House to Scrutinize Escape of Binance Executive Incident Raises Concerns over Custody Procedures Lawmaker Calls for Prosecution of Responsible Personnel Eko Hot Blog reports that, in a move to uphold accountability, the House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the recent escape of a Binance executive from detention in Nigeria. Editor’s Pick Admiring President Bola … Read more
The Federal Government has pledged to relocate correctional centres. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has visited the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre. The government has assured that such an incident will not happen again. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has pledged to relocate some correctional centres across the country. This was … Read more
Speculations arise regarding former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello’s alleged plan to leave the country amidst EFCC investigation. Sources suggest Bello aims to join his wife and investments in a North African nation after narrowly escaping arrest during an EFCC raid in Abuja. Critics condemn Bello’s tenure, alleging mismanagement, corruption, and oppression in Kogi State. EKO … Read more
Seven NYSC members who were kidnapped while traveling from the NYSC orientation camp in Ondo to Port Harcourt, have been released after spending one week in captivity. They were abducted by armed men along the Rumuji axis of the East-West Road in Emuoha Local Government Area. The exact number of passengers on the bus and … Read more
A report has detailed how a suspected killer of an Ogun couple escaped police custody. Eko Hot Blog reports that the suspect in the gruesome killing of a couple, Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has escaped from police custody. EDITOR’S PICKS 2023: My Reckless, Stingy Opponents Not Trustworthy, Tinubu Tells … Read more
Many people have escaped death as court building collapsed during sitting. EKO HOT BLOG reports that scores of people escaped death in the commercial capital of Abia state, when a court suddenly collapsed some 20 minutes after its sitting. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon at the Four Aba High Court chaired by Judge Clinton Okoroafor. … Read more