Mob A mob on Monday set two persons ablaze over alleged robbery at Molete and Oke-Ado areas of Ibadan, Eko hot blog gathered. The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident in a statement in Ibadan. Fadeyi said that the incident occurred in the morning. Read Also: Davido Makes … Read more
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday inaugurated the state’s anti-corruption commission, declaring that his administration’s zero tolerance for corruption remains unshakable. The governor, who was speaking inside the Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan, said that with the inauguration, Oyo State as Pacesetter State, will become a worthy reference for other … Read more
A petrol tanker has exploded at the Iyaganku area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the fuel-laden tanker fell close to a petrol station on Friday, thereby causing panic among road users and residents of the area. The fallen tanker was said to have eventually exploded but some okada riders told … Read more
A yet to be identified man as at the time of filing this report, alongside his accomplice, have been set ablaze by a mob in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, Eko Hot Blog has gathered. The duo were killed after they allegedly robbed a 27-year-old man on Wednesday. It was gathered that the duo snatched … Read more
The Oyo State Police Command said its officers are working to free two Indians kidnapped by gunmen along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday. “They were kidnapped along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday and our men are working assiduously to reunite them with their families,” Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olugbenga Fadeyi, told The PUNCH. … Read more
About 700 hoodlums have reportedly unleashed terror on residents of Wesley College area of Ibadan leaving one dead and others injured. This was disclosed by the National President of Soludero Hunters Association, Oba Wahab Ajijola Anabi when speaking with newsmen in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the hoodlums have taken over Labo, Orita Aperin, Elekuro, … Read more
Two persons have been reportedly killed in a clash between officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) and commercial motorcyclists operating in Agodi-Gate area of Ibadan, the state capital city. Trouble was said to have started when the officials of the correctional service insisted that the commercial motorcyclists who plies Iwo-Road-Bashorun-Akobo axis would not be … Read more
Residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, are currently living in fear due to the mysterious death of about 11 people. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the 11 people died as a result of a strange disease in Lagelu local government area of Ibadan. The cause of the sickness has not been ascertained as of … Read more
Residents of the Maje, Soka area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital are in disarray over alleged invasion of the area by about 300 suspected herdsmen. The Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Oyo State, Mr Rotimi Olumo, disclosed that residents of the area alerted him, said he went to the area and … Read more
The Bodija outlet of Grandez Supermarket, a chain store owned and operated by the wife of Ex- Oyo Governor Abiola Ajimobi is on fire. The fire incident, which started from the back office of the outlet, is gradually spreading to the main stores. READ ALSO :Lagos Issues Seven-Day Removal Order On Illegal Structures In Fagba, … Read more
Two Nigerian policemen assigned to the Ibadan Police command, Oyo state were on Thursday reportedly burnt alive by suspected hoodlums in Abayomi area of Iwo road in Ibadan. According to a report by TheCable, an witness account stated that angry youths chased the policemen from the New Gbagi market area, alleging that the police van … Read more
Some angry persons in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, on Tuesday set fire to Ojoo Police Station. According to an eye witness, trouble started after the police attempted to disperse a crowd of protesters. Suspected hoodlums in the crowd were said to have pelted them with stones after which the police reportedly opened fire. The angry … Read more
The streets of Ibadan, the Oyo state Capital was crowded with hundreds of youth, on Thursday, asking for the total disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT). The protest became fierce as protesters later moved to other areas of the State capital. Among the areas taken over … Read more
Octer 15, 2020. Thousands of youths trooped out again in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday in continuation of the #EndSARS protest. Armed with placards with various inscriptions, the protesting youths gathered at Trans, along the UI-Bodija road chanting EndSARS; NoSAWAT as they marched on the streets. Another group of youths gathered in front … Read more
Another Suspected Kidnappers’ Den Discovered In Ibadan Ekohotblog, September 30, 2020 Another suspected kidnappers’ den has been discovered in Ibadan, Oyo state. The new den was discovered on Tuesday morning on the popular Liberty Road in the Ibadan Southwest local government of Oyo State. Sources told our reporter that they found the place after they tried … Read more
The officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Oyo State Command, have disclosed that it has impounded 150 vehicles and prosecuted 47 traffic violators during a special patrol in August codenamed Operation Scorpion II. The special nationwide patrol by the corps, which was to stop the movement of unlatched containers on articulated trucks, was held … Read more
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has commended operatives of the Oyo State Police Command and their Commissioner, Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu, over their rearrest of suspected 19-year-old serial killer, Sunday Shodipe, who escaped from police custody. Shodipe, who escaped from custody on August 11, 2020, was rearrested on Sunday (today). A statement by the … Read more
A trader, Damilola Osilulu, on Tuesday told an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan that she beats her husband because he orders her around on how she should live her life. Testifying before Chief Henry Agbaje, the President of the court, Damilola countered her husband’s accusation, claiming that her husband complains a lot and also makes … Read more
The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi have embarked on inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail projects. The Lagos-Ibadan rail project is the first double-track standard gauge modern railway in West Africa. The project, the second leg of the Lagos-Kano Railway Modernisation Project is being constructed by … Read more
– The soap factory where the UI student died has been shut down – This was announced in a statement released by the Human Resources Manager of the company, Aliyu Jubril, on Friday – The company in the statement also expressed their sincere regret concerning the incident The management of Expand Global Industries Limited has … Read more