Gunshots As Hoodlums Attack Aregebesola In Osun

  Hoodlums have attacked Aregebesola in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that residents of Osogbo were on Monday thrown into panic following a sporadic gunshots involving some hoodlums suspected to be political thugs and security operatives attached to the former Governor of the state and current Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The hoodlums attacked … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: Fire Razes Popular Market In Osun (Video)

  Fire has razed popular market in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an early morning fire outbreak on Sunday destroyed properties worth millions of Naira at the Atakumosa Central market in Ilesa, Osun state.   The fire which started around 1 is still currently raging. Read Also: One Feared Killed, Many Injured As Thugs Attack … Read more

Ede Killings: Osun Police Arrest Two, Begin Manhunt For Prime Suspect

  • Osun Police have arrested two and begun manhunt for prime suspect.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection to the killing of Hassan Adedeji, a HND graduate of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, and a commercial motorcyclist.

Confirming the arrest, the Osun State Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola revealed that two persons were arrested in connection with the killing.

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Tension As Cultists Kill Polytechnic Student, Motorcyclist In Osun

Cultists have killed Polytechnic student and motorcyclist in Osun state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is pandemonium in Ede, Osun State, as students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, took to the streets to protest the death of one of their own. It was gathered that the student was brutally murdered along with a motorcyclist … Read more

2022: Osun CP Clears Air, Reacts To Statement Made By Aregbesola’s Faction

Osun CP has cleared air and reacted to statement made by Aregbesola’s faction. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Police Commissioner, Olawale Olokode, has reacted to the statement made by the All Progressives Congress, APC, faction loyal to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who had last Friday, called for the transfer of the Police Commissioner … Read more

Osun 2022: 35-Year-Old Medical Doctor Declares Governorship Ambition

35-year-old medical doctor has declared Osun governorship ambition. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dr Ademola Bayonle, a 35 -year- old medical doctor, has declared ambition to run for the race of the July 16 Osun governorship election, under the platform of the Young Progressive Party. Bayonle said this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after … Read more

Osun Govt Reacts To Attack On Aregbesola’s Campaign Office

Oranmiyan-House

Osun govt has reacted to attack on Aregbesola’s campaign office. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun state Government has condemned Thursday’s attack on the Oranmiyan House, the political edifice of the immediate past Governor and current Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The building had also served as a place of meeting for members … Read more

BREAKING: Again, Armed Thugs Attack Oranmiyan House

Oranmiyan-House

Armed political hoodlums suspected to have been sponsored by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola-led IleriOluwa faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are currently attacking Oranmiyan House in Osogbo. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the attack happened after the TOP meeting had been concluded. Read Also: Ex-Miss USA: Father Says, Family Dysfunction Not Drugs Or Alcohol Maybe … Read more

Osun: PDP Gives Oyinlola, Others New Appointment

PDP has given Oyinlola and others new appointment in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party has named a former governor of Osun State, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Shuaibu Oyedokun and eight others as members of a 10-man committee to reconcile the six governorship aspirants in Osun State ahead of the July 16 election. … Read more

Pandemonium As APC Members Clash In Osun

There was pandemonium as APC members clashed in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was pandemonium in Ikirun, headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government of Osun State on Tuesday, during the meeting of the splinter group of the All Progressives Congress (APC), ‘The Osun Progressives (TOP).   It was gathered that crisis broke during the … Read more

Four Escape Death In Osun Road Accident

Four persons have escaped death in Osun road accident. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than four persons have escaped death in a lone road accident, which occurred at Owode-Ede town in Osun State, on Sunday. The accident involved a dark-coloured Toyota Corolla with registration number RSH976BL. Read Also: Police Arrest Three For Vandalising Telecoms … Read more

24-Year-Old Suspected Online Scammer Arrested In Osun

24-year-old online scammer has been arrested in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun State Command has arrested Bright Joseph, a 24-year-old suspected online scammer. Disclosing this via a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday in Osogbo, the spokesperson, Adigun Daniel, revealed that … Read more

Suspected Illegal Miners, Fraudsters Arrested In Osun

Suspected illegal miners and fraudsters have been arrested in Osun state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that four suspected illegal miners and fraudsters have been arrested by the Osun Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). According to the State Commandant, Emmanuel Ocheja, the duo were apprehended on January 17, 2022, at an … Read more

Osun 2022 Governorship Ticket Tears Adeleke Family Apart

Adeleke Family

Osun 2022 governorship ticket has torn the Adeleke family apart. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ademola Adeleke, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2018 gubernatorial election, and his nephew, Dele Adeleke, are at the centre of the tense dispute. Adeleke, members of the Adeleke family, have been examined and cleared as Peoples … Read more

Ekiti, Osun Polls: Parties Must Adhere To Our Timetable – INEC

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INEC observed that parties had rescheduled their primaries multiple times and warned that the…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted that parties must respect dates for Ekiti, Osun Governorship Election Primaries and the commission’s timetable. The Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, spoke on Tuesday in Abuja, at the first … Read more

Osun: Housewife Bathes Her Daughter With Hot Water For Refusing Errand

A housewife has bathed her daughter with hot water for refusing errand in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a housewife simply identified as Zainab, resident at Oke Oniti area of Osogbo, Osun State, has been arrested for bathing her 11-year-old daughter (name withheld) with hot water after she reportedly refused to run an errand … Read more

Osun APC and The Lyrics of Reconciliation

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By abiodun KOMOLAFE The National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came to Osun State, recently, in a long-overdue effort to reconcile aggrieved members of the ruling party in the State. Going by words on the streets, media records and all that, the expectation of Nigerians was that aggrieved members would be open … Read more