One man’s meat is another man’s poison, an adage says and this is the case of an Ibibio man from Ikotabasi, Uyo in Akwa-Ibom state identified as Baptist Amah who shared his frog stew recipe. Taking to Facebook, Amah who described himself as a waterside chef noted that frog meat also known as ‘Ntikun’ cures … Read more
The Osun State Police Command have recovered a corpse of a 30-year-old single mother identified as Yetunde who reportedly died during an abortion performed by an unprofessional doctor in Ikirun, Osun State. The body which was recovered by the roadside in the Idi Isin area of the town left residents of the area confused. Police … Read more
A 25-year-old man identified as Olusola Simeon, has been arraigned and convicted by a Magistrate court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital for beating and inflicting injuries on his girlfriend, Fadunsi Alaba. Simeon admitted guilty of the crime of assault, levelled against him by the police when he was arraigned on Tuesday. The Prosecutor, … Read more
A 75-year-old grandmother has been arrested by the Ebonyi State Police Command, for flogging and pouring pepper into the eyes and genitals of her 11-year-old house help. Mrs Comfort Obi was arrested by police officers from Ekumenyi Police Station on Tuesday April 14, after a neighbour, Mr Osita Ezechukwu reported the abuse. The victim whose … Read more
Major clubs and hotels owners in Akowonjo, Somolu and Bariga area of Lagos State have shut down operations as few that operates complaints of low patronage due to extended lockdown and insecurity, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent, who monitored the effect of the extended lockdown order around the Local Government … Read more
Tragedy was averted Friday night in Benin city, capital of Edo State, following alleged bomb explosion at Dumez Road area of Eyaen, along Auchi Road. The explosion occurred inside a waste dump pit, at the home of one Muhammed Hamza, said to be an information and communication expert, caused panic among residents of the area. … Read more
The Nation reports that property worth several millions of naira were on Saturday destroyed when a newly established online radio station, Agidigbo Radio, reportedly went up in flames at Monatan , area of Ibadan . The incident which drew hundreds of residents , also caused stir as people ran in fear of the fire spreading … Read more
Wife of former governor Oyo state, Madam Florence Ajimobi says she caught her husband cheating on two occasions but forgave him for it. The former first lady made this revelation during an Instagram Live discussion with Bisola, her daughter, while sharing details about the ups and downs in her marriage to the former governor. Florence … Read more
In order to curb the high rate of prostitution in the state, the Imo State Commissioner for Happiness, Ogechi Ololo has urged men to marry more than one wife. Speaking during a workshop conference in Owerri with over 14,000 men in attendance on Thursday, Ogechi said the state has more women than men hence the … Read more
Head of Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN) Port Harcourt, Sam Itauma has called on the Rivers State Police Command to investigate a case of child abuse. A female Inspector identified as Inspector Christy Inyang Victor has been accused of subjecting her 13-year-old niece to various forms of abuse. According to Sam Itauma, the … Read more
The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Tuesday placed over 28 medical staff that had contact with the deceased suspected COVID-19 patient on self-isolation. Two cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Kwara State on Monday night. One of the patients was the wife of the UITH patient, a UK returnee, who died last Thursday … Read more
Daddy Freeze took to social media to blast founder of Loveworld Ministries otherwise called Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome over his recent comment of the federal government having a secret plan for 5G. Ekohotblog understands that Pastor Chris had alleged that the Federal government placed a lockdown in Lagos and Abuja to install the controversial … Read more
Controversial Anambra-based prophet, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere alias Odumeje ‘The Lion’ was again spotted showcasing his dancing skills over defeat of deadly coronavirus. This time, he was obviously in a crowded place as the onlookers cheered him up while he performed some acrobatics to the secular music. See This: Coronavirus Lockdown: Osun Student Hails Landlord For Distributing … Read more
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Nigerians have been advised to self-isolate for the sake of protecting themselves from contracting the deadly virus or ignorantly spreading to other people. READ ALSO: This has caused a detachment from friends, family, and lovers. Saturday Sun spoke with a cross-section of Nigerians in Lagos State which has been under lockdown since … Read more
A man wielding a knife attacked residents venturing out to shop in a town under lockdown south of the French city of Lyon Saturday, killing two people and wounding others after shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’. According to a local media report, the attack took place at 11 a.m. in a commercial street in Romans-sur-Isere. The assailant … Read more
The mere mention of the pandemic raging in the world called “coronavirus” evokes fear but this has not deterred a couple in India from naming their twin babies “Corona” and “Covid”. For the couple based in Raipur, in the state of Chhattisgarh, the two words may evoke fear and devastation to the world. But for … Read more
The spates of deadly accidents involving Dangote Trucks plying Epe Lekki Road is getting worrisome and something must be done to curb the excesses and reckless attitude of Dangote truck drivers. In what has been a usual occurrence along Epe Lekki Road, another tragedy struck on Tuesday as Dangote Cement truck claimed the lives of … Read more
An armed robbery suspect, who was caught while operating in an area in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has been set ablaze by an angry crowd. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday at ‘Batcher Estate’ behind Anglican Church near Mechanic Village along Umukoto Nekede. The incident followed the killing of a motorcyclist … Read more
According to the Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases has increased to eight as an additional five new cases has been reported and the contact tracing is underway. EkoHotBlog reports that all the five new cases had a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States , however , it remains unclear … Read more
A 21-year-old man, Isa Abdulkareem, has been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery. Abdulkareem was arrested by the community members during a combined vigilante patrol exercise and handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution. According to the prosecutor, Abdulkareem committed the offence in contravention of the Section 402 subsection 2 of … Read more