Chaos erupted on Saturday morning at the bustling Ikoku Market in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as traders arriving for the day discovered a lifeless body bearing machete wounds. The Rivers State Police Command confirmed the incident, with initial investigations indicating that the victim, reportedly known for criminal activities, may have been lynched by locals. EDITOR’S … Read more
Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed two police operatives in Uruagu, a community in Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the tragic incident took place in the early hours of Thursday while the officers were conducting investigative duties. An eyewitness told Punch that the assailants launched a surprise attack … Read more
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Mr. Ajagba Joseph, for allegedly attempting to murder a man he discovered at his concubine’s house. This was disclosed in a statement posted by the police on X.com on Wednesday. According to the statement, the incident occurred on August 23 when Joseph visited his lover’s … Read more
The First Lady of Abia State, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has expressed deep sorrow over a tragic incident in Umuahia where a man allegedly gouged out his wife’s eyes early Sunday morning, reportedly for ritualistic reasons. EKO HOT BLOG gathered tha Lawrence Uzor, an aluminum worker from Umuchieze in Bende Local Government Area but residing at … Read more
A 35-year-old man, Emmanuel Urhobocha, has reportedly died by suicide in his apartment on Alafia Street, Sango-Ota, in the Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Police Command confirmed that the incident occurred around 9:00 a.m. on Friday. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that this event follows the recent suicide of a … Read more
A Lawyer, Sunday Ununu, has been reported to have killed an orphan, Nnamdi Nwite Ugo, over the weekend in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi State. Ugo was fatally injured during the Izzi Unuphu Power of Attorney community election celebrations in Abakaliki Local Government Area. The Izzi Unuphu Power of Attorney group oversees land transactions in … Read more
Two men on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stabbing a man on the head with broken bottle during an argument. The defendants – Temitope Anifowoshe, 49, a businessman and Tope Sule, 50, a driver, both residing at 28, Egbatedo St., Oko- Oba, Agege, Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more