August 4, 2025

Ado-Ekiti

Child Abuse General

Ekiti Woman Bags Three-Year Jail Term for Child Abuse, Illegal Hawking

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, has sentenced a 33-year-old woman, Moradeke Adeoti, to three years imprisonment for violating the state’s Child Rights Law by engaging a minor in street hawking and subjecting her to abuse. The conviction came after Adeoti was arraigned before the court on November

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Heavy Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc in Ado-Ekiti: Hundreds Displaced, Infrastructure Damaged

A severe rainstorm battered Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State’s capital, on Saturday, April 26, 2025, causing widespread destruction to homes, businesses, and public infrastructure. The two-hour downpour, accompanied by violent winds, uprooted electrical poles, toppled telecommunication masts, and ripped rooftops off buildings, leaving hundreds homeless and losses estimated in millions of naira. Governor Biodun Oyebanji described the

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