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EKITI GOVT. EXTENDS COLLECTION OF SCHOLARSHIP FORMS PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lere Olayinka   
Friday, 23 July 2010

Desirous to have more students of Ekiti State origin as beneficiaries of the State 2010/2011 Scholarship Award, the State government has extended the collection and submission of the Scholarship Forms till Friday, July 30, 2010. 

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Wale Ojo-Lanre said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti today and made available to journalists, that the Scholarship Scheme, which is for NCE, HND, undergraduate, Masters Degree, PhD, aviation students, students studying foreign language and physically challenged undergraduate students was part of the state government's intervention programmes. 

The governor's spokesperson disclosed that under the Scholarship Scheme, N253 million was disbursed to 2,031 students between 2008 and 2009.

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EKITI PDP CONDEMNS AC LEADERS OVER INVASION OF BSES WITH THUGS PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lere Olayinka   
Friday, 23 July 2010

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has condemned the invasion of the premises of the State owned broadcasting stations, Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES) with thugs over alleged broadcast of offensive story on the stations, saying; "by this action, which is barbaric, the AC has again demonstrated that it is a party of hooligans and gangsters.?

The PDP in a statement issued by the State Chairman, Chief Bola Olu-Ojo and made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti today, said; ?What the AC chairman, Mr. Jide Awe and his thugs did at the BSES premises is to say the least, animalistic."

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ONI EXPRESSES JOY OVER RELEASE OF KIDNAPPED JOURNALISTS, CHARGES SECURITY AGENTS ON CRIMES PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lere Olayinka   
Friday, 23 July 2010
Ekiti State Governor, Engr. Segun Oni has expressed joy over the release of four officials of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) kidnapped last week, urging the police and other security agencies in the country to fight the menace of kidnapping and other crimes currently ravaging the country with sincerity and patriotism.

Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Wale Ojo-Lanre, Governor Oni said the case of the journalists has once again presented Nigeria as a nation under siege, adding that the police and all other security agents in the country must save the country from the embarrassment.
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EKITI DISBURSES N253 MILLION SCHOLARSHIP TO 2,031 STUDENTS PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lere Olayinka   
Friday, 23 July 2010

Between 2008 and 2009, Ekiti State Government disbursement a total sum of N253,014,000.00 as scholarship to 2,031 students from the State studying in tertiary institutions both in Nigeria and foreign countries, Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor, Mr. Wale Ojo-Lanre has disclosed.

Ojo-Lanre, who made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti  noted that the Governor Segun Oni-led administration would continue to reward  academic excellence by assisting  brilliant students in pursuance  of  their studies through the scholarship scheme.

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EKITI TEACHING HOSPITAL BOSS HAILS ONI OVER EYE HOSPITAL PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 23 July 2010
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Dr. Patrick Adegun has eulogized the State Governor; Engr. Segun Oni for the establishment of the Ophthalmological Centre in the UTH, describing the Eye Centre as the best in the country.
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