Eko Hot Blog reports that Men of the Oyo State Police Command, on Friday, arrested 15 suspects, who allegedly attacked a commercial bus conveying the Christmas gifts of Ibadan Compound Heads, popularly known as Mogajis. According to PUNCH online, the hoodlums attacked the bus at Oja’ba, in the Ibadan South East Local Government Area of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a notorious fraudster, Olaniyan Gbenga Amos, has been handed a 75-year prison sentence by the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan for engaging in multiple investment fraud schemes. The court’s decision followed Amos and his firm, Detorrid Heritage Investment Limited, being found guilty on a 35-count charge brought against them … Read more
Last weekend, a video of officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) uncovering illegal beverage factories in Abia State went viral on social media. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1CMwLarGjP/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Martins Iluyomade, NAFDAC’s director of the southeast zone, said the suspects, occupying over 240 shops at the Cemetery market, sold products often produced … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure on Wednesday has granted an order mandamus compelling the Ondo State House of Assembly and its Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, to constitute a medical panel to assess Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s health. It would be recalled that since his return from a medical leave … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that some supporters of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Sunday, converged at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Ibadan, Oyo State to pray and staged a peaceful protest to press home their demands for the maintenance of the status quo in Kano State. The Court of Appeal affirmed the judgment of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu on Saturday allayed fears about his safety following Friday’s air crash near the Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. A source close to the Minister told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan that Adelabu was in good spirits and not perturbed by … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a private jet operated by Flint Aero, on Friday night, crash-landed at Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State. The HS25 aircraft had the minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and some of his aides onboard. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Supreme Court Has Failed Nigerians’ – PDP Reacts As To Tinubu’s Victory … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that southwest Governors on Tuesday, visited their ailing colleague, Rotimi Akeredolu at his private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. This news medium gathered that three Governors of the Southwest, Babajide Sanwo-olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) first visited the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde. Editors … Read more
By Babawale Solomon Eko Hot Blog reports that table tennis enthusiasts on Friday gathered at the prestigious Ibadan Recreation Club, Sabo, Ibadan, Oyo State, for the official opening of its remodeled table tennis section. Established in 1902, the Ibadan Recreation Club was once a former all-British club formerly known as Ibadan European Club. Today, it … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has proposed to deploy the use of smart meters in a bid to stamp out the trend in consumer power supply theft in Ibadan. Amounting to loses running into millions of naira every month, the culprits of the criminal act as identified by the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that gunshots rent the air, yesterday, as dare-devil armed robbers invaded Owalla community in Ibadan, Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State. Three people were seriously injured during the attack. The robbers swooped on the community around 2:45a.m., yesterday, and started breaking windows and burglaries of buildings with dangerous weapons. Though … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has declared himself hale and hearty following a sickness that saw him hospitalized in Germany for over three months. He made this known today during his meeting with Ondo State stakeholders in Ibadan, Oyo State’s capital, where his plane touched down. He stated, “We landed … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested twenty (20) alleged internet fraudsters. According to The Guardian, the suspects were arrested on September 1, 2023 at Ologolo and Idi – Ishin areas of Ibadan, Oyo State following intelligence on their fraudulent activities. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) and the University of Ibadan (UI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of an African Diaspora Resource Centre. The signing of the MoU for the TETFUND funded Centre of Excellence for Diaspora Studies held on Thursday in Ibadan at the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that over 200 houses were said to have been sealed off, on Wednesday, at Moniya in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State by a yet-to-be-identified Compound Head (Mogaji), claiming to be his domain and that all the owners of the property must re-buy the lands. According to The PUNCH, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fresh nursing graduate of Lead City University, Omoniyi Boluwatife has been found dead hours after her induction. This online media platform learnt that Boluwatife’s dead body was found at the roadside hours after her induction ceremony at the Leads City university in Ibadan. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that thousands of passengers have been stranded after the collapse of the Olodo bridge in Ibadan, the Oyo state Capital. The bridge, which connects the city to the town of Iwo, Osun West Senatorial District in Osun state, collapsed after heavy rains that fell on Sunday leading to flooding in the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, has directed the suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival over reported cases of violence, arson and looting of shops. A statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the Olubadan’s Personal Assistant on Media, Mr Oladele Ogunsola, said the atrocities were perpetrated by some … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that there was confusion on Saturday in the Samonda area, of Ibadan, Oyo State after a man (groom’s friend) disrupted an ongoing wedding in the church. According to eyewitnesses, the groom’s friend was said to have rushed to Ibadan, and double-crossed the couple while on their way to the reception to claim that … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Oyo State Police Command has contacted and invited Skit Maker, Abdullahi Maruf Adisa, better known as Trinity in connection with a disturbing viral video. The content features the skit maker accosting an underage girl and threatening to beat her if she didn’t answer his question. EDITOR’S PICKS Excitement As … Read more