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The Ekiti State Government has concluded the selection process for Heads of Local Government Administration, HLAs, across the state’s 16 Local Government Areas. The exercise marked the end of a three-stage selection process, which began with a written examination, followed by a Commission interview, and culminated in a high-level screening. Speaking at the exercise, the Permanent Secretary, Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Rotimi Akomolede, welcomed the candidates but reminded them that the stakes were high. “This is not a tea party. It is a serious business. The position you are aspiring to is a very exalted one in…

Troops of 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, in a coordinated joint operation with the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, local hunters and vigilante groups, have rescued 21 kidnapped victims in Kogi State. The operation conducted on 31 August 2026 in the Egume and Ochaja forest areas of Dekina Local Government Area, followed reports of a mass abduction of road users along the axis. In a statement by the acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi the team Acting on credible intelligence, mobilised and conducted a coordinated search of the adjoining forests. During the operation, the joint…

The Permanent Secretary, Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Rotimi Akomolede, has reflected on his life journey and thanked God for His protection. Mr. Akomolede, who was joined by staff of the Commission at the headquarters in Ado-Ekiti to mark another birthday, urged them never to underestimate the efficacy of prayer. The birthday celebration coincided with the Commission’s weekly prayer session. The Permanent Secretary thanked the staff for their kind gestures, wishes, and prayers, and admonished them to cultivate the habit of prayer in both their personal lives and official duties. He also encouraged the staff to take their…

The Chairman of Cavista Holdings and Agbeyewa Farms, Mr. Niyi Olajide, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to developing Agbeyewa Farms into a modern agricultural hub capable of driving large-scale and sustainable agricultural production. Olajide stated this during a visit to the farm, where he inspected ongoing operations, reviewed field activities and assessed newly acquired tractors and farm implements deployed to strengthen the company’s mechanisation efforts. He said Agbeyewa’s vision goes beyond the cultivation of cassava, stressing that the company is being positioned as a productive, efficient and sustainable agricultural enterprise. “What we are building here is bigger than just…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has approved the appointment of Mrs. Titilayo Olarike Olayinka, as the new Accountant General of the State. The appointment, which is with immediate effect, came barely 24 hours after her retirement as Accountant General/ Permanent Secretary in the State Civil Service, upon attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60. Mrs Olayinka served meritoriously as Accountant General of the State between November 28, 2019 and August 24, 2026. Her appointment underscores Governor Oyebanji’s resolve to engage highly competent hands to man strategic positions as preparations for his second term administration garther momentum. A fellow…

The Local Government Service Commission, Ekiti State, on Wednesday kicked off a two-day capacity-building workshop for administrative officers, with a charge to them to abandon obsolete practices and embrace modern administrative techniques, innovation, professionalism, and accountability. Administrative officers from the 16 local government areas of the state converged on Ado-Ekiti for the training aimed at repositioning the local government service for improved service delivery. Declaring the workshop open, the Chairman of the Commission, Mr. Samuel Abejide, who was represented by the Commissioner in charge of Training and Manpower Development, Mr. Wole Olujobi, described local government administration as “the operational engine”…

One hundred and fifty-nine Directors and thirty-nine Heads of Local Government Administration in Ekiti State have sat for a competitive examination to fill vacant positions in the Executive Secretary and HLA cadres. The examination, held in Ado-Ekiti, was strictly supervised by Permanent Secretaries and the Executive Secretary of the Local Government Service Commission, led by Mr. Rotimi Akomolede. The Pastoral Centre, venue of the examination in Ado-Ekiti, came alive again as applicants seeking the next level in their careers besieged the venue for the conduct of the examination. The names of eligible applicants were pasted for proper identification, while the…

The Ekiti State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into a popular hotel in Ikere-Ekiti over alleged cult-related activities. The Command arrested six suspected cultists on the premises of the hotel. In a statement by the PRO of the Command, SP Sunday Abutu, the hotel is under investigation for permitting its premises to be used for suspected secret cult activities. The statement reads in part: The Ekiti State Police command through the Rapid Response Squad(RRS) has arrested six suspected members of the Alora Confraternity following a violent clash at Inspiration Hotel, Ikere-Ekiti, in the early hours of Saturday,…

The Ekiti State Local Government Service Commission chairman Mr Samuel Abejide has charged Directors and Deputy Directors of Works to intensify monitoring of government projects and promptly flag technical irregularities before they result in structural failures and waste of public resources. Abejide have the charge on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti during the opening of a two-day workshop on “Monitoring and Evaluation of Developmental Projects in Conformity with Due Process in the Local Government Service.” Declaring the workshop open, the Commissioner for Training, and manpower development department, Mr Wole Olujobi who represented the Chairman of the Local Government Service Commission, described monitoring…

…Pray for Longevity and Greater Service The leadership of an indigenous socio-cultural group Ekiti Kete Coalition USA, has congratulated the Senate Leader of the 10th National Assembly, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, CON, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday. In a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday by the President, Hon. (Dr.) Joe Olugbamila, and the Secretary, Alhaja Opeyemi Oni, the group described Senator Bamidele as a pride of Ekiti land and a worthy ambassador of the Yoruba nation whose life has been dedicated to law, justice, and nation-building. Hon. (Dr.) Olugbamila noted that the Senate Leader has, over the decades, distinguished…