The Mathematics Certification Institute of Japan on Tuesday said a 9-year-old boy from the Western Japanese province of Hyogo has passed a university-level maths exam. According to the Kyodo news agency, the institute said Shogo Ando had been studying for the exam for two years, from the age of 7. Shogo Ando, a fourth grader … Read more
Twelve persons died in an accident on Sunday as a truck container carrying over 103 people somersaulted at Sawmill village along Mokwa-Makera road in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Joel Dagwa, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Minna that the accident involved … Read more
A State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, yesterday sentenced a woman, Mrs Agnes Nwefuru, to death by hanging for killing co-wife and her seven children. The plaintiff, Ebonyi State Government, had in a suit number HAW/13C/2017, brought against the defendant, Agnes Nwefuru, accused her of setting ablaze the house of her co-wife, Felicia … Read more
Vice-Chancellor of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Prof. Ademola Tayo, has said the institution decided to expel its female student in the viral sex video as part of measures to protect the school’s name. Ekohotblog recalls that in November, a sex tape of a female student of the Institution and another male student that had been expelled, went viral. The school … Read more
A Driver has been crushed to death in an accident involving two trucks around Conoil Bus-Stop, along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. Owode-Ijako Unit Commander of TRACE, Mrs Temitope Oseni, said in Ota, Ogun State, that the accident occurred at about 3.00 p.m. on Monday. Oseni said a tipper with registration AKD 411 XJ and a truck … Read more
The managing director of Maersk Line, a major shipping company in the country, Gildas Tohouo, was yesternight attacked at his residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. Maersk is the world’s biggest shipping company. We learnt from TheCable that the attack which led to the death of Mr Tohouo’s wife was planned by some of … Read more
Four spectators have been killed while four others were injured, as some unidentified gunmen on Sunday laid siege at a football match played in Zunuruk village of Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the attackers came from a nearby bush and shot sporadically at the unsuspecting spectators, killing … Read more
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has approved the sum of 1.35 billion naira for Christmas decoration and throwing of fire works, “banger” as part of preparations for the forthcoming Christmas and New year. The governor also increased his security vote by fifty percent citing security challenges that arise during Christmas and New year celebrations. … Read more
A Delta State teacher has been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, for treatment as he suffered a broken forehead as a result of an attack he received from some pupils of the Zappa Secondary School, Asaba. It was gathered that the pupils, after allegedly taking hard drugs, attacked the teacher while he was … Read more
The District Head of Fannami Ward, Lawan Mari from Bade Local Government, has been suspended for alleged sodomy with a six year-old boy. In a Statement signed by the Honorable Commissioner for Information, Home Affairs and Culture, Abdullahi Bego said the Governor has directed swift action against the district head. Read Also: Hon Wale Raji … Read more
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi says he is greater than the duo of Sango and Ogun, two deities worshipped by the Yoruba. He said, though he respected the deities for the role they played during their eras and proud to call himself their son, he stressed that education and exposure to other … Read more
The Police in Niger state have arrested one Mohammed Isa, 27, of Dogon Ruwa village of Bosso Local Government Area of the state, for allegedly shooting and killing his neighbour, Umaru Abubakar, 30, with a Dane gun. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Usman Adamu, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in … Read more
Two priests from Akwa Diocese, Rev. Father Felix Efobi and Rev. Father Joseph Nweke were on Friday kidnapped by gunmen in Ondo State. The incident was said to have happened at Elegbeka in Ose Local Government Area of the state while they were on their way from Anambra State. Read Also: LASG Announces Interview Dates … Read more
A teacher at CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos, Mr Ikena Ekwenam, has been arrested by the police for inflicting injuries on his 10-year-old pupil, David Uwakwe. Ekwenam, who teaches Agricultural Science at the school, beat up the Junior Secondary School 2 pupil for allegedly failing to come early for a make-up test. According to report, … Read more
The Ogun state police command have arrested a herdsman, Muhammad Garba, for the alleged murder of a farmer, Segun Akinlade, in Imala community of Abeokuta North Local Government Area. The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi,said on Saturday that the suspect was arrested following a distress call received by the police at Imala … Read more
A 56-year old man, Dahiru Inusa, has been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps in Nassarawa state for allegedly chaining and dragging his 15-year old daughter on the streets of Lafia. NSCDC boss, Mahmoud-Fari told newsmen on Friday that the suspect had been arrested on Wednesday at Bukan-Sidi area of Lafia, and … Read more
While excavating sand at a construction site in Ejigbo, Osun State, a 52-year-old man identified as Isiaka Raji, was buried alive on Thursday. Although, Raji was later rescued alive from the sand after he was buried for few minutes, he was confirmed dead at a hospital where he was rushed to for treatment. Read Also: … Read more
Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation and its partners, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the American University of Nigeria (AUN) have reached out to 120 IDPs in Borno state with empowerment tools worth N7m. The empowerment program consist of training as well as providing tools for the victim of the insurgency in … Read more
Three days after running away, the Ondo State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested the policeman, who allegedly shot dead a truck driver in Uso on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Owo Local Government Area of the state. The alleged killer cop, identified as Sergeant Idowu Omosuyi, attached to the Federal Highway Patrol, allegedly … Read more
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 48-year-old dismissed policeman, Edwin Apalowo Ola, for allegedly killing a 27-year-old-man, Malik Mohammed, at a night club, Crest Inn Club, Oshodi. When the defendant was brought before the court, Chief Magistrate M.A. Ajiferuke, did not take his plea. Magistrate Ajiferuke ordered that Ola be remanded … Read more