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Oyebanji appoints Joseph Babatola Ayodele as new VC of EKSU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 13, 2024

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has appointed Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele as the next Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. Ayodele, a Professor of Education Management, served as the University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) before his appointment.

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Ekiti university postpones exams by one week

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 8, 2024

The management of Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti has postponed the start of the First Semester Examinations for students in the 400 and 500 levels and the Second Semester Examinations for students in the 100, 200, and 300 levels of the 2023/2024 academic session by one week. The examinations, which were originally slated to begin […]

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Police apprehend suspected killer of EKSU ex-DVC, Professor Olaofe

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 7, 2024

The Ekiti State Police Command has nabbed Omowaye Ayodele, also known as Baba Ogbon, in connection with the death of Professor Oluwafemi Olaofe, former deputy vice chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU). DSP Sunday Abutu, the command’s public relations officer, released this statement to press. According to Abutu, Ayodele was also one of the suspects […]

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Kidnapped Ekiti university ex-DVC found dead

Fadiran Ifeloluwa August 1, 2024

The Ekiti State Police Command has confirmed the death of Professor Femi Olaofe, the abducted former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, in the kidnappers’ hideout. Adeniran Akinwale, the State Commissioner of Police, confirmed the news on Wednesday while replying to reporters’ enquiries, emphasising that the professor’s body was discovered

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Gunmen kidnap former DVC of EKSU, demand N50m ransom

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 12, 2024

On Tuesday, gunmen kidnapped Professor Femi Olaofe, a former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti (EKSU), from his home in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state capital. Olaofe, a Professor of Industrial Chemistry who recently retired from the Ekiti State University in Ado Ekiti is a native of Are-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area. An

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Police detained 8 Ekiti university students over cultism allegations

Fadiran Ifeloluwa May 9, 2024

The Ekiti State Police Command detained eight suspected cult members at Ekiti State University in Ado Ekiti. Sunday Abutu, the state Police Public Relations Officer, told reporters in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday that the arrest on Tuesday was the result of the Command’s Rapid Response Squad responding to a distress call. Abutu stated, on behalf […]

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EKSU’s chancellor moves to harness youth potential, announces N1 billion Innovation Fund

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 4, 2024

Tunji Olowolafe, the recently appointed Chancellor of Ekiti State University, has launched a unique concept to harness Nigeria’s youth’s limitless potential using a worldwide Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) platform. “I believe in harnessing the untapped potential of our youth, particularly in fields like business process outsourcing,” he said.

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Ex-minister Adelusi-Adeluyi to receive honorary doctorate from EKSU

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 26, 2024

The Ekiti State University (EKSU) has chosen Prince Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, a famous chemist and former Minister of Health and Human Resources, to receive an honorary Doctorate of Law (Honoris Causa) during the university’s upcoming convocation event. According to a letter from Ife Oluwole, EKSU’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, the event will

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Fake professorial list: EKSU denies association with 15 fake professors on the list

Fadiran Ifeloluwa January 6, 2024

The list of 15 professors allegedly provided by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and affiliated with Ekiti State University (EKSU) in Ado Ekiti has been denied by the university. This was stated in a statement that was signed by Bode Olofinmuagun, the university’s head of directorate of corporate affairs and information. The statement reads: “The attention

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Ekiti State University (EKSU) Admission List 2023/2024

Fadiran Ifeloluwa November 5, 2023

This is to let all of the applicants who took part in the Ekiti State University admission screening exercise for 2023–2024 know that they can now check JAMB CAPS and the school website to see if they were accepted. This page contains the instructions for checking the admissions list. Ekiti State University Admission list for […]