Heavy rainfall has severed a crucial section of the Kano-Maiduguri Expressway at Malori-Guskuri, a community in the Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State. This development has rendered the road impassable, forcing motorists to seek alternative routes. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that during a visit to the site on Thursday, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, … Read more
Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed five persons dead and 15 others missing in a canoe mishap that occurred on Thursday in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Dutse. EDITOR’S PICK: PM Starmer Supports Police to Keep Streets … Read more
An Ondo State Chief Magistrates’ Court in Igbokoda has sentenced Francis Ogundeji, the Baale of Ebute Ipare Community in Ilaje Local Government Area, to three years in prison for defying a court order. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the judgement, delivered by Senior Magistrate E.A. Manuwa, was issued earlier in the week but was made … Read more
A well-known Nigerian crossdresser, popularly known as ‘Abuja Area Mama,’ has been found murdered in Abuja. His lifeless body was discovered early Thursday morning, August 8, along the Katampe Mabuchi expressway in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) EKO HOT BLOG gathered. The deceased, who was open about his sexuality, had shared a video of himself … Read more
Adejoh urged Benue PDP members to give peace a chance to solve the party’s internal political crisis. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Benue State chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Peter Adejoh, has urged members of the party in the state to unite and give peace a chance to resolve the issues … Read more
Over 20 people have reportedly died in the Kali community of Gumi Local Government Area, Zamfara State, while trying to escape from a bandit attack. EKO HOT BLOG has learned that their boat capsized in a river. A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, stated that the bandits attacked the village at 1:00 pm last … Read more
Gunmen believed to be herders attacked farmers in Bachi community, Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, injuring four people. The Berom Youths Moulders Association President, Solomon Mwantiri, confirmed the incident in Jos on Wednesday, stating that the attack occurred on Tuesday afternoon while the victims were working in their fields. Mwantiri reported that the … Read more
The Nigerian Army announced on Wednesday that a military personnel who killed a 16-year-old protester in Zaria has been arrested. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Army spokesperson Onyema Nwachukwu disclosed in a statement that the incident occurred while soldiers were enforcing a 24-hour curfew in Kaduna and Zaria following reports of violence during the nationwide … Read more
Police in Kano arrested a notorious armed robber, recovered 2 rifles and five million naira EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Police Command has detained a notorious armed robber and recovered two AK-47 rifles with 47 rounds of live ammunition. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday … Read more
An Imo State High Court, led by Justice T.N. Nzeukwu, has sentenced Pastor Desmond Eke to eight years in prison for raping the wife of a church member. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Pastor Eke, founder of the Deliverance Ministry of the Good Shepherd in Umuihita Avu, Owerri West LGA, was found guilty of exploiting … Read more
A 33-year-old marketer, Adewale Odegbesan has been arrested and arraigned by the Lagos State Police Command on Monday for allegedly stealing products worth over N4 million. Adewale appeared before Magistrate O.Y. Adefope at the Chief Magistrate Court, Yaba, facing three counts of conspiracy to steal and theft. The charges state that Adewale committed the offenses … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has said an autopsy will be conducted on the remains of Aribemchukwu, the slain daughter of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia. Reports from Eko Hot Blog revealed that Aribemchukwu, known as Chuchu, was found dead outside the gate of her Parkview Estate home in Ikoyi, Lagos. Her body was discovered on Wednesday … Read more
The Police Force Headquarters in Abuja has announced the arrest of Ahmed Tailor, who is alleged to be the sponsor and distributor of Russian flags to protesters in Kano State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Force Public Relations Officer Olumuyiwa Adejobi shared this information via the police media WhatsApp platform, stating that Tailor was … Read more
In a tragic event on Saturday evening in Imo State, gunmen reportedly killed Hyginus Ohazurike, the President-General of Umucheke Okwe autonomous community in Onuimo Local Government Area, along with six village leaders from the same community. A local resident stated that the assailants arrived in a vehicle and attacked while the victims were holding a … Read more
Hoodlums stole no fewer than 205 chairs, musical instruments, and other equipment worth millions of naira from a Living Faith Church in Katsina State. The theft occurred during the ongoing nationwide protest against hardship. The attackers, who arrived around 10:00 am in tricycles, forcibly entered the church by breaking doors and windows. Pastor David Sarki … Read more
A magistrate court in Jigawa State has remanded Umar Danjani and 73 others for alleged arson at the All Progressives Congress (APC) head office in the state. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Danjani, the youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council for Atiku Abubakar, was remanded along with the others in a … Read more
A young boy was shot and killed by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as the #EndBadGovernance protest reached its third day. The boy was reportedly shot at close range near Zenith Bank in Kubwa. An eyewitness stated that the boy was not participating in the protest but was walking by when the police, … Read more
The Abubor Nnewichi community in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State was thrown into panic when a mother and her four children died from suspected food poisoning. The victims, identified as Onyinye (the mother) and her children, Miracle, Dominion, Amanda, and Kosi, reportedly died after consuming their dinner on Monday. At the … Read more
Herdsmen have attacked a farmer, chopping off his hands in Borno State. The incident happened on Friday in Bassam Galomari village, Gubio II Ward, under the Gubio Local Government Area of the State. Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counter-terrorism and insurgency expert, revealed this in a post on his X handle on Saturday. According … Read more
Two individuals were killed during a recent attack on a military checkpoint along the Amangwu axis of the Amasiri-Owutu road in Edda Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. An eyewitness recounted that the incident occurred in the early hours of Friday, carried out by armed assailants on motorcycles. According to Channels Television, the witness noted that … Read more