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Ekiti to dismiss any male worker found guilty of sexual assault

Ihesiulo Grace 23 June 2020 0

The Ekiti state Head of Service, Mrs. Peju Babafemi, has said that immediate dismissal awaits any male worker caught sexually assaulting his female counterpart in the state civil service. Babafemi stated this while receiving the wife of the state governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, who paid her an

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COVID-19: Fayemi assents to N91.1bn supplementary budget

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2020 0

Governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi on Monday signed the N91.1 billion 2020 supplementary budget passed by the state House of Assembly into law. The governor said he had to slash the initial N124.7 billion budget earlier passed and signed in December, 2019 before it was reduced by N33 billion owing to the slump in […]

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Ekiti establishes sexual assault referral centre for rape victims

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2020 0

The Ekiti state government has established a sexual assault referral centre where victims of rape and other sexual assault will receive medical and psychological attention, rather than being abandoned by the state. The government also assured that the state will strengthen the policy of naming and shaming perpetrators of rape by publishing their photographs on […]

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Ekiti to settle N16.2bn pension, gratuity arrears

Ihesiulo Grace 19 June 2020 0

The Ekiti state government has begun the proposal for alternative financial instrument to pay the N16.2 billion pension and gratuity arrears owed by the state government. The state executive council considered and approved a memorandum by Governor Kayode Fayemi as presented by the Special Adviser, Investments, Trade and Innovations, Mr. Kayode Oyebode proposing alternative

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COVID-19: Ekiti restates closure of churches, mosques

Ihesiulo Grace 18 June 2020 0

The Ekiti state government has restated its position that all worship centres across the state remain closed to prevent the escalation of the COVID- 19 pandemic. The government also said it would on Thursday commence testing of samples at its molecular laboratory to boost the state’s testing capacity. Speaking at the COVID -19 press briefing […]

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Ekiti sues AGF, others over constitutionality of Virtual Court Hearings

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

The Ekiti State Government has filed a suit against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) over the constitutionality of his directive issued on April 20, 2020, prescribing Virtual Court Sittings to the Head of Courts at federal and state levels. In the suit filed through the office […]

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Ekiti threatens to re-impose total lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 10 June 2020 0

The Ekiti state government has warned that it might cancel the current relaxed lockdown over the disobedience by residents to the rules outlined to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state. It also said the state government was not ready to reopen shut schools until there was convincing evidence that pupils, students and their […]

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NDLEA returns recovered Indian hemp farmlands to original owners

Ihesiulo Grace 9 June 2020 0

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ekiti state on Tuesday said that it had recovered 53 hectares of Indian hemp farmlands and returned them to their legitimate owners. NDLEA’s Commander in Ekiti state, Mr. Guara Shadow, announced the development in a statement signed by the command’s Public Affairs Officer, Mr. Peter Njoku, in […]

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Fayose mourns Olumilua, Says “He’s a courageous, upright leader”

Ihesiulo Grace 4 June 2020 0

Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has condole with the State Government and immediate family of the late former governor of the old Ondo State, Evangelist  Bamidele Olumilua. According to his spokesperson,  Lere Olayinka,  the former governor described the death of Evangelist Olumilua, as a loss to Ekiti and indeed Nigeria. He said; […]

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COVID-19: VSF donates N120m food palliative, PPE to Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 31 May 2020 0

In a bid to contain the spread of the deadly Covid 19, an emergency response group, Victim Support Fund (VSF), has donated food palliative and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth N120 million to the Ekiti State government. The non-governmental organisation, chaired by the former Minister of Defence, Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, said the food palliative […]

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Crisis rocks Ekiti PDP as Fayose rejects Oni’s return

Ihesiulo Grace 26 May 2020 0

Tunde Opalana, Abuja Another crisis is brewing in the Ekiti state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the personality clash between two former governors of the state. This is due to the stance of former Governor Ayo Fayose that Segun Oni, also an ex-governor and his supporters would not be welcomed back into […]

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Ekiti trains 100 enforcement officers in MDAs to stem COVID-19 spread

Ihesiulo Grace 25 May 2020 0

The Ekiti state government has trained 100 civil servants to enforce protocols in the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government, to contain the spread of coronavirus. The trainees, christened COVID-19 response officers were mandated to enforce the protocols of social distancing, use of sanitisers and face masks by all workers across MDAs to checkmate […]

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Ekiti conducts 177 COVID-19 tests – Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 19 May 2020 0

The Ekiti state government on Monday, disclosed that a total of 177 tests had so far been conducted since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state. The state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, made this known at a media briefing by the state task force on COVID-19 in Ado Ekiti. “So […]

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COVID-19: Ekiti receives N600m as donations, records 4 new cases

Ihesiulo Grace 16 May 2020 0

The Ekiti state government on Friday, revealed that the state has received over N600 million donations from philanthropists and private organisations since the lockdown was pronounced by Governor Kayode Fayemi, in respect of the coronavirus spread. The government also revealed that it has recorded four new cases, involving tree males and a female, who sneaked […]

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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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Broadband penetration: Fayemi crashes RoW charges to N145 per meter in Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

In a bold and pioneering moves to make Ekiti state the knowledge and innovation capital of Nigeria, the state Governor, Kayode Fayemi has signed an executive order reducing the right of way charges related to laying broadband or any other telecommunications infrastructure from N4,500 to N145 per meter. Ekiti is the first state in Nigeria […]

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COVID-19: Ekiti begins random testing of residents

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2020 0

To avert the community spread of the dreadful COVID-19 pandemic, the Ekiti state government would next week begin random testing of residents across the state. The state government also restated its commitment not to allow security agencies enforcing the lockdown to infringe on the rights of suspected offenders in the state. Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]

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COVID-19: Ekiti expands isolation centre, discharges 5 patients

Ihesiulo Grace 12 May 2020 0

Ekiti state government says it has expanded its coronavirus (COVID-19) isolation centre from about 50 to 100 -bed capacity Dr. Mojisola Yahaya-Kolade, state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, disclosed this at the press briefing in Ado Ekiti on Monday to give update on activities of the state’s task force on COVID-19. Yahaya-Kolade said the […]

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Family sues Fayemi over traditional stool crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 10 May 2020 0

Following the crisis trailing the appointment of the new Oore of Otun in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state, a royal family has dragged Governor Kayode Fayemi to court over alleged imposition of a new monarch in the ancient town. The stool of Oore became vacant sequel to the demise of Oba Adedapo Popoola […]

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Jubilation in Ekiti PDP as NWC appoints caretaker committee

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2020 0

There was jubilation among members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State last night as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party announced the appointment of a seven-man caretaker committee to pilot the affairs of the party in the State for three months, pending the conduct of the State Congress. This was […]