Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, is currently at the Ado-Ekiti residence of elder statesman and Chairman of the Committee for the Creation of Ekiti State, Chief Deji Fasuan, to celebrate his 95th birthday. Also present at the birthday celebration is the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, who joined the governor, family members, political leaders,…
Barrister Temitope Omotayo, an indigene of Ado-Ekiti and National Coordinator of the Jaganist Support Group, has congratulated Nigerians on the country’s 66th Independence Anniversary, while also celebrating the people of Ekiti State on the 30th anniversary of the state’s creation. Omotayo, who is also the founder of the Temitope Omotayo Foundation described the twin celebrations…
Tertiary institution students in Ekiti State have launched an environmental sanitation campaign in Ado-Ekiti, urging residents to stop indiscriminate waste disposal, plant more trees and take greater responsibility for protecting the environment. The campaign, tagged “Keep Ekiti Clean, Keep Ekiti Green,” was held on Wednesday to commemorate World Cleanup Day 2026 under the Ekiti Students…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has unveiled a 30-year transformation agenda aimed at repositioning the state as a major hub for technology, agriculture, education, tourism and commerce. Oyebanji announced the plan in a statewide broadcast marking the 30th anniversary of Ekiti State, which was created on October 1, 1996, alongside Bayelsa, Ebonyi, Gombe, Nasarawa and…
Comrade Adeyinka Fadumiye, initiator of Action Group Renewal Organization (AGRO) Nigeria, has criticised Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, over his alleged presence at a solidarity walk for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ado-Ekiti amid recent flooding in parts of the state. Fadumiye, in a statement on Wednesday, described the governor’s alleged participation as inappropriate, arguing…
The Ekiti State Government has warned residents against attempting to cross flooded roads, bridges, streams and other water channels as heavy rainfall continues to trigger flooding in parts of the state. The warning was issued by the State Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, following flooding recorded in Ado-Ekiti and other parts of the state, which…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has sympathised with the families of residents who lost their lives in the recent flooding recorded in different parts of Ado Ekiti, the state capital. He described the incident as unfortunate and assured residents that his administration would intensify efforts to address the ecological challenges contributing to flooding in…
The Convener of the Oluyede Progressive Alliance for Renewed Hope Agenda (OPARHA), Dr Wole Oluyede, has pledged to mobilise members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State for the re-election bid of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Oluyede made the commitment at a rally organised by his group at the…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has received members of the Oluyede Progressive Alliance for Renewed Hope Agenda (OPARHA), led by Dr. Wole Oluyede, in Ado-Ekiti. The delegation was received at Fajuyi, Ado-Ekiti, during a rally organised in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. OPARHA was unveiled by Oluyede in August as a…
The Ekiti State Government has urged residents and travellers across the state to exercise extreme caution as heavy rainfall continues to trigger flooding in some areas. The government also expressed sympathy to residents whose properties, businesses and sources of livelihood were affected by the recent flooding. The Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun, made…
