…surged from N91.18bn to N172.37bn, adding N81.19bn or 89.04 per cent in three months. Ekiti’s debt declined from N43.94bn to N43.04bn, a reduction of N898.19m or 2.04 per cent. Enugu recorded the largest percentage and absolute reduction among the states, cutting its debt from N157.60bn to N120.03bn. The N37.57bn decli…
The police in Ekiti State have arrested three men suspected to be members of a syndicate specialised in ATM card theft and fraud. The Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti, listed the three suspects arrested by operatives of the police Rapid Response Squad on Monday as 39-year-old T…
By Enitan Abdultawab Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has linked the lack of electricity in rural communities to early bedtime and what he described as increased population growth. The former governor, after being inaugurated as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency governing board, and speaking in a…
…Nigerians.The seven-member board is chaired by Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti State. Other non-executive members are Ahmadu Abubakar and Ilyasu Makinta, while REA Managing Director Abba Aliyu and three executive directors complete the board.Speaking on behalf of the board, Fayose thanked President Bola Tinubu…
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the just-concluded Ekiti State governorship election, Wole Oluyede, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu can get overwhelming support in the state with strategic grassroots mobilisation and collective commitment. The PDP chieftain, who reiterated unflinching supp…
…leaders of the organisation, including Chief Keke Adams, Mr. Timothy Adeyanju (Oluomo Ekitikete), Otunba Adewale Adepoju (Baba Oodua Worldwide), Ambassador Shola Agboola and others who laid the foundation of OPU Canada. He further honoured the memories of the late Madam Olubukola Aina and Madam Odunayo Obasuyi, acknowl…
Former students of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) study centres across Ekiti State, on Monday, staged a protest, disrupting the ongoing NCE and B.Ed. examinations conducted at various centres in the state. At the Federal Government College, Ikole-Ekiti, protesters blocked the main entrance to the school, preven…
…the morning hours,” it said. NiMet also forecast moderate rainfall over parts of Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo, the South-East and the South-South later in the day. For Thursday, the agency predicted patches of clouds over the northern region, with thunderstorms and moderate rainfall expected over parts of Zamfara, Kebbi, Katsina,…
EKITI State government has directed allottees who have abandoned their plots in government residential estates across the state to commence development on or before August 30, warning that failure to comply will result in the revocation of their allocations. The post Ekiti govt issues ultimatum on abandoned estate land…
Ekiti court jails fraudster two years for car auction fraud Justice Lekan Ogunmoye of the Ekiti State High Court, sitting in Ado-Ekiti, has convicted and sentenced one Bethel Onyedikachi Ukachukwu to two years imprisonment for car auction fraud. The convict was arraigned by the Ekiti Zonal Directorate of the Economic a…
…𝐓𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐮 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐲 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐤 – 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐢 Credit: TikTok | rekitich — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/wYzPR0S60p — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) August 3, 2026
…Ogun State, alongside former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi. Makinde disclosed the visit in a post on his verified X handle on Sunday, where he shared photographs of the meeting. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, former Osun State Governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola,…
…of eating a healthy diet in Nigeria rose by 11.7% to N1,541 per person daily in Q1 2026Ekiti, along with Imo and Abia, had the highest cost at N2,091 per day, while Adamawa was the cheapest at N1,004In Ekiti, a healthy diet could consume about 89.6% of the N70,000 minimum wage, leaving workers with little for other ess…
…Isese Day are Oyo, Lagos, Ogun, and Osun.Of the six southwest provinces, only Ondo and Ekiti do not officially recognise and declare August 20 as 'Isese Day' holiday in their respective states yet.Legit.ng highlights the states expected to declare public holidays in August 2026 below:1) OyoIn 2022, Oyo state traditiona…
…and wrongful declaration of winnersCases span Zamfara, Gombe, Delta, Plateau, Kogi, Ekiti, and Yobe states, with hearings still ongoing in several Federal High CourtsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! At least eight aspirants who contested the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial…
The Olukere of Odo Oja, Ikere Ekiti, Oba Ayodele Obasoyin, has inaugurated the Arede Dynasty Foundation in honour of his late mother, Madam Omojolagbe Apempe, popularly known as Eye Rede, who died 10 years ago at the age of 98. Obasoyin, who described his late mother as an epitome of love and kindness during her lifeti…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has named some newly constructed government buildings after former governors of the state in recognition of their contributions to the development of the state. The former governors honoured with the gesture are Ayodele Fayose, Segun Oni and Kayode Fayemi. The Special Adviser t…
Ex-convict, three others sentenced to d3ath for kidnapping and m8rder in Ekiti An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced four persons to d3ath by hanging for kidnapping and m8rdering a victim.The convicts are Jimoh Dele, 57; Ige Adu, 56; Ogunremi Bunmi, 53; and Ayeni Blessing,32.They were arraigned o…
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has hailed the Supreme Court judgment affirming Governor Biodun Oyebanji as the valid APC candidate for the June 20 governorship election. The party, describing the apex court verdict as a victory for internal democracy, the rule of law and the collective will of APC members…
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ado Ekiti District, on Thursday, adjourned a case against an All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Abimbola Olawumi, till July 28. The Chief Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, who granted bail for Olawumi on self-recognition as a senior citizen, said, “The ma…
…X here: Biodun Oyebanjo and Afe BabalolaIn late 2023, Biodun Oyebanji, the governor of Ekiti state, sparked reactions from Nigerians on social media over viral pictures of him prostrating before an elder statesman, Afe Babalola.Afe Babalola is a Nigerian octogenarian, veteran lawyer, educationist, columnist and founder…
…(Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States)2. 2 Division Headquarters - Ibadan (Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo States)3. 3 Division Headquarters - Jos (Plateau, Bauchi and Gombe States)4. 5 Division Headquarters - Makurdi (Benue, Nasarawa and Kogi States)5. 6 Division Headquarters - Port Harcourt (Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross…
The Chairman of the Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service, EKIRS, Mr Olaniran Olatona, has assured business owners that the agency is committed to helping enterprises grow rather than burdening them with excessive taxation, saying a thriving business community remains key to the state’s revenue growth.Speaking during a…
…for a separate bill seeking to establish an Artificial Intelligence Academy in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The proposed legislation on social media platforms, sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko (Delta North), seeks to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to mandate social media companies operating in Nigeria to mainta…
FEDERAL University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole is a different person to different people, depending on the prisms of perception and shared relationship. Indeed, there are many choice angles of gaze from which to draw descriptions. However, the truth remains that a legend has no tru…