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Peter Obi Almost ‘Mobbed’ At Labour Party Mega Rally In Edo [Photos]

Aug 21, 2023. by Ekohot Editor

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Monday, joined hundreds of party members for a mega rally ahead of the local government elections in Edo State. Also in attendance is former Nigerian Bar Association president, Olumide Akpata, who recently joined the party. Peter Obi … Read more

Details Of Tinubu’s Meeting With Oba Of Benin Emerge

Jul 15, 2023. by Praise Ben

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday pledged to protect Benin artefacts returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people. This online media platform reports that this was made known in a statement by the Special Adviser to the … Read more

Confusion Reigns As Court Blocks Suspension Of LP Chairman, Julius Abure, Others

Apr 6, 2023. by Otunba T.J Abass

A Court has stopped the suspension of Labour Party Chairman, Julius Abure and four others. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a State High Court sitting in Benin, the Edo state capital, has restrained the Labour Party and all its members from any suspension or purported suspension of its national officers till the determination of a … Read more

Four Killed In Benin As Naira Crisis Rages On

Feb 15, 2023.Feb 15, 2023. by Ekohot Editor

A nursing mother along with 3 others killed in Benin as protests tore down the city over Naira scarcity. Residents engage in violence at the gate of the CBN’s building as they barricade the bank’s gate. The nursing mother was killed by a stray bullet while waiting by an ATM stand to withdraw cash. EKO … Read more

Peter Obi’s Supporters Humiliate, Chase Oshiomole In Benin (Video)

Feb 10, 2023. by Praise Ben

Obi supporters chased out Oshiomole in Benin. Oshiomole a few months ago made a mockery of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party. The Residents of the state chanted for Obi while disrupting Oshiomole’s speech. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, humiliated and chased away … Read more

Fuel Scarcity: Masses’ Agitation Plunges Obaseki Into Into Action

Jan 31, 2023.Jan 31, 2023. by Praise Ben

Obaseki has planned to set up a committee to look into the situation in Edo State. The governor decided in response to widespread protests around the state about petroleum scarcity and price increases. According to the special adviser, Obaseki has studied the grievances expressed by protesters as stated in the letter addressed to him on … Read more

Chaos In Benin As Residents Protest Over Fuel Scarcity (Video)

Jan 30, 2023.Jan 30, 2023. by Praise Ben

Commuters in Benin have taken to the street to protest over fuel scarcity. The Protesters blocked the busy Sapele road and Ugbowo road to show their grievance. According to a resident in the state, fuel was sold for over 600/litre on Monday morning. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerians have come out in large numbers … Read more

Ortom, Others Present As David Mark Buries Son In Benue

Nov 13, 2022.Nov 13, 2022. by Praise Ben

David Mark’s son was laid to rest in Benue.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the remains of Tunde Mark, son of ex-Senate President David Mark, have been laid to rest.

The body was interred at the family home in the Otukpo area of Benue State.

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Tunde, 51, died on October 21, 2022, in a London hospital after battling cancer for over a year.

The funeral rites commenced on November 9, with the service of songs held in Abuja.

Tunde’s body was accompanied by family and friends to Otukpo for a wake on November 10.

Governor Samuel Ortom, his deputy Benson Abonu, Senate Minority Leader Philip Aduda, and Senator Abba Moro attended the burial.

Others were ex-Kogi governor Idris Wada, ex-Senators Suleman Adokwe and Lekan Mustapha, Bishop Michael Apochi of Otukpo Catholic Diocese, and Rev Innocent Jooji, among others.

In his sermon, Most Rev. Fr. Sylvester Onmonke told the family to have faith in God as only he can give and take life.

NABTEB 2022 May/June Examination Result Is Out

Oct 5, 2022.Oct 5, 2022. by Ekohot Editor

The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) in Benin, Edo State, Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, has announced the release of the results of 2022 in-school May/June National Business Certificate/National Technical Certificate (NBC/NTC) examinations. Eko Hot Blog reports that she disclosed that 58,659 of the 84,147 candidates scored five credits … Read more

EFCC Nabs Proprietors, Students Of ‘Yahoo Schools’ In Benin

Sep 15, 2022. by Ekohot Editor

EFCC Nabs Proprietors, Students Of ‘Yahoo Schools’ In Benin EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested two owners of yahoo schools: Internet Fraud Coaching Centre (a.k.a HK) and seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more

EFCC Nabs Seven Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Benin

Sep 10, 2022. by Ekohot Editor

EFCC Nabs Seven Suspected Internet Fraudsters In Benin EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Benin on Friday arrested seven suspected internet fraudsters in Benin City, Edo State. The suspects were arrested at their hideouts, following actionable intelligence about their alleged involvement in internet- related … Read more

ASUU Strike: Varsity Students’ Protest Enters Second Day In Benin

May 5, 2022. by Ekohot Editor

Recall that ASUU embarked on a four-week warning strike on February 14 On March 14, the union extended the industrial action by another two months to allow the government meet all of its demands EDITOR’S PICK Resident Trapped As 3 Storey Building Collapsed In Lagos (VIDEO) Worker’s Day: Lagos Workers Endorse Sanwo-Olu For Second Term … Read more

Varsities In Ghana, Togo, Other African States Now Better Than Nigeria’s – ASUU

Mar 17, 2022. by Ekohot Editor

The congress resolved to stay away from the classrooms throughout the eight weeks extension of the ongoing nationwide strike declared by ASUU He lampooned the Federal Government for refusing to abide by the agreement it signed with the union in 2009… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged … Read more

Troops Neutralize 3 Kidnappers Along Auchi-Benin Road, Recover Arms

Feb 3, 2022. by Damilare Abass

Troops of 4 Brigade Nigerian Army (NA) acting on credible intelligence have taken out 3 kidnappers, who are believed to be part of the notorious kidnap cum robbery gang terrorizing the ever-busy Auchi-Benin road in Edo state on Wednesday, 2 February 2022. A statement by Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations said, “The … Read more

Blurry Hope For Sunday Igboho’s Release As Agitator Spends 150 Days In Benin Detention

Dec 19, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

There has been blurry hope for Sunday Igboho’s release as he has spent 150 days in Benin detention. EKO HOT BLOG reports that uncertainty surrounds expectations that the Embattled Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho would be released since he was ‘arrested’ by the operatives of Brigade criminelle (Criminal Brigade) on … Read more

EFCC Apprehend Yahoo Boys Weeks After Throwing Money Around In Benin

Sep 14, 2021. by Otunba T.J Abass

Items recovered from the suspect include laptops, phones, documents and identity cards. Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Command apprehended 31 suspected internet fraudsters. The suspects were apprehended in two separate locations in Benin City sequel to actionable intelligence. Wilson Uwujaren, spokesperson of EFCC, said the suspected fraudsters were … Read more

Police Arrest Two In Benin Republic, Trafficking 10 Nigerian Girls To Dubai

Aug 28, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

He said, “On August 8, 2021, the bureau received an intelligence report from a non-governmental organisation through the Nigeria Police Force State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, that 10 girls were about to be trafficked to Dubai, UAE, through Cotonou and were lodged at NIS Hotel, near Scoa Gbeto, Cotonou, Republic of … Read more

BREAKING: Billionaire Businessman, Captain Hosa Okunbo, Dies In London

Aug 8, 2021. by Damilare Abass

Business Mogul and Edo born politician Hosa Wells Okunbo also known as Captain Hosa is dead. Eko Hot Blog gathered that Captain Hosa died this Sunday morning, August 8, 2021, in a London hospital after a protracted battle with pancreatic cancer at 63. “Hosa, whose health had remarkably improved following treatments in London and German … Read more

Sunday Igboho Faces 21-year Jail Term For Possessing Fake Beninese Passport

Jul 23, 2021.Jul 23, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

It was gathered that as authorities uncovered his strategy, Igboho made arrangements for unofficial Beninese passport. Embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho risks 21 years imprisonment over the Beninese passport he tendered before his aborted trip. Igboho and his wife, Ropo, were arrested on Monday at the Cadjèhoun Airport in … Read more

Sisters Leave Corpse Of Their Mother To Decompose Because The Lord Told Them To

Jul 11, 2021.Jul 11, 2021. by Otunba T.J Abass

The foul smell from their apartment roused the suspicions of neighbours who forced themselves into their apartment, leading to the discovery of the corpse. A 78-year-old woman’s decomposing corpse was discovered in an apartment in Benin, Edo state capital. EkoHotBlog gathered that the daughters of the woman who are between the ages of 58-60, left … Read more