CCTV Captures Moment A Suspect Withdrew Money From A Deceased’s Account

Pictures allegedly from the incident tendered by the banker were admitted as evidence by the court.     Babatunji Lawal a staff of a commercial bank, on Tuesday, August 17, narrated how CCTV captured a man withdrawing money from the account of the murdered University of Ilorin student Olajide Omowumi Blessing. You would recall that … Read more

Gunmen Invade Rivers Community, Murder Two

Gunmen Invade Rivers Community, Murder Two

Confirming the incident, the spokesman of the state Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni said the Commissioner of Police had ordered an investigation into the matter.   Gunmen believed to be cultists have murdered one Ikechi Wordi, a leader of the disbanded local security outfit at Okpo in Ogbakiri community, Emuoha Local Government Area, Rivers State. Ikechi … Read more

EFCC Declares Another Instagram Celebrity Wanted For Fraud

EFCC

The public is hereby notified that Opaogun Oluwasegun Akinola whose photograph appears above is wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a case of Conspiracy, Computer Related Fraud and Obtaining Money under False Pretense,” the anti-graft agency said. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared Instagram celebrity Oluwasegun Opaogun better … Read more

Bank of America Sr VP Brutally Assaulted By Ex-boyfriend To The Point Of Death 

The son of a slain Bank’s Senior Vice President met his mother’s body after she was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend at her home last week, Los Angeles County prosecutors alleged. A Senior Executive (Vice President) of Bank of America who had been praised for her community work for underrepresented workers, has been found … Read more

[LIVE UPDATES] Biden Addresses Nation After Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan

President Biden admits Afghanistan’s collapse happened more quickly than anticipated but stands “squarely behind my decision” to withdraw. The US has sent an additional 6,000 troops to the country to secure the airport, a sign of the complicated process of winding down America’s longest war. READ ALSO: BREAKING: AFGHAN PRESIDENT FLEES CAPITAL AS TALIBAN TAKE … Read more

Man Sneaks Into House Of Ex-Wife, Stabs Her 17 Times

Gathoni said she enquired what had happened, and the girl revealed that her father had allegedly stabbed their mother.   A 37-year-old man, Evans Kamau, has been apprehended for allegedly stabbing his ex-wife to death in Kenya.  The suspect allegedly stabbed Esther Njigi Nyaga 17 times at her home in Everest Estate, Juja, Kiambu County.She died while … Read more

What Governors Should Do To Generate Revenue In Their States – Gov. Masari

What Governors Should Do To Generate Revenue In Their States – Gov. Masari

According to Masari, governors should focus efforts in harnessing those resources that the state has control over. The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello-Masari, has urged his colleagues to look for alternative sources of revenue rather than relying on Federal Government monthly allocation that comes from the crude oil. “Every state has potential. We have to … Read more

Just In: 12 Arrested Over Jos Killings

Plateau

Recall that Eko Hot Blog reported how gunmen attacked a convoy of five buses, conveying some Muslim faithful, killed 22 persons and injured 14 others in Jos, the Plateau State capital. The Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) in Plateau State has arrested 12 suspects in connection with the killings on Saturday morning at … Read more

How A Burglar Was Burnt To Death In Warri

The burglar was pursued to a spot along the Cinema area in popular Okumagba Avenue, where he was drenched with petrol and burnt to death.    An angry mob burnt a burglar/robbery suspect to death in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State. It was learnt that the incident occurred in the early hours of … Read more

Baptist Attack: Mother Of Student Suffers Swollen Heart, Bandits Asks 80m

Bethel Baptist Secondary School

The parents were also said to be speaking with the bandits who reportedly insisted on collecting N80m ransom. The mother of one of the 80 students abducted at the Bethel Baptist College in Kaduna has been diagnosed with a swollen heart, after 40 days that her child has been with bandits. The parents were also … Read more

25 Killed In Fresh Jos Attack

Plateau

According to report, the victims were attack while traveling from Bauchi passing through Jos to Ikare in Ondo State. Twenty-five persons have been confirmed killed and 14 others injured along the Rukuba Road in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State on Saturday. According to report, the victims were attack while traveling from Bauchi … Read more

Police Apprehend Notorious Traffic Robber In Lagos

He was however arrested by the policemen after a hot chase while the two arms and the ammunition were recovered from him.   Policemen of the Lagos state police command have apprehended an armed robbery suspect with two locally-made pistols and five live cartridges hidden in a bag. Affirming his arrest, the spokesperson of the state … Read more

BREAKING: Eight Farmers Killed By Bandits In Kaduna

Bethel Baptist

The two villages located along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway have been under constant attacks. Eight farmers from Buruku and Udawa villages of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been reportedly killed by bandits. Read Also: Kaduna Assembly Recalls former Deputy Speaker After One Year In Suspension 11 Abducted Children, Adults Escape From Bandits’ … Read more

Two Policemen, Three Gunmen Killed In Fresh Attack On Imo Police Station

Chief Priest

According to him, the attackers “came in their numbers to attack Izombe Police Station but could not gain access to the station due to the swift response of the ever-alert Imo Command’s tactical teams and personnel of Operation Restore Peace of the Command who intercepted and repelled the bandits”. Two police operatives and three gunmen … Read more

JUST IN: AirForce Establishes Centre For Complaints Against Personnel 

JUST IN: AirForce Establishes Centre For Complaints Against Personnel 

EKOHOTBLOG had reported fatal clash involving military operatives and traders in Ladipo Market which left three dead. In order to enable those outside the Nigerian AirForce (NAF) have the opportunity to channel their complaints and grievances against the Service or its personnel to appropriate authorities, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, … Read more

Photos: Three Military Helicopters That Could Wreck Boko Haram Fighters

Photos: Three Military Helicopters That Could Wreck Boko Haram Fighters

It is also pertinent to recall that the Nigerian military has been recording some successes over the war against the terrorists in the recent time. Below is a list of three helicopters that could increase the fearful tempo in the heart of the terror group. For over a decade now, Nigeria has been in war … Read more

How Robbers Killed POS Operator In Ondo

Ms. Ibrahim was murdered at her Point-Of-Sale shop located in the Oke Ogba area of Akure South.   The Ondo State Police Commmand has paraded members of an armed robbery gang that robbed and killed six persons including two PoS operators and two Filling Station attendants in Akure, the state capital.  The leader of the gang, Banjo … Read more

Police Arrest 15 Suspected Cultists In Nasarawa

Police Arrest 15 Suspected Cultists In Nasarawa

Nansel said the Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Adesina Soyemi, promptly mobilized comprising the personnel of the police command’s anti-cultism, anti-kidnapping and SWAT which stormed the hideout of the cultists at Transformer and D.D World Street at Imbi1, Opposite Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic and arrested  the suspects. The Nasarawa State Police Command has … Read more

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