Eko Hot Blog reports that a devastating fire swept through Megida Onikahun compound in Edun Isale, Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State, leaving no fewer than 120 people homeless on Monday. The ancient compound and the adjacent market suffered extensive damage, with 44 rooms completely destroyed. According to PUNCH Metro, four aged people … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than ten people reportedly died in a recent tragic road accident that took place in Iyemoja Village, along Olooru-Okoolowo express road, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. Reports made available to newsmen on Monday by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) command in the state revealed that the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has granted a four-year full scholarship to 100 students of Muhammad Kamalud-Deen University, Ilorin, in Kwara State. Saraki also donated projects worth millions of naira towards the infrastructural development of the institution on Saturday at the official commissioning of the private university owned … 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 men of the Kwara State Fire Service on Saturday recovered the corpse of an unidentified 43-year-old man who drowned in a fish pond in Ogidi, Ilorin West local government area of Kwara State. The state fire service said that they received a distress call from a Good Samaritan at about … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Kwara State House of Assembly has unveiled the list of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s commissioner nominees. Recall that Sheu Abdulkadir Yusuf, the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, had in July disclosed that the governor had sent the name of 20 commissioner-nominees to the legislature for confirmation without … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a shopping complex of 20 shops located in Ilorin, Kwara State, has been gutted by fire, destroying properties worth millions of naira. The incident, which occurred on Saturday around 6 am, affected a shop with N3.2million worth of people destroyed at Fufu Street, Sabo-Oke area in Ilorin East Local Government. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara State Command, has confirmed the death of ten people in a tragic accident that happened on Friday in the Moro Local Government Area of the state. It was reported that three vehicles were involved in the auto crash that occurred today on the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that thunderstrike allegedly masterminded by relations of victims has reportedly killed three suspected kidnappers in the agrarian Oro Ago community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to Vanguard, the incident was attributed to the efforts of local vigilante team in the Igbomina, Kwara axis aimed at checking security … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a flood alert for 14 states and 31 communities. In a statement on Tuesday, the Lagos territorial coordinator of NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, said the concerned areas may witness heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding from July 4 to 8. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
950 FRSC officers have been deployed to Kwara in preparation for the Eid el-Fitr celebrations. The officers were dispatched with operational equipment in order to prevent road accidents and alleviate traffic congestion during the festive season. The objective is to ensure smooth traffic flow and minimize the occurrence of road accidents throughout the holiday season. … Read more
In 2022, INEC announced that the governorship and House of Assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly elections. But, days before the election, INEC shifted the elections to March 18, 2023, due to the reconfiguration of key election tools, BVAS machines. The time has finally come … Read more
The Labour Party in Kwara has announced its decision not to form an alliance with any political party for the upcoming elections. The party aimed to win the election and take power from the incumbent party. The party chairman dissociated the party from the gubernatorial candidate who had aligned with the People’s Democratic Party. EKO … Read more
By Bernard Joseph In the imminent gubernatorial race, the odds seem to be in favour of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State. As an incumbent, he has a clear upper hand over his rivals from opposing political parties. Additionally, the All Progressives Congress (APC) party’s remarkable performance during the February 25, 2023, presidential and National … Read more
APC got 263,572 votes PDP secured 136909 votes LP got 31,166 votes Eko Hot Blog reports that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has defeated the People Democratic Party’s Atiku and the Labour Party’s Peter Obi in Kwara state. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Supreme Court Adjourns Lawsuit Against FG … Read more
Raheem Olawuyi popularly know as Ajulo Opin of APC polled 22,140 votes The Peoples Democratic Party candidate scored 19,092 votes Social Democratic Party polled a total of 9331 votes in the election Eko Hot Blog reports that the All Progressives Congress is leading in the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections collated by … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Kwara APC Senatorial Candidate Saliu Mustapha, has lost his polling unit 005 Gambari 1, to the Kwara Central PDP Candidate, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Supreme Court Adjourns Lawsuit Against FG On Old Naira Notes Naira Swap Crisis: Again, Buhari Meets Emefiele At Aso Rock BREAKING: 3 Govs … Read more
Arrangements have been concluded for the Presidential Campaign Rally of the All Progressives Congress Flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Eko Hot Blog reports that the rally will be led by President Muhammadu Buhari, joined by the Presidential flagbearer of the Party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice … Read more
The NBS has revealed the average price of petrol in November. Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average retail price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit (NBS), better known as Petrol, in November 2022, was N202.48. EDITOR’S PICKS Unfazed By Attacks, INEC Vows To Advance With 2023 … Read more
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday inaugurated two new commissioners and a Special Adviser amid a minor cabinet reshuffle. Eko Hot Blog reports that the newly inaugurated commissioners are Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu and Abubakar Saddiq Buhari. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei Dies At 64 World Cup 2022: Wales Fan Dies In Qatar … Read more