Police Apprehends Suspected Owner Of Baby Factory In Ogun

Police Arrest Three For Allegedly Beating 23-Year-Old Man To Death

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 51-year-old woman from Abia State for allegedly running an illegal baby factory home in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of the state. Eko Hot Blog had reported earlier this month that police operatives raided the facility after a victim escaped and made a report at the … Read more

Suspected Assassins Kill Popular Hotelier, One Other In Delta

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Owner of Widisag Hotel, Chief Onojerame and his friend were on Sunday assasinated in Udu council area of Delta state. Ekohotblog gathered that the suspected assassins shot the deceased hotelier at close range inside his Mercedes Benz car before killing his friend. It was also gathered that the incident occurred at about 2.20pm on Sunday, … Read more

Ogun Govt. To Rehabilitate 207 Rural Roads In 2021- Commissioner

Pandemonium In Abeokuta As Secondary School Students Shoot Guns During Riot

Rural Roads The Commissioner for Rural Development in Ogun, Mr Oludotun Taiwo, says the State Government had concluded plans to rehabilitate 207 rural roads in 2021. Taiwo stated this while defending the ministry’s 2021 budget proposal before the state’s House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, on Monday in Abeokuta, Eko hot blog gathered. … Read more

Gunmen Abduct Two Indians In Ibadan

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The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two Indian nationals in Ibadan. Eko Hot Blog gathers that the two foreigners were forcefully taken away round 4:00 p.m. at a pharmaceutical firm near Toll Gate on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Indians were reportedly driving out of the company’s premises when the kidnappers, who … Read more

Caritas Condemns Violence Against Women

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Violence Caritas Nigeria, a Non Governmental Organisation, (NGO) says regular condemnation of violence against women in the society will attract more attention to the practise. Mr Aneni Charles, Programme Specialist, Gender Services of the group stated this on Sunday in Abuja at the end of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence, Eko … Read more

Truck Driver Kills Pedestrian In Onitsha

 Truck Crushes Five To Death In Oyo

Truck Driver The Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the death of a man, who was hit by a truck driver plying one-way at Owerri Road in Onitsha on Sunday. The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka that the … Read more

Suspected Herdsmen Kill Four, Injure Seven In Makurdi

Suspected Herdsmen Kill Four, Injure Seven In Makurdi

Suspected herdsmen, on Friday night, attacked Tse-Angbande in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State leaving four persons dead and seven others badly injured. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom who visited the scene of the attack on Saturday said the armed herdsmen in their usual pattern struck by 11pm when the people were asleep, killing … Read more

Teen S*x Scandal: I’m Sorry For My Actions – Pastor Timi

13TH DECEMBER, 2020 Coordinator of MINE Teenage Ministry and Pastor at The Ark Church, a Lagos-based worship centre, Timi Adigun, has come out to apologise for his wrongdoing regarding sexual harrassment allegations. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported about the allegations of his sexcapades with teenagers in his church that went viral. Pastor Adigun has admitted the … Read more

Yuletide: FRSC Urges Motorists To Obey Traffic Rules

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FRSC The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to obey traffic regulation in order to avert road crashes during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ebonyi, Mrs Stella Uchegbu, gave the advice on Saturday during the corps sustained ‘Ember’ months safety campaign at the Ochoudo motor park, Abakaliki. … Read more

Why We Must Resettle Indigenous Communities In Abuja – FCTA

FCTA Demolishes Over 300 Structures In Lugbe

Resettlement, FCTA The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has said that indigenous communities must be resettled if the territory wanted to get rid of slums within the city centre. Alhaji Mukhtar Galadima, FCTA Director, Department of Development Control, stated this shortly after a demolition exercise at Guzape District on Friday in Abuja, Eko hot blog … Read more

Nigerian Pastor In Teen $exual Harrassment Scandal

12TH DECEMBER, 2020 Coordinator of MINE Teenage Ministry and Pastor at The Ark Church, a Lagos-based worship centre, Timi Adigun, has been hit with sexual harassment accusations, Pastor Adigun is also the editor of MINE Magazine – a free Christian teenage magazine that preaches sexual purity. Earlier on Thursday, several posts surfaced online accusing Mr … Read more

Red Cross Deworms 200,000 Cows In Nasarawa State

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Deworming The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) has dewormed more than 200,000 cows across three Local Government Areas of Nasarawa State. The local government areas are Awe, Keana and Wanna with plans to do same in Nasarawa LAG, Eko hot blog gathered. Dr Usman Baba, the Veterinary Field Officer (FO) of Jos-Sub-delegation of the … Read more

NGO Exposes Imo-Based Pastor After Raping A 5-Year-Old

 11TH DECEMBER, 2020 An NGO named Sweet Mothers Foundation, accused an Imo-Based 49-year-old pastor, George Amaechi Okeaghalam, of defiling a 5-year-old girl. George has been arrested by men of the Imo State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old girl in Umuguma village, Owerri,  EKO HOT BLOG gathered. According to a report posted by an NGO … Read more

Gunmen Kill 16 Travellers On Abuja-Kaduna Highway

At least 16 travellers have been killed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday along Abuja-Kaduna expressway on their way back to Kano from a business trip. Ekohotblog gathered that the victims (all males) were from Dambatta local government. A source in Dambatta council, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victims died on Tuesday when … Read more

Police Nab Suspected Abductors Of Rescued US Citizen

Police Nab Suspected Abductors Of Rescued US Citizen

The Nigeria Police Force said it has arrested two members of a transnational kidnap syndicate involved in the abduction of Philippe Wanton, a United States citizen in October. Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday, about six weeks after the victim was rescued by US military forces … Read more

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