THE Ekiti State Government has begun the process of recruiting over 500 personnel into the Amotekun Corps, Agro-marshals, and Anti-gracing taskforce to enhance security in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, retired Brig.-Gen Ebenezer Ogundana, stated this during the screening exercise held at the Ekiti …
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THE Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, is dead. Justice Adeyeye reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday, November 5, 2024. His death was confirmed via a statement issued by the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in Ekiti State. The association said: “With deep sorrow in …
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A former governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Kemi Elebute-Halle, and her supporters officially defected from her party to the ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday. Elebute-Halle and her supporters were received by the National Chairman of the APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, at the party secretariat …
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THE Ekiti State Government has warned traders against displaying their goods by the roadside particularly in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Taiwo Olatunbosun, gave the warning during a chat with journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday. Olatubosun described street trading as unwholesome and dangerous, noting that …
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IN an exciting turn of events, Ekiti State has received a great honour by being declared the “Most Active Tourism State in Nigeria 2023” at the 10th Wonders of the World Expo, held at The National Museum in Onikan, Lagos ,Friday 19 2024. This prestigious award recognizes the remarkable efforts …
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THE Alara of Ara in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, has narrated how gunmen killed his colleagues last Monday and his narrow escape during the tragic incident. Newsextra24 recalls that Fatoba, along with two other monarchs from the state, Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in …
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Calls For The Immediate Release Of The School Children. Education Is Not And Can Not Be In The Bush. For A Probe Of The Billions Of Naira Allocated To The Safe-School Initiative. We Will Go To Court If Any More School Child is Abducted THE SAVE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, NIGERIA …
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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the disbursement of another tranche of N136.26m as car loan to 368 civil servants in the state. The state Commissioner for Finance, Akin Oyebode, said that amounts ranging from N80,000 to N1.5m would be disbursed to the beneficiaries of the loan scheme depending …
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As part of measures to ameliorate the impact of fuel subsidy removal on the residents of Ekiti State, Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved of the Payment of N5,000 as a conditional cash transfer to 10,000 households in the state. The intervention was part of several others designed to directly impact …
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The lawmaker representing Ikole constituency two in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Adeoye Aribasoye has emerged as speaker of the seventh assembly. Until his election, he served as the chief whip of the Sixth Assembly and also as the chairman of the House Committee on Media and public affairs …
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