Otunba T.J Abass 
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] has arraigned the registered trustee of Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Mr. Uno Michael Eke, before the Federal High Court, in Calabar, Cross River State for alleged fraud. Eke was arraigned on a separate 74-count for allegedly obtaining over N320 million by false pretence from innocent Nigerians. Eke allegedly … Read more
A 35-year-old man, Gbenga Owonifari, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining 4,800 Euros (N1.93 million) from a Polish woman under the pretext of marrying her. Owonifari, who resides at the Alakuko area of Lagos, during his arraignment on Monday denied charges of obtaining money under false pretences, forgery … Read more
The Ondo state Police Command has arrested two persons who allegedly killed their boss at Ojomo Akintan Estate, Olu Foam Area of Akure, the State capital. The suspects, Tasiu Abubakar, 23, and Ayuba Idris, 20, were said to be security guards, employed by the deceased. They were paraded at the command headquarters in Akure, for … Read more
A 27-year-old woman, simply identified as Elizabeth was on Monday remanded in prison by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly conspiring with three men to kidnap her husband. Elizabeth, who was arraigned on four counts, was charged alongside Ayinde, 28; Salisu, 45, and Ogunbiyi, 43. Ekohotblog gathered that the pleas of the defendants … Read more
Brazil superstar, Neymar, is set to face new police probe after publishing videos and pictures of his accuser to defend himself against rape allegations. The PSG forward uploaded a string of WhatsApp photos and messages from his alleged victim on Sunday in an attempt to show the claims were a ‘set-up’, with his management team … Read more
Former Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has said he believes Liverpool star, Mohamed Salah needs to win the Africa Cup of Nations to help his cause for the Ballon d’Or this season. Salah, who has been an important part of Jurgen Klopp’s team over the last two seasons, bagged the Premier League Golden Boot twice … Read more
As hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of former Real Madrid and Arsenal star, Jose Antonio Reyes, on Monday, police have released a statement that the footballer drove at a speed limit reading 237 kilometre per hour before the crash. The coffin of Reyes, killed in a weekend car crash, was draped in the flag … Read more
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles crashed out of the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland yesterday after a 2-1 loss to Senegal. To set up the meeting, Senegal topped their group which had Poland, Tahiti and Colombia while Nigeria barely managed to scrape through a group with Ukraine, USA and Qatar. In the match played in … Read more
The Ondo state Police Command has arrested two persons who allegedly killed their boss at Ojomo Akintan Estate, Olu Foam Area of Akure, the State capital. The suspects, Tasiu Abubakar, 23, and Ayuba Idris, 20, were said to be security guards, employed by the deceased. They were paraded at the command headquarters in Akure, for … Read more
A 35-year-old man, Gbenga Owonifari, has been arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly obtaining 4,800 Euros (N1.93 million) from a Polish woman under the pretext of marrying her. Owonifari, who resides at the Alakuko area of Lagos, during his arraignment on Monday denied charges of obtaining money under false pretences, forgery … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC] has arraigned the registered trustee of Micheno Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Mr. Uno Michael Eke, before the Federal High Court, in Calabar, Cross River State for alleged fraud. Eke was arraigned on a separate 74-count for allegedly obtaining over N320 million by false pretence from innocent Nigerians. Eke allegedly … Read more
Nollywood actress, Shan George, has debunked claims that she asked for the phone number of Ned Nwoko, politician and husband of controversial actress, Regina Daniels. The actress’ reaction, coming after Emzy Nwoko, the son of the senator from Delta State whose election is being disputed in court, alleged that the Nollywood actress asked him for … Read more
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has recommended the suspension of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. The commission said during its investigation, it uncovered that N3.4 billion was misspent by the emirate under Sanusi. The amount was said to have been misappropriated between 2014 and 2017. The recommendation was contained in a … Read more
The Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has given his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha, 24 hours ultimatum to perform proper handover to him. The governor also ordered the Head of Service and Permanent Secretaries to handover all government documents in their possession to Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and the Chief of Staff within 24 … Read more
The Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank, Laura Tuck, has warned Nigeria and other countries paying subsidies on fossil fuels to desist from it as such practice were not sufficient to support the poor. According to The PUNCH, Tuck stated this at the ongoing World Circular Economic Forum in Helsinki, Finland while addressing the … Read more
A chief magistrates’ court in Choba, Rivers State, on Monday, sentenced a fake lawyer, Sunday Ejiofor, to three years in prison. Ejiofor, who was accused of defrauding a commercial motorcyclist, had pleaded guilty to the one count preferred against him. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Israel Agbeso, said he sentenced the convict to only three years … Read more
Organisers of the popular reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, has officially announced to commence this year’s show on June 30. A tweet on the official account of the show confirmed this on Monday, with the message, “MAJOR NEWS ALERT!???#BBNaija @Bet9jaOfficial @DStvNg @GOtvNg.” Fans who are discerning enough, however, would discover that the theme … Read more
Chef Chi, the girlfriend of DMW boss, Davido, has taken to her Instagram threatening to sue an unnamed individual. In a post on InstaStories ón Monday, the 24-year-old chef and entrepreneur also threatened the individual for an equally unidentified reason. “I’m about to sue somebody’s a**” was all Chioma, who shared pictures of her vacation … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Education, on Monday, announced that it has postponed the Basic Education Certificate Examination, which is a screening for admission to the state’s Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools. The examination board had earlier slated the 2019 Computer-Based Test for June 3. A statement by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the … Read more
