The Directorate of Citizens Rights (DCR) in the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Damilola Adeparusi ( popularly known as Chef Dammy) against her pastor, Jeremiah Adegoke, and the state police command for alleged infringement of the chef’s rights. The DCR also demanded N10 million for damages on behalf of the chef who is …

Members of the Association of Charcoal Producers and Exporters in Ekiti State have condemned the activities of illegal loggers in the state. The association’s state chairman, Mr. Isaac Olaniyan harped on the need to replenish forests by planting and replanting trees in view of their importance to the ecosystem. During the association’s tree-planting project at the Igede Farm Settlement on …

The Ekiti State Police Command, on Monday, arraigned three men before an Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged stealing of a pumping machine worth N40,000. The defendants – 18-year-old Buhari Ibrahim, 20-year-old Muniru Yahaya, and 20-year-old Rufai Isiaka – are facing a count charge of stealing. The police prosecutor, Inspector Caleb Leramo told the court that “the defendants stole …

Over 12,000 jobseekers, including physically challenged persons, have applied for the recently advertised teaching jobs in public secondary schools in Ekiti State. The Permanent Secretary in the state Teaching Service Commission, Mr. Michael Omolayo, who expressed satisfaction with the qualifying examination for the recruitment, disclosed that 500 successful candidates would be recruited by the government. Omolayo said in Ado Ekiti …

The Ekiti State Government has banned the planned three-day kissing marathon to set the Guinness World Record. A group simply identified as Sugarte scheduled 7th July for the commencement of the longest world kissing marathon in a popular amusement park, Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital. In a letter to the Ekiti State Hoteliers Association, the state Ministry of Tourism, Arts …

The immediate-past Commissioner for Works in Osun State, Mr. Remi Omowaye has called on Nigerians to support Ekiti-born chef, Damilola Adeparusi, in her bid to set a new world record for longest cooking time. In a statement obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, Omowaye said that rather than discouraging the chef with a barrage of criticisms that have trailed her efforts …

Three men, Onibonoje Timileyin, Bello Tumise, and Ahmed Olasunkanmi were on Thursday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti magistrates’ court over alleged forgery. The police prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Bamigbade told the court that the defendants committed the offence on the 11th May at Federal Polytechnic Satellite Campus in Ado-Ekiti. Bamigbade alleged that the defendants conspired among themselves and forged the identity card …

One person was allegedly shot dead, yesterday, when officers of Amotekun Corps, in Ekiti State, clashed with traders at the popular Atikankan area of Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. Trouble reportedly started after the Amotekun officers were trying to relocate the traders from the Atikankan area of Ado Ekiti to a new area allocated to them by the government at …

Former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, and seven out of the nine National Assembly candidates contesting on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) shunned Tuesday’s presidential campaign in the state. Twenty out of the party’s 26 House of Assembly candidates and some State Working Committee and members loyal to Fayose were also absent at the rally held …

A middle-aged man has slumped and died while allegedly having sex with a woman at a hotel in Ikere Ekiti, headquarters of the Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Sources said the incident happened in the hotel room where the man, identified as an herbalist, went to meet the lady on Monday. A source, who said the woman was …