LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Oke Ako, a community in the Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State, erupted in joy on Tuesday as a cleric, Michael Adeyeye of Christ Apostolic Church in the community escaped unhurt from the four gunmen who abducted him on Saturday. Residents of the community could not believe their ears when…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A policeman identified as Supol Ayeni has been crushed to death by a patrol van belonging to the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) unit of the Ekiti State Police Command. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening along Federal Polytechnic, Ado/Ijan Road. SaharaReporters gathered that RRS operatives who drove recklessly were chasing suspected fraudsters,…
LAGOS There was palpable tension in Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government area of Ekiti State yesterday, as a policeman and a Special Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, were shot dead on Monday evening when armed robbers attacked a branch of an old generation bank located in the community. This was the second time…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police Command in Ekiti on Thursday said it has arrested a 65-year-old man, Durodola Ogundele, for allegedly having canal knowledge of his stepmother. A statement by the command’s Spokesperson, Mr Sunday Abutu, in Ado-Ekiti, said Ogundele was apprehended by the Ido-Osi Divisional Headquarters of the command on Wednesday at in Ido-Osi,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen have reportedly snatched N20m from accountants attached to Office of the Cabinet Department of the Ekiti Governor’s office on Wednesday during an attack. The accountants were said to have been waylaid while returning from a new generation bank along Government Secretariat road, Ado- Ekiti where they had gone to withdraw the…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Students in Senior Secondary Schools Three in Ekiti State resumed on Monday for the commencement of West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. The state government on Monday announced the suspension of a school principal who was not available in the school on Sunday when the governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, visited some schools…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It has been reported that an unidentified middle-aged woman reportedly died in public transport, on Wednesday, in Ekiti State. According to Vanguard, it was gathered that the woman boarded the public transport with other passengers, which took off from Ado-Ekiti en route Igede when the incident happened. According to other passengers, the…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The government of Ekiti State, SHS Holdings, and UNOPS have today (1 July 2020) announced a deal to build at least 50,000 affordable homes over the next decade. A statement made available to NewsRangers disclosed that all of the new affordable homes built will include renewable energy and disease preventative technology –…
