…the bandits came around midnight on Saturday and operated till 2:50am. EKO HOT BLOG reports that bandits have attacked Yar Tsakuwa village, in Rabah Local Government Area of Sokoto State, kidnapping nine persons, including the serving councillor of the area, Lawali Bello. According to reports, two wives and a daughter of the former councillor of … Read more
NSCDC Clamps Down on Fuel Stations Hoarding Product Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) in Edo, on Saturday, clamped down on fuel stations hoarding fuel and those selling above the approved pump price of N165. Reports have it that the exercise took the corps round fuel stations … Read more
…the bandits attacked the Gandu Karfi community where they abducted four women and went away with over 150 cattle. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Katsina State Police Command has killed two armed bandits, recovering one AK47 rifle and 150 rustled animals from the terrorists. The state police spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, told newsmen that … Read more
ASUP has raised alarm as YABATECH lecturer went missing. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Yaba College of Technology Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, Yaba, Lagos has raised an alarm over a missing staff, Mr Adeyinka Ahmed Olamilekan, a lecturer for two weeks now. This was disclosed in a letter by the Union, titled “Notification … Read more
…the bandits had been in control of the area and moved with guns freely, both day and night. EKO HOT BLOG reports that eight persons, including a son of the district head of Zip town, Alhaji Uba, have been abducted by gunmen at Illela village in Karim Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State. The … Read more
Justice Musa said the offence of rape is life imprisonment under section 282 penal code law… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Jigawa State High Court sitting in Birnin Kudu has sentenced a rapist, Haladu Sani to life imprisonment for raping an eleven-year-old girl. Delivering the judgment Justice Musa Ubale said the court found Haladu … Read more
18-Year-Old SS3 Boy Commits Suicide Eko Hot Blog reports that an 18-year-old man, Abdullahi Tasi’u has reportedly committed suicide. According to Salemgists, Tasi’u took his own life after his father refused to allow him marry the love of his life. Read Also: Ikoyi Building Collapse: Forensic Scientists Identify One More Victim The deceased before his … Read more
Amotekun Arrests Secondary School Students for Cultism, Rape in Ogun Eko Hot Blog reports that Men in the South West Security outfit, code-named Amotekun Corps in Ikenne Local Government of Ogun State have arrested four secondary school leavers for rape and cult-related offenses. The Amotekun Commander in Ogun State, David Akinremi, in press release issued … Read more
Tanker has caught fire in Ogun state and killed 17 persons. EKO HOT BLOG reports that tanker has caught fire on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State and killed no fewer than 17 persons. It was learnt that the incident happened around 5 am on Friday, before Isara bridge. Read Also: Nigerian Sprinter Blessing Okagbare Banned For … Read more
No compensation for families of 50 victims of Ikoyi building collapse – LASG …all those who evacuated bodies of their loved ones and asked for assistance were given money for transportation and funeral. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has revealed that there will be no compensation for families of 50 people … Read more
Two video recordings of Baba Ijesha were played during Thursday’s proceedings… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court has heard that the content of a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) recording of popular actor James Olarewaju aka Baba Ijesha may have been tampered with. A defence witness and expert in CCTV … Read more
Five persons were hospitalised following a fire outbreak Wednesday night at the Lagos campus of the Nigerian Law School The Director of Lagos State Fire Service and Rescue, Margret Adeseye, through, Public Affairs Officer, Amodu Shuabu, confirmed the incident said it was a minor one and no casualty was recorded EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
The Asokoro hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja is currently on fire Source fears that many may be trapped in the raging inferno, even as the fire appears to have extended to the main building of the hospital. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a portion of the Asokoro District Hospital in the Federal … Read more
Lagos has lost prominent political leader. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a prominent political leader in Lagos state and a prominent member of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) in Lagos, Professor Tunde Samuel is dead. He was a former Special Adviser on Education to former Governor Bola Tinubu. Read Also: Man Shoots Wife For Refusing … Read more
…the suspect is an escapee from Owerri prison and a relative to the late police officer. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Delta State Police command has arrested a 27-year-old suspect, Chukwudi Emerenin, for his alleged involvement in the murder of a retired police officer, Chris Kpatuma, in Imo State. Kpatuma was murdered at his … Read more
…the lady who checked in with the deceased rushed out of their room and banged at the door of another guest to raise the alarm… EKO HOT BLOG reports that an unidentified man has reportedly slumped and died at a hotel in Ada George in the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State after alleged … Read more
Alleged adultery; Taliban man and woman have paid the ultimate price after being stoned to death for having an illegal relationship in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province. Two local Taliban officials confirmed this on Wednesday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Taliban official in the province told DPA that they were stoned at a sharia court. … Read more
Minister has been under fire for advising men to beat unruly wives. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Malaysian minister, Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff, who advised husbands to beat their wives “gently” to discipline them for “unruly” behaviour has outraged women’s rights groups and some persons in the country. Yusoff, a deputy minister for women … Read more
Five children have been abducted by a woman suspected to be a kidnapper from their homes after she disguised as a teacher in the Rukpakulus axis of Eliozu in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Three children aged between 18-months and four years old were said to have been kidnapped from one family and two others snatched … Read more
Hollywood actor has been handed a 20-Year Jail term for alleged $650m Movie Ponzi Scheme. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an American actor who swindled $650 million in a huge Hollywood Ponzi scheme, using it to finance a lavish lifestyle of yachts, jets, and fast cars, was jailed Monday for 20 years. Zachary Horwitz created … Read more