Eko Hot Blog reports that the immediate past president of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta-Uthman, has called on the federal government to rename the University of Ilorin after Sheikh Alimi ibn Solihu ibn Janta, said to be the founder of the state capital. According to Otta-Uthman, speaking for people of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Ilorin, Nigeria, has reacted to the death of a student, Sanni Hameedat, who committed suicide after lending a boy she met on a social media platform, Snapchat, the sum of N500,000. The university management said they were surprised that Hameedat fell for … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Place, a hospitality and restaurant outfit, has rolled out a palliative measure for its workers. The Place is a popular indigenous restaurant in Lagos State with branches in Abuja and Ilorin, Kwara State capital. A statement issued by the company’s spokesperson, Kayode Jackson, on Friday, said the palliative measure … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a suspected female kidnapper has reportedly stolen a two-month-old baby, Usman Idris, from its mother during a school graduation ceremony in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to Nigerian Tribune, the incident occurred around 3:00 pm on Saturday during the school graduation event held at the school premises located at … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that There’s a brewing tension between an Ilorin-based Muslim group, Majlisu Shabab li Ulamahu Society, and a traditional religion priestess over the latter’s plan to celebrate the Isese festival in four local government areas in Kwara State. The group’s representatives, comprising Imams from various mosques in the state stormed the residence … Read more
The shocking story of a doctor who purportedly drugged and s3xually assaulted a patient at a hospital in Kwara State has surfaced. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ayodele Joseph, Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been accused of r*ping a patient who came for medical treatment. The suspect was arraigned on … Read more
A Police officer has killed his partner and himself after a heated argument in Kwara state. According to reports, the disagreement escalated and the police officer allegedly tried to assault his partner, but she managed to escape. The officer pursued her and shot her dead with an AK-47 rifle. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a … Read more
Tinubu Will Begin His Campaign In Ilorin EKO HOT BLOG reports that the camp of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, disclosed that Ilorin, Kwara State capital in the North-Central region of the country had been chosen as the official point to launch their campaign. This was confirmed by … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a police officer in Kwara. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an unidentified group of gunmen have reportedly kidnapped an officer of the Nigeria Police Force in Kwara State. It was confirmed that the Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Abdulmumini Yusuf, who is attached to the Area Command in Ilorin, was whisked away … Read more
The president and a few executive members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Kwara State chapter, met with the commissioner of police, Kwara State Police Command, CP Paul Odama (PSC+). Eko Hot Blog reports that this was contained in a statement issued by SP Okasanmi Ajayi (anipr), Police Public Relations Officer,Kwara State Police Command. … Read more
AbdulRazaq has renamed the College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kwara Government has renamed the state owned College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin, to College of Arabic, Islamic, Legal and Management Studies (CAILMS). EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: A’Court Reinstates Oborevwori As PDP Guber Candidate In … Read more
18 boys have been arrested as EFCC busts suspected Yahoo boys’ hideouts in Lokoja EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has detained 18 alleged “Yahoo-Yahoo Boys” in Lokoja, the state of Kogi. When they busted the alleged internet fraudsters’ hideouts in Lokoja, commission agents from the Ilorin … Read more
EFCC Arrest Eight Internet Fraud Suspects in Ilorin Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested eight (8) persons over their alleged involvement in cyber-fraud, including cheating by personation and love scam. Read Also: Sanwo-Olu Presents Staff Of Office To Oba Alakesan Of Akesan, … Read more
The Police have waded in as abductors of Ilorin Emirate demanded N60 million ransom. EKO HOT BLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers who abducted the Magaji Erubu of Ilorin Emirate, Dr Zubair Folorunsho Erubu on Thursday night, have demanded N60m ransom for his freedom. Sources disclosed in Ilorin on Saturday that the … Read more
Three INEC staff have been dragged to court over alleged theft. EKO HOT BLOG reports that three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), have been dragged before Kwara State magistrate court sitting in Ilorin. The suspects, Joseph Agena, Babatunde Ambali and Ajadi Iyanda, were arrested by the men of the Adewole Divisional Police … Read more
A Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday sentenced one Ayeni Oluwatofunmi, 25, to the Correctional Centre, for impersonation and offences bordering on cybercrime. Oluwatofunmi is alleged to have impersonated a white American lady, Daina Patrick, to swindle unsuspecting victims. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured … Read more
“It was discovered that he was shot on the head.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that police authorities in Kwara State have confirmed the killing of an Ilorin-based estate agent, Sina Babarinde by unknown gunmen. Spokesperson of the command, Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said that the deceased was reportedly shot dead by … Read more
The suspected cultists called the deceased out of the church and shot him. There has been a supremacy battle between the Eye and Aye confraternities… Ekohotblog reports that on Sunday a man identified as Bayo Lala was assassinated in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. According to sources, the attackers called the deceased out of … Read more
…Mariam and Abdulraheem were with their mother, Kehinde, who sells bread at a stand within the market, when a stray bullet hit them. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two siblings simply identified as Mariam and Abdulraheem were shot during a cultists’ clash in the Oja Oba area of Ilorin, Kwara State, with the former dying as … Read more
The deceased and the suspect, reportedly used cutlass on each other for reasons unknown… Kwara State Police Command, on Saturday, confirmed the arrest of a 20-year-old man, Azeez Akinloye, who allegedly killed one Akeem Lekan with cutlass in Ilorin. The deceased and the suspect, reportedly used cutlass on each other for reasons unknown, which claimed … Read more