Four farmers have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Konkobudo village, Oyo State. It was gathered that the gunmen on motorcycles stormed the village on Monday and shot the farmers who were asleep on their farmland. Four farmers have been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Konkobudo village, Oyo State. Konkobudo village is located … Read more
Free shuttle bus in Ondo state was introduced during the administration of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. The scheme was aimed at alleviating the hardship of transportation of pupils. stopped conveying the school students for a two weeks running after the resumption for 2019/2020 second term, as various reasons and speculations were given by the state government … Read more
Few hours ago, there was jubilation everywhere in the South Western part of Nigeria after a notorious Fulani warlord, Isikilu Wakili was nabbed by men of the Oduduwa People’s Congress (OPC) in Oyo forest. A report indicated that Wakili was accused of terrorising the people of Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State and … Read more
The initial sum of N500,000 already paid to each family of the eight students killed in the accident was just to offset burial and incidental expenses their families incurred. The spokesman for Dangote Groups described the incident as highly regrettable Dangote Cement Plc had revealed on Thursday that it was still working alongside its insurance … Read more
The road which leads to Abuja airport was shut down which grounded all movements in the area The protesting youths have refused to speak with the Press Some groups of youths have taken to the Dantata bridge, in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Thursday night in protest The popular Dantata Bridge which leads to Abuja … Read more
Zamfara girls have made a lot of revelation about the kidnappers that abducted them. The SS II student who talked in tears said they saw ladies and kids and father of one of their classmates who had been in the den for a few quarter of a year. One of the casualties snatched from GGSS, Jangebe recognized as Hafsatu … Read more
Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Lagos State Police in the Mushin area of the state. The police added that it also impounded 29 motorcycles in Lagos State during the weekend. Three suspected kidnappers have been arrested by the Lagos State Police in the Mushin area of the state. The police made the disclosure … Read more
Following the commencement of the Lagos Recycle Initiative, geared towards addressing the menace of plastic pollution in the state, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has launched the PAKAM app for effective coordination of the recycling program. Proffering a viable solution to the menace of plastic pollution, which had over the years bedeviled Lagos State is … Read more
On Saturday February 27th, 2021, the Governing Council of Lagos State University (LASU), announced that it has shortlisted nine professors considered eligible to succeed the vacant Vice Chancellorship of the institution. As earlier reported by EKO HOT BLOG, at the close of submission of applications, 13 professors applied from within and outside LASU for the … Read more
Commotion broke out on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when Sunday Igboho and his allies were en route to meet with 93-year-old Afenifere clan leader, Ayo Adebanjo. He said the new attack on his person by the agents of the Department of State Services was an endeavor to kill him. Igboho expressed this during a radio … Read more
The demolition comes at the expiration of a two-week ultimatum given to residents and traders to vacate the areas The Lagos State Government has commenced the demolition of shanties and other structures built on the right of way of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. The state task force led by the Federal Controller of Works, Olukayode Popoola, … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka & Ronny Ikpoto Prominent stakeholders in Epe Division have sent a laconic message to the Lagos State House Of Assembly over the recently proposed Lagos State re-delineation bill. As earlier reported by EKO HOT BLOG, the Lagos Assembly Delineation Bill whose sponsor remains shrouded in anonymity, is a proposal to rejig the … Read more
The Chairman of the panel had held that the petitions against the army would proceed even if they failed to show up The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution for victims of SARS and other related matters has decided to hear petitions filed against the Nigerian Army despite their absence yet again. The panel had … Read more
Afenifere was formed as a socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba people of Nigeria The main aim of this group is to oversee the activities of Yoruba people all over the world. Afenifere has sent a strong message after the Department States Service and the Nigerian police force attempted to arrest Sunday Igboho. Afenifere responded to Friday’s chaotic situation when military, … Read more
Last month, three students from LAUTECH recorded themselves while having sex This led to a lot of backlashes from Nigerians Another sextape from the said school surfaced, this time, it’s between a lecturer and a 300-level student of the school. Recently, another sex-tape of an unidentified LAUTECH lecturer has surfaced online and it has gotten a lot of … Read more
A video that went viral on Thursday showed a sports utility vehicle tipping a police officer off a bridge into a ditch while trying to evade arrest General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olajide Oduyoye, on Friday, disclosed that the motorist who knocked a police officer over a bridge in Lagos will … Read more
Babatunde Kaka. The Lawmaker representing Epe Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Wale Raji, has described the late Iyaloja of Epe Division, Alhaja Mulikat Onibon, as an exceptional and exemplary character who worked beyond the call of duty. The lawmaker spoke yesterday 25th February 2021 when paid his last respect to the illustrious … Read more
For about three days now the community of Ogheghe have been thrown into confusions There has been terrible fracas between the Hausas and Benin indigenes The news garnered reactions on social media In a video that has been circulating on social media, it was alleged that some Fulani/Hausa men killed a man by burning him alive in … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced that there will be a total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge from midnight of Friday, February 26 till midnight of Saturday, February 27. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, says the 24-hour closure would enable the contractors move the equipment used during the rehabilitation process off the … Read more
The official figure for Nigeria is 153,000 cases with 1,862 deaths. A COVID-19 antibodies survey in Nigeria suggests that four million people in Lagos state alone have had the virus – more than has been officially recorded for the whole of Africa. The study was done on 10,000 people from four Nigerian states to estimate … Read more