EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Iyalode of Yorubaland and a former National President of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, Alaba Lawson, is dead. The founder of the popular Alaba Lawson Group of Schools, Abeokuta died in the early hours of Saturday. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Supreme Court Has Failed Nigerians’ … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that two people died while one was injured on Sunday in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a Mazda car at Ayedere, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta. EDITOR’S PICKS G-20 … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Justice O.O. Odumosu of a Magistrate Court sitting in the Isabo Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Wednesday sentenced two persons, Adegoke Akinleye and Adediran Adewole, for stealing 404 pieces of catfish valued at N606,000 belonging to their boss, Ibukun Sanusi. The convicts, who were workers on a farm … Read more
The Lagos-Ibadan expressway is notorious for traffic gridlock. The FRSC said it got worse on Sunday after a loaded tanker crashed in the morning. The, corps, therefore provided alternative routes to motorists. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to use alternative routes as the gridlock on the … Read more
The former Judge of the International Court of Justice and Attorney-General of Nigeria, Prince Bola Ajibola, has died at the age of 89 due to an illness resulting from old age. He was also the founder of Crescent University in Abeokuta, Nigeria. His eldest child, Segun Ajibola, confirmed his passing in a statement and asked … Read more
Kabirat Sobola, a former student of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic was reportedly found dead in her room on February 4, 2023. However investigations have not uncovered the culprit in the case with the family holding grievances on the police for withholding justice in the matter. According to the reports, the police held the deceased’s boyfriend in … Read more
The protesters came out in mass to express their pain over the current situation in the nation. The protesters blocked roads and caused tension in the state. Security agents however advised the people to remain calm, and go about their business as usual. EKO HOT BLOG reports that residents of Sapon, Abeokuta, and Ogun State, … Read more
Tinubu has alleged that the current fuel scarcity and naira redesign policy are plans to sabotage the 2023 general elections. Tinubu made the allegations on Wednesday in Abeokuta, Ogun State during the APC presidential campaign. The former Lagos Governor, however, vowed that Nigerians would defy the fuel scarcity and trek to cast their votes. EKO … Read more
A report has detailed how a suspected killer of an Ogun couple escaped police custody. Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspect in the gruesome killing of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has escaped from police custody. EDITOR’S PICKS 2023: My Reckless, Stingy Opponents Not Trustworthy, Tinubu Tells … Read more
The federal anti-graft agency in Nigeria has released a list of seventeen persons convicted in Ogun State and Oyo State for cyber-fraud. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than seventeen internet fraudsters have been convicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EDITOR’S PICKS New Virus: Lagos Begins Immediate Vaccination To Prevent 50,000 … Read more
SERAP has asked President Buhari to bring the attackers of INEC offices to justice. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, and appropriate law enforcement agencies to identify and arrest … Read more
Security agencies are set to deploy joint teams to prevent further attacks on INEC facilities. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that joint teams of security operatives will be deployed to all its facilities across the country. EDITOR’S PICKS FAKE NEWS ALERT: INEC Disowns Statement Announcing Probe Of … Read more
Plans to switch from petrol-powered vehicles to ones that operate on gas are in the works, according to the Ogun State Government, to cut down on carbon emissions. Eko Hot Blog reports that this information was provided by Governor Dapo Abiodun during a meeting with representatives of the Ogun Central transport union at the … Read more
The Itori Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State has warned motorists to desist from harassing its personnel in the course of discharging their duties on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Eko Hot Blog reports that the commander, Gbenga Okusi, gave the warning while speaking with journalists on Monday in Itori, Ogun. EDITOR’S … Read more
Four fresh cases of monkeypox has been confirmed in Ogun EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ogun State government has confirmed four new cases of monkeypox, bringing the total cases recorded in the state to seven Health commissioner Tomi Coker confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Abeokuta EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
The details of Tinubu’s meeting with Obasanjo has emerged EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), paid a visit to the former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s Penthouse residence at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta on Wednesday. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: NLC Petitions … Read more
The All Progressive Congress (APC), supporters have flooded the former Nigerian President, Obasanjo’s residence. EKO HOT BLOG reports that scores of supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, Wednesday, stormed the residence of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in Abeokuta as the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Tinubu visited the former President. … Read more
Tinubu Has Landed In Abeokuta EKO HOT BLOG reports that Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming 2023 general election, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday afternoon, arrived Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, to meet with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: NLC Petitions Buhari, Demands Immediate … Read more
By Babatunde Kaka Cleric, Sheikh AbdulAzeez, while officiating at a Nikkah ceremony of Harun Ayoola Abdulmujeeb and Adebiyi Meamunat Temitope. has cautioned couples against domestic violence in their marriages EKO HOT BLOG reports that a notable Islamic Cleric has cautioned young couples on the need to refrain from acts that are capable of … Read more
Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has broken his silence over the 2019 governorship election, saying Governor Dapo Abiodun was rigged into office. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has said the incumbent governor, Dapo Abiodun, won the 2019 election through rigging. Amosun spoke on Friday in … Read more