Ekiti

By Anas Abbas

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved the establishment of two new federal universities in Osun and Ekiti State The newly created institutions are the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences located in Iyin Ekiti, and the Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies situated in Iragbiji, Osun State.

The announcement was made by Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele following the signing of the relevant legislation at the State House in Abuja on Thursday.

Both bills, sponsored by Bamidele in 2023 and 2024, had previously been passed by the Senate, received approval from the House of Representatives, and ultimately secured presidential assent.

In a statement released on Thursday titled “NASS Secures Presidential Assent to Federal Universities in Ekiti, Osun,” Bamidele highlighted the vital role these universities will play in fostering national development.

“These universities will help close the knowledge gap in science, technology, and innovation, promote environmental sustainability and climate action, and enhance agricultural innovation and food security in Nigeria,” he stated.

He referred to the presidential assent as a “defining and significant milestone” in the administration’s efforts to address food insecurity and climate change challenges.

Prior to the presidential approval, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, had strongly advocated for the establishment of both universities in a letter to the presidency dated February 19.

By Ahmad Deedat Zakari 

A pastor of the Christ Apostolic Church, Abiodun Sunday, has been apprehended by the police in Ekiti State for the alleged murder of his wife.  

The Ekiti State Police Command’s spokesperson, DSP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the murder of the pastor’s wife, Tosin Oluwadere, in Ido-Ile in Ekiti West LGA of Ekiti State on Thursday.  

The police spokesperson further disclosed that the suspect is in the custody of the police and that an investigation into the murder is ongoing. 

It was gathered that the suspect is both a pastor and a herbalist. 

A brother of the deceased, Mr. Samuel Ibironke, alleged that, “After killing my sister, he called my wife who is a health worker to come and assist him, only for my wife to get there and discover that he strangled my sister to death.”