Gunmen have abducted Sir Aribibia John Fubara, a director with the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, in Port Harcourt. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the assailants, reportedly six in number, arrived on a speedboat and kidnapped Fubara from the Marine Base Area of the city, firing shots into the air before fleeing to … Read more
Fire gutted seven shops and destroyed goods worth millions of Naira in Umuahia, Abia state capital. According to an official report from Abia state Fire Service, the incident occurred on Sunday at Cameroun Street by Owerri Road, near Isi Gate market in the capital city. EDITOR’S PICKS: Midnight Fire Destroys Multi-Million Naira Goods in Anambra … Read more
A 27-year-old chicken seller, identified as Alozie John, has allegedly attempted to take his own life due to a debt of ₦1.2 million owed to his livestock supplier. The incident occurred in Umunnachi, Dunukofia Local Government Area, Anambra State. Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson, reported that Alozie, originally from Isielu Local Government Area in Ebonyi … Read more
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed no fewer than six people and left several others injured on the Iwari and Olegagbane communities in Agatu Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. According to a local source who spoke on condition of anonymity, the incidents occurred on Friday evening. The source explained that the … Read more
The Bauchi State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine persons suspected of vandalizing railway tracks in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS #Endbadgovernance: Organizers Plan Another Protests In October Abia Reps Member Defends Kalu Over Call For Gov. Otti To Join APC NLC Holds Emergency Meeting as Police Summon President, … Read more
Armed robbers have raided a radio station in Oyo State, stealing equipment worth millions of naira. EKO HOT BLOG reports indicate that the robbers targeted Ajilete 92.1 FM, located in the Gambari area of Ogbomoso, and injured the station’s security guard during the attack. Ajilete FM is one of the stations under the Broadcasting Corporation … Read more
Operatives of the Nasarawa State Police Command arrested a woman named Hauwa Sani for attempting to smuggle 124 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition concealed in a gallon of palm oil, along with a two-year-old child in the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement posted … Read more
The Imo State Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit arrested Nwauba Alex, 25, from Ezza Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, during a patrol in Owerri on Wednesday. Alex was reportedly caught robbing two residents at gunpoint near Aladinma Primary School in Owerri. According to a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, on … Read more
A 40-year-old woman, whose name was not given, set herself on ablaze after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. This is contained in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu, in Dutse, on Friday. Shiisu said the woman, who resides in Garin Mallam village, poured … Read more
There was panic as a reckless driver on Thursday killed a final year student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, who was going to submit her project. In a statement by the institution’s spokesman, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, said the victim, a student of the Department of Foreign Languages, was knocked down while crossing the … Read more
The quick action of the Kwara State Fire Service averted a major disaster on the Otte-Ilorin expressway on Thursday. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Aa bus carrying cosmetics collided with an overturned truck loaded with perfume and honey, triggering a fire. Hassan Adekunle, the state fire service spokesperson, stated that the incident occurred at 08:12 … Read more
The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service, KADIRS, has shut four hotels in Kafanchan, Jama’ah Local Government Area over N16.8m unpaid taxes. The Chairman of KADIRS, Jerry Adams, made this known while briefing newsmen after the operations on Thursday in Kaduna. EDITOR’S PICKS #Endbadgovernance: Organizers Plan Another Protests In October Abia Reps Member Defends Kalu Over … Read more
Amarachukwu Happiness Nzekwe, a 38-year-old woman, admitted to using a hot pressing iron on the back of her househelp as a form of discipline. Nzekwe, a nurse from Ezinifitte in Aguata Local Government Area, claimed she took this action because the child had stolen money from her. She explained that she heated the iron on … Read more
Operatives of the Nigeria police in Katsina State have arrested one Halilu Yusuf, 21, for allegedly kidnapping a six-year-old boy. The state police spokesman, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Wednesday in Katsina. He said: “On Aug. 17, at about 2pm, based on credible intelligence, the command succeeded in arresting Halilu Yusuf, … Read more
A 38-year-old nurse, Amarachukwu Nzekwe, was arrested in Anambra State for severely injuring her 13-year-old nephew with a hot laundry iron. Nzekwe, from Ezinifite in Aguata Local Government Area, was apprehended by security forces in collaboration with the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare after the incident gained attention on social media. During … Read more
Suspected bandits abducted village head’s wife and two children in Galadimawa Village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State The traditional leader and Sarkin Fada Galadimawa, Hussaini Umar, who confirmed the incident, said the bandits arrived in the village in large numbers, firing sporadically to scare the residents away before breaking through the wall to … Read more
The management of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, has denied reports that the body of a female found at a refuse dump site was that of a student from the institution EKO HOT BLOG reports. In a statement issued on Wednesday by the University’s Information Officer, Femi Afolayan, the school responded to a statement made … Read more
Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has apprehended five individuals, including high-ranking officials, in connection with a massive drugs supply scam. The accused face allegations of conspiring to award a contract to Novomed Pharmaceuticals, in brazen violation of public procurement laws. The suspects include Alhaji Mohammed Kabara, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for Local … Read more
A Sexagenarian, Sunday Adesoye, was on Wednesday arraigned in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly stealing four bottles of Cousins red wine valued at N27,000. The police charged Adesoye, whose address was not provided with theft. EDITOR’S PICKS Midnight Fire Destroys Multi-Million Naira Goods in Anambra Market Poland Tightens Student Visa Rules Amid … Read more
Over 30 kidnappers, including members of the Biafra Auto Pilot, also known as Unknown Gunmen—a notorious breakaway faction of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)—have been killed in shootouts with security forces across Enugu State in the past two weeks, according to a police detective. This was revealed in a statement from Governor Peter … Read more