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Police: Ekiti auto accident claims seven lives, many injured
The Police Command in Ekiti confirmed that seven people lost their lives, while many other passengers sustained injuries in an auto accident along Ilumoba-Aisegba road in Ekiti on Tuesday.
Ondo election judgment: PDP accuses appeal court of withholding certified true copies
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ondo State Chapter, has decried deliberate delay by the Court of Appeal in making the Certified True Copies of the judgment on Ondo governorship election available.
Ekiti governor: Ethnic bigotry fueling insecurity, secessionist agitation
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has blamed security challenges nationwide on the growing embers of ethnic and religious bigotry that has become prevalent in the country.
Police arrest 16-year-old girl who ‘faked’ own kidnap
A 16-year-old girl, Abimbola Suluka, has been arrested alongside her boyfriend, Oluwaseun Olajide, by the Ekiti State Police command for allegedly kidnapping herself to raise money to pursue her career in acting as against study of medicine demanded by her mother.
Ekiti 2022: Governor Fayemi’s performance‘ll make the job easier for APC – party chairman
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Akinlayo Kolawole, has disclosed that the performances of the Governor Kayode Fayemi-led administration would make next year’s governorship election easier for the party to win in the state.
Ekiti APC suspends two members for ‘fraternising’ with pro-Tinubu group
For allegedly fraternising with the South West Agenda for 2023 (SWAGA), a political platform rooting for the Presidential aspiration of the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, Ekiti chapter, has again suspended two members of the party.
Ekiti: 22-year-old man to die by hanging for armed robbery
A High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old man, Kehinde Olajide, 22 to death by hanging for armed robbery.
Don: Ekiti’s resources can make it self-sufficient
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced June 18, 2022 as the date for the governorship election in Ekiti State, a security expert, Dr Oludotun Adetunberu, has called on the aspirants to be real and practical in their campaign promises in the overall interest of the residents.
Ekiti government debunks soldiers protest over unpaid allowances
Ekiti State government yesterday debunks reports being circulated in some online media platforms that some Nigerian soldiers said to have been newly recruited into the Nigeria Army staged a protest in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital over non-payment of their allowances.
APC in party less, directionless situation – ex-chairman
A former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Chief Jide Awe has said that the party is currently in a “party less and directionless situation” despite being in power both in Ekiti and at the centre.
Farmer kidnapped in Ekiti
The police in Ekiti on Saturday night confirmed the abduction of a farmer in a farmstead in Iyemero Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State.
Police: No invasion of miscreants into Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command has described as untrue the reports that miscreants have invaded Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
June 12: Afe Babalola, Senators urge Nigerians to uphold present democracy
A Legal Icon and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) and the Southern Senators Forum, have appealed to Nigerians to defend the current democracy in the country.
Don: Twitter ban will enhance misinformation
Following the recent ban on Twitter by the Federal Government, the need to keep all channels of engagement and information, especially social media platforms, with the citizenry open in order for the government to effectively tackle competitive misinformation and the spread of fake news has been emphasised.
Police dispel report of armed Fulani invasion of Ekiti market
The Ekiti State Police Command has dispelled reports that armed Fulani bandits had stormed Ado Ekiti, the state capital.
Soldiers ‘kill’ DSS operative inside hotel in Ekiti
Tragedy struck in Ado Ekiti on Friday evening as soldiers numbering three allegedly killed an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) inside a hotel.
VC: FUOYE Top Up programme admits 537 HND students
The Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Abayomi Fasina, says the institution has admitted 537 students of Higher National Diploma (HND) into it’s Top Up and Conversion Programme.
Ekiti slashes workers, political appointees’ salaries, suspends consequential adjustment
In response to the present economic situation in the country, the Ekiti State Government, has slashed the salaries of workers and that of the political appointees owing to dwindling revenues to the state’s coffers.
June 12: NANS declares national protest
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has declared June 12 should be “a national day of protest” for all Nigerian students rather than the celebration of Democracy Day.
Ekiti governor swears-in acting chief judge, seeks prioritisation of sexual violence cases
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Monday sworn-in Justice John Oyewole Adeyeye as the Acting Chief Judge of the state, called on the judiciary to prioritise matters of sexual crimes.
Afe Babalola urges governments to review monthly salary, appointment process of judges
Legal icon, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN) has advised the Federal and state governments to improve on the current salaries of judicial officers, especially judges, so as to guarantee commitment and fairness in the handling of cases.
Sokoto governor: President Buhari’s executive order on state legislature, judiciary autonomy unnecessary
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has said President Muhammadu Buhari was overreaching himself on the Executive Order 10 that gave directive on the implementation of judicial and legislative autonomies for states.
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Nigerian, British, German government to build museum for returned Benin bronzes
The Director-General of the National Commission for Museum and Monument (NCMM), Abba Tijani, has said that the German, Nigerian and British governments have agreed to build a museum in Edo State to house all returned Benin Bronzes.
Trial of Moroccan journalists raises fears of repression
New hearings took place on Tuesday in the trials of two dissident journalists in Morocco accused of sexual assault, whose detention rights groups see as evidence of increasing state repression and a push to silence dissent.
Sudan’s premier calls for unified military after tensions surface
Sudan's prime minister called for a unified national army on Tuesday in a bid to protect a fragile political transition, amid tensions between the military and the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Anthony Nwakaeme: I never let racists distract me or put me down
Trabzonspor star Anthony Nwakaeme revealed that he never let racists distract him, stating that eradicating racism from football remains a near-impossible task.
North Korea warns U.S. misinterpreting signals risks disappointment
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Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda to be buried on July 7
Zambia's founding president Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on 7 July, three weeks after he died aged 97, the presidency announced on Monday.
NDLEA promotes 3,506 officers after years of stagnation
Approval has been given for the promotion of 3,506 officers and men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) by the Chairman/Chief Executive of the agency, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd). The promotion of the officers came after several years of stagnation on a rank. They are now to move to their next senior rank after the approval by Marwa yesterday.
Police: Mob beats ‘robber’ to death
The police in Jigawa on Thursday said some angry residents beat a 40-year-old suspected robber, Hassan Sale, to death in the state.
Abia governor: I’m willing to engage with Nnamdi Kanu for peace to reign
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has declared his willingness to engage with the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, for peace to reign.
Minister: Nigeria committed to entrepreneurship development
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said the Nigerian government is committed to the development of entrepreneurship and made-in-Nigeria products.