September 11th 2001 World Trade Center Attack. Famously called the 9/11 was one of the terrible day not just in the history of America but also to the world. It was the day that the twin tower of the world trade center was attacked by terrorist, resulting to the death of almost 3,000 American citizens. It happened … Read more
As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG , listed below are Ibadan’s ancient sites and their founding years. Bower’s Memorial Tower Bower’s Memorial Tower is located in Oke –Are, area of Ibadan and it was built in 1930. From the top of the tower, one could see at a glance the four corners of Ibadan metropolis. It gives a … Read more
Modupe Omo-Eboh (1922 – 2002) Modupe Omo-Eboh was a lawyer and jurist who was Nigeria’s first female judge. Omo-Eboh was called to the English bar at Lincoln’s Inn on 14 March 1953. She worked as a lawyer, Magistrate, Chief Magistrate, Administrator-General and Public Trustee, Director of Public Prosecutions and Acting Solicitor-General before she became a … Read more
In Benin City, the Edo State capital in Nigeria, you would notice a particular statue of a man standing tall round the city centre with a bow and arrow and dead soldiers beneath him. Many have wondered who is the man and why that statue was erected in his honor. The purpose of this article … Read more
In the History of the world, it has been noted that powerful women have a tedency to have a strange trademark, especially in England. Queen Elizabeth isn’t just the oldest ruling monarch in British history, she is also the only member of the royal family, who as a female served in active duty in the … Read more
Disheartening stories and happenings have been going round the world even right from the beginning. EKO HOT BLOG will be giving you a flashback of an event that happened about 16 years ago. In June 2005, a shocking but interesting story was told of a young girl that was rescued by lions from men who kidnapped … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG is taking a look at one of the great Queens of the ancient Benin Kingdom, in Edo State, who sacrificed her life to ensure the Kingdom stood till this day. She was Queen Iden, who according to Benin History, laid down her life for the preservation of the Kingdom. She was the … Read more
As it is commonly said that the gift of a man would make room for him in a place of honor. This is the case of this popular woman Ladi Kwali who is an epitome of virtue and honest labor Dr. Hadiza Ladi Kwali was born in 1925, in the village of Kwali in the Gwari … Read more
In 1994 Cameroon went to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to avoid war with Nigeria after many armed clashes occurred in the disputed regions. Eight years later the ICJ ruled in Cameroon’s favour and confirmed the 1913 border made by the British and Germans as the international border between the two countries. Nigeria confirmed it would … Read more
The 43rd Alaaye of Efon-Alaaye, Kabiyesi Oba Samuel Adeniran Asusumasa Atewogboye II, his herbalist and one of his servants and Gabriel Olabirinjo, were all hanged to death for the ritual murder of 15-Month-Old Baby Girl named Adediwura In 1949 It was a normal Monday morning, a little girl was left to play as her parents … Read more
In 1958, a New York man named Robert Lane decided to call his baby son Winner. The Lanes, who lived in a housing project in Harlem, already had several children, each with a fairly typical name. But this boy – well, Robert Lane apparently had a special feeling about this one. Three years later, the … Read more
Most of our leaders in Nigeria attended the same college and are connected to themselves one way or the other A number of them attended the same secondary school – Barewa College in Zaria, Kaduna State. The school was founded in 1921 by British governor-general, Hugh Clifford and was formerly called Katsina College. The name … Read more
It was incredibly difficult, if not unlikely, to erase Jaja’s name from the history and victory books of Africa and Nigeria due to his major imprint and achievements in Nigerian and African politics. But it is a fact that very little is known about Jaja Nwachukwu’s role in saving the life of the legend and … Read more
Aguiyi Ironsi is the first major General in Nigeria. He was highly intelligent and contributed alot in government during his regime. He was the military head of state on the 17th January 1966 – 29 July 1966. Aguiyi Ironsi died at the age of 42 after being assassinated by group of Northern Nigeria soldiers on … Read more
Big Mary also known as Murderous Elephant was a circus elephant that was hanged to death. A circus show reached the small town of Erwin. This show was majorly for promotional activity, which was held along the town main street. During a parade in September 1916 on a railroad yard, A man known as Walter Eldridge … Read more
Graca Machel is a Mozambican politician and a humanitarian worker She is an international advocate for women and children’s rights. Graca Machel is the only woman in the world to have been the first lady in two countries. She married Mozambican revolutionary leader Samora Machel in 1975 – the year Mozambique became free of Portuguese … Read more
Between 1960 till date, Nigeria which is the most populous black nation in the world has had 13 different presidents and one Leader has been with 8 of them. Imagine a person who has met with Nnamdi Azikiwe, Yakubu Gowon, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida, Shehu Shagari, Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari and Musa Yaradua, that person … Read more
The University Of Nigeria, Nsukka, was founded by Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1955. It was officially opened on 7th October 1960 few days after Nigeria’s Independence. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka is the first indigenous and autonomous University in Nigeria which follows the American educational system. It is the first land-grant University in Africa and … Read more
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo revealed that he was saved from being killed by whiskers during the February 13, 1976 military coup. Obasanjo disclosed that General Olu Bajowa (Rtd) was the one who saved him from the bullets of Lieutenant Colonel Buka Dimka. According to Obasanjo, who stated this at Igbotako in Okitipupa Local Government … Read more
The National Association of Seadogs famously known as the Pyrates Confraternity (Cult Group) was founded in 1952 by seven University of Ibadan undergraduates namely; (1.) Wole Soyinka (2.) Ralph Opara (3.) Pius Oleghe (4.) Ikpehare Aig- Imoukhuede (5.) Nathaniel Oyelola (6.) Olumuyiwa Awe (7.) Sylvanus U. Egbuche The group was headed by renowned Nobel Prize … Read more