The Nigeria Police Force has declared an Indian national Ayan Asit Chakraborty wanted. Eko Hot Blog reports that Gazette Bulletin with Ref No AR: 3000/ZN.2/MTU/TMI Vol. 2/141 announced that the Magistrates’ Court had issued a warrant of arrest in Lagos. EDITORS PICK BREAKING: APC Explains Exclusion Of Osibanjo’s Name On Presidential Campaign Council APC Clarifies … Read more
Teenager Reportedly Stabs Friend To Death Over Food Fight In Lagos EKO HOT BLOG reports that a teenager, Daniel Akindele has reportedly stabbed his friend, Ayo Bameke, to death while fighting over food at Abattoir Complex in the Agege area of Lagos State. According to newsmen, the duo alongside their friends often visited the … Read more
Residents of the Abule Taylor neighborhood in the Abule Egba region of Lagos State have complained about the constant gunfire that occurs there at midnight. Eko Hot Blog reports that some residents disclosed also denounced the criminal activity of miscreants who terrorized locals. EDITORS PICK BREAKING: APC Explains Exclusion Of Osibanjo’s Name On Presidential … Read more
Two Injured As Police, Kalare Boys Clash In Gombe EKO HOT BLOG reports that two persons have been confirmed injured in a clash between police operatives and Kalare boys in Gombe on Sunday. Gombe police spokesman ASP Mahi Mu’azu Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, said the two victims, a Kalare boy and one … Read more
Lagos State Police Command has intercepted two commercial buses loaded with a large quantity of live cartridges. Eko Hot Blog reports that also found were three dismantled motorcycles and some personal effects. EDITORS PICK BREAKING: APC Explains Exclusion Of Osibanjo’s Name On Presidential Campaign Council APC Clarifies Inclusion Of PDP Senator, Chimaroke Into Party’s … Read more
I’m Ready For Peace—Bandit kingpin, Bello Truji Reacts After NAF Raid On Zamfara Camp EKO HOT BLOG reports that notorious Zamfara bandit kingpin, Bello Turji has reacted to the recent aerial bombardment of his residence by the military, saying he felt betrayed over the action of the Nigerian government. Recall that the Nigerian … Read more
Since the Nigerian Air Force and Army operatives invaded the Rumuekpe Community in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, there is a tangible sense of panic there. Eko Hot Blog reports that a mixture of military personnel entered Nvakohia Village in Rumuekpe and began shooting randomly, according to information gathered. EDITORS PICK JUST IN: … Read more
Truck Driver Crush Pedestrian To Death In Osun –FRSC Confirms EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of a yet-to-be-identified young man in a road accident. A speeding Tipper according to reports, ran over the victim and crushed him to death … Read more
One Barrister Sunny Bassey, a Calabar based lawyer whose wife reportedly died in a car accident on Tuesday while chasing his car , is said to be in critical health condition since the incident. Eko Hot Blog reports that she crashed her car along the Murtala Muhammed Highway, Calabar, when the car veered off … Read more
No fewer than 10 persons have died and 236 others have been infected with cholera as the epidemic broke out in Gombe State. Eko Hot Blog reports that Executive Secretary of the Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Abdulrahman Shuaibu, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists on behalf of the Commissioner for … Read more
A law student has told the court to stop the salaries and allowances of President Buhari, the governors, and all political office holders in the country until the final resolution Eko Hot Blog reports that Soohemba Agatha Aker, a Benue State University final-year law student, has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, the 36 state governors, … Read more
IG Orders Arrest, Prosecution Of Prof. Zainab For Assaulting Policewoman EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has strongly condemned the assault on a female police officer, Inspector Teju Moses, by her principal, who is a legal practitioner and human rights activist, Prof. Zainab Duke, and her domestic staff, one … Read more
Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has lambasted the Federal Government of Nigeria, noting that the country cannot have two systems. Eko Hot Blog reports that this was contained in a statement on Thursday, Akeredolu reacted to the video showing the Katsina security outfit obtaining the approval to bear arms. EDITORS PICK JUST IN: Drama As … Read more
According to the Police Command in Ogun, five people have been detained on suspicion of robbing a business in Ota, which is located in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of the State. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement in Ota on Thursday that the suspects … Read more
NDLEA Ransacks Cocaine Warehouse In Lagos, Seizes Drugs Worth N193bn EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have busted a cocaine warehouse in Lagos State, seizing N193 billion worth of crack. NDLEA’s spokesman Femi Babafemi described the development as one of “the biggest singular cocaine seizures” … Read more
A woman has reportedly died in auto crash while chasing her husband after spotting him with a lady in Calabar Eko Hot Blog reports that an unknown woman reportedly lost her life in a car accident in Calabar, Cross River State, while pursuing her husband, whom she had spotted with another woman in a mall. … Read more
Two Dead, four rescued as another canoe capsized in Jigawa EKO HOT BLOG reports that two people have been confirmed dead, while four were rescued in another canoe mishap in Auto Local Government Area of Jigawa State. Police spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident in a press statement issued to newsmen. EDITOR’S … Read more
A fire that broke out early on Sunday morning destroyed property valued roughly N8.5 million in Ilorin, Kwara State Eko Hot Blog reports that Aaseven-flat structure was damaged by the fire, which broke out at about 2.58 in the morning at Olorunsogo neighborhood. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six Men For Allegedly Inflicting Injury On Woman, Others … Read more
Masquerades on Sunday disrupted a church service in Plateau Eko Hot Blog reports that in Shikal village of Langtang South local government council of Plateau State, masquerades on Sunday disrupted the worship. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six Men For Allegedly Inflicting Injury On Woman, Others Gbajabiamila Makes Fresh 10 Appointments 10 Months To 9th … Read more
In Kogi State on Saturday, agents of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 18 pump action rifles and 2,300 cartridges. Eko Hot Blog reports that three individuals were detained in connection with the recovery of the firearms, according to a statement released on Sunday by Femi Babafemi, director of media and advocacy at … Read more