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
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
A student of the Nigerian law school in Enugu, Chiemerie Dim, has died. According to his friends, Chiemerie suffered a heart attack and died while he was jogging on Tuesday, June 23. Friends mourn as Nigerian law school student dies after allegedly suffering a cardiac arrest while jogging His friends who took to social media … Read more
A Lagos-based woman identified as Ijeoma Onuoha is in shock over what she saw outside her residence on Wednesday night. Taking to social media, Ijeoma shared photos of some strange images she saw in the sky. She assumed it to be a sign that the world is coming to an end because the images were … Read more
Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called for more prayers and God’s Intervention as three members of the State Executive Council have tested positive for Coronavirus. Speaking via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday, Makinde said that the results of two other members came back inconclusive and would be retested. He affirmed that the affected … Read more
The Akwa Ibom state police command has arrested a 33-year-old Pastor identified as Inimfon Eyo Inyang for keeping eight teenage girls in his “deliverance centre” and allegedly raping one of them who is 15-years-old. Akwa Ibom police commissioner, Imohimi Edgal who paraded the suspect before newsmen on Wednesday, June 25, said he was arrested on … Read more
Benue State Police Command has arrested 60 suspected cultists across the state. In the statement by the command Public Relations Officer, DSP, Catherine Anene, four locally made guns, five axes, three black and two red berets, a pair of military camouflage trousers, P cap bag bulletproof jacket and other items were recovered from them. Anene … Read more