Governor Oyebanji of Ekiti State don write go the Ekiti State House of Assembly to ask make dem approve three former commissioners and ten Special Advisers wey e wan appoint. The request reach the assembly on Tuesday, 27 October 2026.
The three ex-commissioners na people wey don serve before, and the governor want make dem come back. The ten Special Advisers join the list, and the assembly na im get the final say on the matter.
For another development, one Ekiti community don beg the Ooni make e step into the way dem dey take pick their new monarch. That appeal come out on Monday, 26 October 2026, as the community dey find solution to who go become their traditional ruler.
On Friday, 30 October 2026, activist lawyer Deji Adeyanju raise alarm over wetin e call “violent attack” on Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, inside Ekiti State. Adeyanju allege say dem disarm Sowore police orderly during the attack.
Sowore later come out to accuse the Ekiti State Police Command say dem dey downplay the attack. According to am, the command treat the matter like minor altercation instead of the serious attack wey e be.
Ekiti State also show up among the topics wey dey trend on X for Nigeria on Friday, at number 16. The trend na only sign say people dey mention the state; e no be proof say everybody dey support or oppose anything.
