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Early hours of Friday, 21st September 2019, I got tonnes of messages from people either informing  me or trying to confirm the upward transition of His Royal Majesty (Rtd) Justice John Ademola Ajakaiye, the Oyinyosaiye II of Iyin-Ekiti. This news came as a rude shock to me. The last time I visited the palace to see Baba, I walked with him from his office to the car park and I was almost jogging after him, he had been hale and hearty and so full of life. His demise at this time was unexpected but I take solace in the good works he left behind. Most of the questions I had about Ekiti were answered by Baba and anytime I visited he was always receptive and I went home with loads of information. Iyin had been lucky and of all the worst hit by this unquantifiable loss. He had used the wealth of his influence in so many ways to make Iyin-Ekiti more visible in Ekiti State and in Nigeria. I am glad that the Justice Ademola Ajakaiye building at the Ekiti State Judiciary Complex wa...

I met an impressive young photographer, by coincidence, at a friend’s place and we had a chat. I was not surprised when I was told that he is a photographer because as I sat waiting for my hostess who had gone out to buy some things I was taking pictures with my phone and this Uncle was using side eye to look at me. Gbenga Manuel-Ikumapayi  is an embodiment of creativity. He is a creative artist. He is an actor, a script writer, a director, content creator and he has a big passion for cinematography. He got interested in pictures both still and moving as a baby when he could fix his gaze on an object for so long. With time he got interested in tales by moonlight. More than the story he was more fascinated by the lightening, acts, and camera movements of the soap. This unknowingly to him will set his work apart as a photographer. RealEkitikete had an amazing time  with Oluya of Oluyatography Read below Can we meet you? Yes, I am Gbenga Manuel-Ikumapayi popularly kno...

I love footwears so much.I go all out to look for the ones that are fine and still affordable ,I may not be able to afford designer shoes for now but any good looking footwear catches my eye. I was intrigued by the fact that I was meeting with a young female talent and also share her story . I met Olamide Adeyemi in the act of shoemaking at her workshop and she spared sometime to speak to me in her  modest space. RealEkitikete had an interesting interview with Olamide, the Director of Shoematics Collection. Read below Can we meet you? My name is  Olamide Adeyemi . I am a  Shoemaker. I believe footwear is an essential need for all, hence my quest to make quality ones available at the most pocket friendly price. In a few months time I will be graduating from Ekiti State University. How did you find yourself  in this line of business?  Shoematic came into being out of boredom and frustration. We were sent home because of the ASUU strike in 2014. I was...

Three persons have been confirmed dead in a fresh case of Lassa fever in Ekiti. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Rotimi Ojo, made the disclosure in a statement in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday. He said that five out of the eight new suspected cases in the state tested negative while one was uncertain, with the last pending as at press time. Ojo added that the patient that tested positive and two others had passed away. The commissioner insisted that there was still no cause for alarm in the state as government was taking proactive steps in its surveillance activities. He gave an assurance that the State Disease Control team had been activated while the process of sensitising the people with jingles and other communication media were ongoing.  Ojo said that similar actions taken during the 2016 outbreak were successful, adding that the epidemic was controlled and the identified patient, who was properly managed, survived. He said that the three isolation centres located at the Federal Tea...

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South West Zone D, has called on Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose to meet to the demands of the striking workers of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, to enable them return to work. In a statement, in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday, the students threatened a complete shut down of the state capital, should there be no action towards the reopening of the institution within 72 hours, adding that it would “cause the students in Ekiti State to embark on mass action.” NANS Zone D Co-ordinator, Lukman Adekitan and Treasurer, Ayodeji Amoran, said that the current disruption in the academic calendar of the institution “will automatically become impossible for them to participate in the NYSC mobilisation process.” The students also demanded reduction in school fees in the state-owned tertiary institutions namely EKSU, College of Education, Ikere Ekiti and College of Health Technology, Ijero-Ekiti and called for outright stoppage of “ac...

The Federal Science and Technical College, Usi-Ekiti in Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State is known for its peace, tranquillity and excellent academic performance. Of late, however, the once-peaceable school has been in the news in the wrong reason. The members of staff and students are up in arms against their Principal, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Kolawole who they alleged is using  juju  against them. The mysterious death of one of the members of staff of the school, Pastor Steve Adeegbe in an auto crash fuelled the insurrection. As a result of this development, things are no longer at ease at the college as other members of staff accused the Principal, Mrs. Kolawole of “spiritually masterminding” the late teacher’s death. The teachers also alleged that many of them who are not in the good book of the principal, have been marked for death in similar circumstances. They also alleged that the principal is fetish as she consults spiritualists in a bid to diabolically ...

Armed persons on Sunday killed a farmer in Ekiti State with residents saying they believe the victim was killed by armed herdsmen. The victim, Olayemi Tunde, was murdered on Sunday in Ipao Ekiti, Ikole Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, when the victim was returning home from his farm. Mr. Olayemi, a commercial motorbike rider, had a farm at the Ipao farm settlement, where he had gone to harvest cassava. The attack is coming two days after the state governor, Ayo Fayose, vowed to resist the attacks by armed herdsmen within the state. Violence between herdsmen and farming communities has caused scores of deaths across Nigeria in 2018. A skirmish in January between some herdsmen and Tiv farmers in Ekiti resulted in the death of two persons, a situation which was brought under control with the timely intervention of the governor. The state also operates an anti-open grazing law which regulates the activities of the herdsmen in the communit...

A mobile application to alert the officers and men of the Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the case of emergency has been developed by an officer attached to the Ekiti State Command, Mr. Adeoluwa Oyebode. The mobile app named “EkitiAlert”, according to Oyebode has been submitted to the NSCDC Commandant in the state for the use of the corps in its operations. Oyebode while speaking on the innovation said “EkitiAlert is an emergency security phone app developed to bring crime rate in Ekiti State to the lowest ebb, sequel to the modern definition of security as a function of response time to crimes.” The app, he further explained, “is a call directory of NSCDC Ekiti State Command formations across the state on a dial.” The app was presented to the state Commandant of NSCDC, Mr. Donatus Izuka Ikemefuna, for onward transformation to the national headquarters of the security agency. He said the development of the app was based on his observation that, “one of the major challeng...

The House of Representatives during Thursday plenary session, urged Federal Government to revisit the establishment of Ekiti airport which was approved by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011. The resolution was passed following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Segun Adekola, who harped on the need to attract foreign investors to the enormous tourism potentials in the state. According to him, former President during the State Visit to Ekiti state in 2017 gave technical approval for the establishment of airports in Bayelsa, Delta, Gombe and Ekiti States. He observed that the establishment of the airport remains an integral part of economic infrastructure which contributes significantly to the economic growth, potential and development of any state or nation. According to the lawmaker, the proposer airport will also “provides the necessary connectivity and accessibility required in the movement of people and goods, thereby promoting industrialization, employment...

Ijero-Ekiti,Nigeria Mining activities in Ekiti State have received a boost as small scale miners in Ijero-Ekiti axis will benefit from a N5 billion intervention fund from the Federal Government. The Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and the Bank of Industry (BoI) are making available N2.5 billion each for the intervention fund to assist the miners. The miners will access the cash through cooperative societies to empower them and stop illegal mining in the state. The Programme Director of African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), Mr. Monday Osasah, broke the news yesterday in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, at policy dialogue on Mining supported by Open Society for West Africa (OSIWA). He said the N5 billion intervention fund for artisanal and small scale miners was a conscious effort to grow and develop the Mining sector and make it contribute to government revenue. Osasah said qualified artisanal miners would be allowed to acces...

A    governorship aspirant under the platform    of All Progressives Congress (APC)    in Ekiti    State, Bamidele Faparusi    has promised to turn the state    economic by exploring    her    tourism potentials. Faparusi ,former    member of Federal House of Representatives hinted    this in Ado Ekiti at the weekend while    featuring on a programme tagged: ‘My Agenda’    organized    by    the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ), Ekiti    State Council. Unveiling his agenda, Faparusi promised to rebuild Ekiti’s economy through what he termed Commercial Agriculture,Technological Innovation and Tourism. He     recalled that the Table    Mountain    in South Africa which is now a global tourist    attraction is not as unique as some of the mountains in Ekiti. He    acknowle...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commended the Ekiti State House of Assembly for passing the State Traffic Management Law. It noted that the law had impacted positively on traffic control and management. Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Kwara, Kogi and Ekiti States, Dr A. A. Nwaka gave the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Ekiti State House of Assembly in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday. Nwaka, who was accompanied to the assembly by the Ekiti State Sector Commander, Mr Ismaila Kugu, described the visit as purpose driven. He expressed gratitude to Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for his drive toward achieving an overall development in Ekiti State. The FRSC official noted that the networks of roads in state were now better than what it used to be in the past. He called for synergy between the state government and the corps toward reducing accidents on Ekiti roads. Speaker of the Assembly, Kola Oluwawole, charged the commission to step up their sensitization progr...

 Electricity consumers in Ekiti State have raised the alarm over what they termed “outrageous and killing’ bills being slammed on them by the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC). Acting under the auspices of the Ekiti State Landlords Electricity Consumers’ Association, the body threatened to seek redress in court. They ordered the company to make available to them pre-paid meters to end the regime of extortion and arbitrary bills being imposed on the residents of the state. The consumers in a statement signed by its Chairman, Deacon Ibukun Ogundipe and Pastor Seye C.O. and others made available to newsmen in Ado Ekiti on Friday directed all the landlords in the state to be paying N3, 000 monthly charges until the prepaid meters that will ensure accurate reading of electricity consumed by the people are provided by the company. Revealing that their lawyer had been directed to file a suit against BEDC over the pain they are subjecting the people to they urged the Consu...

A 30- year-old businesswoman, Ebun Babalola, was on Friday brought before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly slapping a policewoman while on duty. The accused is being tried for assault. According to the Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Akinwale Oriyomi, the accused committed the offence on Feb. 2 at 7.00 a.m. at Okesa Street in Ado Ekiti. He alleged that the accused assaulted and slapped Sgt. Isekhaigbe Blessing while performing her lawful duties. The offence contravened Section 356(1), (5) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ekiti State 2012. The woman, however, denied the charge and her lawyer, Mr Timilehin Omotosho, urged the court to grant her bail on liberal terms, assuring she will not jump bail. In her ruling, Magistrate Dolapo Akosile granted the businesswoman bail in the sum of N10,000 with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case until March 3 for further hearing.