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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
On Wednesday, the Concerned NationBuilders Initiative (CNI) announced a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, as Epe Division’s Man of the Year at the Epe Division Community Annual Awards (EDCAA) 2023. The former lawmaker received overwhelming support from voters for the award, polling 44.1% of the vote. EDITOR’S … 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
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
By Reno Omokri To put some perspective on the economy of Lagos, understand that the largest open air markets in Lagos were closed recently for some time due to filth, squalor, and other environmental issues. And guess what? The economy of Lagos continued to thrive. Lagos’s economy did not collapse! Coincidentally, the closure period came … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE When our forefathers came up with the wise saying that ‘the earnest wish of potters is for earth to be clay’, it was not only worthy of commendation but also no mean achievement. The beauty of the adage is that, in some 1000 years to come, it will still be relevant. So, … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE From time immemorial, the masses have relied on constituted governments to implement road projects for the socio-political economy of the society. Whichever government got the construction right would be praised while those who focused on the maintenance would also be eulogised by the masses. However, those who neither got the construction nor … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Although the initial steps have to be taken by the individual, the picture of personality as having _“power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless”_ is working for Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State. It is a poser that’s given back to the owner. It makes … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State is privileged to have inherited a stable platform. Were it to have been otherwise, one doubts if he would by now have finished negotiating the trouble zones, not to talk about development in the state. Not just that, the governor also has a thriving centre … Read more
Early this month, the Rotary Club of Gbagada presented an award of outstanding service to Eko Hot Blog founder, Otunba Tajudeen Abass, and some eminent personalities in society for their positive contributions to humanity. The awards were presented at the club’s grand investiture ceremony at the Greetings Hall, Yoruba Tennis Club in Onikan, Lagos State, … Read more
By Solomon Babawale Pastor (Mrs.) Mayowa Ikuforiji marked her 60th birthday and celebrated 38 years of marriage with her husband, Rt. Hon. Dr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, in a special church thanksgiving ceremony held at Gospel Ministry International in Aswani Mechanic Village, off Osolo Way, Lagos State, on Sunday. The day was filled with joy and gratitude … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Temitope Oladipo Fayehun must be passing through hard times. A native of Ilesa in Osun State, Fayehun’s ordeal started on March 2, 2021, when he, alongside others in his vehicle, fell into the hands of some Fulani kidnappers along Osogbo-Ibokun-Ilesa Road in the state. While some of the passengers were killed and … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE There was a time in Nigeria when the name, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) suggested a dynamic, positive and functional institution. Perilous, and as the war against drug crimes and related offences was, society and criminals were conscious of the institution’s existence. During the time, everything was bright and beautiful for … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE A man represents different things to different people. It’s like a mirror in the sun, reflecting different parts of humanity, which depends on who is looking at it, and what part of life we met him. It boils down to human behavioural patterns and factors responsible for them. Unfortunately, the outcome becomes … Read more
His Royal Majesty, Oba Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo, the Alara of Ilara, has leveraged the auspicious occasion of his 56th birthday to further polish his life portrait of altruism which transcends time. With a lifetime legacy of service, Oba Ogunsanwo’s story began long before his ascension to the throne. Three years ago, he took the mantle … Read more
His Royal Majesty, Oba Olufolarin Olukayode Ogunsanwo, the Alara of Ilara Kingdom, Epe, Lagos State, on Friday, continued the display of altruism that has defined his public life, well before and after he ascended his throne. He turned 56 on Friday, September 29, 2023, three months after he celebrated his third year on the throne. … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Like humans, words have birthplaces. Russia is the birthplace of the word troika. In the once-upon-a-communist-but-now-a-democratic-capitalist country, troika means ‘a group of three’. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a troika as a Russian vehicle drawn by a team of three horses abreast. As a Yoruba expression, ‘i-k-a’, the last three alphabets of ‘troika’, … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s recent discourteous behaviour against some of the traditional rulers in Iseyin, Oyo State, has drawn an angry tirade from the public. Not unexpectedly, these comments have come as a mix of both the printable and unprintable words. For yours sincerely, the former president’s comments could only be … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Wait a minute, how many of the original NADECO members are still alive and what’s their current attitudinal disposition and worldview to the democracy that we claim to be enjoying? We need to interrogate this premise so that wecan appropriately gaugeif what we havein place is worth what they have put into … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE There is nothing wrong with a very big dream. What is wrong is not having a dream at all. But with a dream, there’s also the possibility of a deluge of hindrances to its actualization. So, dreamers don’t go to the office to sleep. They go to the office to work. Actually, … Read more