Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command has denied arresting eight young men for playing ludo, accusing them of alleged unlawful assembly and drug abuse at Harmony Estate, Aboru, Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the development in a statement on Friday night. The police operatives in the Lagos had been … Read more
Eko hot blog reports that Nigerian crooner, Moses Bliss, and his Ghanaian beau, Marie Wiseborn, have taken their love to the next level with an official court wedding. After announcing their engagement earlier this year, the couple made it official at the Federal Marriage Registry on February 27th, 2024. Editor’s Pick: Failed Lawsuit: Trump … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has struck out preliminary objection raised by Counsel to the Nigeria Police, Celestine Dickson, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the fundamental rights suit brought by the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Government House, Edison Ehie, against the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court in Abuja has announced a new schedule to deliver rulings on the bail application and preliminary objection to the trial filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. This online media platform gathered that the court resumed Kanu’s trial on Monday (today). … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a recent ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja mandated the federal government to press formal charges against the leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, within a week. This directive from Justice Inyang Ekwo came after the expiration of an initial order that allowed the Attorney-General of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an order of interim injunction restraining the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, from arresting the state Chairman of National Youth Council of Nigeria, Chijioke Ihunwo, and two others. Also restrained by the order … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that one Abdulazeez Isah in Kaduna State has been sentenced to prison following his arrest for parading himself as an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Thursday, the Kaduna Zonal Command of the anti-graft agency said it has successfully obtained a conviction and imposed a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos on Wednesday, February 7, ordered the federal government to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products within seven days. Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Police has formally declared Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Rivers Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and five others wanted over their alleged involvement in the burning of Rivers State House of Assembly Complex and allegations of murder and terrorism. The publication of the Police gazette comes after a Federal … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court Abuja has issued a warrant for the arrest of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over his alleged involvement in the burning of the State House of Assembly. Ehie is also the immediate past Speaker of the Rivers State House of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will arraign the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on Wednesday, January 24, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged money laundering to the tune of N4,008,573,350. This online media platform gathered on Tuesday that the ex-governor will be … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State High Court has sentenced one Samuel Ademola Oladimeji to three concurrent Life Imprisonment terms for sexually assaulting his own children by penetration. The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) disclosed the development in a statement Monday evening. The agency stated that the prosecution had five … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that The Federal High Court, Abuja will on today (Monday) deliver judgment in the suit by the Speaker Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the National Assembly, and others. This was disclosed in a notice sent to parties involved in the matter on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Uzodimma’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Apo has ordered a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Rita Orji, to submit herself for interrogation over alleged certificate forgery. Orji had attempted to stop the police from investigating the forgery case brought against her. EDITOR’S PICKS Buhari Doesn’t … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court has fixed the 13th of January, 2024 (Friday) for judgment in the Kano state governorship election appeals. According to Daily Trust, the secretary of the legal team for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Bashir Tudun Wuzirci, confirmed the development. EDITOR’S PICKS Bye-Election: Ani Emerges APC Candidate To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Kano Magistrate Court sitting at Yankaba has fixed January 18, 2024 for the ruling on bail application filed by three defendants in the murder case of one Nafiu Hafizu, a driver allegedly killed by a housewife, Hafsat Surajo. The defendants, Dayyabu Abdullahi (Hafsat’s husband), Adamu Muhammad and Nasidi Muhammad, are … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three persons in connection to criminal petitions against them. The Lagos police spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed the development in a statement on Saturday. He revealed the suspects as Dorcas Adeyinka ‘f’, Sikiru Ayinde ‘m’ and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has said that former local government chairmen sacked in 2019 are distracting his government. This online media platform recalls that the former council bosses were elected during the administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi in 2018. EDITOR’S PICKS Appeal Court Dismisses Binani’s Case, Affirms … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, the longest known wrongful sentence in the United States. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July after a district court found that crucial evidence in his case was not turned … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that all thirty-six (36) members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) who had been detained for two years in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State, have been released by the Ebonyi State High Court. This online media platform reports that the counsel representing IPOB, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed this development … Read more