Metro

A five-year-old boy has reportedly died in a fire outbreak at the Muda Lawal Market located in Bauchi State. It was learnt that properties worth millions of Naira were also destroyed in the inferno. The Chairman of the market, Baba Magaji, who confirmed the incident, said the five-year-old was sleeping in one of the shops … Read more

The Nigeria Police Force has assure Nigerians about their safety especiay in areas where total lockdown was pronounced, he also advised residents not to panic over rumours being spread about a gang of criminals popularly called ‘One Million Boys’ in Lagos State, Speaking on a television programme monitored by EKOHOTBOG on Wednesday night, Deputy Inspector General … Read more

Armed bandits have abducted three nursing mothers in Karaukarau village, Giwa Local government area of Kaduna State. A source from the village, Malam Sani Bakali made it known to Ekohotblog that, the heavily armed bandits had earlier picked 13 women, were challenged and repelled by the villagers. Bakali explained that, the hoodlums stormed the village … Read more

A 27-year-old man identified as  Adeniyi Akinde, has allegedly bathed his wife, Deborah, with hot water laced with pepper, in her sleep around 12.30am in Oke Owu area of Modakeke the, Osun State where the couple resides over claims of infidelity. The victim was said to have been rushed to hospital after the attack which … Read more

One person has been burnt beyond recognition following a fire outbreak at the Muda Lawan market in Bauchi State. An eyewitness who confirmed the case to Channels Television said the fire started after a truckload of mattresses caught fire. Efforts are in place to contain the spread of the inferno as several shops and cars … Read more

Amid the coronavirus outbreak ravaging the country, unidentified gunmen have attacked Hurra community of Irigwe Chiefdom in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, killing nine persons and torching 33 houses. Sunday Abdu, the National President of Irigwe Development Association (IDA), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the incident occurred on Tuesday … Read more

Suspected assailants have hacked a 50-year-old woman identified as Mrs Mary Edibo to death. The woman, who hailed from Agbenema-Ife, a suburb of Abejukolo Headquarters of the Local Government was dealt with several machetes by her assailants while returning home from the neighbouring Agabifo village. Our correspondent gathered that the deceased, a petty trader, returned … Read more

An employee of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Mr Jide Bello has vowed to take legal actions after he was illegally beaten by soldiers of the 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment in Akure, Ondo State who were effecting a lockdown order issued by the state government. Bello who works as a mechanical engineer at the … Read more

Delta state has recorded its fourth case of coronavirus according to the National Centre for Disease Control. Read Also: Breaking: COVID-19: Lagos Discharges 16 New Coronavirus Patients The NCDC in their daily update announced 34 confirmed new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria which brings the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 407. NCDC … Read more

Goods worth millions of naira were damaged in an inferno that swept through the popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fire, which was said to have started at about 2.pm, was put out at about 4.05 pm by a combined team of firefighters from the … Read more

There was drama on Tuesday inside an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo, when an accused arraigned for assault, suddenly coughed while his charges was being read. The action led to a little disruption of the proceedings, as three lawyers that sat in front of the accused hurriedly moved away their chairs. Despite the … Read more

A massive protest over the extension of the “stay at home order” declared by the Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has led to the heavy shooting of massive protesters by men of the Nigeria Police Force in Sapele, Delta State. Read Also: Senator YAYI Loses Father-In-Law According to Information gathered, policemen were drafted to … Read more

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen said to be on revenge mission has stormed the home of the Nwaekes and killed a man identified as Austin Nwaeke instantly. Local sources said that the herdsmen were enraged by the alleged killing of one of their cows by unknown persons and decided to take revenge by spilling … Read more

The Kano State Fire Service has disclosed that Four members of a family have died in a building that collapsed in the Saberi area in Gwale Local Government Area in Kano state. Kano State Fire Service which disclosed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Kano said that three other victims were rescued alive … Read more