A great Ekiti Man with many virtue worthy of emulation.- Abiodun Borisade On this solemn day, the 21st of December 2025, we pause to honour and remember our dear Chief Niyi Ojo, whose presence profoundly impacted our lives and the communities he served.It has been one year since we lost a remarkable leader, a caring friend, and a dedicated servant of the people.As the Special Adviser to the Governor on Community Relations and the Director General of the Cyril Fasuyi Media Team, Chief Niyi Ojo exemplified compassion, understanding, and unwavering support. His love for his community and his commitment to…
Author: Mr Abiodun Borisade
It is time to celebrate Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State again after a yearly run on the Gregorian calendar that completes the People’s Governor’s 58th year sojourn on the Planet Earth. Born to illuminate his world with the warmth and riches of his endowments, Oyebanji’s method, as once noted by yours sincerely, transcends the frontiers of social class to connect with the people at the intuitive, sincere level, to reinforce his energy of the spirit that is always on a quest for knowledge, surmounting challenges and commitment to vision. Given to the world on December 21, 1967, under the…
Today, we join our voices as the proud sons and daughters of Ikogosi Ekiti to celebrate a quintessential leader, an exemplary statesman, and a beacon of hope, His Excellency, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, on the occasion of his 58th birthday. Your Excellency, your journey has been one of resilience, vision, and service. Through your dedicated leadership, you have consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the prosperity and growth of our state. Your actions inspire confidence, your humility brings unity, and your passion for progress remains unparalleled. As a son of the soil, you have not only made Ikogosi proud but have…
Kindly Watch ☝️☝️ We have successfully conducted primary elections successfully in Ekiti and Osun — The APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda addressing the NEC today.
The Joint Revenue Board (JRB) heartily commends His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Ekiti State, Governor Abiodun Oyebanji, and the distinguished members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on the historic passage of the Ekiti State Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approved List for Collection) Bill 2025 into Law. By this feat, Ekiti State has once again demonstrated exemplary leadership in becoming the first State in the Federation to pass the Harmonised Taxes and Levies legislation, well ahead of the 2026 fiscal year when the revised approved list of collections is scheduled to take effect. On behalf of the Chairman…
NADF has begun the distribution of emergency agricultural inputs to vulnerable onion farmers in four states. The intervention targets farmers whose livelihoods were badly hit by flood and climate-related shocks. Many farmers lost their crops and were unable to return to the fields. More than 2,000 onion farmers from Sokoto, Yobe, Borno and Kebbi States are benefiting from the programme. The support is focused on restoring production, stabilising incomes and preventing further disruption to local and national food supply.NADF, working with state governments and sector stakeholders, says the support will help farmers recover quickly and rebuild resilience. The input distribution…
Last week, credible open-source aviation monitors detected a U.S. surveillance fighter jet carrying out extended reconnaissance missions over Kwara and Ekiti States. For many Nigerian defence analysts, such flights—especially in the southwest—were previously unthinkable. Rare Surveillance Flights Signal a New Phase of Military Cooperation According to Brant Phillip, a respected Sahel conflict researcher, the earliest hints of deeper U.S. involvement surfaced when reconnaissance flights were traced to an American-military-linked facility in Ghana. Initial sightings soon evolved into sustained Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaisance (ISR) missions over Kogi, Kwara, Ekiti, and parts of Niger State—areas far from traditional insurgency theatres. Phillip has reported that a…
EKITI ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS SEVENTEEN COMMISSIONER NOMINEES, PENDS FAKUADE’S CLEARANCE The Ekiti State House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Seventeen out of Eighteen Commissioner nominees recently forwarded to the House by the Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji. The nominees who took turns to appear before the Assembly were thoroughly screened before confirmation to ascertain their level of competence, efficiency and readiness for the task ahead of them in their prospective ministries. Kick starting the screening exercise, the first appearance was the former Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akintunde Oyebode, a nominee from Ikole Local Government who spoke extensively on his achievements…