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The high-profile money laundering trial of Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti State, will continue on July 14, according to the latest announcement from the Federal High Court in Lagos. The trial, previously…
In a recent interview on Channels Television's 'Politics Today,' former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, vehemently responded to critics demanding accountability for his handling of funds during his tenure. Fayose,…
Dozens of suspected internet fraudsters have been apprehended by officials from the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The arrests took place on June 23, 2023, at the Ikere Road…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has vehemently denied allegations of a N4 billion fraud investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement released on Friday by Mallam…
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State - In a disturbing turn of events, a violent clash erupted between officers of the Amotekun Corps and traders at the bustling Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, resulting in the alleged death…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ekiti State has paraded six suspects for attempted murder in the Ekute area of the state capital. The suspects, identified as Tosin (22), Abejide (22), Adeoye…
On Saturday, during the State House of Assembly election in Ekiti, a disappointing turnout was recorded in most of the 16 Local Governments in the State. The election, which was the only one taking place in Ekiti that…
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has asked Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to concede defeat in the presidential election. It was reported that Atiku was defeated by Bola…
The Governor who gave the charge in a state-wide broadcast on Wednesday night also asked Ekiti residents to vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu for a more…
The Tinubu Support Organisations Colorado (TSOC) in the United States have encouraged youths in Ekiti state to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, in the upcoming presidential election,…
The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, has upheld Biodun Oyebanji’s victory at the governorship election held on June 18, 2022. Oyebanji who was the governorship candidate of the All…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has urged Nigerians to vote the All Progressives Congress out of power in 2023. The PDP campaign council says the APC had plunged Nigeria into…
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Funminiyi Afuye is dead. Afuye was 66 years old, he died following a cardiac arrest The speaker’s death was confirmed on Wednesday in a statement issued by Yinka Oyebode,…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has terminated the appointment of his political aides. The termination is contained in a memo signed by Mr. Foluso Daramola, the Secretary to the State Government, on Sunday in…
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in the Ekiti State governorship election on Saturday, Wole Oluyede, expressed his regret for joining politics following the turn of the events. Wole…
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dismissed the allegation of vote-buying during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. Adamu spoke on the issue after he…
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu congratulated the Ekiti State, APC, candidate, Biodun oyebanji, on his victory at Saturday's governorship election in the state. Sanwo-Olu described Oyebanji’s landslide…
The highly reliable and trusted Times Higher Education Impact Rankings has ranked the 12-year old Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, as the Best University in Nigeria and one of the best 400 in the world. The…
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State has declared that any student who brings a car into the school will henceforth be suspended for one semester while the vehicle will also be impounded. In an internal memo…
Senator Olujimi is one of the key aspirants vying for the PDP ticket in the June 18 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. On why she decided to quit, the senator cited gender bias and an unfair resolution of matters…
