Eko Hot Blog reports that a 21-year-old student of the Federal University Dutsinma in Katsina state has been reportedly murdered by his colleagues during a misunderstanding. This was disclosed In a statement by police spokesperson in Katsina, Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Investigate Alleged Poisoning Of Tinubu’s Minister Reactions As Lady Pushed Out Of Vehicle … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ikeja special offences court has sentenced Kolawole Erinle, an ex-convict, to 12 years imprisonment for defrauding Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) of $1.4 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Erinle on three charges bothering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ogun State Police Command has arrested at least 19 persons suspected to be members of different cult groups involved in the recent cult clashes that left eight persons dead in Sagamu area of the state. The command made the disclosure in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA and Nigeria Police, on Sunday, arrested a driver of a yellow bus, Volkswagen ‘T4’ with registration number LSR 966 YE, for stabbing one of the officers after being apprehended over serious traffic offence around Costain Round-About, Surulere area, Lagos. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has summoned an emergency security meeting following the recent abduction of students of the Federal University Gusau. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting Naira Marley Umahi Reveals How Tinubu’s … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has confirmed the completion of the autopsy for the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad. This announcement was made by the NPF on its official platform on Thursday night. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that political activist, Japhet Omojuwa, has debunked the report that Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, gave N15 million to the family of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The police in Lagos have completed the exhumation of the corpse of MohBad, the late Nigerian singer. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting Naira Marley Umahi Reveals How Tinubu’s Administration Inherited N14 Trillion Road Projec … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Commander of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Michael Nzekwe, has issued a warning to real estate agents in Kwara State, urging them to collaborate with the commission in the battle against corruption and to avoid becoming conduits for money laundering. Nzekwe emphasized … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Lagos Special Offences Court has admitted a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report and Mompha’s iPhone in evidence in his money laundering trial. EDITOR’S PICKS Ogun Records Cholera Outbreak, Warns Residents Mohbad’s Mother Insists Son Was Killed, Says He Lived In Fear After Meeting Naira Marley Umahi Reveals How … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of skunk concealed in tins of tomato paste and methamphetamine hidden in used clothes, meant for export to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Nigerian man in the United States, Hassan Adeyemo, has been accused of the first-degree murder of his wife, Nanchin Adeyemo. The incident occurred last Saturday, August 26, in Orange County, Florida, US. The Orange County police alleged that Adeyemo shot his wife to death. Police responded around 7:22 p.m. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that two suspected cybercriminals have asserted that a police officer, Innocent Idi, subjected them to physical harm and gunfire in connection with a dispute over N44 million obtained through fraudulent means in Benin City, Edo State. Endurance Ojo and Nelson, identified as the victims, reportedly experienced an alleged assault by Innocent … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has announced the arrest of the suspended Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla. Obono-Obla’s arrest by operatives of the Commission Friday, in Abuja, following months of running from the law … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a 94-year-old man has been nabbed in Adamawa State for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl. The state police command said in a statement obtained by DAILY POST Wednesday evening that its operatives apprehended the man, Mohammed Abubakar, for committing the act in Tappare, a community in Ganye, headquarters of Ganye … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Justice O.O. Odumosu of a Magistrate Court sitting in the Isabo Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Wednesday sentenced two persons, Adegoke Akinleye and Adediran Adewole, for stealing 404 pieces of catfish valued at N606,000 belonging to their boss, Ibukun Sanusi. The convicts, who were workers on a farm … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that about 12 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo Boys, have been arrested in Rivers State for allegedly burying a newborn baby alive. The yahoo boys were arrested by the Port Harcourt Local Government Authority Area Security Watch and policemen following a tip-off from residents who saw a group of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN), codenamed Amotekun, in Ondo State on Monday arrested a juvenile robber (name withheld), who adopted the name of a notorious Nigerian armed robber, “Oyenusi”, for stealing in the state. Adetunji Adeleye, the state Commander of the WNSN, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been charged with bribery offences by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA). According to the information posted on the agency’s website, Alison-Madueke, alleged to have accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts, is due to appear at Westminster … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered illicit drugs worth about five billion naira from a warehouse in Lagos. In a statement issued on Sunday, media officer of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, said the agency burst the warehouse amid the popular International Trade Fair Complex, Alaba, Ojo area … Read more