Otunba T.J Abass A woman has been arraigned in court for faking her own kidnap and that of her 10-year old son in a bid to collect a ransom of N500, 000 from her husband. The woman, Mrs Odunayo Olaniyi, along with two others, was arraigned on three counts of self-kidnap, false representation and asking for ransom. Read … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced Rapheal Onwugbolu to 2 years imprisonment for internet fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had dragged the suspect to court on a two count bordering on cybercrime. Read Also: Badagry Youths Protest Against Sacked LASU Lecturers One of the counts reads: “That you, Raphael … Read more
Youths under the aegis of Voice of The Mass Movement, VVM, on Friday staged a protest at Badagry to register their displeasure at the sack of five lecturers of the Lagos State University, LASU. The concerned youths called for an urgent intervention of the government to salvage the Institution and restore the lost glory of … Read more
The Association of Local Government of Nigeria, ALGON has commended the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on his decision to reinstate the local Government chairmen earlier suspended by his administration. ALGON president, Hon. Alabi David Kolade while reacting to the Governor’s decision said that the Governor has revealed how patriotic and democratic his administration … Read more
England boss Gareth Southgate hrevealed why he invited Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori for the upcoming UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bulgaria and the Czech Republic respectively. England has been in long battle with Nigeria over the international future of both players, but it seems the English FA finally got one over … Read more
Nigeria forward Emmanuel Dennis has been named in the UEFA Champions League team of the week following his brilliant performance against Real Madrid on Tuesday. Dennis netted a brace for Club Brugge in their 2-2 away draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday and narrowly missed out on a hat-trick. The forward … Read more
Singer David Adeleke better known as Davido has pledged his support for Omashola who he claims is his friend to win the Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) show. Davido took to his Twitter handle to disclose that he did not root for any housemate since the beginning of the show because three of his friends were … Read more
Businesswoman and sex therapist Jaruma Empire and her God daughter, former BBNaija housemate, Tacha have reportedly unfollowed each other on Instagram. Ekohotblog reported that Jaruma Empire promised Tacha N50 million after she was disqualified from the BBNaija show. According to reports, the pair unfollowed each other few hours after it was reported that Jaruma deleted … Read more
Popular Nollywood actress Anita Joseph and MC Galaxy took to the streets to campaign for the last woman standing in the reality show, Big Brother Naija Season 4 ‘Pepper Dem’. The celebrities together with some fans of Mercy campaigned for the housemate at Ikeja Computer Village for her to win the BBNaija reality TV show. Read … Read more
Nigerian cross dresser, Bobrisky in a video shared on his Instagram page makes Cash donation to disqualified BBNaija ex-housemate. The popular Cross-dresser fulfilled part of his promise to the self-acclaimed ‘Port Harcourt First Daughter’ by depositing the sum of 500,000 into her account. Ekohotblog had earlier reported that Bobrisky had promised to give Tacha 1 … Read more
Nigeria songstress, Tiwa Savage and veteran sports journalist Charles Anazodo clashed over greetings. Ekohotblog understand that Anazodo took to his Twitter handle to call out Tiwa Savage for not ‘having the courtesy to say hello’, during her visit to The Beat FM. According to him, the singer had walked past him and his colleague, Joseph … Read more
The police on Thursday said it had arrested a comedian, Augustine Valentine, popularly known as `MC Fine’, for alleged spread of fake news. Biodun Makanjuola, Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the force in Bwari, FCT, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), that Mr Valentine posted a false report on facebook alleging the apprehension of … Read more
Gunmen who kidnapped six female students and two staff members from their hostels at a remote school in northern Nigeria have made a ransom demand , the regional governor said on Friday . Armed assailants gained entry to Engravers College , a mixed boarding school in a remote area just south of the city of … Read more
No fewer than 26 National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC ) members in Kano state , have been asked to repeat their service year for absconding from their places of primary assignment . Alhaji Ladan baba , the state NYSC Coordinator disclosed this on Friday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN … Read more
The convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Mr Olawale Bakare are one step closer to freedom because they have been granted bail by the Federal Court in Abuja. The trial judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, gave the order on Friday while ruling on the bail application filed by the two defendants. .Read … Read more
Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo in a live video campaigned for BBNaija top finalists, Mike Edwards. In the video Oluomo was spotted with Mike’s wife Perri Shakes Drayton who arrived Nigeria on Thursday to show support for her husband. Read … Read more
Nigerian songstress Tiwa Savage during an interview with Beats FM has come out to disclosed the kind of relationship that exists between herself and Wizkid, saying they are friends with benefits. Recall that there have been wide speculations that Wizkid and Tiwa are in a romantic relationship. According to the former first lady of Mavin … Read more
Lagos State Traffic Management Agency, LASTMA is currently investigating twenty officers over allegations of extortion and bribery. Deputy General Manager, LASTMA, Isaac Adetimiro the investigation started following complaints received from members of the public. Read Also:EFCC Arrests Six Suspected Internet Fraudsters He said that the investigation is being handled by the disciplinary committee known as Personnel … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Thursday arrested six suspected internet fraudsters in Igando area of Lagos State. The suspects: Oluwaseyi Gabriel Obe, Omojuyigbe Paul, Olubodun Victor, Alade Amos Opeyemi, Harry Osaremesin and Osaro Aganwonyi, were arrested during a sting operation in the early hours of Thursday, October 3, 2019, … Read more
The Lagos State government has said that it will enforce the aspect of the traffic law which makes passengers a culprit in the violation of traffic law. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Olawale Musa said this at the maiden stakeholders meeting on traffic management. Read Also: Nigerian Hacker In Court For $1m Wire … Read more