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By Victor Ogunje The Appeal Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, yesterday dismissed the suit filed by the caucus loyal to the Senator representing Ekiti South senatorial district, Biodun Olujimi over the congress that produced the present Ward Executive Committee members of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Ekiti State. After the violent Congress in Ekiti, the Chief Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee had recognised the ward and local government executives loyal to...

By Victor Ogunje The Ekiti State Government and the state Police Command have said they are stepping up security in every section of the state to ward off insecurity relating to alleged invasion of the Ekiti by herdsmen. They, however, urged the residents not to panic over the rumour that herders evicted from Ondo State’s forest reserves are allegedly invading the state in droves, which might spark up tension. They restated that Ekiti is safe for smooth running of businesses, as government an...

By Victor Ogunje In a bid to add aesthetic values and rid school environment of miscreants, the Ekiti State Government has begun the demolition of dilapidated structures in 532 primary schools across the state. This, according to the state government, would allow for the beautification programme of the state Governor, Kayode Fayemi-led administration as well as efforts to boost pupils and teachers’ performances at the primary cadre. Meanwhile, the state government also warned about 1,000 new ...

By Victor Ogunje In a bid to boost investment and ensure the safety of all residents in Ekiti State, the state government is set to spend a N1.4 billion on the state security network codenamed ‘Amotekun Corps’ in the 2021 fiscal year. In the same year, the state government has earmarked a total of N8 billion to social services, covering education, health, gender empowerment, social security and other pivotal subsectors critical to the growth of the state economy. The state Commissioner for ...

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti Some traditional rulers in Ido/Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State have appealed to the Committee superintending over the creation of Local Council Development Authorities (LCDAs) to embrace justice and fairness in the location of the LCDAs’ headquarters . The traditional rulers; the Olosi of Osi-Ekiti, Oba Oladiran Adewoye Agunbiade, Olugbole of Igbole-Ekiti, Oba Emmanuel Olugenga Ajayi and the Onifisin of Ifisin Ekiti, Oba Folarin Fabunmi, backed the creation...

By Alex Enumah in Abuja and Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The COVID-19 pandemic continued its rage yesterday, claiming billionaire businessman and legal icon, Chief Bolu Akin-Olugbade. According to family sources, he died in Lagos at a private hospital accredited to manage the killer virus. He was 61. Known for his love for Rolls Royce, its largest collector, he was the Aare Onakakanfo of Owu Kingdom and had a massive business interest, spanning property development, construction, manufacturing, l...

By Victor Ogunje The organised labour and the 21 workers allegedly sacked by the Ekiti State House of Assembly yesterday protested against the state lawmakers over their “unjust dismissal” from the service of the state Assembly. The protest, led by labour leaders, was held within the premises of the state Assembly complex, where they rendered series of derisive songs to castigate the Ekiti State House of Assembly Service Commission over the action. Addressing the dismissed workers, the Secr...

By Victor Ogunje The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has released the names of 600 newly recruited primary school teachers on the state website. The SUBEB Chairman, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, who made this known in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday, explained that the newly engaged teachers were the first batch to be employed from successful applicants in the recruitment and documentation process carried out by SUBEB recently. Akinwumi advised applicants to check the list by logging on to t...

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti The President of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), Sunday Asefon, has described the 2021 budgetary allocation for the education sector by the President Muhammadu Buhari government as the worst in the last decade.Disturbed by the neglect of the education sector, which was allocated 5.6 percent in the 2021 budget, and the high level of insecurity in the country, NANS said it planned to organise a security and education summit to partner stakeholders o...

Dr Kayode Fayemi Resolute to reform Ekiti State’s economy and make it a model before bowing out in 2022, Governor Kayode Fayemi has set a 21-goal development focus for the 2021 fiscal year. Education , Security, Infrastructures and Digital Economy top the agenda. Victor Ogunje analyses this development template , the politics behind it and its plausibility, in view of the lean resources of the state By October 16, 2022, the second term tenure of Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi will...