The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal deferred its decision on the 2023 election outcome. Timipre Sylva of the APC is contesting Duoye Diri’s victory, with the tribunal to deliver its judgment within 180 days. Diri’s counsel and the lawyers for INEC and the PDP advocated for the dismissal of the petition. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
A court has dismissed rape allegations against a 55-year-old lecturer. The lecturer was arraigned on March 7, 2022, and has pleaded not guilty to the allegation of raping a 12-year-old girl. The judge held that the prosecution witnesses had created doubt in the mind of the court with the discrepancies in the evidence. EKO HOT … Read more
Kazeem Olafisoye and Owolabi Usman were found guilty of conspiracy and armed robbery, and the court in Ado Ekiti sentenced them to death by hanging and life in prison, respectively. Eko Hot Blog reports that the two inmates were accused on three counts and arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Labour … Read more