President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Idris Ajimobi, the son of former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi. Eko Hot Blog reports that Idris will serve as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Livestock Development in the Office of the President. The appointment follows the recent inauguration of the Presidential Committee on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a former governor of old Oyo State and a respected elder statesman, Omololu Olunloyo, has officially debunked rumours of his death, confirming that he is alive and well. Speaking from his residence in Molete, Ibadan, on Friday, Olunloyo reassured the public of his health during an interview with Punch. The … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State has threatened that it will withdraw its candidates in the forthcoming local government election in the state if the electoral body failed to use Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the poll. Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, has fixed Saturday 27th … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Oyo State Government has sealed a new generation church at Golden Estate, Oluyole, Ibadan, the state capital. The state government said the church was sealed over noise pollution. Editor’s Picks Culprit Bags Life Imprisonment As 14-Year-Old Rape Victim Contracts HIV Court Remands Adeleke’s Appointee For Murder Alarming Report: 81% … Read more
Olubadan Stool: Crisis looms as Ex-Oyo AG petitions Makinde, says Lekan Balogun not qualified EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Attorney General of Oyo state, Michael Lana, has petitioned Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State over attempts to install High Chief Mashood Olalekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadan land. In a letter … Read more
He told the APC that residents will not forget how they allegedly allowed One-million Boys reign supreme in the state capital leaving many residents in perpetual fear. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo has blamed the administration of late Abiola Ajimobi, a former governor of the state, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) for … Read more
Recall that the late Ajimobi, died on June 25, 2020, following reported complications arising from the COVID-19 infection. The Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC),says it is very proud of the good governance of the late former Governor, Abiola Ajimobi. Chief Akin Oke, the state Caretaker Chairman, said this in a statement by his Special Assistant, Olawale … Read more
A former Commissioner who served under the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Late Abiola Ajimobi is dead. The Commissioner identified as Honourable Fatai Abimbola Olanrewaju died in a fatal road accident on Friday, July 10, 2020. The incident occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. A former Special Assistant (Students Matters) to Ajimobi, Mr. Afeez Mobolaji, … Read more
The Senate on Tuesday has called on the Federal Government to name the Ibadan Airport after the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, who was a former Governor of Oyo State. Senator Abdulfatai Buhari (Oyo North), who moved the motion urged the Senate to pay tribute to the departed former Senator. The motion was approved by the … Read more
Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has refuted the claim that the family of the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi was not aware of his presence and intention to attend the eighth-day governor’s Fidau prayers Ekohotblog learned on Sunday that Olaniyan, who went to the resident of the late former governor Ajimobi was denied entry into … Read more
Florence, widow of ex- Oyo Governor Abiola Ajimobi, has called out Governor Seyi Makinde and his government over the treated meted out toher husband in the last one month of his illness. The bereaved widow said her husband deserved better from the state government. EkoHotBlog had reported how Oyo State government said it was contacted … Read more
The remains of immediate past governor of Oyo state, Abiola Ajimobi, will be interred on Sunday, media aide to the ex governor has disclosed. Ajimobi died of COVID-19 complications in Lagos on Thursday. The burial was initially scheduled to hold on Friday, but according to Bolaji Tunji, special assistant on media to the governor, the … Read more
The All Progressive Congress (APC) has sent its condolences to the family of the past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi. Mai Mala Buni, the Party’s National Chairman, Caretaker Committee, described the death of Ajimobi as saddening and insisted it came when the Party needed to look up to its leaders. READ ALSO: Delta State … Read more
Former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has passed away. EkoHotBlog learnt that 70-year-old Ajimobi had been on a life support machine since last Friday at First Cardiology Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos, after slipping into a coma following Coronavirus complications. According to a source who is familiar with the situation, the former governor finally died … Read more
– Oyo State Governor, Oluseyi Makinde said that the All Progressive over N7.6 billion loan – The loan was borrowed from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for “agricultural equipment” by the former administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi – He added that the apex bank had begun to deduct money from Oyo State’s Federation Account … Read more