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Eko Hot Blog reports that an Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Oregon on Friday after a window and chunk of its fuselage blew out in mid-air, media reports said. EDITOR’S PICKS [BREAKING] 2024: Tinubu Addresses Nigerians, Makes Promises – FULL TEXT How Akeredolu’s Aides Betrayed Him While He Was Still In Office … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu is dead! May God repose his soul! Since nature abhors a vacuum, his Deputy, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has now been sworn-in as the substantive governor of the state. May God order his steps in the onerous tasks ahead! By the way, if Aiyedatiwa could become the … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE As of July 16, 2022, Iyiola Omisore, a Prince of Ife and a celebrated political strategist and master of the game, was the party’s National Secretary. Still, APC lost very badly in Ifeland. Incidentally, that’s where Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, the party’s current State Chairman, was also born. EDITOR’S PICKS Don’t Hand Over … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Olajumoke Ogunkeyede is a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. JMK, as Ogunkeyede is popularly called, was also a chieftain of the now-rested National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). He participated actively in putting an end to military rule and the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria. In a chance encounter … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that on Sunday 13th August 2023 the Randle family held their annual Thanksgiving at All Hallows’ Gospel Oak Church, Savernake Road, Hampstead, London NW3 2JP. The Vicar of the Church, Rev. Guy Pope conducted special prayers for the departed members of the family: Mr. Alfred Adesina Randle Dr. Isaac Ayo Randle … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE I do not know how to start this Tribute. Still, I have to do it; and it’s to Temitope Adeniran Ademakinwa who died on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Ademakinwa died at the age of 62, leaving behind a 97-year-old mother, an elder brother and a daughter. During his lifetime, Ademakinwa was gracefully … Read more
By Tunde Odesola After reading the first part of this article last week, Oyinlola called me, and as my phone was ringing, I was tempted to fetch the bitter kola in my hunter’s pouch, take a bite, gargle some aromatic schnapps and chant the incantation, “Ohun ta wi fun ogbó, l’ogbó n gbo, ohun ta … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that San. Qudirat Aramide Pedro has been named the Environmental Icon of the year during the ongoing Lagos Environmental Health Week. Editor’s Pick: Lagos Environmental Health Week: KWASU Scholars Enlighten Participants San. Aramide Pedro is the former chairperson of the Lagos State Women’s wing of the association. She joined the service … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria (EHOAN), Lagos Chapter, has begun their Environmental Health Week. The programme kicked off on Monday, December 4, 2023. EDITOR’S PICKS APC Wins In Ekiti Local Government Election, Secures All 38 Chairmanship, 177 Councilor Seats JUST IN: Tension As Fire Breaks Out At NNPC … Read more
By Bashorun J.K. Randle In cricket, the number 4 slot is the preserve of the batsman who is most likely to hit a century (one hundred runs). His scorecard would have provided robust evidence of consistent performance regardless of the quality (or fierce hostility) of the opponents or prevailing weather conditions. EDITOR’S PICKS FOR SALE: … Read more
By Tunde Odesola In all my column-writing life, I’ve never kicked off an article with a quotation. But if I was going to do so in this piece, I would’ve started with the most popular Yoruba incantation and chanted, “Ohun ta wi fun ogbó, l’ogbó n gbo, ohun ta wi fun ogbà, l’ogba n gba, … Read more
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE It is a glorious thing to have a tested leader as the president of a country. It is also a blessing when the president means what he says and when what he says is not just believable but also approved by the people. Such a society is bound to swim in an … Read more
By Abiodun Komolafe Glory be to God, Chief Oluwole Oladapo Olanipekun is two years above seventy! EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Assembly Questions Governor’s Nomination Procedure for Cabinet Positions Details Of Service Chiefs, IGP Meeting With House Of Rep Emerge JUST IN: Chaos In Senate Following Akpabio’s Minority Leader Announcement It is not due to his power … Read more
By Femi ODERE The glaring deficiencies in our leadership recruitment and selection, most specifically in the nation’s political landscape which perhaps precedes the present political dispensation but has become perplexingly noticeable even to the untrained eyes since the advent of the Fourth Republic, are increasingly a recurring decimal, if not a consistent feature in the … Read more
By Tunde Odesola I didn’t shoot the sheriff. I was only a member of a three-man gang that robbed a friend in Lagos in the mid-80s. Thank God, he survived the robbery and he’s alive to tell the story. Despite the incident, we remain friends. So, I’ll shield him from klieg light by referring to … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE At a programme in honour of the reconstituted North-East Development Commission (NEDC) recently, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, warned that Nigeria risked being wiped off the map in the near future if no proactive steps were taken to stop young people and children from being recruited by Boko Haram and ISWAP … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Atiku Abubakar urges opposition parties to unite against APC, warning of the risk of Nigeria becoming a one-party state. EDITOR’S PICKS Banky W Loses Out As Court Affirms LP’s Thaddeus Atta As Winner In House Of Reps Election Minister Lalong Celebrates Court Victory In Plateau South Senatorial Election Kogi: SDP … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE If we go back to the history of Nigeria, the truth is: dear fatherland has learnt nothing. In the days of Obafemi Awolowo and Ladoke Akintola, this was how they started inventing stuff that had never been in existence; and that has continued to trouble the Nigerian state, even till this day. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Onigbongbo LCDA Chairman, Hon Oladotun Olakanle, on Friday held a stakeholders’ meeting to give an account of his administration from July 2021 to July 2023. Editor’s Pick: Oladosu, Damilare, Others Elected As Onigbongbo NULGE Executive Members Onigbongbo CDC Takes Delivery Of Palliative Items A New Dawn As Onigbongbo LCDA Inaugurates … Read more
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has urged Imams and Alfas to use their good offices to reach out to Muslims across the State on the commencement of 2024 Hajj and the need to promptly make deposits before December 31, 2023. EDITOR’S PICKS Banky W Loses Out As Court Affirms LP’s Thaddeus Atta As … Read more