Ekiti State

Police take over Ekiti State House of Assembly

Ekiti State House of Assembly has been shut over rumours of a planned invasion by some people. Reports state that police officers were at strategic locations in the complex to prevent a breakdown of law and order. The staff of…

Rape: Man gets life imprisonment in Ekiti

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced 62-year-old Daudu Jimoh to life imprisonment for raping a nine-year-old girl in Ilupeju Ekiti. The convict was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on 5/8/2020 on one count charge of rape.…

Ekiti Govt. postpones schools’ resumption to May 9

Public and private schools in Ekiti are to resume academic activities for the third term 2021/2022 session on May 9, the state government has announced. Dr Folakemi Olomojobi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, gave the directive…

Gov. Fayemi opens 8km new Ado-Iyin road

Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has inaugurated the newly-constructed Ado-Iyin dual carriage road with a promise to complete other ongoing projects before he leaves office in October 2022. Nigerian NewsDirect  reports that the eight-kilometre road was initially awarded by…