Treat Informants as Bandits Fight Against Banditry Visits Attack Victims Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has ordered security agencies to treat anyone they catch acting as an informant for bandits with the same severity as the criminals themselves. According to Eko Hot Blog, Governor Aliyu gave the directive during a condolence visit to Wurno and … Read more
A man has been arrested in New York in connection with the horrific death of a woman who was set on fire aboard a subway train in Brooklyn. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the crime, which occurred on Sunday, as “one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human being”. … Read more
Five people have been killed in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man has surrendered to police, according to French media reports. Four of the victims—two security guards and two migrants—were shot dead along the Loon-Plage coastline near Dunkirk, security sources told French outlets. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs … Read more
Three prominent real estate brokers, Tal and Oren Alexander, along with their brother Alon, have been charged with sex trafficking in a case alleging they drugged, assaulted, and raped dozens of women over more than a decade. Prosecutors claim the Alexander brothers, well-known for brokering high-end property deals in New York and Miami, used their … Read more
The Nigerian Police Force has outlined how a group of officers illicitly seized ₦43,160,000 from a cargo worker at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja last year. EKO HOT BLOG notes that in a statement released on Wednesday, the NPF’s Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Ogunjobi, detailed the incident, which took place in August … Read more
A court in Italy has sentenced 23-year-old Filippo Turetta to life in prison for the brutal murder of his former girlfriend, Giulia Cecchettin, in a case that has drawn attention to the ongoing issue of violence against women in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Turetta, who admitted to killing Cecchettin, 22, in November 2023—just … Read more
A mother in Britain has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after keeping her baby daughter in a drawer under her bed for nearly three years. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court in northwest England, where the judge described the child – … Read more
An Otukpo-based lawyer and activist, Mr. Mike Ofikwu, was tragically killed by armed men at his residence in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred on Wednesday around 8 p.m. at the entrance of Ofikwu’s home on Otukpa Street. According to eyewitness accounts, the assailants, who were trailing him, drove up in … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has reported the discovery of nine different drugs and medications in the hotel room of Sunday Abidoye, a 51-year-old US-based man whose lifeless body was found at the Creestar Hotel, GRA, Sagamu, on Wednesday. Confirming the incident in a statement on Thursday, the command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, detailed the … Read more
Eight people were killed and 17 others injured in a stabbing attack on Saturday at a college campus in Yixing, a city in eastern China, according to police. The incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology. A police statement confirmed that the suspect, a recent graduate, was apprehended … Read more
At least 35 people have lost their lives in a car attack in southern China, marking one of the deadliest acts of public violence in the country in decades. Authorities report that a 62-year-old man, identified as Mr. Fan, drove his car into a stadium in Zhuhai on Monday, targeting people exercising on the track. … Read more
In a heartbreaking event that has left the Minnesota community in shock, authorities have reported that a man, who had posted anti-Trump and left-wing statements online, fatally shot his wife, ex-partner, and two sons before taking his own life. Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa confirmed that the shooter, 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, had been struggling with … Read more
The Lagos High Court at Tafawa Balewa Square will resume the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of murdering Super TV CEO Michael Usifo Ataga, on October 15, 2024. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, is being prosecuted alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and one Adedapo Quadri. They were arraigned by … Read more
Nasarawa State Police, in collaboration with the military, eliminated two armed robbery suspects in a shootout during an operation in Karu Local Government Zone. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has reported that its officers, in collaboration with the military, eliminated two armed robbery suspects during a … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Ondo State Police Command paraded three suspects arrested in connection with the alleged killing of a naval officer, Sub. Lt. Samuel Akingbohun. The suspects also disclosed how the naval officer was killed. Akingbohun was allegedly killed by the suspects during an argument between the deceased and an okada rider in the … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that there was palpable tension in the Sokoto metropolis on Sunday over alleged blasphemy of the holy Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW). This is even as one Usman Buda, a butcher at Sokoto Abbatoir, was lynched by a mob over the alleged blasphemy Police have, however, stepped in and nipped the tension in … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that an Aba South Senior Magistrate’s Court has remanded a senior pastor of the Assemblies of God Church at the Correctional Centre over the alleged rape of a minor. The senior pastor identified as Chukwuemeka Orji (60) is facing a one-count charge of serially raping a 13-year-old girl that lived with him. The … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that a young man identified as Ndubuisi has been accused of beating his wife, Chiamaka Okafor, to death in Enugu State. It was gathered that Chiamaka, a businesswoman fondly called Charmzy, was allegedly beaten to death on Thursday, June 8, just a few weeks after undergoing a BBL surgery. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that suspected bandits wreaking havoc in the troubled southern Kaduna have killed two biological brothers. The incident happened at Unguwar Gajere village, Kutemeshi ward in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Saturday, June 17th, 2023 Abbas Appoints Epe Lawmaker Wale Raji As House Of Reps Welfare … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that atleast 14 people have been reported dead with property worth millions of naira destroyed during a communal crisis in the Oju Local Government Area of Benue State. It was gathered that the dispute started on Sunday when youths of Ibilla and Oju communities engaged one another in a bloody fight over land. … Read more