The Police in Ado-Ekiti has arraigned a 39-year-old man, Yemi Falana, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court over alleged threat to take the life of a priest.The…
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Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti
The police in Ekiti State said on Wednesday that they were intensifying efforts on the search for the Chinese national abducted at Igbemo Ekiti in the Irepodun Ifelodun Council area of the state.
The expatriate, who was said to be one of the experts supervising the construction of Ilupeju-Ire-Igbemo-Ijan Road, was said to have been abducted at Igbemo Ekiti while driving in a van and forcibly taken away by gunmen.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Sunday Abutu, who said the whereabouts of the victim had not been ascertained, said operatives of Rapid Response Squad led by Marcus Ogundola had since Tuesday launched a manhunt for the kidnappers.
Fayose approved my defection to APC – Ekiti ex-PDP secretary
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti
Former Ekiti State Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Tope Aluko, on Monday, dumped the party to join the All Progressives Congress.
Aluko, an ally of former governor Ayodele Fayose, who announced his decision at an event held at the APC Ward B Secretariat, in Irepodun/Ifelodun Council area of the state, described the APC as a blessing to his Iyin Ekiti hometown.
He said, “I can boldly say that the APC remains the only party to align with at this present time. All Tope Aluko followers are currently enlisting into APC and I am happy to be part of the moving train.