The Imo State Police Command has detained 17-year-old Jesse Chidebere, a student at Imo State University (IMSU), for faking her abduction and death. Police Public Relations Officer ASP Henry Okoye revealed this in a statement issued in Owerri, shared with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. Okoye emphasized that the hoax caused significant distress … Read more
Many passengers sustained serious injuries when a Toyota Hiace bus reportedly veered off the road and plunged into a stream in Benue State. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, 2024, in Mbagwa, Kwande Local Government Area. Eyewitnesses reported that passersby rescued all occupants of the vehicle. … Read more
An unidentified female passenger has been reported dead in a fatal lone accident that occurred at Molipa roundabout, in the Ijebu -Ode area of Ogun state. The accident, which happened at about 10:30pm on Sunday, occurred when the driver of the Lexus Jeep lost control and crashed into a container beside the road. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has confirmed the rescue of five persons from the site of a collapsed building in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Adeh said the building, situated in Vidaz Estate, within the Sabon Lugbe extension of the FCT, … Read more
A senior secondary school student, Amarachi Chibueze, has reportedly bitten off the tongue of another student during a quarrel at a federal government-owned school in Umuahia. The incident occurred on Friday over a dispute regarding food. Witnesses say that during the altercation, Amarachi grabbed her classmate, Adaeze, by the neck before biting off the outer … Read more
Tension has escalated in Enugu, the Coal City capital, after a police officer from the Anti-Cult Unit of the Enugu State Police Command allegedly shot and killed popular Ogene musician Igbo Jah. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that angry youths are staging protests by setting bonfires in the Obiagu and Asata areas of the city. Reports … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of an 80-year-old woman, Mariam Salako in a fire accident that occurred on Saturday at 28 Ifelodun Ago ka area in Abeokuta. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta. Odutola noted that a distress call was received by the … Read more
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested one Mubarak Haladu for allegedly kidnapping and killing his seven-year-old nephew in Dadin Kowa community, Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. Abdullahi said that the case of kidnap was reported to the Dadin … Read more
The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has detained four persons in connection with alleged vandalism and stealing of railway infrastructure in Eha-Amufu Community of Enugu State. The State Commandant of the corps, Mr Cyprian Otoibhi, said this at a news briefing in his office on Thursday. … Read more
The Plateau State Command says it has uncovered an internet fraudster hideout in Agingi community, Rukuba Road, Jos North Local Government Area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Adesina, made this known on Thursday in Jos, noting that the command had also detained 11 suspects concerning the criminal act. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu … Read more
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has suspended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Mr Fidelis Mnyim, over his role in the suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Alia announced the suspension when he personally addressed newsmen after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting on Wednesday in Makurdi. Recall … Read more
A native doctor from the Inyi community in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, identified as Enuwa Odugu, has claimed that the death of his client, Chikwado Eze, during a fortification ritual was due to Eze’s failure to follow the prescribed ritual rules. Speaking from police custody, the 48-year-old native doctor stated that … Read more
At least five personnel of the Nigerian Air Force have been confirmed dead in a ghastly road accident that occurred at Hawan Kibo along the Jos-Akwanga Express Road. It was gathered that the personnel were among those billed to attend a sports event in Abuja when the accident occurred on Tuesday morning. Confirming the incident, … Read more
A businessman from Onitsha, identified as Chikwado Eze, has died after undergoing a ritual burial in Inyi, a community in the Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State. Reports indicate that Eze, originally from the Ugbaike community within the same council area, had recently obtained a visa to travel abroad for business but sought … Read more
Suspected cultists have intensified their violent activities in the Ahoada communities of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Rivers State, killing two more individuals yesterday. The rampage resumed in the Edeoha community and surrounding areas after a brutal attack on Sunday, during which four people were murdered, leaving residents in a state of fear. This region … Read more
The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared the Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa, Auwal Sankara, wanted over alleged adultery. The Commander General of the board, Aminu Daurawa, made the declaration at a news brefing in Kano on Monday. Daurawa said that the commissioner was allegedly caught in an uncompleted building with a married woman. … Read more
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have arrested nine suspects and neutralised 10 others during clearance operations of kidnappers’ hideouts in FCT neigbouring States. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the FCT, Mr Olatunji Disu said this during a news conference on Monday in Abuja. He said the operations carried out by … Read more
Suspected bandits have allegedly killed three persons between Bangi and Kotonkoro road in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger state. The incident was said to have occurred on Sunday morning with the bandits blocking the road and shooting at moving vehicles on the road. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, Oloba Salo Reportedly Shot in Lekki, Don’t … Read more
The Anambra State Police Command has reiterated its commitment to the ongoing investigation to arrest the perpetrators of the cult-related killings in Nibo, Anambra State on Sunday. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga on Monday, said the command also frowns at the act of some deceased … Read more
Angry residents in the Luck Way area of Ikpoba Hill, Benin City in Edo State reportedly beat a suspected armed robber severely after he was allegedly caught stealing N400,000 and a mobile phone from a Point of Sales (POS) operator. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the unidentified suspect stole the items from a woman who … Read more