[ad_1] The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has condemned in strongest terms, the murder of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. Recall that gunmen suspected to be herdsmen killed the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba (Professor) Samuel Olushola and the Elesun of … Read more
[ad_1] A High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has sentenced a 20-year-old man, Seun Olarewaju, to 30 months imprisonment for defiling a 3-year-old girl. The convict was arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on June 6, 2022, on one count of rape. According to the charge, Olarewaju, on August 6, … Read more
[ad_1] A resident of the Ekiti community in which a King was killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen has cried out over their recent experiences. While speaking to Governor Biodun Oyebanji who paid the community a visit after the incident, the woman revealed that the King who was murdered reportedly told those who live in … Read more
[ad_1] Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted pupils and teachers of a private nursery school in Emure, headquarters of Emure Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The gunmen intercepted the school bus conveying the pupils and the teachers at about 5pm on Monday, January 29, along Eporo-Ekiti, in the Emure area of the … Read more
[ad_1] An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 42-year-old man, Arowolo Sunday, to death by hanging for the murder of his half-brother. The defendant was arraigned before Justice Adeniyi Familoni on November 5, 2021, on one count of murder. According to the charge, the defendant, on April 9, 2021, … Read more
[ad_1] Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State. The incident was said to have happened between Oke-Ako and Ipao-Ekiti in Ajoni Local Government Area of the state on Monday, January 29, 2024. The monarchs, Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye Local Government Area and Elesun of Esun … Read more
[ad_1] Three members of St Mark Anglican, Church Ise Ekiti, Ekiti State have died while others sustained various degrees of injuries in a motor accident in Ekiti State. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, January 28, 2024, when the church members were on their way to Ado-Ekiti for a program. … Read more
[ad_1] A 13-year-old girl was killed, and four others injured when an old one storey building collapsed in Igede-Ekiti, the headquarters of Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The building, which had stood for decades, collapsed at approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday, October 31, 2023. A source in the community … Read more