Tag: Ekiti
Man sent to prison for killing mother
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has remanded a 52-year-old man, Ademilua Oni, in a correctional centre for killing...
Oyebanji signs N375.7bn 2025 budget, promises infrastructure, food security
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has signed the N375.7 billion 2025 budget into law following its passage by the State House of Assembly.
Oyebanji assented...
Oyebanji to Ekiti workers: I’ve not done anything unusual, thank Tinubu...
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has urged workers in the state to thank President Bola Tinubu and not him for enabling the state to...
Ekiti court denies Dele Farotimi bail, remands him in prison
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, refused the bail application of human rights activist and...
Court grants Dele Farotimi N50m bail
The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has granted human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, a N50 million bail.
The presidential candidate of...
NDLEA arrests woman for drug dealing in Lagos, recovers cannabis in...
The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 65-year-old woman, Ramata Bola Adeyemo, for alleged drug dealing at Lagos...
Tinubu approves leadership swap at Ekiti, Kogi varsities
President Bola Tinubu has approved the swapping of Pro-Chancellors and Chairmen of the Governing Councils of Federal University Oye-Ekiti and Federal University, Lokoja in...
Oyebanji approves N70,000 minimum wage for Ekiti workers
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state, effective December 1, 2024.
The approval followed...
HIV/AIDS: Ekiti govt to end mother-to-child transmission
The Ekiti State Government has restated its resolve to bring an end to mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS in the state through effective collaboration with...
4 drown after attending event in Ekiti river
No fewer than four young men have drowned in a shallow river after attending an event in Okemesi-Ekiti, headquarters of Okemesi-Ido-Ile Local Council Development...
