Tension erupted on Saturday at Elekahia Primary School in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers state, when armed men dressed in police uniforms violently disrupted the ongoing local government elections. Eyewitnesses revealed that the attackers, arriving in about 21 Hilux patrol vans, unleashed chaos by firing tear gas and seizing election materials, forcing officials … Read more
Four people have reportedly been killed, and a bus set ablaze, following heavy gunfire during the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), Eastern Zone election in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday. According to our correspondent at the Abuloma Model Primary School, where the election was held, the process was progressing smoothly until over 100 armed men … Read more
The Abia State Police Command reported the tragic death of Inspector Shehu Oyibo and three civilians, who were killed by armed men in Aba on Sunday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the attack occurred at Ngwa Road by Mosque Junction, where Inspector Oyibo, part of the state’s Rapid Response Squad, was on patrol. ASP Maureen … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that suspected armed men have reportedly hijacked two fully loaded buses belonging to the Benue state government-owned Benue Links Transport Company whisking away over 10 passengers from the Lagos-bound vehicles that took off from Makurdi. It was gathered that the armed men waylaid the vehicles at about 2pm on Sunday along … Read more
Seven NYSC members who were kidnapped while traveling from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo to Port Harcourt, have been released after spending one week in captivity. They were abducted by armed men along the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road in Emuoha Local Government Area. The exact number of passengers on the bus and … Read more
Armed political hoodlums suspected to have been sponsored by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola-led IleriOluwa faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), are currently attacking Oranmiyan House in Osogbo. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the attack happened after the TOP meeting had been concluded. Read Also: Ex-Miss USA: Father Says, Family Dysfunction Not Drugs Or Alcohol Maybe … Read more
Gunmen have invaded popular newspaper office in Abuja and threatened to kill staff. EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen in their numbers storm Thisday Newspaper Abuja office in Utako on Thursday and threatened to kill staff. The armed men were said to have scaled the fence of the company’s premises to gain access. Read Also: Petrol … Read more
Six people (Two policemen, four others) have been reportedly killed in Afghanistan after a deadly clash at public food donation in central Ghor province, AFP reports. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the governor’s office in the provincial capital Firozkoh, where a Qatari group was distributing aid. It was not immediately clear why the gathering … Read more