Tag: Ekiti State

Ekiti: ‘My kidnappers spoke good Yoruba and English’ Released victim reveals

Aminu Imam

An oil dealer in Ekiti state, Suleiman Akinbami, has claimed that his abductors spoke Yoruba and English fluently. Akinbam, who was abducted on January 10 by gunmen at one of his filling stations in Ado Ekiti, was released a week later in Kogi State after paying an undisclosed sum as ransom. In an interview with newsmen, Akinbami said his abductors claimed to be unemployed graduates. The Ekiti oil magnate stated that if his abductors were not Yoruba, they had been in Yoruba land for long, as according to him, I…

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Gov Fayemi tests positive to COVID-19, delegates powers to deputy

Ishaku Yohanna

The Ekiti State Government on Wednesday confirmed that the Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has gone on isolation for treatment after testing positive to COVID-19. The Commissioner for Information and values Orientation, Aare Muyiwa Olumilua gave the confirmation in Ado Ekiti during a press briefing on the activities of COVID-19 taskforce in the State. Governor Fayemi had earlier on Wednesday announced his COVID-19 positive result via his verified twitter handle, assuring Ekiti people that he was okay and already self-isolating at home and receiving medical care. The Governor, according to the…

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