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Security agents invaded a community in Ado Ekiti to stop menace of LGBTQ+ activities

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Some officers raided an apartment in Ado Ekiti yesterday in respect of the information gathered from the residents of the community on July 9, 2023 that some people engaged in same sex activities because it was not in line with the marriage Act of Nigeria. Since then police have been on

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Residents groan as alleged N15m BEDC unpaid tax throws Ado Ekiti into darkness

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2021 0

Ayodele. Adesanmi. Ado Ekiti Residents of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital at the weekend querrried the authorities of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, (BEDC) to address the controversial N15m tax debt allegedly owed the Ado Ekiti Local Government A cross section of the concerned residents who spoke on the issue at a public enlightenment […]

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Systemic Failure Killing Nigerian Polys, Says Presidential Panel

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2021 0

Ayodele. Adesanmi Ado Ekiti The Presidential Visitation Panel sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday said the falling standard of education in the country was responsible for the noticeable failures in the country’s polytechnics. The Chairman of the 7-man Panel tagged: “Making the System Work”, Chief John

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Accident claims 2 in Ekiti, as gunmen kill woman

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

Two persons, whose identities have not been ascertained were on Thursday crushed to death by a vehicle in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital. The casualties in the road carnage, which occurred under the flyover located between Okesa and Fajuyi Park involved a commercial motorcycle rider and his passenger. This came barely 24 hours after […]

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Tragedy: 2 polytechnic staff electrocuted in Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

Tragedy struck in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday as two staff of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, were electrocuted. Eyewitness informed journalists in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday, that the victims were staff of the polytechnic’s department of works and were said to have died while working on a defective borehole on campus. One of the deceased, […]

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NSCDC nabs undergraduate for raping 16-yr-old student in Akure

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2020 0

The operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo state Command have arrested one Femi Adejuwon, an undergraduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti for allegedly raping a 16-year-old student. The NSCDC state Commandant, Philip Ayuba, made this disclosure in a statement issued and signed by Mr. Ayodeji Olufemi, the command’s public relations

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Police arraign man over alleged attempted murder

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

The police on Wednesday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Anuoluwapo Busuyi before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged attempted murder. The defendant, who is of no fixed address is standing trial on a charge of attempted murder. The prosecutor, Bankole Olasunkanmi, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 29 in Igede-Ekiti, […]

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Man appears in court for allegedly raping 12-year-old girl

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

 A 31-year-old man, Joe Sunday was, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. Sunday, whose address was not given, is facing a one-count charge of rape. READ ALSO: Akindele’s part: Charges against Naira Marley withdrawn The prosecutor, Insp. Oriyomi Akinwale, told the court that the defendant

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Ekiti, labour begin negotiation on minimum wage today

Ihesiulo Grace 23 December 2019 0

After several months of waiting, the Ekiti state government and labour unions will today (Monday) begin negotiation on the implementation of the new minimum wage payable to workers of the state. The federal government had given the directive that all the states must reach agreement with labour on the implementation of the N30, 000 minimum […]

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Just In: EKSU dismisses randy lecturer over sexual harassment

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

The Governing Council of has approved the dismissal of Mr Olola Aduwo with effect from Oct. 7, 2019 for sexually harassing a female student of the institution. The council also approved the dismissal of Mr Cephas Faleye and Dr Kayode Adegoke for abandoning their duty posts. Foursquare suspends sex-for-grade lecturer, Igbenegh Their dismissal took effect […]

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Fear grips Ekiti varsity staff over sack threat

Ihesiulo Grace 18 November 2019 0

Fear has gripped the staff of the Ekiti state University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, as the university’s management is allegedly making surreptitious moves to sack about 500 staff of the institution. The staff likely to be affected multiple sources said, were those employed by the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Samuel Oye Bandele […]

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NBA Ado Ekiti calls for release of kidnapped lawyer

Ihesiulo Grace 26 November 2018 0

The Nigeria Bar Association, Ado Ekiti Branch, has called for the release of its Ikole Ekiti Branch Secretary, Mr. Adeola Adebayo, who was kidnapped about eight days ago. The lawyer was kidnapped while coming back from a social function which he had attended with his wife and children at Osogbo, Osun State on Saturday the […]

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Eleka v. Fayemi: Tribunal begins sitting, relocates venue for security reasons

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2018 0

The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, which began sitting on Monday has been relocated to another venue, following complaints and cases of insecurity around the Ekiti State High Court in Ado- Ekiti by lawyers. Through the venue to be used is unknown, strong indications have emerged that the tribunal’s sitting may be […]

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Court remands man for allegedly killing 65-year-old woman

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2018 0

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of 29-year-old Ojo Yemi for allegedly killing a 65-year-old woman, Josephine Ajayi. The defendant, docked for murder, was alleged to have killed the woman and threw her body into the river. Yemi whose address was not provided, is being tried for murder. The prosecutor, Insp. […]

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Don’t run unaccredited courses, COREN, ABUAD warn institutions

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria(COREN) and the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD), have harped on the need for tertiary institutions to run accredited courses, warning that it is illegal not to do so. The institutions, which gave the warning on Wednesday when COREN’s accreditation team visited ABUAD’s College of Engineering […]

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Ekiti senior local govt official commits suicide

Ihesiulo Grace 31 July 2018 0

A senior civil servant in Ekiti state and a Director of Finance, Ise/Orun Local Government in Ekiti State, Mr. Michael Kayode Bamisaye, has allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Ado-Ekiti yesterday. The deceased reportedly jumped into a well in his compound behind Tinuola Maximum School, off Afao Road, Ado-Ekiti. Bamisaye whose cause of the […]

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When Ekiti erupted in jubilation over Fayemi’s victory in governorship race

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2018 0

Following the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi as the winner of the July 14, 2018 governorship election, spontaneous jubilation by his supporters and admirers erupted in the streets of Ado-Ekiti, the state capital in celebration of his victory at the poll. In the election contested by candidates of 33 […]

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Ekiti Guber: Okada riders get free fuel from Fayemi

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2018 0

… To convey passengers free All Progressives Congress (APC), governorship candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Monday distributed free petrol to commercial motorcycle riders in Ado-Ekiti. The supply of free fuel was launched at Mobil Petrol Station along Ikere Road in Ajilosun with the riders forming long queues to benefit from the gesture. Many of the […]

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PDP accuses FG, APC of plans to shut Akure Airport, stall Ekiti rally

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2018 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has warned the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government to shelve its plan to shut down the Akure airport purposefully to deny members of PDP access to Ado Ekiti for today’s governorship rally of the party ahead of July 14 election. The party has therefore called on good spirited Nigerians to […]

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Ekiti 2018: DSS arrests heads, for collecting PVC from teachers

Ihesiulo Grace 4 July 2018 0

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday swooped on a popular secondary school in Ado-Ekiti, Ola Oluwa Muslim Grammar School and arrested some officials for forcefully collecting Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from teachers. The DSS men who were believed to be acting on a tip-off stormed the school around 9.00 am and […]