Ekiti State Archives - The Octopus News

Oyebanji, Ekiti and purposeful leadership

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Although the initial steps have to be taken by the individual, the picture of personality as having “power to uplift, power to depress,...

News9 months ago

FG Set To Review Workers’ Salary Over Removal Of Fuel Subsidy-Akpabio

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has stated that the federal government is set to review the salaries of its workers. According to Akpabio, the move is geared...

Society3 years ago

Why I Rode On An Okada-Ayo Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has explained why he had to use a bike on a Lagos road. Recall that Fayose was spotted taking an...

News3 years ago

Fumigation: Fayemi Suspends College Provost

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has suspended the Provost of the state college of health sciences and technology, Cecilia Adebayo. The governor ordered Adebayo’s suspension following...

News3 years ago

Governor Kayode Fayemi’s Aide Reportedly Slumps, Dies

An aide of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Basic, Secondary, and Vocational/technical education, Professor Francisca Aladejana, is reportedly dead. The Special Adviser was a...

News3 years ago

Gunmen Assassinate Cleric In Ekiti State

Unknown gunmen on Friday, November 27 shot and killed a cleric in Ekiti State. Reverend Johnson Oladimeji was killed along Igbara-Odo-Ikere-Ekiti road in Ikere Local Government...

News3 years ago

Drunk Policemen Shoot One Dead, Injures Another

Tragedy struck in Ekiti State on Saturday, November 21, as drunk police officers shot two people. The incident happened in a hotel in Ado, the capital...

Business4 years ago

Robbers Storm Ekiti State Branch Of Wema Bank, Cart Away Depositor’s Funds

For residents of Ekiti State who bank with Wema Bank, their biggest challenge presently is the security of their deposited funds. This follows a robbery by...

Politics5 years ago

APC Elders Commend Governor Fayemi

Governor Kayode Fayemi has been commended by elders of the Ekiti State All Progressives Congress Forum for his transformational style of government. The chairman of the...

News5 years ago

Roasted Human Hands: Police Arrest Man In Ekiti State

A man identified as Nifemi has been arrested for being in possession of a severed and roasted human hand. Nifemi was arrested during a stop-and-search operation carried...