Pastor of the Christ Holy Church, Asaba, Mr Fidelis Nwansa has been arrested over possession of six rifles. Confirming the arrest to newsmen in Asaba, the Delta State Police Spokesperson, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, said the pastor claimed that he belonged to a local vigilante group in Anambra. According to Onovwakpoyeya, the command has since commenced … Read more
BBC World Service partners with MTN Nigeria to deliver BBC News Minute bulletins which will be free of charge to subscribers of the myMTN App in English, Hausa, Igbo, Pidgin, and Yoruba. BBC News Minute is the BBC’s 60-second news round-up that keeps audiences up to date with what is happening locally and globally. Audiences … Read more
Popular adult entertainer Maheeda renounced her old ways as she is now born again. According to Maheeda, whose real name is Caroline Sam, even when she was posting nude videos, she knew God still had plans for her and when God’s action in her life began manifesting, it took the Devil by surprise. https://www.instagram.com/p/CB1CtAknvow/ Meanwhile, Maheeda … Read more
………….Says The Fate That Befell Afonja Is Befalling Tinubu Former aide under Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s led administration, Reno Omokri has laughed the national leader of the All Progressive Congress, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting that the APC chieftain is gradually fading off after his role on the previous administration. Omokri on Thursday morning took to … Read more
A Nigerian student identified as Josephine Lawal has accused University of Wales Trinity Saint David United Kingdom of racism, demands a refund of the £20,000 she paid for a failed PhD programme. Josephine Lawal stated noted that the university management later offered to give her a Master’s certificate, which she rejected. Ekohotblog understands that 33-year-old Josephine … Read more
South Africa has begun human trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine as cases continue to rise and concerns grow over potential access to life-saving treatments. The trial, conducted by Oxford University with local partner University of the Witwatersrand, will consist of 2,000 volunteers from 18 to 65 years of age. The volunteers will also include … Read more
There is so much unrest in Mushin, Lagos State as angry residents took laws into their hands by burning a police officer for allegedly killing a barber. According to eyewitness reports, the barber was passing by when he was harrased by the police man. The guy allegedly insulted and warned the police man to stop … Read more
A Nigerian man just couldn’t wait a moment alone with his wife on their wedding day in a new video currently making the rounds on social media as he was seen grabbing her butt while the priest prayed for their newly sealed marriage. The groom happens to be a famous Nigerian media personality, the son … Read more
A foodstuffs trader in Nsukka, Enugu State, Angelina Okonkwo has revealed why she mixes her palm oil with human blood for sale. Angelina Okonkwo said she does so to improve her sales for the day as customers usually rush to buy her oil in particular. An eyewitness and trader, Mrs. Mbadiwe, who has been following … Read more
A lecturer with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria Dr. Mohammad Bello Hassan was yesterday, shot dead along Katsina-Zamfara road. Dr. Mohammad Bello Hassan who is from the Department of Agricultural Economics, Institute for Agricultural Research, ABU, Zaria, was murdered by armed bandits on his way back from Zamfara on an official engagement. Dr. MB Hassan, … Read more
Popular Yoruba actor, Gbolagade Akinpelu popularly known as Ogun Majek, is dead. The Nation gathered he died on Thursday morning at his Imalefalafia, Oke-Ado, Ibadan home. Veteran actor and filmmaker, Tunde Ola-Yusuf, confirmed the incident in a Facebook post. In a terse statement, he said: “From him we come and on to him we shall … Read more
A cleaner in a Lagos hotel identified as Mercy Peter is crying out for help as she has been relieved of her job after an unfortunate incident happened on Thursday morning. The N35,000 salary earner was sacked because she was accused of an act she allegedly knew nothing about. Mercy was accused by her boss … Read more
A 43-year-old father identified as Mr Ikechukwu Ekenta been arrested for allegedly raping his 3-year-old daughter. Ekohotblog understands that Mr Ikechukwu Ekenta from a town in Imo State is accused of raping his daughter, Kamsiyochukwu Ekenta, while his wife was in the hospital to deliver their child. Narrating her ordeal, little Kamsimyochukwu, who is 3 … Read more
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu says Nigeria has turned to a haven for perpetual terror. Ekohotblog reports that Nnamdi Kanu stated this via his micro-blogging site, Twitter. Self-exiled Kanu who aired this view on his known Twitter handle, therefore, urged people to find a real solution to the scourge of killings … Read more
Gombe Police Command have arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl ten times. Maikudi Shehu, the Commissioner of Police in the state, made this known during a press conference in Gombe on Wednesday, NAN reports. Shehu disclosed that the suspect, a maize seller at the Gombe main market, who resides in Idi … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force is set to recruit fresh officers. According to reports the Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Kenneth Ebrimson, has said the recruitment of special constables in the southwest state would commence this week. The Police Commissioner disclosed the decision to embark on new Police recruitment after the inauguration of the new … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 649 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 649 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday evening, June 24. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
No fewer than 100 staff of the Bowen University Iwo, Osun State, have been reportedly sacked by the governing council of the institution. According to reports, the University said it reached the decision due to the unease the lockdown brought to the institution. Bowen University is a private Baptist Christian Nigerian institution owned and operated … Read more
A 36-year-old man, Fatai Oyedele, was rescued after he attempted to commit suicide at the popular Ogun River in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital today June 24. According to eyewitnesses, the man arrived at the river at about 1pm today and attempted to plunge into it. He was rescued by men of the Ogun State … Read more
CNN; SKY; AL Jazeera; BBC; NBC; Netflix, and the other major global news channels have a new rival – RESILIENCE TV. Its “USP” [Unique Selling Proposition] is that it does not repeat any news item and no streaming either. If you miss an item, its gone forever. No Breaking News either for that matter. The … Read more