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By Victor Ogunje A former Ekiti State Governor, Chief Segun Oni yesterday defended his aspiration to contest the 2022 governorship race in the state, noting that he was in the race to rescue the state from total collapse. Oni, also a former Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), added that his governorship aspiration was born out of the need to expand the frontiers of development for the benefit of the masses. He gave these reasons yesterday at his campaign office in Ado Ekiti while unveiling members of his team that would drive his governorship campaign in 2022. Oni...

By Victor Ogunje The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti has sacked the university’s registrar, Mr. Olatunbosun Odusanya, barely a week after he was suspended from office over allegation of gross misconduct. The decision was taken at the council’s Tuesday’s meeting that was presided over by the Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr. Mohammed Yahuza. A statement that was jointly signed by the Chief Information Officer to the Vice Chancellor, Mr. Funso Ogunmodede and the Special Adviser on Media Matters, Mr. Wole Balogun, in Ado-Ekiti yesterday disclosed that Od...

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has stated that the Ikun Dairy Farm in Ikun- Ekiti, when fully operational, would serve as a prototype for National Livestock Transformation Plan in addressing farmer-herder crisis in the country. Fayemi stated this at the Ikun Dairy Farm during an inspection of the newly arrived 227 cows from United States of America and the expansive farm for the cultivation of hays for the cows. The integrated farm, which is designed to commence production of 10,000 litres of milk daily, is a joint project by the Ekiti State Government and...

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti There was panic yesterday at Ikere Ekiti, the second largest city in Ekiti State as six persons were reportedly killed during a bloody clash between two rival cult groups in the town. It was gathered that the incident started on Saturday night, when a member of one of the cult groups identified as ‘Ojuale,’ was shot dead near Ikere City Hall, Odo Oja area of the town. A source in the town, who craved anonymity, revealed that Ojuale, an indigene of the town came from Port Harcourt on Friday to attend a friend’s wedding after which he was killed by rival cult me...

Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti Suspected gunmen on Thursday evening invaded the Palace of Obadu of Ilemeso, Oba David Oyewumi and abducted the monarch. Ilemeso, in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State is a neighbouring town to Isan Ekiti country home of Governor Kayode Fayemi. This came barely a week some suspected bandits rained bullets on a car belonging to Elewu of Ewu Ekiti, Oba Adetutu Ajayi along Ewu-Ayetoro Road and wounded the traditional ruler. It was gathered that in the instant case, the gunmen, numbering six had scaled the fence of the Oba’s palace and shot sporadically to scare...