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Ikere-Ekiti

June 18, 2022

#EkitiDecides: Traditional ruler berates military for intimidating voters at polling units

“The military is trained for war, not for election purposes. I pray that the time will come where the military will not intervene in the election process.”

Olukere of Ikere, Oba Obasoyin Ganiyu
June 18, 2022

#EkitiDecides: ADC candidate says election in “shambles”

The ADC candidate, Wole Oluyede, said the election was “opaque and vulnerable to manipulation and characterised by many problems”.

Wole Oluyede
June 18, 2022

#EkitiDecides: Voters lament as stamp pads go missing in Ikere Ekiti

An octogenarian, Caroline Elizabeth, vowed to wait until the Independent National Electoral Commission produced the stamp pad.

Photo from Ekiti governorship election 2022 (Credit: Peoples Gazette)
October 14, 2021

Ikere-Ekiti chiefs reject Gov. Fayemi’s recognition of Olukere

Top Ikere-Ekiti chiefs, under the auspices of Ogoga-in-Council, have rejected the recognition of Olukere, Ganiyu Obasoyin, as an autonomous traditional ruler.

Fayemi
March 25, 2021

Herdsmen flee as Civil Defence arrests nine cows in Ekiti

“Men of the Agro Rangers disclosed that during the operation the herders took to their heels and left their cows behind,” the statement said.

Herd of Cattle used to iilustrate the story