INEC Announces Timetables for Ekiti, Osun Governorship Elections

INEC Announces Timetables for Ekiti, Osun Governorship Elections

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja In the spirit of planning and institutional continuity, the INEC Chairman used the same occasion to unveil the official Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2026 Governorship Elections in Ekiti and Osun States, in accordance with Section 28(1) of the Electoral Act, 2022. This legal provision requires INEC to publish notices of elections no later than 360 days before the election. The Ekiti Governorship Election […]

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Ekiti approves N4.15b for road construction, agric, others

Ekiti State Executive Council has approved N4.15b for the execution of projects including road rehabilitation, renovation of the House of Assembly complex, agriculture and construction of hostels. The Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, disclosed the August 26 SEC approvals in a statement made available in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Tuesday. Olatunbosun stated that the SEC, in a bid to ensure the state’s roads are well-maintained and motorable, […]

August 27, 2024 22

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Man in custody for allegedly stealing phones in Ekiti churches

Luck has run out of a man, Babatunde Olaoluwa, who allegedly had been pretending as a worshipper only to dispossess people in churches of their phones in the Oye Ekiti and Ayegbaju areas of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, Mr Adeniran Akinwale, said the suspect was arrested on Saturday evening after allegedly making away with seven phones belonging to different worshippers at Christ Apostolic Church, Ayegbaju […]

May 6, 2024 19

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How gunmen killed my colleagues, Ekiti monarch recounts narrow escape

The Alara of Ara in the Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Oba Adebayo Fatoba, has narrated how he managed to escape from gunmen who attacked and killed two of his colleagues last Monday. Fatoba, along with two other monarchs from the state – Onimojo of Imojo Ekiti in Oye LG and the Elesun of Esun Ekiti in Ajoni, Ikole Local Government of Ekiti State, were attacked by the […]

February 5, 2024 48

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Kidnapping epidemic: Fundraising for ransom persists, Ekiti pupils’ families pay N15m

Despite warnings by the Federal Government against crowd-funding for ransoms, the practice has continued to gain ground with the abductees and their families raising funds from relatives, friends, and social media to secure the release of kidnapped victims. In Ekiti State, pupils and teachers of Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, who were abducted last week, regained their freedom in the early hours of Sunday. Some parents and other […]

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