The 7-month-old baby abducted from the Edu family compound in Bado Isale, Epe, Lagos, has been found in Iseyin, Oyo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the baby, whose disappearance on September 3 shocked the local community, was located by police in Iseyin after the arrest of the primary suspect, Barakat, the wife of the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that former House of Representatives member Shina Peller and thousands of Accord Party members from Oyo North Senatorial District have officially joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State. The defection ceremony marked a notable shift in the region’s political landscape. The event, held at Ode-Oba, Iseyin, in the Iseyin … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Residents of Iseyin in Oyo State are currently gripped by palpable fear due to a fire outbreak at one of the stations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). It was gathered that the petroleum station, located at Agip area of Iseyin, caught fire around 2 p.m., causing panic among … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Taiwo Obasanjo, the wife of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has on Sunday asked for forgiveness from the Obas and Yoruba race over a recent action of her husband. It would be recalled that Obasanjo who was a special guest of honour at the commissioning of projects executed by the Oyo … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a video showing the moment former President Olusegun Obasanjo commanded Oyo monarchs to stand at the inauguration of the 34.85km Oyo-Iseyin road in Oyo State today has surfaced on social media. Obasanjo, who was hosted by the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, at the opening of internal roads in … Read more
An High Court has banned ‘Oro’ curfew in Oyo town EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has prohibited curfew for the annual celebration of Oro festival in Iseyin Local Government Area of the state by adherents of the faith. EDITOR’S PICK Petrol Subsidy Is Criminal, Must End – Peter … Read more
A People’s Democratic Party chieftain has dumped the party for the ruling All Progressive Congress APC in Oyo state EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lateef Kolawole, a former Secretary of Iseyin Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, has led dozens of his loyalists to the All Progressives Congress (APC), from the ruling Peoples … Read more
Oyo Monarch, Aseyin of Iseyin has denounced death rumour. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a paramount monarch in Oyo state, Aseyin of Iseyinland, Oba Dr. Abdulganiyy Adekunle Salau, Oloogunebi-Ajinese I has denounced his death rumour being spread around as he disclosed that he is hale and hearty. Aseyin stated this in a press release signed … Read more
BREAKING: APC Youth Leader Dies In Ghastly Motor Accident [PHOTO] EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kolawole Bello, the All Progressives Congress (APC) youth leader in Iseyin, Oke-Ogun area of Lagos state, is dead. Bello died in a car accident at the weekend while returning home from the APC’s ‘Southwest Progressive Youth Festival’ held in Ibadan. … Read more
“The news of the death of popular singer and producer, Lanre Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, unsettled me greatly. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Sunday, has described the death of an Iseyin Oyo State-born singer, Lanre Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, as a huge loss to the state and the entertainment … Read more