Ekiti State Executive Council has approved N4.15b for the execution of projects including road rehabilitation, renovation of the House of Assembly complex, agriculture and construction of hostels. The Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, disclosed the August 26 SEC approvals in…
Ibadan youngster becomes homeowner thanks to Glo Festival of Joy promo
Loyal customers of telecommunications and digital services provider, Globacom, Tuesday witnessed the fulfillment of the brand’s promise as a 19-year-old undergraduate was presented a three-bedroom house in its unprecedented promo, Festival of Joy. Ibrahim Akindele, the winner of the three-bedroom…
Ooni urges Yoruba unity to curb insecurity (Leadership)
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has called on the Yoruba people to be united in the face of the prevailing insecurity in the country. The monarch who decried the renewed killings by some bandits in the Southwest and…
Ekiti: Land-grabbers face four years in prison (Punch)
Ekiti State Deputy Governor Bisi Egbeyemi said on Wednesday that the state Property Protection (Anti-Land Grabbing) Law 2019 was aimed at ending land disputes in Ado Ekiti and other parts of the state. Egbeyemi, who spoke at the palace of…
Judgement day! Ekiti varsity lecturer caught pants down with student (Nation)
A senior lecturer at Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, has been caught pants down while allegedly attempting to have carnal knowledge of one his students. The lecturer identified as Dr. O.O Aduwo was seen nude in a 29-second video clip which…
Fayemi Signs Executive Order On Compulsory Enrollment Of Children Of School Age (Thisday)
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has signed an executive order barring principals of schools from taking illegal fees from pupils in public primary and secondary schools. The same order also compelled parents to release all children of school…
Ekiti: Fayemi sworn-in as governor (Nation)
Kayode Fayemi has been sworn-in as Ekiti State governor on Tuesday in Ado- Ekiti by Justice Ayodeji Simeon Daramola, the Chief Judge of the state. He defeated the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, and 33 other candidates…
ABUAD offers jobs to 72 first class degree graduates (ThisDay)
The Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) will graduate 72 first class among 1,042 students that will bag the university’s degrees in the sixth convocation ceremonies slated for Saturday, October 20. The university, founded by Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has…