Kidnapped Ekiti travelers released after N4m ransom

Four travelers who were abducted along the Iyemero Ekiti – Irele Ekiti Road in the Ajoni Local Council Development Area of Ekiti State regained their freedom on Tuesday after spending two nights in the kidnappers’ den with N4million ransom reportedly paid. The four passengers, who were, on Sunday morning, returning to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, from Kogi State where they had attended an event, were waylaid by no fewer than seven arms-bearing men, who took them to the bush. A source told journalists on phone from Irele Ekiti that…

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Ekiti new Gov., Oyebanji assumes power, pledges to position Ekiti for posterity

The new governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, whose government was inaugurated on Sunday, has assured the people of the state that he would deliver on his campaign promises to position the state for peace and prosperity despite the present challenges. Oyebanji, the winner of the June 18 governorship election, was inaugurated by the state Chief Judge, Justice John Adeyeye, shortly after his deputy, Monisade Afuye, was inaugurated. Among the dignitaries at the inauguration were the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; three former governors of the state, Dr…

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