (LP) recorded one vote. Two votes were voided.
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Ekiti election: Mass turnout of voters at polling units
Unprecedented numbers of voters on Saturday thronged various polling units in different towns, villages and hamlets in Ekiti to perform their civic rights in the ongoing governorship election. Also, there were combined security personnel on the ground to protect the lives and property in different parts of the state and as well their presence was…
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Tight security in Ekiti ahead of governorship election
S ecurity operatives have tightened security in Ekiti ahead of Saturday’s governorship election, according to reports. Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Police, Nigerian Army, and other law enforcement agencies were observed on patrol in the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, and other parts of the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.
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Court sentences man to life imprisonment for defiling JSS 3 student
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Shola Oguntuase to life imprisonment for defiling a 14-year-old JSS 3 student. The convict, was arraigned and tried before Justice Adekunle Adeyeye on one-count charge of defilement. Delivering judgment, Justice Adeyeye, held that the prosecution proved its the against the convict beyond all reasonable doubts,…
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Just In: Two persons shot in Segun Oni’s campaign convoy in Ekiti by suspected ruling APC thugs
Thugs suspected to be members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday opened fire on the convoy of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the June 18 Ekiti governorship poll, Chief Segun Oni, injuring two of his supporters. The incident happened while Oni was on a royal visit to the palace of…
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What Ekiti APC needs from Tinubu – Party chieftain
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Chief Taiwo Olatunbosun, says the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu as the party’s presidential candidate will spur the party to win the June 18 governorship election in the state. Olatunbosun, a former Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, described Tinubu as a core…
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PWDs threaten to sue INEC if excluded from electoral process
Persons With Disabilities, (PWDs) have threatened to sue INEC if they are not included in the electoral process of Ekiti governorship election, slated to take place june 18. They are also demanding that INEC and other stakeholders create accessible voting points and necessary facilities that would ensure their improved participation in the electioneering process seamlessly.