Inspector Sunday Baba fatally shot by robbers. Police confirm incident, pay tribute to fallen officer. Suspects’ vehicle recovered, perpetrators fled. EKO HOT BLOG reports that tragedy struck on Wednesday night in Rumuolumeni, Rivers State, as Inspector Sunday Baba, a Nigerian police officer, was fatally shot by suspected armed robbers during a robbery incident. The Rivers State … Read more
The Nigeria police force is warning Nigerians to be careful how they use sarcasm to pass messages on the Internet. The force says sarcastic statements can constitute cybercrime. It threatens to use the controversial Cybercrime Prohibition Act against Nigerians. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Police Force has warned Nigerians to be careful when … Read more
Two teens are accused of murdering a woman they found in her late mother’s apartment. Police found the woman’s badly hurt body in a bag in her mother’s apartment. The woman faced threats from the intruders, resulting in a deadly altercation despite her efforts to flee. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two teens, Kensly Alston, … Read more
Chinese Man Sentenced To Death for Girlfriend’s Murder In Kano Convicted for killing Ummukalthuum Buhari following a dispute. Despite pleas for mercy, Frank Geng-Quangrong receives death penalty. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State High Court has issued a death sentence by hanging to Frank Geng-Quangrong, a Chinese national, for the murder of his girlfriend, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Benue State Police Command has rescued two traders abducted by gunmen. The two traders were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen who invaded a market at Mchia community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue State last Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Assembly Questions Governor’s Nomination Procedure for Cabinet Positions Details Of Service … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State division, has nabbed a 30-year-old man, Ayobami Oyeleye, for chopping off his mother’s hands with a machete. Editor’s Pick ‘Policeman’ Arrested While Attempting To Steal Electricity Cable What You Should Know About Primeboy, ‘Wanted’ Suspect In MohBad’s Case Army Court-martials Major General Over $1,476,200 … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has described fuel subsidy as an organised crime. Obi, on Monday, said this while speaking on Arise TV ‘The Morning Show’ on what approach he would have taken differently in resolving the looming strike by the Nigeria … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a seven-month-old baby boy named Habibu has been found sleeping on his mother’s back 24 hours after she was shot dead by bandits on the Pandogari-Allawa road in Shiroro LGA of Niger State. This online media platform gathered that bandits blocked the Pandogari-Allawa road a day to Sallah and shot … Read more
A woman is dead after being shot by her boyfriend in southwest Houston Sunday evening. Houston police responded to reports of a shooting at 11655 Briar Forest around 7: 50 p.m. Officers said they found a woman dead from an apparent gunshot wound. Her boyfriend was taken into custody. According to witnesses, the boyfriend shot … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that nine kidnapped victims have been reportedly rescued by the Zamfara State command of the Nigeria Police Force. The victims were said to have been abducted by armed bandits from Gora-Namaye Community in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Monday, June 5th 2023 Shehu … Read more
Buhari has sought enhanced coordination to combat what he described as a “multiplicity of threats” in West Africa. Eko Hot Blog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat escalating volatilities and multiplicity of threats across West Africa and the Sahel. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigeria’s GDP … Read more
Sources report that a 6-year-old girl was shot on Tuesday night.It happened on South Orange Avenue in Newark at around 7 p.m. Eko Hot Blog reports that the child is in extremely critical condition, and is at the same hospital where the police officers wounded in the shooting Tuesday Afternoon are being treated.(Recall) EDITOR’S PICK War: … Read more
Reactions have trailed Abike-Dabiri’s comment on Nigerians’ crime rate in Dubai. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has claimed that Nigerians contribute one of the highest crime rates in Dubai, the capital of United Arab Emirates (UAE). EDITOR’S PICKS CBN Announces Date To Introduce Redesigned … Read more
Lagos State Government has said it will continue to avail itself of the opportunities of forensic science to improve its fight against crime in the State. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo disclosed this in his address at the opening ceremony of the 6th Edition of the … Read more
Lawyer berates clerics involved in electoral crime ….according to Section 97(1a), ” a maximum fine of N1,000,000 or imprisonment for a term of twelve months or both. EDITOR’S PICK: Police Storm Peoples Gazette Newspaper’s HQ In Abuja, Arrest 5 Staff Akeredolu Reveals When He Will Buy Guns For His People Insecurity: Kano Govt Bans Tricycle … Read more
Yul Edochie has replied to the House of Reps, revealed why people engage in crime. EKO HOT BLOG reports that veteran Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has stated that hunger and poverty are responsible for the increasing ritual killings in Nigeria and not the movie industry. The actor made this known in a post shared on … Read more
Lagos: ‘Oga’ Tortures Teen Apprentice To Death Over Missing N1K EKO HOT BLOG reports that a businessman, Uchechukwu, aka Alloy Omo Jesu, is on the run after allegedly torturing his 11-year-old apprentice to death in Ogba area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. It was learnt that that the apprentice, simply identified as Sunday, was accused … Read more
Okowa’s aid has found possible Solution to curb crime in Niger Delta EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Special Assistant to the Delta State Governor on Political Matters, Austin Ozobo, has enjoined politicians to fight crimes in the Niger Delta region by building the youth through skill and vocational training, employment as well as education and moral … Read more
…75,582 suspected tablets of Tramadol worth over ₦29.7m, which he said also promotes banditry and other forms of criminality. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Wednesday, said its Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone B Kaduna intercepted 250 parcels of cannabis sativa, also known as Indian Hemp, worth over ₦10.4m, suspected … Read more
Man to die by hanging for killing father in Akwa Ibom The condemned will die by hanging. EKO HOT BLOG reports that one Victor Etim Obot, 36, of Ikot Obio Mkpong in Akwa Ibom State’s Ikono Local Government Area, was condemned to death by the State High Court in Uyo, the state capital, for the … Read more