Bauchi State government has explained that the reports of massive deaths recorded in Azare area of the state are caused by the seasonal heatwave and not COVID-19. The Deputy Governor Baba Tela told journalists on Sunday that an investigation has since been carried out and the number of deaths was inflated. “On the issue of … Read more
Ayobami Agboola, son of Oyo state Government Head of Service, Amidat Agboola ignited an uproar after his conversation with a social media user about a ‘ghost job’ came to light. A ‘ghost job’ is a common practice in state and federal civil service whereby names of non-workers widely known as ghost workers, are added into the … Read more
29 year old man, Buhari Abiola aka Eyinju, was on May 7, 2020, arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 21 year old girl (name withheld). A statement released by the state police command spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, says the arrest of the suspect followed a report from … Read more
A man identified as Msugh Kugwa was in the late hours of Thursday, May 7, viciously attacked by unknown persons who axed him on the head killing him almost immediately. Kugwa who is an indigene of Mbaakune community in vandeikya local government area of Benue state was murdered at about 11 pm, when he returned … Read more
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has reopened Olore Mosque seven months after it has been marked for demolition. Ekohotblog recalls that the mosque was an illegal rehabilitation center where over 200 inmates that were subjected to different inhuman treatment were rescued in an operation led by CP Shina Olukolu of the … Read more
Fabian, who is a student leader at Kisii University was allegedly beaten by a police officer last week for not wearing a mask in public. He says that he was singled out by a police officer, whom he had met before, from a crowd of around 10. He identifies police as a neighbour and says … Read more
A policeman identified as Felix Egbon was shot dead in Edo by suspected hoodlums on Friday May 8, while enforcing the nationwide curfew imposed by the Federal Government following increased cases of Coronavirus in the country. The state’s police spokesperson Chidi Nwabuzor who confirmed the incident on Saturday May 9, said the late policeman attached … Read more
The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the death of a young man, identified as James Samuel. The farmer hanged himself in the school he had his secondary education. Samuel, 30, took his life in a classroom at Government Secondary School, Gurku in the Karu LGA. Don’t Miss: Finally, Osinbajo Speaks From Hideout, Explains What … Read more
Drinking motion has been activated in Anambra as residents stormed a fallen trailer loaded with crates of beer to drink. Millions of Naira have been lost as the trailer conveying the crates of beer fell and crashed to the ground in Ekwulobia. The incident which happened on Friday, May 8 was seen as an opportunity … Read more
Residents of Ekpoma, Edo State are currently mourning the death of a butcher who hanged himself to death with a towel. The butcher identified as Peter Uche reportedly committed the suicide in his home in the early hours of today, Saturday, May 9th 2020. They found him dangling through his room’s window and he was … Read more
A suspect has narrated how he helped the late billionaire kidnapper, Collins Ezenwa, popularly known as E-money, kidnap many rich people from the South-East, especially in Imo and Abia states. The suspect identified as Ifeanyi Asiegbuelam, 32, who was arrested by the Police in Cross River state, lamented that despite aiding Ezenwa “E-Money” in his … Read more
A 33-year-old Janet Ekpe, who resides in Zumbagwe, a remote community in Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State has ended her eight-year-old marriage by poisoning her husband for allegedly dating her best friend and watched him die slowly and painfully. Janet also accused her husband, Sunday Ekpe, of starving her of sex while satisfying her … Read more
Ondo state’s Deputy Minority leader, Hon. Tomide Akinribido who got married on the Friday 8th of May was called out same day by his ex-girlfriend who accused him of deceit and fraud. The lawmaker representing Ondo West State Constituency, had shared photos of him and his new bride on Twitter with the caption “Meet the … Read more
Again, some coronavirus patients in Gombe have taken to the street to protest over “poor welfare”, blocking a major highway in the state. Recall on Tuesday, May 5, some patients at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, and Kwadon Isolation Centre in Yamaltu Deba local government area of the state protested over the same reason. Some … Read more
An Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court has imposed a fine of forty thousand naira on one Vincent Ikechukwu for failure to use a face mask which has become mandatory in the state since the wake of COVID 19 Pandemic. The offender who is the first to face such penalty will also engage in community labour for … Read more
Two persons were killed while several shops and vehicles were burnt on Friday when a tanker ladened with diesel fell around the Moniya area of Ibadan and burst into flames. The incident led to traders, commuters and residents of the area scampering for safety as the inferno continued to increase with high intensity. The extent … Read more
Self-acclaimed Pastor Otobong Emerson who allegedly abused three siblings, ages 6, 7, 9 and another girl aged 11 simply identified as Christabel, has blamed the act on the devil. Pastor Otobong Emerson was to have repeatedly had carnal knowledge of the kids between December 2019 and February 2020. The suspect was said to have confessed … Read more
Media personality, Kofi Bartels said his friend and the friend’s wife lost their baby after Rivers State police detained them when they were on their way to the hospital to have the child. The police officers were operating based on Governor Nyesom Wike’s lockdown order that restricts movement except the person has an exemption letter … Read more
A stranded University of Uyo (UNIUYO) student has cried out for help after allegedly being flogged while on her way to meet her family in Cross River State. According to Favour Attah, the incident occurred at Akwa Ibom State’s border with Cross River state. She further revealed that she was only trying to talk to … Read more
Two persons have been killed in a multiple-car crash at the Ota axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway in Ogun State. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Florence Okpe, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. She explained that the incident, which left a man and a woman dead, … Read more