The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raked in N120 million from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms to four aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket in the October 27 shadow election. The aspirants are the incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, whose forms were purchased by members of Ekiti State University Alumni Associa...
•Amotekun Corps Following the recent armed attack in Kwara State that claimed six lives at a motor park, state governments and security agencies across the South-West have intensified measures to avert similar incidents in the region. The state governments and security agencies in the South-West, particularly the Security Network Agency (coden...
•Atiku Abubakar Former vice president and member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the party will participate in the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State and win, urging the current occupant, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, to prepare a handover note. This was just as members of the People’s Democratic Part...
•A ballot box The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states for Saturday, June 20 and Saturday, August 8, 2026, respectively. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, made this known today, during the swearing-in of six newly appointed Resident Electoral Commissioners, recently confirm...
Three major assorted raw food warehouses have been shut down in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti capital, by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). This is contained in a statement by the NAFDAC State Coordinator, Mrs Stella Dosumu today in Ado-Ekiti. Dosumu said the warehouses were closed over varied degrees of infraction...
•Sharia panel Controversy has trailed the inauguration of the Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti State, with various groups and individuals expressing opposition to the move. The Yoruba Regional Alliance worldwide, in collaboration with other Yoruba self-determination organisations, staged a peaceful protest in Ado Ekiti, the stat...
Some travellers abducted on Emure-ile Road in Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State have regained their freedom from the kidnappers’ den. The victims, who were traveling in an 18-seater bus, were abducted on Sunday night by gunmen while returning from Onitsha in Anambra State to Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, reports The Nation. The ...
The Ekiti State Police Command has issued a directive banning unlawful gatherings, demonstrations, and the sale and use of fireworks across the state, citing concerns over public safety and security threats. In a statement signed by the state police spokesperson, Abutu Sunday, today, the command emphasized its commitment to sustaining peace an...
•Ekiti State House of Assembly The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has criticised a planned trip by members of the State House of Assembly to Canada, labelling it as “insensitive to the plight of the common man.” The spokesperson for the PDP caretaker committee in the state, Jackson Adebayo, condemned the proposed retreat [&helli...
•Police operatives The Nigerian Police Force has launched a School Protection Squad to protect schools, students, pupils, and teachers in the Ekiti state from kidnapping and other security threats. Speaking during the opening of the Strategic Stakeholders Forum on School Security and training of the Schools Protection Squad in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti...
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