Tears As Fire Razes Balogun Market, Destroys Properties Worth Millions

Fire has razed balogun market and destroyed properties worth millions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that many traders at the popular Balogun market in Lagos State wept on Thursday morning as fire burnt their goods, destroyed properties worth millions. The fire incident, which started at midnight, occurred nine days before Christmas. Many of the traders lamented … Read more

Traditional Ruler’s Son, Woman Found Dead Naked Inside Car

Traditional ruler’s son and a woman have been found dead naked inside a car. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the son of a traditional ruler in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, Azeez Ilias has been found dead in his car. The 37-year-old Ilias who was the son of the Baale of Idoforo community … Read more

Shisha: Teachers Lament, Govt Keeps Mum As Schoolgirls Turn Smokers (Video)

Teachers have lamented and govt kept mute as schoolgirls turned smokers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that teachers in public secondary schools in Ogun State are getting worried over the rate at which teenage girls are turning smokers. In recent times, no fewer than three videos have surfaced on the social media, wherein girls of secondary … Read more

Tragedy As Seven Passengers Burnt To Death In Osun

Seven passengers were burnt to death in Osun state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Seven persons were reportedly burnt to death on Wednesday in a lone accident that involved a commercial bus along Akure-Ilesa express road, Osun State. It was learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday around 3:45am when an … Read more

Ten Things You Should Know About Upcoming Osun 2022 Governorship Election

The below are ten things Nigerians should know about upcoming Osun 2022 governorship election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that ahead of the upcoming Osun 2022 governorship election, the below are ten things Nigerians should know about it. The 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election will take place on July 16, 2022, to elect the Governor of … Read more

Gov. Sanwo-Olu, Whitemoney Cook At Lagos Food Festival (Photos, Video)

Gov. Sanwo-Olu and Whitemoney have cooked at Lagos Food Festival. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the winner of the 2021 edition of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Hazel Oyeye Onou, popularly known as Whitemoney, on Sunday cooked at Lagos State Food Festival. This online media reports … Read more

Wife Of Slain Borehole Operator Killed In Osun By Policeman Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Wife of slain borehole operator who was killed in Osun state by a policeman has given birth to a baby boy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the wife of a borehole drilling operator, Kabir Babai who was shot dead by a policeman, Moses Samuel in Osun State has delivered of a baby boy. This online … Read more

N19.3bn Bailout: Kogi Govt Drags EFCC To Court, Demands N35bn

Kogi Govt has dragged EFCC to court and demanded N35bn. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been dragged to court by the Kogi State Government as earlier threatened over the N19.3bn bailout fund allegedly hidden in a secret account by the state government. The EFCC said the money … Read more

Monarchs Flee As Gunmen Abduct Two, Set Palaces Ablaze

Monarchs have fled as gunmen abducted two and set palaces ablaze. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was panic on Sunday as gunmen abducted two traditional rulers in Okigwe, Imo State, and set their palaces ablaze. Other traditional rulers are said to have gone into hiding. It is a continuation of what appears to be … Read more

Why We Banned Knockout, Banger In Imo – Police

The Police have banned knockout and banger in Imo state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Imo State Police Command has banned completely the use of fireworks popularly known as knockout, banger in Imo. The State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Micheal Abattam, disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri, ahead of the yuletide celebrations. He … Read more

Pastor Rapes 16-Year-Old Chorister After Wife Helped Lock Her Up

A pastor has defiled and raped a 16-year-old chorister after wife helped him locked her up. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ogun state police command has arrested one Peter Taiwo, a self-acclaimed pastor of Christ Apostolic Bible church, Alaja Oke, Saje, Abeokuta, for allegedly defiled and raped a 16-year-old chorister when she came to … Read more

LASPOTECH Rector Loses Mother

LASPOTECH rector has lost her mother to death. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the mother of the Rector of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Dr Olaleye Nurudeen, Alhaja Fausat Olaleye, is dead. It was gathered that Alhaja Olaleye died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 75. Read Also: BREAKING: Popular Oyo Monarch, … Read more

Kidnappers Kill Pastor Over Delayed Ransom Payment

  Kidnappers have killed a pastor over delayed ransom payment. EKO HOT BLOG reports that kidnappers have killed abducted Reverend Dauda Bature of Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA, in Nariya under Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The cleric had been kidnapped while working on his farm within the same area on November 8. … Read more

Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging For Killing His In-Law

Court has sentenced a man to death by hanging for killing his in-law. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Jigawa State High Court sitting in Kazaure has on Friday sentenced one Abdulmutallab Isa to death by hanging for killing his in-law at Waiwalo village in Yankwashi local government. The defendant was arraigned before the higher … Read more

Osun 2022: Here Are List Of Aspirants That Picked PDP Governorship Forms

  • Aspirants have begun to pick PDP governorship forms.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is leading five other aspirants who are vying for the post in the 2022 election under the party.

The others who have collected the expression of interest and nomination forms of the PDP are Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, Honourable Sanya Omirin, Prince Dotun Babayemi, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade and Mr Dele Adeleke, who is Ademola Adeleke’s nephew. Babayemi and Dele Adeleke purchased their forms at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Friday.

In a statement he issued after the purchase, titled ‘The time to re-engineer Osun is now’, Dele Adeleke said the present All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the state led by Governor Gboyega Oyetola had plunged the state into debt through misplacement of priorities.

“This is what the APC represents – misplacement of priorities and mismanagement of scarce state resources,” he said.

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Adeleke noted that there was the urgent need to reengineer Osun State, saying that he was in the race to restore Osun to prosperity.

He stated: “One thing is clear to even the people who are in power today: Osun State needs urgent re-engineering. Financially, administratively, politically and socially, we need a new direction, a new mindset, a new thinking and a new approach to solving our problems. We need a new order.”

Speaking on the new order, he declared: “I am coming into this race with three decades of hard-earned working experience in corporate financial re-engineering, project management and human resource management.

“My professional qualifications and proven track record of practical industry exposure have prepared me for challenging situations like the one Osun is presently mired by. I am eminently qualified, competent and ready to undertake the reengineering and repositioning that Osun so urgently needs.

“Therefore, I offer myself in service to be the vessel of uplift, the ladder of ascension to the progress and prosperity of our beloved state.

“In addition, coming from a family that has over the years proven her commitment to social development, my ancestry and indeed my personal engagements across the state make me eminently ready for the task of service to the people of Osun State, as governor.

“Picking up my nomination form is the first step in the long journey towards wresting power from the incumbent APC. Having taken this first step, I declare my readiness to do all that it will constructively take to win the confidence of all stakeholders, leaders and teeming party faithful to be elected as the PDP flag-bearer, go on to win the governorship election and ultimately deliver great service to the people of our dear state.

“We must halt the retrogression of our dear state under the mismanagement of the APC. We must re-engineer, rebuild and reposition. We must salvage and make sense of all that we have left now, to build a today that is blissful for us and a future that our children can be proud to be part of.

“Finally, this is an urgent call to the good people of Osun, a call to the oppressed, the deprived, the downtrodden and particularly the youths’ yearning for a better future. A revolution has started, a time to say no to any form of oppression, a time to rise up to action and rescue our dear state. Do not just complain, act.

“Please join hands with me, support this movement to birth a new dawn of prosperity. Let us stand firm and undeterred in our conviction to set Osun on the path of sustainable development. Together we will achieve this great feat.”

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Tragedy As Man Sets Self Ablaze In Osun

Tragedy struck as a man set himself ablaze in Osun state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a middle-aged man simply identified as Seyi, has committed suicide by setting himself ablaze inside his kiosk in Osun State. The incident which happened in Ikire town of Irewole Local Governments Area of the state in the evening of … Read more

Invasion: Osun Govt Takes New Action Against Foreign Herders

Osun Govt has taken a new action against the foreign herders. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Government has said it has put in place a formidable surveillance team to prevent invasion of foreign herders searching for pastures during the dry season in the state. The chairman of the state committee on peaceful … Read more

Ogun: Suspected Cultist Arrested For Killing Two Persons

Suspected cultist has been arrested for allegedly killing two persons in Ogun state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ogun state Police Command has arrested one Ibiyemi Wasiri, who was described as “a notorious serial killer” and “member of Eiye cult group”. Police said Wasiri had been on the command’s wanted list for his active … Read more

Breaking News: APC Postpones State Congresses

Zoning: APC Caretaker Committee Meets This Week

 The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its state congresses nationwide to October 16th. The exercise was initially scheduled to hold on Saturday, October 2. EkoHotBlog reports that sources close to the acting national chairman and Governor of Yobe State, Mala Buni, noted that the development followed consultation with President Muhammadu Buhari . Recall … Read more