An Ekiti State High Court , Ado Ekiti Division , on Monday , sentenced a 26 years old man , Dele Ojo , to death by hanging for killing the owner of a farm where he had been stealing yam tubers . Justice Abiodun Adesodun , in the court judgment , said , “The circumstances
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The Ekiti State Police Command on Tuesday declared 15 persons wanted in connection with the violence and killings at Ire Ekiti in the Oye local government area of the state. Two persons were killed and several others were injured when violence erupted over the cancellation of Ogun Onire festival by the town monarch. The state
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The police on Monday arraigned a 46-year-old man, Atinaro Opeyemi, who allegedly injured a woman with a broken bottle during a political party meeting. The defendant, who has no fixed address, is standing trial on a two-count charge of assault and breach of the peace before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun. He, however, pleaded
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The Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission’s Chairman, Babatunde Abegunde, said on Tuesday that the commission had dismissed a secondary school teacher, Mr Gbenga Owoosi, for allegedly impregnating a 17-year-old pupil. Abegunde said TESCOM, on getting a hint about the development, carried out a thorough investigation and followed the due process before arriving at the decision
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