Today, June 25, 2021 makes it exactly a year since Sen. Abiola Ajimobi’s death and his wife Florence Ajimobi has written a chronicle of how she has fared in one year since her husband’s death on her personal blog. Read Below: Growing up as a child, my favourite game was “house” (a game where children … Read more
A yet-to-be-identified man has been reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen suspected to be armed robbers along UI-Ojoo Road in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. According to reports, the victim was just returning from the bank where he went to withdraw an undisclosed amount of money when he was waylaid. The victim was said to … Read more
“… every town, local government area or zone is important in the quest to move the state forward as giving them equal opportunity to present their best for the exalted position of the governor…” A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Abisoye Fagade, has urged the party leadership to zone the … Read more
…the deceased councillors will be remembered for their contributions in the upliftment of the downtrodden Following the death of five councillors in Oyo State, a former lawmaker representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Teslim Folarin, has commiserated with the State’s Councillors’ Forum over the death of its members. Folarin, in a condolence message on Tuesday in … Read more
Unidentified hoodlums have kidnapped three persons including a couple at two different places in the Oluyole Local Government area of Oyo State. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the couple was abducted from their farm which is located at Alabameji Village in Sanyo area of Ibadan. The third person was said to be a farmer in … Read more
Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Thursday, said it arrested three officials of the Oyo state government for allegedly stealing 70 bags of maize from the state. The persons arrested are reportedly officials of Oyo State Road Traffic Management Agency (OYRTMA). The fourth person arrested according to NSCDC … Read more
The Yoruba people are a group of people who have a high regard for culture and traditions. Oyo State is largely populated by the Yoruba people Visiting these areas on your own is not recommended due to the spiritual risks involved. Oyo State’s Spiritual places (1.) Iyake Lake The Iyake Lake settles at the top … Read more
Makinde, who said this while speaking at the Inauguration and Duty Commencement Service of the 8th President of Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, held at the CAC International Headquarters, Ibadan, promised that he would be the first governor in the state to hand over to his successor. The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has … Read more
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that he has no god-father in the state and in Nigeria. The governor said he was more concerned about the welfare, development and growth of the state and Yorubaland in general. Governor Makinde stated further that he is taking away nothing with him when vacating the office if … Read more
Iskilu Wakili, a Fulani leader, who’s alleged to be behind criminal and nefarious activities in Oyo State, will now be detained in a correctional facility, An Iyaganku chief magistrate court in Ibadan, Oyo capital, ruled on Tuesday. Ekohotblog recalls that Wakili was apprehended by the Oodua Peoples Congress and other security outfits in Kajola, Ibarapa … Read more
Former Kano State Governor Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has pleaded to the Hausa and Yoruba communities in Shasha, a community in Ibadan, Oyo State capital to allow restoration of the brotherliness that once existed between them. He made the appeal during his visit to the community on Friday evening. Speaking during Kwankwaso’s visit to the … Read more
Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress in Oyo State, Rotimi Olumo, has described a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, as a ‘lie merchant and an expert in misinformation.’ Olumo said this in a statement on Wednesday following a claim by Fani-Kayode that the Fulani warlord, Abdullah Iskilu-Wakili, captured by OPC members on Sunday was … Read more
The group also accused the governor of imposing his choice of candidates on the 33 LGAs in the state A group within Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi-led committee saddled with the responsibility of conducting chairmanship and councillorship primaries for the state PDP of bias. The group, known … Read more
It’s no longer news that there is no love lost between the Amotekun corps and the Fulani herdsmen. They have reportedly clashed on several occasions. A new clash between the two has been reported. According to reports, two persons have been reportedly killed after a Fulani man and an Amotekun corp traded blows at Aba Abugudu Market in the … Read more
Bandits have raised a fresh crisis on Tuesday at Idigba Olomi Village, Ogbomoso in Surulere North Local Government Area of Oyo State when a Fulani settlement got attacked. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the bloody clash left no fewer than five people injured. The Oyo State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, … Read more
An Oyo State High Court has ordered Oba Thompson Oyetunji, to vacate his stool and stop parading himself as the monarch of the town. The court also ordered the withdrawal of his certificate and staff of office. An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Monday ordered the Alajaawa of Ajaawa in Ogo-Oluwa Local … Read more
Traders in the market, on Friday, engaged in a free-for-all over the death of a cobbler in the market The Oyo State Government on Saturday ordered the immediate closure of Shasha market in Akinyele Local Government Area of Ibadan. The market was closed after an ethnic clash was recorded on Friday. According to a statement … Read more
The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Taiwo Adisa, says news about the governor’s plan to leave Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for African Democratic Congress (ADC) or any other party, is untrue. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen in Ibadan on Monday. Adisa described the report as “a … Read more
Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says he will not fold his arms and look the other way while some people try to forment trouble and engender ethnic war in the state. Makinde said his administration will not relent in its effort to rid the states of criminal elements, adding that safety and peace of residents … Read more
Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Tuesday justified the clash between its security outfit, the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and the military. It also claimed that five residents of Okporo community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State were killed contrary to the report of the Army which said only one person died … Read more