The Rivers State Police Command has busted a child trafficking ring, rescuing 16 children and arresting a female suspect linked to the crime. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, confirmed the rescue on Monday in Port Harcourt. She said that the children were found in an estate in Ozuoba community, Obio/Akpor local government area of … Read more
Amadi Alozie has been detained by youths in Umudosi, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, following allegations that he killed his mother with a cutlass. He is also accused of mutilating his son’s genitalia, reportedly for ritual purposes. According to sources, Alozie attacked his young son, causing the boy to scream and attract the … Read more
A 55-year-old man, Sulain Potiskum, drowned after swimming in a river in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa. Mr Badaruddeen Tijjani, the Spokesperson, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Dutse. EDITOR’S PICKS I’ll Support Nigerian Govt Find Solution To Farmers/Herders’ Crises –Emir Sanusi … Read more
Four armed men stormed the Okokomaiko community in the Ojo area of Lagos State over the weekend, killing a 20-year-old man. The attackers announced their presence with sporadic gunfire before pursuing their target, who fled into a building on Abeokuta Street. Despite his efforts to escape, the assailants caught up with him and shot him … Read more
Shafi’u Umar Tureta, Special Assistant to former Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has been sent to prison over alleged defamation of the incumbent Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, and his wife, Hajiya Fatima Ahmed Aliyu, via social media platform. He was charged with circulating injurious falsehood and engraving matter known to be defamatory. EDITORS PICK: Maduro … Read more
Two Nigerian brothers, Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison by a U.S. court for their role in a sextortion scam that led to the tragic suicide of a 17-year-old American teenager, Jordan DeMay. The brothers, posed as a young woman on Instagram to … Read more
Unknown gunmen abducted 66-year-old Mrs. Elizabeth Uruakpa, an Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at Babcock University Teaching Hospital, in Ilisan Remo, Ogun State, on Thursday evening. Uruakpa was reportedly returning from an evening church service when the attackers ambushed her at the entrance of her home, near the new Ilisan market. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has reassured Nigerians that most Mpox patients recovered fully after receiving timely and expert medical care. The NCDC via its official website, on Thursday explained the importance of seeking medical attention at the earliest sign of symptoms to facilitate recovery and limit the spread of the … Read more
Gunmen have reportedly abducted Otunba Benedict Akika, a prominent ally of Governor Seyi Makinde and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State. The abduction occurred late Wednesday night at Olohundaaba in the Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. EDITOR’S PICKS Police Arrest Man For Allegedly Killing Neighbour’s 4-Year-Old Daughter BREAKING: … Read more
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr. Ajagba Joseph, for allegedly attempting to murder a man he discovered at his concubine’s house. This was disclosed in a statement posted by the police on X.com on Wednesday. According to the statement, the incident occurred on August 23 when Joseph visited his lover’s … Read more
The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Nnaghe Itam, has ordered the detention of members of a patrol team involved in the fatal shooting of a civilian on the Onitsha-Owerri Road in Onitsha. In a statement released on Wednesday, the command’s spokesman, Tochukwu Ikenga, revealed that a preliminary investigation has identified a corporal from the patrol … Read more
There was chaos in Ilisan Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State on Tuesday when a confrontation broke out between a group of Hausa youths and a detachment of soldiers and police officers. The youths were determined to kill an army officer they believed was part of a two-man gang that had attacked one … Read more
Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested a woman and her two children for assaulting her 75-year-old husband, Romanus Obidigwe, in the Awba-Ofemmili community, Awka North Local Government Area. The suspects, identified as Esther Obidigwe and her children, Ozioma and Obuka Obidigwe, were taken into custody following a report made by the victim to the … Read more
A middle-aged man, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, was electrocuted early Tuesday while attempting to vandalize a transformer and cables owned by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JED). EKO HOT BLOG reports that the incident occurred opposite Queens Hotel in Ankpa Ward, Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. Residents discovered the man’s lifeless … Read more
Lagos State medical doctor Idara Bassey, who had been declared wanted in connection with the death of a 36-year-old woman during a buttock enlargement surgery in Lekki Phase 1, is now in police custody. State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed on Tuesday that Bassey is currently under investigation at the State Criminal Investigation … Read more
On Tuesday, 34 bodies recovered after an assault by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in the Mafa community of Yobe State were laid to rest. EKO HOT BLOG reports that this attack happened on Sunday, and is considered the most severe in the state since the Boko Haram insurgency began 14 years ago. The Yobe State … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has uncovered and dismantled an illegal bunkering site in the forest of Rivers State. The Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad, CG’SIS, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying that the illegal structures were discovered at Umuedeokwara Community, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. EDITORS PICK: Maduro Grounded: US … Read more
The Nasarawa State Police Command has vowed to flush out kidnappers and other criminals operating in Deddere community, Obi Local Government Area and other parts of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Umar Nadada, made the promise during a courtesy visit by the Deddere Youth Organisation on Monday in Lafia. EDITOR’S … Read more
The Lagos High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square will resume the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of murdering Super TV CEO Michael Usifo Ataga, on October 15, 2024. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, is being prosecuted alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and one Adedapo Quadri. They were arraigned by … Read more
Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos granted N20 million bail to two Keystone Bank Limited employees, Ebele Okpala and Perpetua Onyeto, who were accused of fraudulently obtaining N35 million. The bail was granted after the defendants’ counsel presented their bail application to the court. Okpala and Onyeto were arraigned on Friday, … Read more