Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and Alfa beach, Lekki area of Lagos State. The NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi made … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that 48-year-old man, Anthony Igbinogun, and his girlfriend, Joy Umukoro, 28, have been arrested for allegedly selling their two-month-old baby to fund their drug addiction. The Edo State Taskforce against Human Trafficking apprehended the suspects with their friend identified as Precious James (26), who linked them up to the baby’s buyer in Port … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Abdullahi Maruf Adisa, better known as Trinity, has reported to the Oyo State Police Command over a skit he made sexualising a female minor. In the video, the skit maker was seen accosting an underage girl and threatening to beat her if she didn’t answer his question. He had asked … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that a Sharia Court in Kano State has ordered that a 25-year-old man, Aliyu Sa’ad, be remanded in a correction centre for calling his friend gay. The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal-Abubakar, gave the order on Thursday, June 22 following a guilty plea entered by Sa’ad. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Thursday, June … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Oyo State Police Command has contacted and invited Skit Maker, Abdullahi Maruf Adisa, better known as Trinity in connection with a disturbing viral video. The content features the skit maker accosting an underage girl and threatening to beat her if she didn’t answer his question. EDITOR’S PICKS Excitement As … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that a 24-year-old man, Amos Christopher, has allegedly murdered his four-year-old brother, Thyson Christopher, and chopped off his head in Adamawa State. According to SaharaReporters Amos choked his kid brother and subsequently decapitated his head with a hoe. The incident happened on June 19, 2023, at Dobi village in the Gombi Local Government … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that Oluwasheun Akorede, a Nigerian-American, has been declared wanted for drug trafficking in the United States of America. The DEA called Akorede “fugitive of the week.” The U.S Department of Drug Enforcement Administration first declared Mr Akorede wanted for tr@fficking h£roin on June 16 via its official Twitter page. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that an Aba South Senior Magistrate’s Court has remanded a senior pastor of the Assemblies of God Church at the Correctional Centre over the alleged rape of a minor. The senior pastor identified as Chukwuemeka Orji (60) is facing a one-count charge of serially raping a 13-year-old girl that lived with him. The … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that Romanian prosecutors have sent the controversial influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects to trial on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. The Tate brothers, currently under house arrest, have been sent to trial by Romanian prosecutors along with two Romanian … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that a 40-year-old farmer, Zakaria Bulus has been remanded in Kaduna correctional centre for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in the state. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps is charging Bulus with defilement in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Tuesday, June 20th, … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that Cash-n-Carry Nigeria Limited manager, Himanshu Joshi has been arrested by the Lagos Police Command for stealing N32m belonging to his employer. Joshi (28), was arraigned on Friday before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court led by Magistrate O. Y. Adefope who held a brief for A. O. Salawu on one count of stealing in … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Police Command in Katsina State has neutralized five suspected terrorists, arrested one other, and recovered 143 animals in Jibia and Batsari Local Government Areas. ASP Abubakar Aliyu, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement on Sunday in Katsina. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Monday, June … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Ekiti State Police Command has arrested eight suspects alleged to be involved in several bank robberies in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Ogundare Dare, told newsmen on Friday in Ado-Ekiti that four suspects were also arrested for receiving stolen properties, and four others for sundry crimes. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced Felix Chiwendu, to two years imprisonment for illegally operating a Bureau De Change business without a requisite license. The presiding Judge, Justice E A. Obile, said the offence contravened Section 57 (1) of Banks and other … Read more
Adekusibe took to his Twitter account in May to make the hateful charge. The charge spurred angry reactions from several Twitter users who called on the police to take action. The police subsequently swung into action and nabbed the hateful Twitter user. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Osun State Police Command has arrested Kehinde … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that Eyo Edet, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Akwa Ibom State. This online news platform gathered that the PDP chieftain was at his filling station, Eyotech Nigeria Limited when the suspects stormed the premises on Monday and whisked him away in a Sienna … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that unknown gunmen have killed at least 23 people in separate attacks in Jos, Plateau State. Confirming the incident, the State Police Command Spokesman Alfred Alabo said the brawl started last Sunday when two herders were killed and a reprisal attack was carried out on Tuesday leaving 21 dead. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Former President of the United States (US), Donald Trump, has been arrested at the federal courthouse in Miami, Florida, and will soon be arraigned on charges related to mishandling classified documents. According to CNN, deputy marshals have booked the former president and taken electronic copies of his fingerprints during Tuesday’s … Read more
Horse rider crushed a man to death in Jigawa State Police confirm the horse riders had no authorization Horse rider has been detained, to be charged to court soon Eko Hot Blog reports that a 70-year-old man, Umar Hassan, was on Sunday killed when a horse rider knocked him down in the Ringim Local Government … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a secret laboratory producing deadly illicit substance, Methamphetamine, in a residential community located in Ikeja, Lagos State. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Suspends Emefiele As CBN Governor Meet Folashodun … Read more