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Police confirm arrest of informant in Ekiti kidnap incident

THE POLICE in Ekiti State, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of one Femi Akinlola, a middle-aged man, who was alleged to be working with...
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INEC announces dates for Osun, Ekiti elections

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the dates for gubernatorial elections in Ekiti and Osun states. The announcement was made by INEC Chairman...
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Ekiti pays N7.4m to victims of police brutality, compensates farmers for airport land

Ekiti State governor Kayode Fayemi has presented a cheque for N7.4 million to victims of police brutality recommended for compensation by the judicial panel...
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Lagos carpets BudgIT over ‘misrepresentations’ in 2020 State of the States report

The Lagos State government has reprimanded a civic advocacy group, BudgIT, for 'incorrectly' listing it among states whose revenue was not enough to fund their recurrent expenditure.
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Confusion in Ekiti APC as Fayemi, Ojudu’s factions trade suspensions

THE intra-party crisis within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has taken another form as two emerging factions in the party...
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Average transport fare for bus journey rose by 12.70 per cent in August – NBS‎

Latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that ‎average transport fare for bus journey within cities‎ ‎in the country increased by 12.70 per cent, month-on-month, in August 2020.
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Five months after, police arrest seven over Ile-Oluji, Oye-Ekiti bank robberies

THE police on Thursday said a seven-man robbery gang that attacked three commercial banks in Ile-Oluji town, Idanre both in Ondo State, on February...
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Man gets help from UBA after public outcry on Twitter

By Vincent UFUOMA A PAINTER, Adeyemi Olarewaju, who was almost electrocuted by transformer near a branch of the United Bank for Africa in Ado Ekiti...
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