Ekiti State Government has been recognised as the best performing state on domestication of Women Rights Instruments by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development. In a letter signed by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, the Federal Government commended the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi for his efforts in the domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015. Ekiti is the first state in the country  to have a strengthened and consolidated GBV Law, harmonizing the VAPP Act with existing GBV legislation. Dame Pauline lauded Dr Fayemi for his visionary leadership in creating an enabling environment for women and girls to access fair justice . "This is truly commendable as measures put in place such as the sex offenders' register will serve as a deterrent mechanism" she said. In a separate letter, the Minister also recognized the Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi,

By Gani Salau    A court of Appeal in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital holding the National Assembly tribunal has adjourned the judgement sine die. The tribunal at the hearing today under Justice U I Adukwe Anyanwu supported by Justices Hamma Akawu Barka and E O Williams Dawodu at the end of the sitting made the pronouncements that the judgement day would be communicated to the parties.    Barrister Dayo Akinlaja leading others,Abiodun Fasakin, Afolabi Ojuawo, T Olukayode, J Okoye, O Olanipekun and A Edunpola for the respondent.    Barrister Wahab Egbewole leading for the first and second respondent supported by Olalekan Olatawura, Dr. Ibrahim Unman, T N Olaitan, E A Orire, A A Oguntuase and Jude Osefeh while Barrister J D Oloyede leading O Safi for the third respondent, INEC.   Barrister R O Balogun also led Kabiru Akingbolu, Temitope Onifade, Femi Familusi, F O Akogun and H O Busari appeared for the 4th respondent, the All progressive congress.   Barrister Egbewole i

By Abasi Femi Oguntayo Ekiti State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda has reacted to the ruling of the Ekiti State High court nullifing the proclamation made by the State Government over the relocation of Ilejemeje Local Government Headquarters from Iye-Ekiti to Eda Oniyo-Ekiti. Fapohunda in his reaction said "I do not understand the ruling of the high court. But I admit I am learning everyday. "Before now I had thought the Supreme Court is the highest Court of the land, its decision final, conclusive and can only be reviewed in exceptional circumstances by the Supreme Court itself and not by an inferior court. By the ruling  of the High Court it would seem that is no longer the position". He said that the Ministry of Justice will study the ruling and do the needful with the next 24 hours. He added that 'although disagreeing with the trial Judge was acceptable, impugning his motives was not' The Attorney General furth

By Abasi Femi Oguntayo Ekiti State Government in compliance with a Supreme Court Judgement of 14th December, 2018 has directed  the relocation of Ilejemeje Local Government Headquarters from Iye-Ekiti to Eda Oniyo-Ekiti. Speaking at a Press Conference today Monday, 21st of October, 2019, held at the conference Hall of the Governor's Office in Ado-Ekiti, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, Deputy Governor of Ekiti State said that, "By virtue of the Supreme Court's Judgement, Eda Oniyo is the recognized headquarters of Ilejemeje Local Government of Ekiti State". Egbeyemi explained that the decision was made  having sought the Legal Opinion of the Attorney General And Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda and the recommendation of a ministerial committee on the implementation of the Supreme Court Judgement. According to Otunba Egbeyemi, "The Committee was inaugurated with a single mandate to advise on steps to be taken in practical terms to implement the Supre

English poet, John Milton wrote both Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained as epic poems of blank verses. Milton wrote Paradise Lost in 1667 and Paradise Regained in 1671. An interval of four years. Both Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained border on the fall and rise (again) of man. Paradise Lost is about the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen Angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Regained , on the other hand, is the story of Christ, who came to rescue man, from his earlier work, his temptations through his eventual triumph to give man hope. According to Milton, his purpose for writing the two epic poems as clearly stated in the books was to justify the ways of God to man.” If the writer were to be living today, he could be accused of having Ekiti State in mind while writing the two poems. The people of the state actually lost their Paradise in 2014 and regained it in 2018, exactly four years after. In other words, Ekiti experienced bot

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi today Wednesday 16th October, 2019 at the State Executive Council Chambers of the Governor's Office, Ado Ekiti signed the following Bills into Law; 1. Ekiti State (Transition) Law 2019 2. Ekiti State Gender Based Violence(Prohibition) Law 2019 3. Ekiti State Fiscal Responsibility Law 2019 4. Ekiti State Board Of Internal Revenue Law 2019 5. College of Education, Ikere Ekiti Law, 2019 6. Ekiti State College Of Health Sciences and Technology Law, 2019 The Governor also received the Report of the Aladejana Chieftancy Review Committee.

By Ilesanmi Adewale On the height of issues of School shut down surrounding the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, there are rumours that the school management is considering the reopening of the school. It would be recollected that the school management last month shut down the school’s Student Union Government due to a protest carried out by aggrieved students which led to the death of some students, police vehicle enranged and disturbing the movement of the state governor’s wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi. A member of the National Association of Nigeria Student (NANS) who claimed anonymous claimed that the Union has met with the school management, promising to meet with the terms and conditions proposed by the management of the university. “The school will be opened soon to student as lectures resumes Immediately” anonymous

By Abasi Femi Oguntayo Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has accepted the recommendation of the Ekiti State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy to grant clemency to 18 prisoners serving various prison sentences in the  Nigerian Correctional Services Facilities in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State and Kirikiri Maximum, Lagos State respectively. According to a Statement issued and signed today, Sunday, 13th October, 2019 by the State Attorney General and Commissioner For Justice, Olawale Fapohunda, the Governor also granted State Pardon to one applicant. The names of the beneficiaries are as follows: 1. STATE PARDON Abologbonrin Ojo 2. RELEASE FROM PRISON Olowo Ajayi Ojo Sunday Sunday Fanimara Olusuyi Dare Olaifa Williams Sunday Sylvanus Oferufega Lucky Suberu Babatunde Ogunjobi Tope Ajayi Lawrence Idowu Bamidele Ogunboyo Richard Ayodele Ayinde Adebayo Ojo Akeem Adebayo Abirifon Julius Abirifon Olabode  3) COMMUTAL OF DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE IMPRISONMEN

By Abasi Femi Oguntayo The Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi and the Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Olawale Fapohunda have solicited for the support of Ekiti State's Secondary School  Principals on the fight against sexual and gender based violence in the State. In a meeting with the members of the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPPS) in Ekiti State, held at the Chapel of Christ School Ado-Ekiti, the wife of the governor raised critical issues ranging from support on the Gender based violence prohibition law, keeping girls in School among others. She referred to the school principlals as key stakeholders in the implementation of these policies and said they could also support on tackling the issues of girls dropping out of school due to getting impregnated by allowing the students to continue their education. The Attorney General also announced at the fora that Rapists would soon be given life

By Gani Salau The Nigerian Bar Association, Ado Ekiti branch today resolved to boycott court proceedings over what they termed as intimidation and maltreatment of one of their colleagues in the course of entering the high court premises on Friday last week when the same incident repeated itself yesterday Monday, 7th October 2019 at the high court, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital. It will be recalled that Barrister Adedayo Adewumi came to court on Friday to access the court but was prevented from gaining entrance by the security at the gate. The same incident reoccurred on Monday which the lawyers termed as infringement, intimidation and harassment as against their fundamental rights as lawyers. While talking to the Fountain NewsBreaker reporter at the end of a brief meeting of the lawyers at Afe Babalola Bar Center at the high court, Barrister Sunday Ochai said 'By preventing the lawyers from entering the court is uncalled for' He stressed further, 'You can see th

By Abasi Femi Oguntayo History was made today in the ancient and historical town of Okemesi-Ekiti as Ekiti State Government Collaborates with the Owa Oye In Council and Federation of Okemesi Improvement Union Cultural Heritage and Tourism Committee to celebrate Ekiti Parapo Festival. The annual event which was held in Saturday, 5th of October, 2019 at the Ekiti Parapo Resort Centre, Ita-Balogun, Okemesi-Ekiti had in attendance the Chairman of Ekiti State Council of Obas, Oba, the Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi, Afuntade 1, Representatives of the State Governor and the Speaker Ekiti State House of Assembly Rt. Honorable Funminiyi Afuye, ably represented by his Special Adviser on Media, Akogun Tai Oguntayo. The event which was themed: "Remembering Our Past, Celebrating Our Unity" is a programme held annnually to remember and honor the heroes of the EkiriParapo war, also known as the Kiriji War and also to celebrate the start of E

The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has said the state government would begin the implementation of the new minimum wage of N30,000 from this month. Fayemi said the decision was predicated on the need to improve the living standard of workers, especially teachers to be able to deliver the best and reposition the state to its pride of place as the education nerve centre of the country. The Governor spoke at Oluyemi Kayode stadium in Ado Ekiti on Saturday during the 2019 celebration of the Teachers’ Day, with the theme: “Young Teachers, the Future of the Profession”. At the event, Mr. Henry Olaoluwa Asubiojo of Amoye Grammar School and Tajudeen Olaoye of Anglican Primary School, Esun Ekiti and Mrs Mojisola Ehinafe of Technical School, Ado Ekiti, were awarded with cash price of N500,000 each, for emerging as the best teachers in the state. Fayemi said he decided to inject new breeds of teachers into the state’s public schools, by recruiting 2,000 new teachers to s

By Gani Salau The People's Democratic Party (PDP), a major political party in Nigeria was once calling the shots at Oke bareke, the government house of Ekiti State right away from 2003 when a non political figure in the agrarian state emerged as the Governor of the state as against what a section of the polity, Alliance for Democracy termed as progressive, up till 2010 when the incumbent Governor, Kayode Fayemi got his mandate through a judicial pronouncement at the court of Appeal, Ilorin from Engineer Segun Oni. Though, the PDP came back to power again in 2014 when Ayo Fayose won the gubernatorial election from Kayode Fayemi.. Twenty three years since the creation of Ekiti state in October 1, 1996 it seems to be a dicey situation now. No particular leader can be attributed to the party that produced two governors, one with two terms and the other, almost a term  since it lost to the All Progressive Congress in the last gubernatorial election that produced Dr Kayode Fay

By Gani Salau  As the nation marked the 59th Independence Anniversary on October 1st, 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari has scored himself high in terms of performance. While commenting on the state of the nation state in the fifthy ninth Independence anniversary, Buhari who is in his second term in office as the president noted that Nigeria would overcome her challenges. He stated this in a state wide Independence broadcast to the nation on October 1, assuring that Nigerians should expect more dividends of democracy in terms of infrastructure and development.  He emphasised that more efforts would be put to improve on the security of the nation vis a vis the economy. Buhari ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to release N600 BN for the infrastructural development of the country as captured in the 2019 fiscal budget. He however asked for more cooperation from Nigerians in order to continue to discharge his duties effectively.  Meanwhile, Vice president, professor Yemi Osib

By Tobilola Oyebanji and Adewale Ilesanmi As we know, a rite is a religious custom or other solemn ceremony. The Paramount Ruler of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba (Justice) John Ademola Ajakaiye Oyinyo Saye Uyin II, who just 'Visited his Ancestors' was buried recently and the traditional rites following his demise have since begun. However, Fountain Newsbreaker was in Iyin Ekiti to look into the traditional rites and customs of the Iyin Community on what needs to be done or put in place following the demise of any traditional ruler in the community. Speaking to Fountain Newsbreaker correspondents, Oluwatobiloba Oyebanji and Adewale Ilesanmi, the Odofin of Iyin-Ekiti who is the highest Ranked Chief in Iyin Community, High Chief Ayodeji Esan, explained in an exclusive interview, the traditional rites to be performed after the demise of the Paramount Traditional Ruler of Iyin-Ekiti, which is the Oluyin Of Iyin-Ekiti.   EXCERPTS HIGH CHIEF :  I can't tell you every detail

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of four new Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service. The new Permanent secretaries are: 1) Mr Tokunbo Ayokunle Alokan 2) Mr Ezekiel Olufemi Adedipe 3) Mr Sola Ogunmiluyi 4) Mr Adedapo Kayode Akinola Their appointments take effect from October 1, 2019. The swearing-in ceremony for the new permanent secretaries is slated for Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at the Conference Hall, Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti.

By Abasi Femi Oguntayo The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists in Ekiti State, Comrade Rotimi Ojomoyela has today, Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 Supervised the Election of the leadership of the Fountain Newsbreaker Chapel. The Election which was held at the Chapel Secretariat and the Fountain Newsbreaker Office at Oke Ori Omi in Ado-Ekiti was the third election in the Chapel since it was inaugurated and had Gani Salau emerging as the Chairman of the Chapel. Mr Raphael Adeyanju, now of the Blueprint was the pioneer Chairman while Idowu Adebomi was the second Chairman. Other newly elected members were;  Oyebanji Tobiloba as Vice Chairman, Abasi Femi Oguntayo as Secretary, Adewale Ilesanmi as Assistant Secretary, Oluwatayo Raphael as Treasurer and Abejide Muyiwa as Financial Secretary. Comrade Ojomoyela admonished the newly elected members of the Chapel Executives to focus their attention on Ekiti reports as a leading number community newspaper in Ekiti Stat