EKITI STATE
Police arrest three suspected kidnappers, armed robbers
Ekiti Police Arrest Four Suspects for Armed Robbery, Kidnapping, and Cult Activities The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four individuals suspected of engaging in various criminal activities including kidnapping, armed robbery, and cultism. The arrests were made during routine security operations conducted by operatives of the Safer Highway Patrol Team along […]
Ojajuni Exposes 55 Herdsmen Kidnapping Camps In Southwest
I sustained two gunshot wounds one narrowly missing my spinal cord and suffered relentless physical abuse, including being beaten 72 times daily. 55 Herdsmen Kidnapping Camps In Southwest – Prince Eniola Ojajuni, who serves as the National Youth President of Afenifere, has issued a plea for immediate action to be taken in response to the […]
Ekiti Rainstorm: Oyebanji Provides Relief as 50 Buildings Destroyed
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has offered to help victims of the rainstorm that destroyed at least 50 houses in some communities on Wednesday evening, leaving many residents homeless. The communities affected by the rainstorm include Ipoti, Ejiyan, Owatedo, and Odo Owa Ekiti, all in the Ijero Local Government Area. Oyebanji, who visited the affected […]
Ekiti Govt. Promotes 6,129 Sec. School Teachers, Non-Teachers.
Government will not hesitate to sanction teachers who demonstrate indolence and ineptitude in their places of work. More than 6,129 teaching and non-teaching staff members at public secondary schools in the state of Ekiti have been promoted by the Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission. Mrs. Rhoda Ojo, Chairman of the Ekiti Teaching Service Commission, stated […]
Woman Attacks 9-Year-Old Son with Pestle, Sparks Outrage
A disturbing incident has come to light in Ekiti State, where a 43-year-old woman, Damilola Ajenifuja, has been arrested by the Ekiti State Amotekun Corps for allegedly attacking her nine-year-old son with a pestle, causing serious head injuries. According to Abiodun Adeleye, the Head of Communication for Ekiti Amotekun, the incident occurred on Saturday, March […]
Pastor Jailed for Life for Raping Teenager in Ekiti
He threatened me that he would curse me and I would die if I told anybody. Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso, which is 47 years old, was found guilty of raping a girl who was 13 years old and sentenced to life in prison by the Ado Ekiti Division of the Ekiti State High Court on Monday. […]
NAFDAC’s War on Fake Drugs Earns Praise from Ekiti Pharmacists
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Ekiti State Branch, has commended the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for its efforts in ridding the country of fake and substandard drugs. The society’s chairman, Martins Alutundu, praised NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, and her team for their bold steps in sanitizing the […]
Review of Emergency Law, Establishment of Disaster Committees Underway
Ekiti State is set to review its emergency law and establish local government disaster committees to enhance disaster management efforts. Deputy Governor Monisade Afuye disclosed this while receiving the new Zonal Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Said Akinyode, in her office. The review of the law establishing the State Emergency Management Agency […]
S’West Govts can’t Prohibit Shariah Panels-Kwara Judge
Qadi of the Shari’ah Court of Appeal, Kwara State, Justice Abdurraheem Sayi, says Muslims can create and operate Shari’ah arbitration panels in the South-West without state or traditional ruler consent. He called South-West Shari’ah arbitration tribunal objections “legally baseless, an embarrassment to legal minds, and a mere expression of Islamophobia syndrome” that the affected states […]
Man Arrested in Ekiti for Attempting Ritual(video)
A 23-year-old man named Solomon Fabiyi was taken into custody by the Ekiti State police for reportedly trying to utilize his young nephew Jomiloju for money rituals. On February 14, 2025, a group of police officers in Ekiti state captured Solomon. The suspect, who was born in Ekiti state but is from Kwara state, claimed […]