Abiodun Nejo
New police commissioner resumes in Ekiti, promises effective policing
Joseph Eribo has assumed office as the Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, taking over from Adeniran Akinwale, who was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. A stat...
9th January 2025
Police arraign man for stealing two phones in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command has arraigned one Ogunrinde Temitope, 38, before a State Chief Magistrate Court, Ado Ekiti District, for allegedly stealing two phones. The prosecutor, Akinwale Oriyomi,...
9th January 2025
Police arrest six as violent clash erupts in Ekiti
A violent clash between some individuals suspected to be members of the Oodua Peoples Congress and motorcycle riders on Thursday caused tension in the Atikankan area in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capi...
9th January 2025
Ekiti man jailed seven years for N64,000 phone theft
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced 26-year-old Omodara Dada to seven years imprisonment for burglary. Dada was charged in court for robbing the owner of a N64,000 phone and N8...
9th January 2025
Police probe missing Ekiti female teenagers
The Ekiti State Police said that they had begun investigations to unravel the whereabouts of two female teenagers missing since last month. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti State Command, Su...
9th January 2025
Court jails man seven years for stealing phone
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Omodara Dada, to seven years in prison for burglary. Dada was charged in court for robbing the owner of a ₦64,000 phon...
8th January 2025
APC dismisses PDP’s threat to unseat Oyebanji in 2026
The ruling All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has asked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to perish the thought of defeating Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the 2026 governorship election in t...
6th January 2025
Ekiti cop arrested as accidental discharge kills woman
A policeman whose identity was yet to be revealed has been arrested and detained after an accidentally discharged bullet from his gun hit and killed a young woman identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu, in Ad...
4th January 2025
Accidental discharge kills mother of one in Ekiti
A stray bullet from a police officer’s gun killed a young woman, identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, on Thursday. The incident happened near Okela Police Stati...
3rd January 2025
Long road to flight operations as Ekiti airport nears completion
ABIODUN NEJO writes on the excitement in Ekiti State following NCAA approval of unscheduled flight operations for the airport in the state, 12 years after as residents eagerly await planes Over 12 yea...
3rd January 2025
Ekiti gov cautions against negative comments about Nigeria
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has urged Nigerians to refrain from making negative comments and confessions about the country. In a statement made on Thursday during the 2025 Inter-faith T...
2nd January 2025
Ekiti to become Nigeria’s agro-allied export hub – Oyebanji
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, declared on Wednesday that with the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport, the state was on course to becoming Nigeria’s agro-allied export hub. In ...
2nd January 2025
Ekiti ready for economic takeoff with airport operations -Oyebanji
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, announced on Wednesday that the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport is positioning the state as Nigeria’s agro-allied export hub. Oyebanji descri...
1st January 2025
Ekiti monarch calls for compassion as Nigerians face hardship
The Ewi of Ado Ekiti, Adeyemo Adejugbe, has called on the federal government to prioritise the less privileged in the country in its bid to improve the quality of life of Nigerians. The traditional ru...
1st January 2025
Varsity degrees without practical skills useless – Akande
A former governor of Osun State and prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, has called for a comprehensive shift away from traditional learning systems in Nigerian edu...
1st January 2025
Oyebanji appoints Chief of Staff, two others
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the appointment of a member of his cabinet, Mr Oyeniyi Adebayo, as Chief of Staff to the Governor. Adebayo, who is currently the Commissioner for...
31st December 2024
Stop producing unemployable graduates, Akande tells varsities
A former Governor of Osun State and National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Adebisi Akande, has called for holistic migration from traditional ways of doing things in the country’...
31st December 2024
Ekiti Amotekun nabs three suspects over phone snatching
A 19-year-old man, simply identified as Samuel has been arrested by the operatives of the Ekiti State Command of Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, at Oye Ekiti, Oye Local Gov...
31st December 2024
Amotekun nabs three phone thieves in Ekiti
Operatives of the Ekiti State Command of Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have arrested a 19-year-old man, simply identified as Samuel at Oye Ekiti, Oye Local Government area ...
30th December 2024
Ekiti gov signs N375.8bn 2025 budget into law
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Monday, signed the N375.79bn 2025 budget into law. The budget, passed by the state House of Assembly and presented to the governor for assent, totals N375....
30th December 2024
Man arrested for allegedly raping minor in Ekiti
A 34-year-old man, Oluwabunmi Anifowose, has been arrested by operatives of the Ekiti State Amotekun corps for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl at Efon Alaaye in the Efon Local Government area of E...
30th December 2024
Monarch seeks improved telecom services in Ekiti community
Former Chairman of the Ekiti State Traditional Council and the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Alabi, has appealed to the mobile telecommunications service provider, MTN, to intervene and restore q...
30th December 2024
Man arrested in Osun for defiling 13-year-old girl in Ekiti
Operatives of Ekiti State Amotekun Corps have arrested a 34-year-old man, Oluwabunmi Anifowose, for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl at Efon Alaaye in the Efon Local Government Area of Ekiti State....
29th December 2024
PHOTOS: Ekiti provides vocational training, tools to persons with disabilities
The Ekiti State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering persons with disabilities through vocational training and essential support, fostering self-reliance and economic independence. D...
29th December 2024
Falana asks FG to create budgets for orphanages
The Director, Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, Funmi Falana, SAN, has called on the Federal Government to initiate policies and programmes that would bring succour to Nigerians and ease the pains of t...
29th December 2024
Falana urges govt support for orphanages in national, state budgets
The Director of Women Empowerment and Legal Aid, Mrs Funmi Falana SAN, has called on the Federal Government to initiate policies and programmes that will provide relief to Nigerians and ease the burde...
28th December 2024
Fayemi endorses Ekiti gov for second term
The immediate past governor of Ekiti State and All Progressives Congress chieftain, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said there will be no automatic return ticket for National and State Assembly members in the s...
28th December 2024
Bamidele lauds Oyebanji for fostering unity in Ekiti
Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has commended Governor Biodun Oyebanji for establishing a new political order in Ekiti State where all citizens feel included, regardless of their ethnic, soci...
27th December 2024
No more division in Ekiti under Oyebanji - Senate leader
Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that there is a new political order in Ekiti State, with everybody feeling a sense of belonging regardless of ethnic, social or political leaning under Govern...
26th December 2024
Ekiti ex-LG chair unveils foundation for widows’ welfare
A former Chairman of the Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Deji Ogunsakin, has launched The Better Life Foundation, an initiative aimed at supporting widows and other vulnerable individu...
26th December 2024
Ekiti clears 3,000 hectares for mechanised farming
The Ekiti State Government has cleared 3,000 hectares of land to promote mechanised farming, advance agribusiness, and encourage youth participation in agriculture. The state Commissioner for Informat...
26th December 2024