Law student arrested for cyberbullying Police Officer on Facebook. He has confessed to making the post based on hearsay and has apologized for his actions. The arrest was made in connection with a land dispute and physical confrontation resolved by police. EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Bauchi Police Command have arrested a 34-year-old … Read more
A former Nigerian Senator has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that former Senator, Abubakar Abdulazeez Ibrahim, has passed away. The former Senator, EKOHOTBLOG reports, was the younger brother of ex-Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Aisha Jummai Alhassan, popularly known as ‘Mama Taraba’, who died in May 2021. According to a statement issued by the deceased … Read more
A popular Nigerian political scientist has passed away. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a former Head of the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor A. D. Yahaya, has been confirmed dead. It was gathered that Yahaya, a former Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria … Read more
A popular Nigerian politician has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the national factional leader of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Professor Sule Bello, has passed away. It was gathered that the popular politician died on Sunday in Zaria, Kaduna State, at the age of 73 after a protracted illness. A source close to the family … Read more
President Buhari has made a new appointment. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Usman Abubakar as the new Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Bida, Niger State. The approval of the new FMC Medical Director was made known via a letter signed by the Minister of State for Health, Dr (Senator) Adeleke … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has joined forces with the authorities of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, to develop a curriculum on anti-corruption, cyber crimes and forensic studies in Nigeria. In order to achieve this, the Commission, on Tuesday, signed a memorandum of understanding, MoU, with the officials of ABU on the development … Read more