The high fares at Lagos parks are threatening the travel plans of residents. Eko Hot Blog reports that high fares at Lagos motor parks on Friday saw some residents abandoning their plans to travel out of the state for the festive season. EDITOR’S PICKS Bolanle Raheem: Killer Cop ASP Vandi Remanded As Lagos Files Murder … Read more
It was a Christmas tragedy for three people who died in a road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Eko Hot Blog reports that three persons died, while six others were injured in an accident that occurred on Christmas day on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. EDITOR’S PICKS CBN Taking Our Financial Freedom from Us with … Read more
Sanwo-Olu has commissioned a network of three roads in Lagos. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has inaugurated the newly-rehabilitated Isuti Road in Igando, Ishefun-Camp Davies Road and Ijon-Liasu Ojo-Ijo Road. EDITOR’S PICKS CBN Taking Our Financial Freedom from Us with ‘Suffocating’ Monetary Policies Renewed Hope: Dissecting Tinubu’s Comprehensive Plans For … Read more
By Bernard Joseph Ahead of the 2023 general elections, there are growing fears that the elections, especially in the South-eastern part of the country might be under serious threat following the frequent attacks on INEC facilities. The renewed attacks are coming barely less than three months before the 2023 general elections. EDITOR’S PICKS CBN Taking … Read more
By Haneefa Badru While we count down to the 2023 General Election, the tension in the political atmosphere counts up with episodes of calculated violence and mischief perpetrated by political thugs. Countless individuals and government agencies nation-wide have been victims of these attacks; even the Independence National Electoral Commission, the presiding body over the anticipated … Read more
INEC says the persistent attacks on its offices may affect the conduct of the 2023 elections. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised the alarm that the conduct of the 2023 elections may be affected if the attacks on its offices persist. EDITOR’S PICKS Fourth INEC Office Set Ablaze … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo hosted Okowa, Tambuwal, Lamido, and other PDP leaders in Ogun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, and other leaders of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday evening in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. … Read more
The fourth INEC office has been set ablaze in three weeks. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Orlu LGA of Imo state has been set ablaze. EDITOR’S PICKS INEC Announces Dates For Collection Of PVCs 2023: Dogara, Other Aggrieved Northern Leaders Endorse Atiku For President World Cup: Cameroon … Read more
Labour Party has sacked Doyin as DG and 10 others. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director-General of the Labour party’s Presidential Campaign Council, Doyin Okupe, has been sacked by the Ogun State chapter of the Labour Party over non-payment of membership dues. Okupe and 10 others were expelled from the party for violating its … Read more
Biyi Otegbeye, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, and 26 other party assembly flagbearers were dismissed by a Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday. Eko Hot Blog reports that Attorney Otegbeye is the chosen successor to outgoing Senator Ibikunle Amosun. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerians Can Now Renew Student Visas Without Interview – … Read more
A couple abducted and killed their employer after collecting N15 million ransom. Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a woman, Okereke Olufunmilayo, who was the Manager at a building materials store, for allegedly abducting and killing her employer, Otunba Abayomi Ajayi, the Director of Rolak Hotel, Ijebu-Ode, … Read more
Obasanjo met with the Yoruba Council of elders in Ogun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday hosted the leaders of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE). The meeting took place at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Penthouse residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. EDITOR’S PICKS Peter … Read more
Security agencies are set to deploy joint teams to prevent further attacks on INEC facilities. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that joint teams of security operatives will be deployed to all its facilities across the country. EDITOR’S PICKS FAKE NEWS ALERT: INEC Disowns Statement Announcing Probe Of … Read more
INEC office was invaded and set ablaze by hoodlums in Ogun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) facility at Iyana, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has been burnt down by yet-to-be-identified hoodlums. Reports claim that said the hoodlums, numbering about eight, forcefully invaded the commission’s office at midnight and set … Read more
Three guys have been arrested by Ogun State’s So-Safe Corps on suspicion of being part of an armed robbery gang that has been terrorising the Onibudo neighborhood. Eko Hot Blog reports that under the direction of Ige Olurotimi, the Isheri Akute Area Commander, the So-Safe division in Adiyan-Alausa, Onibudo, made the arrests on Sunday. EDITORS … Read more
Plans to switch from petrol-powered vehicles to ones that operate on gas are in the works, according to the Ogun State Government, to cut down on carbon emissions. Eko Hot Blog reports that this information was provided by Governor Dapo Abiodun during a meeting with representatives of the Ogun Central transport union at the … Read more
A tanker explosion early on Thursday morning at the Ilo Awela section of the Sango Toll gate on the Lagos-Abeokuta road left two people fatally burned, three others maimed, and 12 vehicles damaged. Eko Hot Blog reports that the incident was confirmed to news reporters in Abeokuta by Mrs. Florence Okpe, the Public Education … Read more
Some political parties have missed out as INEC released the list of governorship candidates across the country. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates that will contest the governorship and houses of assembly election in 28 states of the federation in the 2023 elections. … Read more
PDP Primaries Nullifies All PDP Primaries In Ogun State EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 primary elections held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State have been nullified in their entirety. This is as Justice O.O Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High court sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital on Tuesday, ordered … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Chairman, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has applauded Real Madrid star, David Olatokunbo Alaba, for his generosity. EDITORS PICK JUST IN: Drama As Masquerades Invade Church, Flog Pastor, Worshippers BREAKING: Two Passes Away As Cholera Hits Repentant Terrorists Camp BREAKING: NDLEA Intercepts 18 Pump-Action Guns, 2300 Cartridges Eko Hot … Read more