A middle-aged man identified simply as Chukwudi has been electrocuted to death, few weeks to his traditional wedding. Chukwudi was electrocuted while trying to fix the issue of having no electricity in his apartment even though there was power supply in his neighborhood at Opobo Road in Ogbor Hill area of Aba. Read Also: Buhari … Read more
One Chisom Eze has allegedly killed his 19-year-old brother, Henry, during a fight over a bottle of soft drink at their place of residence on Johnson Street, Alaba area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that 21-year-old Chisom left the drink in the house and stepped out to attend to an issue, but when he … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 182 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that NCDC confirmed the 182 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday evening, May 28. NCDC noted that of the 182 COVID-19 cases recorded on Sunday evening, 111 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo writes to African Development Bank (AFDB) expressing his displeasure over the ongoing crisis. Olusegun Obasanjo describes the United States of America call for “independent investigation” into allegations of favoritism and others against President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina as a ridicule of the bank’s governance system. In a letter … Read more
An 83-year-old grandfather, Fidelis Jihan Linga, calls for justice for the brutal killing of his grandson, Sunday Ezra who was wrongly accused of stealing a mobile phone. Ekohotblog understands that Ezra a security guard was lynched in the early hours of Monday, May 26, at New Trafford Hotels and Suites at Gwalameji in Bauchi State. … Read more
Armed robbers have stormed the apartment of a Nigerian businessman in Paris, getting away with some 800,000 euros ($865,000) worth of luxury bags, sources said on Thursday. The burglary took place in an upscale building in the 16th district of the French capital on Wednesday morning, said sources with knowledge of the case. Wearing surgical … Read more
The Kogi State Government has reacted to the report of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) that two cases of COVID-19 were recorded within the province. Speaking on the alleged report via a statement on Wednesday, Saka Haruna Audu, Kogi health commissioner, said the state government has developed “full testing capacity” and “conducted hundreds … Read more
The Assistant Manager News and Current Affairs of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Channel 6 Abia, Mrs. Chinyere Okoye has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen. READ ALSO: Alhaji Tolani Abbas: Celebrating An Icon At 80. Ekohotblog gathered that the incident took place on Wednesday night at Obikabia road off Ogbor Hill, in Obingwa Local Government Area … Read more
Popular Canadian gospel singer, Jonathan Steingard has said that he no longer believed in God. Steingard, 36, stated this in a lengthy Instagram post adding that he would be leaving the band. He also hinted on no longer playing gospel music as he and his bandmates have all found other jobs to focus on for … Read more
A COVID-19 isolation center in Bangladesh went up in flames yesterday, killing five people. The fire was said to have started in a makeshift isolation unit made for (COVID-19) patients in United Hospital Dhaka, Bangladesh. The incident was confirmed by the fire service director, Zillur Rahman, who noted that the reason for the fire was … Read more
The headless bodies of two persons believed to be a mother and her baby have been found near a primary school in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident on Wednesday, said the corpses were dumped opposite the AUD Primary School, Isale Agbara, Ile-Ife. Residents … Read more
Lagos residents escaped death today after a truck carrying a bulldozer crashed. The cause of the accident has not been ascertained but it spiked fear and pandemonium in the area as the truck rammed into stalls at Agege Market. Read Also: Sallah Tragedy: Kano Boy Falls From Flyover While Posing For Selfies Fortunately, officials of … Read more
Eid-El-Fitri celebrations seemed to have gone wrong for a yet-to-be identified Nigerian youth who somersaulted from a flyover in Kano while posing for selfies. The youth was trying to get the perfect angle for his photograph that he would later upload on all his social media pages but unfortunately, he slipped off and tumbled from … Read more
In its Transport fare Watch report for April 2020 on Wednesday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city increased by 8.21 per cent month-on-month and by 23.43 per cent year-on year to N223.71 in April 2020 from N206.73 in March 2020, The Nation … Read more
The Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the further evacuation of stranded Nigerians overseas. Ekohotblog reports that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who made this known on Wednesday, said the development is to allow take-off of a new policy on the evacuation of Nigerians. The Minister of Foreign Affairs said … Read more
Controversial Kemi Olunloyo as accused Igbo speaking people, residents in the Southeastern part of Nigeria of baby-buying and selling. According to Olunloyo in a recent tweet, many Igbo couples are barren and have refused to address their situations, instead, they go around looking for baby factories to buy children. READ ALSO: We Cannot Take That … Read more
An unidentified Nigerian lady has cried out for s3x amid ongoing lockdown due to coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog gathered that the lady took to her official Instagram handle to seriously cry for some ‘Vitamin D’. In a video sighted online, the desperate lady cries for s3x and said her urges needed to be satisfied. READ … Read more
Indian yogi whose claims he spent decades without food or water earned him a band of devotees and the scepticism of doctors is dead, AFP reports. The yogi man who died on Tuesday hailed from Charada village in the western state of Gujarat, where he spent his life in a routine of yoga and mediation. … Read more
Police in Kagadi, Uganda have arrested a father on allegations of killing his eight-year-old daughter and burying her secretly. The suspect has been identified as Jackson Mbabazi, 39, a resident of Kinyasi, Nyamwezi Parish, Mabira Sub County, Kyenjojo district. He has however been hiding in Kagadi district since he allegedly committed the crime. Joseph Mugisa, … Read more
The younger brother of member representing Ebonyi North-west in the state house of assembly, Victor Aleke, was found dead in his car boot along the Abakaliki/Afikpo expressway. It was gathered that the deceased, Engineer Samuel Aleke, reportedly left his house Saturday evening May 23 and was not seen until the next day when his corpse … Read more