For over an hour, residents of Jalingo, Taraba State, have been struggling to save a military man from committing suicide. The soldier, whose name is given as Ali, has climbed the Welcome to Taraba Roadblock Tower -over 24fts high, and is threatening to jump down. He is speaking in Hausa and pidgin, saying: “I want … Read more
Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the abduction of two Chinese expatriates working in a mining site in Ihietutu, Ishiagu in Ivo local government area of Ebonyi by unknown gunmen. The abducted Chinese nationals are employees at Greenfield Metals Nigeria Limited which specialises in lead and zinc mining. Mrs Loveth Odah, the Police Public Relations … Read more
Nigerians have taken to social media to report alleged strange diseases experienced by some residents of Onitsha, Anambra state. According to the LailasNews, sufferers are allegedly losing their senses of taste and smell, and many of them are reportedly treating malaria. Read Also: How Corps Member Slumped, Died In Apartment Taking to Twitter, a lady … Read more
Calamity was narrowly averted on Tuesday at Ijero Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, as fire razed down a section of Owa Ajero’s palace in the community. During the inferno, six children of Owa Ajero, Oba Joseph Adebayo Adewole, were evacuated by sympathisers, having been caught in the sudden fire outbreak. Narrating the … Read more
The rise of rape and sexual molestation in the country is becoming alarming with different stories and experiences. A Twitter user identified as @DanielFaithArts narrated how an elderly man molested a lady inside a moving bus. He shared the story in wake of the recent rape and murder of Vera Uwaila Omozuwa inside an RCCG … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki has ordered that the Nigerian police force should investigate the death of Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN). Ekohotblog reports that Miss Omozuwa was brutalised by unknown men when she went to read in a branch of RCCG, Edo Province 10, Ikpoba Hill, Benin.The 22-year old was … Read more
It is truly a black Sunday as Nigerians have taken to Twitter to mourn the death of Uwaila Omozuwa, a 100-level Microbiology student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), who was raped and murdered inside her church. The 22-year-old student who goes to read everyday at The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Edo Province 10, … Read more
The remains of the late Executive Chairman of Asari-Toru Local government area of Rivers State, Odiari Princewill who died of coronavirus, have been exhumed. Late Princewill’s body was exhumed by gunmen suspected to be native of Buguma, his hometown. Eyewitnesses say that some gunmen stormed Port Harcourt cemetery, shot sporadically in the air, headed for … Read more
Traders have begun to count their losses as goods worth millions of naira are now being destroyed fire at the popular Ogbegonogo market in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The fire which lasted for five hours engulfed a section of the market located in Oshimili South Local Government Area on Tuesday morning. Up until now, … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps has rescued a pregnant woman who was struggling to drive herself to hospital amid labour pains. The FRSC spokesman, Mr Bisi Kazeem, in a statement on Sunday, said the incident occurred in Lagos. He said the woman later gave birth to a baby girl three hours after being rushed to … Read more
A 19-year-old girl who faked her own death on Facebook to avoid financial pressure from her mother has been arrested by the Lagos State Police. This was disclosed by the Lagos police spokesman, Bala Elkana, in a statement on Sunday, May 24. According to the statement, 19-year-old Margaret Adiya, was arrested following a petition signed … Read more
Residents of Umuoriehi village in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State woke up on Saturday morning to behold the exhumed body of an octogenarian buried two weeks ago. It was learnt that the decomposing body of 82-year-old Smart Isiuwa was placed by the roadside beside the destroyed coffin while the grave was … Read more
Tragedy was averted last night as a mother found a snake in her son’s room before it could cause harm. A photo of the dead snake was shared with singer Nathaniel Bassey. The mother had stayed awake to take part in the singer’s Halleluyah challenge. When she was done, before retiring to her room, she … Read more
Some Lagos residents have lamented the hike in prices of food items and transportation, as a result of the Eid-Al-Fitr and ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Currently, Ekohotblog understands that the restrictions by the Lagos State Government have negatively impacted the food supply chain with the tightening of transportation which has resulted in the shortage of food … Read more
Tears flowed at a Omoku market in Rivers State as an unidentified woman allegedly gave birth to a lizard after two years of carrying the pregnancy. Some neighbours took to social media to share photos of the reptile that came out of a woman who had been pregnant for approximately eighteen months. A resident identified … Read more
Usman Abdul Lateef a native of Akpekpe who has been missing since Wednesday (13th of May) has been found dead and buried in a bush by his cousin. The deceased was said to have left home on Wednesday with his cousin simply identified as Koma to the Guarantee Trust Bank’s Automated Teller Machine for a … Read more
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the killing of a leader of the Ogboni Fraternity in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, Chief Stephen Akinkunmi. Akinkunmi, who was described as a leader of the fraternity in the South-West, was allegedly killed on the premises of the Saint … Read more
A 25-year old convicted criminal, Idris Eniola, who was released from prison custody two weeks ago in Lagos is now regretting over his release and confessed that his life was better when he was in custody. P.M.EXPRESS reports that the Osogbo Osun State-born Eniola was arrested, charged before the Court, convicted and then sent to … Read more
A Ghanaian dad has been arrested by the police for battering his three-year-old son, Junior, for bedwetting and being stubborn. 26-year-old Ebenezer Nana Bonsu, disfigured the body of his son using a cane and a naked wire. According to Ghanaian media, Ebenezer and his son’s mum live apart. The boy lived with his mum until … Read more
A 100-level student of the Benue State University on Wednesday drowned in River Benue at the Wadata area of Makurdi metropolis. According to Daily Trust, the 18-year-old deceased male, who lived in another part of Makurdi town, returned to the family house at the Wadata rice mill suburb only a few days ago following the … Read more