Another Suspected Kidnappers’ Den Discovered In Ibadan Ekohotblog, September 30, 2020 Another suspected kidnappers’ den has been discovered in Ibadan, Oyo state. The new den was discovered on Tuesday morning on the popular Liberty Road in the Ibadan Southwest local government of Oyo State. Sources told our reporter that they found the place after they tried … Read more
Man Kills Wife Over Infidelity, Hangs Self To Death Ekohotblog, September, 29, 2020 A middle-aged man identified as Akpan commits suicide after shooting his wife to death over allegation of infidelity. The incident happened over the weekend in Bashua area of Boki Local Government Area in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State. Ekohotblog.com learned that … Read more
Itakpe-Warri rail line commissioned All is now set in Agbor, Delta state for the official commissioning ceremony for commercial operation of the Itakpe-Warri rail line and railway ancillary facility yard by the federal government. President Muhammadu Buhari will preside over the commissioning and is expected to present a brief speech on zoom. Read Also: Major … Read more
Gov. Simon Lalong Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has inuagurated the operations of Max Air flights from Abuja to Jos on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration followed the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Plateau Government and Max Air on Sept. 1, 2020 to boost business activities … Read more
A 15-year-old girl has fled from her village in Plateau State to Ekiti State to escape a marriage allegedly organised by her father. The revelation was made in a statement released by the Publicity Secretary of the Federation of Women Lawyers in Ekiti State, Lola Aluko. Aluko said the teenager fled her hometown on Thursday, … Read more
Gov. Simon Lalong Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has inuagurated the operations of Max Air flights from Abuja to Jos on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration followed the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Plateau Government and Max Air on Sept. 1, 2020 to boost business activities … Read more
As commuting on the Lokoja-Okene and Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba roads continues to be nightmarish, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, Sunday Karimi, has advised the Federal Government to give the roads to the Dangote Group on a concession basis. Karimi, who made the appeal after spending about seven hours on a spot on the Lokoja-Kabba … Read more
26-Year-Old Man Allegedly Killed His Biological Father And Buried Him Ekohotblog, September 28, 2020 A 26-year-old man, Chisom Ogum is currently cooling off at the Anambra State police station for allegedly killing his biological father. Information reaching our correspondent confirms that after Chisom succeeded in killing his father with a shovel, he went ahead to bury … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested eight members of the Black Axe (aka ‘Aiye’) cult gang while they were mourning the death of one of their members. The arrest was made on September 24 following a report lodged at Ogijo police station where a 16-year-old boy identified as Onome Iduru was rushed to after … Read more
Governor Bello Matawalle has turned back a young man trekking from Kaduna to Zamfara to show love for him. Recall that Musa Umar Giwa had on Thursday, embarked on a trek from his village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State to Zamfara to show solidarity with Governor Matawalle. However, in a tweet via … Read more
A young graduate from Katsina state identified as Usman Abubakar, has reportedly burnt all his certificates including National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) University degree, WAEC. According to reports on various Hausa Facebook pages, the frustrated young man tore all the certificates and set them ablaze because he was unable to secure a job since graduation. He gathered … Read more
Traders of the plank section of the boundary market, at the Ajegunle area of Lagos are currently counting their loses as fire gutted parts of the market. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that some shops were gutted by fire late Friday night at the plank section of the market. Mr Nosa Okunbor, … Read more
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Former Nigeria’s President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday expressed optimism for a better Nigeria. Obasanjo spoke in Akure, Ondo State capital at the launch of a book, authored by the leader of the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, Chief Reuben Fasoranti entitled ‘My Life, My Legacy’. The remark of Obasanjo, who was the … Read more
A 21-year-old cobbler identified as Jude Musaya will spend eight months behind bars for allegedly stealing an iPhone worth N120,000. Jude confessed that he ran away with the phone after the complainant gave it to him to answer a call. After pleading guilty, he begged the court for leniency. An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan … Read more
Eleven people were killed, and two others injured in a road accident along the Calabar-Mbarakom-Awi highway in Cross River State. The Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mathew Egbe, confirmed the incident to Channels Television. He blamed the accident on over speeding on the part of the driver … Read more
Operatives from the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested a suspected serial car snatcher identified as Abdullahi Mohammed, who specialised in stealing vehicles in the state. The command’s spokesman, DSP Mohammad Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, September 22, said Mohammed, 35, was arrested in the act of dismantling the key … Read more
Commercial sex workers in Onitsha, Anambra State, under the aegis of Self-Made Women of Substance, have vowed to embark on indefinite strike over recent hike in the pump price of petrol and increase in electricity tariff. One of their leaders, identified as Uto Nwanyi, who claimed to be the patron, lamented that the effect of … Read more
Flood Disaster President Muhammadu Buhari, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari on the flood situation in the state. The governor, who briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting with the president, said he requested the Federal Government’s assistance for victims of the disaster. Read … Read more
The police in Anambra state have arrested a 31-year-old man, Chijioke Chukwulota, pictured above, for selling his set of twins born to him by his ex-girlfriend. According to a statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Haruna Mohammed, Chijioke allegedly lured his ex-girlfriend to his home on August 8 and stole … Read more
While many have attributed it to extreme poverty, others have publicly felt ashamed as to what appears to be another young boy on the street trying by all means to survive in a world full of harsh realities. The yet-to-be identified boy of less than 16-years-old was spotted doing the job of much more matured … Read more