One allegedly killed as APC, SDP supporters clash in Ekiti

Ahead of the coming governorship election, the Police Command in Ekiti State has said they are investigating a bloody clash between two rival political parties which occurred in a part of the State on Saturday Spokesman for the Command, DSP Sunday Abutu, made this known in Ado-Ekiti, while reacting to the clash, which ensued between […]

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Ekiti based Yahoo boy convicted, forfeits Lekki mansion and car to Nigerian govt

A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Muhammed Sani, on Monday May 23, 2022 convicted a certain fraudster, Ajewole Oluseyi David, based in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, for offences bordering on internet fraud. The judge also ordered the forfeiture of a duplex situated at Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government Area […]

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Nine suspected kidnappers arrested by Police in Ekiti forest

Operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command, Nigeria, have arrested nine suspected kidnappers allegedly terrorising the state. Ekiti State Commissioner of Police, CP Moronkeji Adesina, who disclosed this in a statement issued by spokesperson of the command, ASP Sunday Abutu, on Tuesday, May 2, said the suspects were arrested in a forest at Ago Aduloju […]

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Man sentenced to death in Ekiti for raping, killing his landlady

A man identified as Tunmise Abraham was on Wednesday March 23, sentenced to death by hanging by an Ado-Ekiti High Court, for raping and killing his landlady, Bukola Olanrewaju. An eyewitness account shared in the court revealed that Olanrewaju, a mother of three, was alone at home after her husband had gone to work when the incident […]

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Mother, son arrested in Ekiti for sexual exploitation of minor

Operatives from Ekiti State Police Command have arrested a woman, Mrs Ademiloye Felicia and her son, Adewumi Ademiloye, for sexual exploitation of a minor. Public Relations Officer of the command (PPRO), ASP Sunday Abutu, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday March 21, said: “Sometime in March, 2019, the victim, a 15-year-old girl, left […]

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Robbers kill Policeman, FRSC’s special marshal as they raid Bank in Ekiti

Suspected armed robbers have killed a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps on Monday evening in Aramoko-Ekiti when they raided an old generation bank. A source who requested anonymity told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that armed robbers stormed the bank through Igede-Ado-Ekiti Road after work had closed. According […]

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9 arrested as police bust notorious kidnap syndicate in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested members of a notorious kidnap gang including a dismissed policeman, Ayo Samuel and one Johnson Apotire, who impersonates herdsmen due to his physical resemblance to Fulani men. Briefing newsmen on Wednesday, spokesperson of the command (PPRO), ASP Sunday Abutu, who represented the State Commissioner of Police, Tunde Mobayo, […]

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Gunmen kidnap intending couple in Ekiti, one week to their wedding

Gunmen have kidnapped an intending couple said to be planning to get married next week in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The couple had come into the state capital to purchase some items for their wedding and were returning to their base when they were kidnapped along Ilasa-Ekiti-Ayebode Road, in Ekiti East Local Government Area on Sunday, […]

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Gunmen kidnap couple, two others in Ekiti, enraged residents protest

Enraged residents of Goshen community in Ajebamidele area of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Wednesday, protested against the alleged kidnap of four residents of the community by gunmen on Tuesday. As early as 7.00am, placard-carrying residents trooped out in large numbers and blocked the busy Ado-Ikere Ekiti highway, leaving commuters stranded just as […]

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Prophet gets life imprisonment in Ekiti over the death of a woman (Photos)

A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Thursday, July 1, sentenced a cleric, prophet Olakanye Oni, to life imprisonment over the death of a woman. Oni of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Palace of Mercy, Olokuta, Ado-Ekiti, was accused of killing one Mrs Gbadamosi Omowale, who came to his church to seek help over her […]

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Man sentenced to death in Ekiti for stealing phones and cash

A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Tuesday, sentenced a 24-year-old man, Sola Jegede, to death by hanging for dispossessing some persons of their phones and money. Jegede was found guilty of using weapons, including a gun, knife, digger and club to rob Ibukun Ilesanmi, Seun Ilesanmi and Tope Ilesanmi of their […]

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Nigeria’s INEC announces dates for Ekiti and Osun governorship elections

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates that the coming governorship elections in Ekiti and Osun states will be conducted. Chairman of the commission, Mr. Mahmood Yakubu, who made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday June 16, said the governorship election in Ekiti state will hold on June 18, 2022, while that […]

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Petrol dealer kidnapped by gunmen in Ekiti

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped a petrol dealer, Mr Itakorode Adebayo, at the state governor, Kayode Fayemi’s hometown of Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Itakorode, the Manager of Prosperous Filling Station located at Isan Ekiti, was abducted around 7.00pm on Thursday evening, April 8. It was gathered that the gunmen […]

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Local government accountant killed by gunmen in Ekiti (Graphic Photo)

Indigenes and residents of Ekiti state are calling on the government to step up effective security measures in the state due to the incessant killings at the moment. The latest is the killing of an accountant who worked at Emure local government by unknown gunmen. He was said to have been trailed and shot at […]

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EFCC seals off buildings believed owned by Fayose in Ekiti

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday closed down some houses allegedly owned by former Governor Ayodele Fayose in Ekiti State capital city. The houses include the one located at Fajuyi Park beside the old Mr Biggs in Ado Ekiti which was specifically designed as Civic Centre for event management business Others are: a two-storey […]

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Bank attacked by armed robbers in Ekiti, 4 persons killed (Graphic Photo)

It was pandemonium on Monday in Ijero-Ekiti, headquarters of Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State where a gang of armed robbers attacked a branch of Access bank. Reports coming in say the robbers killed two policemen, a bank worker and passersby during the attack which took place at about 4.30 pm few minutes after […]

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