Desirous to have more students of Ekiti State origin as beneficiaries of the State 2010/2011 Scholarship Award, the State government has extended the collection and submission of the Scholarship Forms till Friday, July 30, 2010. 

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Wale Ojo-Lanre said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti today and made available to journalists, that the Scholarship Scheme, which is for NCE, HND, undergraduate, Masters Degree, PhD, aviation students, students studying foreign language and physically challenged undergraduate students was part of the state government's intervention programmes. 

The governor's spokesperson disclosed that under the Scholarship Scheme, N253 million was disbursed to 2,031 students between 2008 and 2009.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has condemned the invasion of the premises of the State owned broadcasting stations, Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State (BSES) with thugs over alleged broadcast of offensive story on the stations, saying; "by this action, which is barbaric, the AC has again demonstrated that it is a party of hooligans and gangsters.?

The PDP in a statement issued by the State Chairman, Chief Bola Olu-Ojo and made available to journalists in Ado-Ekiti today, said; ?What the AC chairman, Mr. Jide Awe and his thugs did at the BSES premises is to say the least, animalistic."