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A civil liberties organization, Action Group Renewal Organization aka AGRO Nigeria, on Saturday, called on Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State, to make good his promise to establish sixteen model schools in all the sixteen local government areas of Ekiti State before the end of his administration in 2026. The group in a statement charged the Governor to fulfill his promise and ensure the establishment of the model schools in all the local government areas in the State before the expiration of his tenure. "We hope this is not one of the promises the Governor made in the past which has become a relic of the past." "The Biodun Oyebanji-led administration has made several promises in the past, many of which have not been fulfilled. One of such promises, was the promise he made during his inauguration in 2022, that he was going to construct 500 kilometers of farm roads by 2024, while nothing of such was done." "He also promised to optimize Egbe and Ero Dams to s...

                                             Afe Babalola                                  Dele Farotimi  Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria - In a dramatic turn of events, renowned legal luminary Aare Afe Babalola has dropped the charges against Lagos State activist Comrade Dele Farotimi. The 96-year-old founder of Afe Babalola University had filed a criminal charge against Farotimi in November last year over his book, "Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System", which Farotimi used to denigrate and indict the nonagenarian. However, following the intervention of the Ooni of Ife and other prominent Yoruba traditional rulers, Aare Afe Babalola has decided to withdraw the charges. The decision was announced by Aare Afe Babalola himself at a gathering within the premises of Afe Babalola University in Ado-E...