A landlord identified as Julius Antony Obialor is on the run for allegedly killing a twenty-four -year old tenant identified as Meshach Atsen who he said was abusing his thirteen- year old younger sister, when he entered the victim’s room to discuss the payment of his rent arrears. The police on Sunday 5th April 2020 … Read more
A twenty-seven – year old Ifeanyi Agbor has been arrested by Imo state police command for the murder of a sixty-five-year-old man identified as Pastor Timothy Osakwe. Ifeanyi who confessed to having killed the pastor said that the victim raped his sister three years ago and got away with it. Read Also: Woman Who Killed … Read more
Pastor Richard Daniel, general overseer of the light and faith gospel mission in Calabar, cross river state have been arrested by the police yesterday after his indictment by two robbery suspects who claimed that they were members of his church. The two suspects, Matthew Inyango and Daniel Bassey who were arrested with guns and knives … Read more
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, says he is not aware of any research by international body linking 5G network with COVID-19. Pantami said this during an appearance on a TV interview monitored by EKOHOTBLOG on Sunday, amid a controversy over the safety of the network and theories linking it with … Read more
Not less than 52 persons have completed their 14-day isolation in Oyo State following their suspicion of having coronavirus. Tests for coronavirus have also commenced at the virology unit of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. A member of the Oyo State COVID-19 Committee Dr Sola Orilowo confirmed this to our reporter in Ibadan, the … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, April 6th, 2020 1. BREAKING: Nigeria Records Eight New Cases, Total Now 232 The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 232 READ MORE 2. Funke Akindele In Police Net Over COVID-19 Lockdown House Party Funke Akindele, a … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has announced his recovery from COVID-19 after testing negative to the virus two times. Makinde made the announcement on his official Twitter handle few minutes ago. He said “I am deeply moved by your prayers and support throughout this period. I am so thankful. This evening, I received my … Read more
Hours after Funke Akindele and her husband were dragged for throwing a houseparty amid lockdown, she has been arrested by the Lagos State police. Ekohotblog earlier reported that the Lagos state police command says it has arrested actress Funke Akindele-Bello for violating the restriction order placed on the state by President Buhari in a bid … Read more
The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 232 Read Also: Funke Akindele In Police Net Over COVID-19 Lockdown House Party Eight new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria: five in Lagos, two in the FCT and one in Kaduna State.
Former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2016 Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede has called on well-meaning citizens to help the needy in this time of economic hardship. In an interview, Jegede lamented the devastating effect of Coronavirus on the global economy is no longer news adding that the stay-at-home directive … Read more
Abia State Police Commissioner, CP Ene Okon has confirmed the death of a native doctor who reportedly committed suicide near his shrine located at the back of his house. The Police boss in a telephone interview said that the deceased identified as Onyeonoziri Friday was said to have committed suicide in front of “his shrine”. … Read more
A police officer in the Abia State Police Command of the Nigerian Police Force identified as Inspector Amadi Kingdom has been shot dead by gunmen. EKOHOTBLOG gathered the deceased was killed in the early hours of Saturday. The incident was said to have taken place at Ochendu bye-pass junction off Ogurube layout. Sources told our … Read more
A 39-year-old man Isiak Owoseni has sent his wife Titilayo Owoseni packing over the tragic fall of their eight months old baby that led to his death Ekohotblog earlier reported that baby Timilehin Owoseni fell off the veranda of a two-storey building that housed his parents early hour Saturday and was rushed ti a nearby … Read more
The result of the sample of the first suspected case of coronavirus in Abia State has come out negative. Abia State commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu made the disclosure on Sunday. Reliable sources confirmed that there was pandemonium at Umuobasi Ibeku in Umuahia North Local Government Area of the state, where a sick resident … Read more
Unknown gunmen who abducted the Chairman of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Adamawa State, Alhaji Hammanjulde Gatugel, on Saturday morning has freed him. The Local Government employees Chairman was abducted from his residence in Mayo-Belwa area in southern Adamawa, in the early hours of Saturday, and was freed almost the same time … Read more
Even as residents of Nasarawa state are trying to grapple with the partial lockdown of the state following the outbreak of the coronavirus, they may have to contend with the woes of kidnappers. The Special Adviser to the Nasarawa state Governor on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development Mr John Mamman, has been abducted. … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “provide spending details of public funds and private sector donations to provide socio-economic benefits to the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people, including details of beneficiaries of any cash payments, cash transfers, food distribution and other benefits … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, has suspended its planned indefinite strike, billed to begin on Monday, April 6 after a fifteen-day notice which expired on Friday, April 3, 2020 A statement signed by ASUP’s President Anderson Ezeibe states that the lecturers’ decision to suspend the strike was borne out of the current national … Read more
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has initiated a radio Learning programme for students in Kano State. Maulid Warfa, Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Kano, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Kano. Warfa, who is the UNICEF Officer in charge of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Sunday, confirmed the death of a COVID-19 patient in the state. Prof. Akin Abayomi, the Commissioner of Health in the state, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle, said the deceased was a 36-year-old Nigerian, male who died in a private facility on April 4, 2020. The Commissioner wrote, “We … Read more