…have disappeared into forests controlled by armed groups, for wives waiting for husbands who never returned from work, and for communities living under the shadow of abduction, the national debate over whether government should negotiate with kidnappers has become intensely personal. It is no longer merely a security c…
…"When citizens are angry, they have representatives to petition. When a community feels abandoned, a senator can raise their name on the floor. When a policy threatens to ignite a region, there is a chamber where it can be debated, amended, softened. Block that valve, and the pressure does not disappear. It finds far m…
From the capital, Ado Ekiti, to rural councils such as Moba and Ekiti East, Mr Oyebanji maintained commanding leads, leaving the opposition without a single local government area.
…Aba and Ohafia. The State’s Commissioner for Information, Okay Kanu, who announced the ban on Saturday, said the ban takes effect from Monday, J?une 22, 20?26. The State government said that ban was part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen security, en?hance public safety, improve traffic management, and promote? a a…
…there are three major contenders in the governorship race. While Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress, APC was seeking his re-election for a second term, Dr Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Ambassador Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, sought to sack the incum…
…involving a pregnant woman. Igboho lamented that someone who took ransom to the bandits was murdered by the assailants. "The person who brought the ransom, you still killed him and spared only one person," Igboho furiously said, while warning that such incidents must not repeat. A few hours after Igboho’s ultimatum, a…
…of Zamfara State has reaffirmed his administration's opposition to negotiating with bandits, insisting that seeking peace deals with criminal groups remains unacceptable in the state. The governor made the remarks during an interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Lawal stated that it is an offence in Zamfara State to bro…
…to the gang leader's hideout. 9. Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have overrun a bandits' camp in Kogi and rescued two kidnap victims. The operation followed intelligence reports on the movement of injured bandits linked to criminal leaders. A military operational report made available to NAN revealed this on Saturda…
…the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration on Sunday, saying that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes. According…
…us to Alhaji's residence and they removed them from there in the middle of the night to Bani's compound. They took them to Baale's compound, where they currently are," he added. Rejecting any possibility of the victims' family paying the ransom demanded by the abductors, Igboho insisted that Fulani residents should col…
…(INEC) has announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, as the winner of the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the Ekiti State governorship election, Adenike Oladiji, who declared the results at about 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, said that Oyebanji polled 319,…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has described his re-election for a second term as a humbling vote of confidence from the people, pledging In a statement issued after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner of Saturday’s governorship election, Oyebanji said the people of Ekiti ha…
…after taking office, is what the Yoruba will qualify as a filthy wife using her husband's death as an excuse not to run a bath. It is the unhygienic bathing while the husband was alive. But age or more like aging (because much older famous people are still displaying a lot of agility including the Mbasogo man in Equato…
…termed the "born trowey" phenomenon - is incubating the very statistics for crime, banditry, and terrorism Nigeria cries over today. "Terrorism does not start with ideology. It starts with hopelessness," Dr Buhari wrote. "Boko Haram, bandits, cults - they do not recruit PhDs. They recruit boys who were 'produced' but n…
…2026, former Defence spokesman Major General Rabe Abubakar and his wife were abducted by bandits along the Maraba Musawa-Kafinsoli Road in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The general's pitiable appearance in a proof-of-life video released by his captors, in which he pleaded for government intervention, s…
…by armed robbers, residents have resorted to self-policing. 5) Many years ago, some banks resorted to chasing their debtors all over the place. 6) Is it right for jobless and hungry young men to resort to stealing? 7) He resorted to marrying another wife because his first wife allegedly gave him no peace. 8) When all e…
The victory grants the governor another four-year term and makes him the first Ekiti governor to successfully secure consecutive re-election in a state where incumbents have often struggled to retain power.
…ish merchants perservered, and by 1860 they had established trad- ing stations along the banks of the Niger. It is apposite to mention that the British mercantile occupation of Nigeria at this time was very much facilitated by the discovery in 1854 of quinnine, which was used both as prophylactic and cure for malaria.…
"That Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law has scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and returned elected." Overall results at a glance Registered Voters - 1,059,360 PVC collection : 1,028,929 Total accredited voters: 384,940 Total valid votes: 375,…
On his plans for the second term, Oyebanji said his administration would continue to implement the state's development agenda, noting that the government already has a clearly defined roadmap for growth and progress. He added that while the existing development blueprint would remain the guiding framework, his administ…
…newspaper editors - in the name of "patriotism" - to strip the activities of terrorists, bandits, and other criminal elements of the privilege of appearing on their front pages. "Yes, we have to do our work, we have to report whatever happens, but you must know that the best reporter, the best editor, is the one who kn…
…"Every great nation was built by those who stayed to solve problems, not by those who abandoned ship". He saluted the sacrifices of the armed forces while telling the traditional rulers, faith leaders and community heads that "The government cannot do it alone." Despite the horrific abductions in Oyo, Ekiti, Kwara, Kog…
Mr Oyebanji was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
…saying the move is aimed at expanding the global reach of African music rather than abandoning Nigeria. Animashaun made the clarification amid conversations surrounding the relocation of the award ceremony, stressing that The Headies remains deeply rooted in Nigeria despite its international expansion. According to him…
Across the 16 local government areas, the APC candidate has consistently dominated both urban and rural voting blocs, with particularly strong showings in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti West, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ikole, and Ekiti East.