The Chief of Staff to the Ekiti State Governor, Hon. Biodun Omoleyehas charged Council Administrators in the state to be more proactivein their response to the post COVID-19 pandemic period in the state.Hon. Omoleye gave the charge at the May 2020 Edition of the JointAccounts and Allocation of Funds Committee (JAAC) meeting inAdo-Ekiti.The Chief of Staff observed that the COVID-19 pandemic has affectedthe global economy negatively and stressed the need for LocalGovernment Administrators to fashion out how to cushion post pandemiceffect on the grassroots economy.He counselled that this they could do by diversifying the economythrough engaging in various innovations that…
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Ekiti State Government has said plans are in top gear to upgradeinfrastructures in all the three Special Schools across the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr.Foluso Daramola, made this known during an Assessment Tour of theGovernment Special School, Ido-Ekiti and the Special School for theBlind in Ikere-Ekiti. The Commissioner explained that his Assessment Tour of the Schools wasat the instance of the Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who gave thisdirective, preparatory to appropriate government intervention in theschools. He stressed the commitment of Government towards putting the schoolsin proper shape, so that teaching and learning could take place…
The house of representatives has rejected castration of persons convicted of rape. At Thursday’s plenary session, the lawmakers voted against castration as punishment for rapists as suggested by James Faleke from Lagos state. They were debating a motion on the increased sexual violence against women particularly the rape and murder of two girls in Oyo and Edo states recently. Barakat Bello, an 18-year-old girl, was reportedly raped at her father’s home in Ibadan, while Vera Omozuwa, a student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), was raped while reading inside a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). Debating…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death of former Governor of old Ondo State, Evangelist Bamidele Ishola Olumilua.Olumilua who served as Governor in old Ondo State (from which Ekiti State was created) died in the early hours of Thursday, June 4, in Ikere Ekiti after a brief illness.The Governor described Olumilua’s death as a monumental loss to Ekiti State which the deceased served in different capacities till he breathed his last.Dr. Fayemi said ex- Governor Olumilua’s death came few months after he celebrated his 80th birthday in his hometown where his ideals once again came to the…
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has claimed that National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomole, had no money when he left the Nigeria Labour Congress to contest the Edo State governorship election, saying: “We knew what we did to make him (Oshiomole) governor of Edo State.” Obaseki said this on Wednesday at the National Secretariat of the party in Abuja when he came to submit his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms. He said he not only helped Oshiomhole become governor, but also made sacrifices to ensure he emerged the National Chairman of the ruling…
The Lagos state government says it will revert to the pre-2018 land use charge rate to reduce the financial pressure on citizens. Rabiu Olowo , the state commissioner for finance, announced the development at the 2020 ministerial briefing to mark the first year anniversary of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration. “As we are aware, in 2018, there was an increase in LUC rate and at the same time, a revaluation of property; this twin-shock had a sporadic increase in LUC assessment. The soon to be revealed reform will among other things, reverse the rate to pre-2018 rate,” he said. “The…
Union Bank has announced its partnership with TEDxLagos to host the annual TEDxLagos event for the third consecutive year, in a statement made available to ebonymediagistThe collaboration is in line with the Bank’s efforts to support initiatives which boost Nigeria’s development for growth.TEDx is a global platform created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth sharing”, and aims to take the spirit of TED to local communities around the globe through TEDx events. The 2020 TEDxLagos event tagged ‘Upside’, will be a virtual gathering on Saturday, June 13 owing to physical distancing measures in place due to the global…
Father of the Ekiti State Commissioner for Information and Value Orientation, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua, has passed on. 80-year-old Chief Bamidele Isola Olumilua, whose death has just been confirmed, was the Executive Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria from January 1992 to November 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic. He was elected on the Social Democratic Party (SDP) platform, but left office when the military regime of general Sani Abacha took power. Late Olumilua’s deputy was Olusegun Agagu, who later became Governor of Ondo State from 29 May 2003 until February 2009. Pa Olumilua is survived by children and grandchildren. Funeral arrangements…
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Three other officers who were at the scene have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder in the case of George Floyd’s death. Derek Chauvin has also seen the murder charge against him upgraded. The police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd’s neck has been charged by prosecutors with the more serious offense of second-degree murder on Wednesday, while charges have also been brought against three other officers who were at the scene. The killing on May 25 in Minneapolis was video recorded on a bystander’s cell phone, leading to protests against police brutality and racism across the…
