The Yoruba self-determination movement is in mourning following the death of Mrs. Julia Olubusola Akintoye, wife of its leader, Professor Banji Akintoye. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Akintoye family confirmed her passing in a statement on Wednesday, December 25, 2024. According to the family, Mrs. Akintoye peacefully departed in the early hours of the … Read more
Pa Tajudeen Lagbaja, the head of the family of the late Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Taoreed Lagbaja, has expressed deep regret over helping his late relative obtain the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) form, saying that had he known the military career would end so tragically, he would not have facilitated the process. … Read more
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has lost his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima, who passed away on Friday, October 11, in Abuja. Her funeral prayers, held at the Annur Mosque in Abuja, were attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima, along with friends and associates of the Kyari … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of Lokoja Local Government Council, Kogi State, Muhammed Danasabe Muhammed, is dead. This online media platform gathered that Muhammed was confirmed dead around 4.30 am at a hospital in Lokoja, the state capital. The Council Chairman was rushed to the hospital after he slumped at his residence. EDITOR’S … Read more