Sunday Igboho is back to bury mum
Pro-Yoruba self-determination activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has returned to Nigeria. This is coming after a two years sojourn in the Benin Republic on exile, from where he flew into his base in Germany. Adeyemo returned to Nigeria today for the burial of his mother, who died while he was in detention […]
Ekiti seeks $40million agro-investment from Turkey
Barely 24 hours after opening talks with the United States of America to shore up Ekiti State’s economic prosperity, Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has again met with officials of Istanbul, Turkey- based Alliance Group, on plans to establish a $40 million organic fertilizer factory in the state. This, he said is in line with his administration’s […]
EFCC arrests ‘Pilot’ for N1bn fraud
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Captain Nuhu Haruna for an alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1,020,000.000( One Billion, Twenty Million Naira only) The suspect was arrested when a petitioner alleged that sometime in December 2023, he was introduced to […]
Ekiti seeks US partnership to boost economic growth, cocoa development
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has solicited the support and partnership with the United States of America in developing the critical economic sectors of the state to achieve his administration’s shared prosperity agenda. Specifically, Ekiti State, according to Governor Oyebanji is desirous of the American government’s support for its Ministry of Agriculture and Food […]
Nemesis beckons as natives apprehend Tope, suspected kidnapper
A suspected member of a kidnap syndicate terrorizing the people of Ekiti State and its environ has been apprehended in Ora, Ekiti State. The young man who is in his twenties was apprehended by natives who have been keeping watchful eyes since the tragic killings of two traditional rulers in the Ajoni Local Development Council […]
Ekiti poultry association reduces price of products
Sequel to over 350 metric tonnes of maize donated to its members by the Ekiti State Government through the Palliative Distribution Committee, traders in livestock products in the state have announced a marginal price reduction in their products. The support by the state government, according to the association, has reduced the production costs of poultry […]
Tinubu approves upgrade of health infrastructure nationwide
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate upgrade of key health infrastructure and equipment across all six geo-political zones in line with his administration’s vision of overhauling the health and social welfare sector for enhanced service delivery to all Nigerians. Upgrading health infrastructure and equipment is a top priority of President Tinubu’s Health Sector Renewal […]
Ekiti Police quells kidnap syndicate in gun battle, rescues victims
The Ekiti State Police Command has dislodged and paraded a kidnapping cartel that has been terrorising the state for months. The men of the state’s police wing of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), led by their Commander, CSP. Ogundola Marcus, on Friday, gunned down one of the suspects, arrested eight and rescued several victims in […]
Protesters ground Ota, Ogun State over high cost of living
People in the sprawling city of Ota, Ogun State trooped out early morning today, to protest the high cost of living under the lingering tense economy in Nigeria. Commercial activities were disrupted as people, majority of them youth, trooped out to register their displeasure with the running of the country which has been causing untold […]
Telling Chizoba’s story
By Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Herbert Wigwe everyone knew, but not many knew the backbone behind his immense success. I called you Chiz Baby. Queenette Allagoa called you Chiz Burger. Most called you Doreen. I remember when you came back from the United States of America 31 years ago. You were just 26 years old, armed with […]
