…as the overall Best Graduating Student of the College of Law at Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, winning 12 awards. Jaja disclosed this in a post shared on X on Saturday, reflecting on how the scholarship, awarded after he performed a song at an event in December 2017, changed the course of his life. “Thanks to the…

Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, has conferred honorary doctorate degrees on United Nigeria Airlines Chairman, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, and Cavista Holdings Chairman, Niyi Olajide, as two foreign universities also honoured its founder, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN. The honours were announced during the university’s 14th conv…

…carried him through university, following his graduation from Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) in 2026.The monarch, who is widely considered the youngest traditional ruler in Yorubaland, completed his studies under the institution's College of Social and Management Sciences, balancing the weight of a royal th…

…Okonkwo, who, while delivering the 14th convocation lecture of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, called for graduates who were functionally educated and could apply their knowledge competently, use it ethically and create demonstrable value for society. Okebukola said NiTERAC intended to develop ranking indicators th…

…his State Executive Council after a valedictory session held at the Governor's Office in Ado-Ekiti.His Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, said the move completed the disengagement of political appointees from the outgoing administration. As reported by Channels Television, Oyebode confirmed the development in a s…

…his State Executive Council after a valedictory session held at the Governor's Office in Ado-EkitiOyebanji clarified that three officials will remain in their positions despite the dissolution of the cabinetThe governor is scheduled to be sworn in for a second term on Friday, October 16, 2026, following his re-election…

…the existence of a pregnancy."She thereafter went to a hospital in the Okeyinmi area of Ado-Ekiti and stole the said baby from the complainants. She then gave the baby to a midwife for care after lying to her husband that she had buried the placenta upon questioning. It was the midwife who noticed the anomalies in her…

A magistrates' court in Ado-Ekiti on Monday remanded a 70-year-old man, Rotimi Olabiwonnu and his 34-year-old son, Adedoyin Olabiwonnu, in a correctional centre over the alleged m8rder of one Sunday Ogunsakin. In a Form K brought by the police, prosecutor Akinwale Oriyomi told the court that the defendants committed th…

By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado-Ekiti — Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has formulated six issues for determination before the Election Petition Tribunal hearing petitions arising from the June 20, 2026 governorship election in the state. The governor’s issues for determination were contained in papers filed by his lega…

…Iloro-Ekiti during COVID-19. That of the Oore of Otun, which followed mine, was done in Ado-Ekiti. The Deputy Governor came. The late Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, Afuntade I, was the Chairman of the Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers at the time. More than 40 Obas were present at my installa…

…of a new High Court Office Complex at the Ekiti State High Court of Justice premises, Ado-Ekiti. “The approval was necessitated by the inadequacy of the existing office accommodation and court infrastructure of the High Court to meet current operational demands, particularly following the recent appointment of five add…

…spoke in a post on his Facebook handle on Tuesday, titled, ‘What happened to the Akure–Ado-Ekiti dual carriageway’, said, ‘Nigeria has happened to the Akure–Ado-Ekiti Road’. He said, “The original contract, reportedly worth about N30bn, was awarded to Dantata & Sawoe in November 2019 and later cancelled. “On 29 March 2…

…arraigned in court over unlawful grazing Two herders have been arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates' Court for allegedly engaging in unlawful grazing. Shehu Umaru, 40, and Muhammadu Riskua, 30, of unknown addresses, allegedly committed the offence on August 11 at about 2:00 p.m in Itapaji-Ekiti, Ekiti State.…

…Ede, Osun State 6. Admiralty University, Ibusa, Delta State 7. Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State 8. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State 9. Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State 10. Akwa-Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State 11. Al-Ansar University, Maiduguri, Borno State 12. Al…

…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 Timilehin Akinola, 46-year-old Ojo Peter and 35-year-old Ademola Akinware. Abutu stated that the suspects were arr…

…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 and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…

…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 on a four-count charge bordering on…

…key to the state’s revenue growth.Speaking during a media engagement with journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Olatona said EKIRS has shifted its focus from aggressive enforcement to taxpayer education, dialogue, and voluntary compliance, stressing that the agency understands businesses cannot pay taxes if they fail. “If business…

By Rotimi Ojomoyela ADO-EKITI - Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Sunday visited victims of the recent kidnapping incident in Eda-Oniyo, Ilejemeje Local Government Area, who are receiving treatment at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti. Expressing gratitude over their safe release,…

…victims, has directed the management of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, to provide comprehensive medical screening and treatment for the victims. The governor, according to a statement in Ado Ekiti by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, on Saturday, also instructed the…

…are currently receiving treatment at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, at the expense of the state government. The victims, released in the early hours of Saturday, were kidnapped on April 28, 2026, when gunmen invaded the Christ Apostolic Church in Eda Oniyo, a border community between Ekiti and…

…Nigeria and ECOWAS has visited the Election Result Analysis Dashboard, ERAD, Centre in Ado-Ekiti, reaffirming the European Union's longstanding support for democratic governance, civic innovation and citizen participation in Nigeria through the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN) progra…

…Primary School II, Town Hall Area in Awo, St. Michael Primary School B.K. I and II in Ado-Ekiti, Idogun Area in Iworoko, and Open Space at Maternity in Ijafin. The association also received reports that some political agents attempted to influence voters, questioned voters about their choices, accompanied them into vot…

…Dr. Aisha Abdullahi, and the Executive Director of Yiaga Africa, Samson Itodo in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, the organisation noted that the alignment between INEC's official figures and its independent verification exercise demonstrated that the election results were not manipulated during collation at the ward, local govern…

…of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the governorship election on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti. The Lagos governor said Oyebanji's victory across the 16 local government areas of the state, with 83.54 per cent of the total votes cast, reflected the governor's popularity and the confidence reposed in him by the elect…