Ekiti State

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…

Man, friend jailed 6 years each for stabbing ex-wife

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State on Monday, sentenced a man, Emmanuel Samson to six years imprisonment for stabbing his former wife Alice. Also sentenced to six years imprisonment is Samson’s friend, Lucky Obere. Delivering judgment, Chief Magistrate…

Gunmen abduct 8 in Ekiti, demand N50m ransom

Barely a week after four persons were kidnapped at Ayebode, in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, eight victims were allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday at Itapaji Ekiti in the same council area. The abductors were said to have contacted…