Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three relations of former Daily Trust Editor, Malam Ahmed Ajobe. The victims included Mr Ajobe’s immediate younger sister, Halimtu-Sadiya Tahir. They were reportedly kidnapped on Thursday on the deplorable Ankpa-Adoka-Markudi Road, while returning from a market in the nearby community in Awo, Ankpa Local Government Area … Read more
The Federal Government has commended the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC) over its ruling which faulted Daily Trust Newspaper’s report on the Samoa agreement. The NMCC had found the newspaper guilty of publishing an inaccurate report on the deal in its July 4 edition. EDITOR’S PICKS: School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In Delta … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been urged to sack all non-performing security chiefs in his cabinet. This online media platform understands that this call was made by the Forum of All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmen, following the high rate of kidnapping and general insecurity in Nigeria. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Bandits Attack … Read more
Trust TV Fined N5m Over Documentary On Banditry EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has slammed Trust TV, a broadcast arm of Daily Trust newspapers, with a N5m fine for a documentary it produced and aired on March 5, 2022. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Lekki Residents Charges LASG To Tackle Flood, … Read more
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given Buhari 48 hours to withdraw threat to sanction BBC, Daily Trust EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to “urgently instruct Mr. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture to withdraw the threat to sanction the BBC and Daily Trust over their … Read more
It appears the squabble between Daily Trust and Femi Fani-Kayode, which was occassioned by the unprovoked denigration of a journalist who reports for the newspaper, will not be over soon. Despite FFK apology, the newspaper appears not be interested in his attempt at rapprochement. FFK’s meltdown against the reporter at a recent press conference dominated … Read more
Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has sought the forgiveness of Eyo Charles, a Daily Trust reporter, he denigrated at a press conference. The ex-minister, who began a tour of some states, especially those controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states in July, visited Cross River last week to round of his tour. At … Read more
The management of Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust, said it would hold former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, responsible if any harm befalls its reporter. EkoHotBlog had reported how Fani-Kayode dressed down a journalist, Eyo Charles, who asked him a question at a press conference in Calabar, Cross River state, last week. Eyo, … Read more