The Honourable Federal Commissioner representing Ekiti State at the National Population Commission (NPC), Mr. Ayodeji Ajayi, has conveyed the appreciation of landlords on Ooreofe Akintayo Street in Egbewa Estate, Ado-Ekiti, to Hon. Sola Fatoba, member of the House of Representatives for Ado/Irepodun-Ifelodun Federal Constituency for providing solar streetlights to the area. Speaking in a statement,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Saturday, 20th June 2026 as the date for the Ekiti State Governorship Election. According to the commission, the disclosure is in line with Section 28 (1) and (2) of the Electoral Act 2022. The election is scheduled to be held across all 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs)…
The Ekiti State Government has announced a new wave of job vacancies at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport as part of efforts to scale up operations and support its logistics and export infrastructure. The announcement was made available through a public notice, detailing various positions ranging from aviation security and firefighting to finance, engineering,…
A lady (name withheld) has reportedly died in a highbrow hotel owned by a popular politician, adjacent a private radio station, NTA road, Ado-Ekiti, after she slumped in the bathroom. It was gathered that the lady was confirmed dead shortly after she was rushed to the hospital. Sources in the facility revealed that the deceased…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division on Monday sentenced a 33-year-old man, Olamilekan Ajewole, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. The court, however, discharged and acquitted a 25-year-old woman, Ayo Omoyajowo, of the crimes. The duo were arraigned for conspiracy and rape and arraigned on two count charge bordering on rape….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday, announced dates for the governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun States. Yakubu Mahmood, the chairman of the electoral body said the governorship election in Ekiti will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2026, while that of Osun will take place on Saturday, August 8, 2026. Mahmood made…
A 26-year-old man, David Isaiah, has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court for the murder of a commercial sex worker, Comfort James. Isaiah was found guilty on a three-count charge of conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder. The case was presided over by Justice Olalekan Olatawura. Delivering judgment on Monday, the…
The Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has remanded one Joy Ikoja, 20, for attempting to cut off her boyfriend’s manhood. The Ekiti State Police Command arraigned Ikoja before the court for unlawfully inflicting a wound on Ibrahim Usman by tearing his scrotal sac. The prosecutor, Inspector Adeboye Adesegun, told the court that “The defendant on…
The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a police officer accused of stabbing a civilian in Ise-Ekiti following a dispute involving the officer’s girlfriend and the victim’s son. The incident sparked public outrage after a viral video surfaced showing the victim’s daughter accusing the officer—allegedly an orderly to a local government chairman—of attacking her father…
A lady has taken to social media to cry for justice after a police officer allegedly attacked her father with a knife at their home in the Ise-Ekiti area of Ekiti state. In a video now circulating on social media, the lady claimed that the officer—allegedly a chairman’s personal orderly—launched an attack on her father…