The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two siblings and one other for allegedly attempting to abduct their former employer. The suspects, Oyeleke Blessing; David Oyeleke and Kabiru Oniyitan, were apprehended after a report made at the Onipanu divisional police headquarters. Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this, said the … Read more
A youth leader of the All Progressives Congress in Garin Gabbas in Rafi local government area of Niger State has been abducted by suspected bandits. The bandits also abducted the District head of Gunna in Yakila, also in Rafi local government with children of two health workers reportedly working at a Primary Health Care in … Read more
Two businessmen have been reportedly shot dead by hoodlums who invaded Igbe-Lara community, in the Igbogbo-Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Sunday. According to PUNCH Metro, it was gathered that everyone was going about their daily activities when suddenly no fewer than 15 hoodlums, armed with sophisticated weapons, stormed the Igbe-Lara bus … Read more
A speeding sports car on Wednesday hit and crushed a 17-year-old secondary school girl to death on her way to school. According to eyewitnesses, the student of the Community Secondary School, Rumuapara, was hurrying to school when the incident happened, Eko Hot Blog learnt. The victim’s guardians, Michael Anyanwu, told PUNCH Metro that the girl … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG , 10th December, 2020 On Tuesday, The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) made an announcement of an accident along Abeokuta-Lagos expressway that claimed the lives of two people and five others sustained injuries. The TRACE Rescue Officer at Kobape, near Abeokuta, Mr Adekoya Adeola said that the accident, which occurred at … Read more
Gov. Simon Lalong Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has promised to provide enabling environment for investors and private businesses to thrive in the state. Lalong made the promise at the Fourth Business Enabling Environment Dialogue/Dinner, organised by the state government on Wednesday in Jos, Ekohotblog gathered. The governor said his administration had made giant strides … Read more
A middle-aged man and casual staff of Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue state, Aondona Yaga has reportedly committed suicide by setting himself ablaze in his Aliade town residence. It was gathered from an eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity that Aondona until his death worked as a cleaner at the Gwer East … Read more
Register The Kaduna State Government says it has so far captured 265,275 Poor and Vulnerable Households (PVHHs) in its Social Register. Mr Biya Dogon, Head of Operations, State Operations Coordinating Unit (SOCU), Planning and Budget Commission, made this known in Kaduna at a two-day 4th Quarter Review Meeting of the Kaduna Social Protection Accountability Coalition, … Read more
The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Abubakar Mohammed, along Suleja-Minna Road in the state. Police operatives attached to ‘A’ Division, Suleja, have been on the trail of the suspect from Eminence area, Suleja, before he was later apprehended. One locally-made pistol with two live cartridges and a jackknife were recovered … Read more
Budget Gombe State chapter of the Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN) has called on the Gombe State House of Assembly to create a budget line for Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) activities in the state. Mal. Sani Jauro, Team Leader of the group, who made the call in Gombe on Tuesday during an advocacy … Read more
Police have on Monday evening, uncovered a ritualist den allegedly operated by two siblings identified as Tajudeen Monsuru and Tajudeen Lawa in Yemoja Area in Iwo, Osun State. The Nation gathered that a woman identified as Mutiat Alani went missing and the police launched an investigation into the matter. A resident identified as Olaide said … Read more
Estate A Bill to regulate Real Estate Activities in Lagos State and for other connected purposes has scaled second reading at the state House of Assembly. The house passed the bill for second reading through voice votes conducted by the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Tuesday in Lagos. The speaker subsequently committed it to the … Read more
Inauguration The Lagos State Government on Tuesday says it will inaugurate its first eco-green 252 Affordable Public Housing Scheme in Idale, Badagry “this week”, Ekohotblog gathered. A statement by Mrs Adeola Salako, spokesperson of the Lagos State Ministry of Housing said the Commissioner in the ministry, Mr Moruf Akinderu-Fatai made the remarks during a chat … Read more
LASWA The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) and Mitimeth have commenced the 4th edition of the Annual Water Hyacinth Recycling Initiative. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, said in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday that 300 people had benefitted from the training in the last three years, Ekohotblog gathered. Emmanuel said that … Read more
A man, Oliver Promise (27), has allegedly beaten his lover, Esther Pascal (18) to death. The lovers reportedly had a fight over their two-year-old daughter’s welfare at their residence in the Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Sunday. PUNCH Metro reports that some residents said the relationship had been fraught with disagreements, adding that … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG , 8th December, 2020 Mile 2 District in Lagos was thrown in chaos on Monday as many people ran for their lives during a free-for-all fight between commercial motorcyclists aka Okada riders and Danfo drivers. According to reports, the clash came on the account of an okada rider allegedly stabbed to death by one … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG , 7th December, 2020 In what will come across as a really horrific development, two friends were on Saturday, burnt to death in a ghastly accident along Katsina-Dutsinma road. The accident occurred at about 3pm on Saturday afternoon, December 5, when their Toyota Camry crashed and burst into flames. Scene of the accident Two … Read more
Some policemen on a stop-and-search duty on Owerri/ Orlu expressway allegedly killed, Nude Oguzie, who was on his way to Owerri for a wedding reception. An eyewitness in Owerri on Sunday, narrated that the cops fled immediately they realised that they had killed the native of Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State. According to … Read more
A male passenger has reportedly lost his life in a multiple accident on Sunday near Mobalufon in Ijebu-Ode on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway. It was gathered that a Volvo truck with number plate APP 595 XW, drove against traffic thereby ramming into another truck and a private car. Other vehicles involved in the accident were a … Read more
Bandits have killed one of their victims, Sani Khalil, two weeks after he was abducted from the Rigasa area of Kaduna State. Khalil has been in the custody of the kidnappers since November 20, when he was abducted alongside his friends while they were returning from a journey. Read also: Update: Police Confirm Killing Of … Read more