…Urge General Public to provide Credible Information on Criminal Elements The Military High Command says Troops of Operation THUNDER STRIKE under Operation ACCORD in conjunction with troops of 312 Artillery Regiment and Local Vigilantes has neutralized not fewer than 70 bandits and cattle rustlers in Kachia Forest of Kaduna State. This was contained in a … Read more
A group of protesters on Saturday besieged the Nigeria Police Force headquarters in Abuja demanding an end to rape and stiffer penalties for sexual and gender-based violence offenders. The protests led by a coalition of civil society organizations including the Action Aid of Nigeria, the Dorothy Njemanze Foundation, the connected development, CODE, and several others … Read more
The National Assembly has cleared Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Financial Impropriety reported recently in a media publication. This clarification was contained in a press statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on SDGs, Hon. Rotimi Agunsoye … Read more
The Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been called upon to avert possible outbreaks of fire which may destroy lives and property of the residents of Ajara Town in the Badagry Local Government Area of the state. The Nation reports that residents of the community under the umbrella of the Ajara Concerned Citizens Association … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, June 6th, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 328 COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 11844 Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 328 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. READ MORE 2. Popular Anambra Pastor ‘Prophet Odumeje Arrested’, Moved To State CID Awka, … Read more
The Chairman, Nigeria Police Service Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith, has lost his wife. Alhaja Ariat Aderoju Smith died on Friday at 69. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Akosile, said the burial of Alhaja Smith will be done today (Saturday) in accordance with islamic rites. Read Also: Man … Read more
Popular Anambra pastor, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere aka Prophet Odumeje has been arrested by the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Awka, Anambra State in a BMW X6. Reports on social media and several online news platforms have it that Prophet Odumeje who is the Spiritual Director of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry World Miracle Center, alias Land … Read more
A thief fell asleep in the middle of his operation after breaking into a TV presenter’s house in Tanzania. Confirming the incident in an interview with East Africa Radio, ITV Zanzibar presenter, Farouk Karim said the thief entered his compound by scaling the fence. The journalist added that the thief stole shoes and clothes before … Read more
Mother, (Mrs. Justina Ogundoyin), to the Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly has been installed as the Iya-Oloja-General of Ibarapaland. Justina Ogundoyin is the wife to the late philanthropist, Chief Adeseun Ogundoyin. The Speaker has congratulated his mother on her installation as the Iya-Oloja-General of Ibarapaland. Ogundoyin described his mother as a rare … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 328 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 328 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, June 5. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
Leader of the Household of God Church, Chris Okotie, has said his church will not reopen until COVID-19 is defeated. Recall that the Lagos State Government on Thursday lifted the ban on religious gatherings with mosques to return June 19 and churches, June 21. The State Government also issued other guidelines towards the reopening of … Read more
Spokesperson of the Oyo State Police Command, SP Fadeyi Olugbenga has confirmed the death of a 29-year-old pregnant woman identified as Azeezat Dhikirulahi. Azeezat who was 7-month pregnant was murdered in her room at Ijefun Community in Oyo state. Azeezat who got married three years ago and was expecting a child recently returned to Oyo … Read more
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says the House would engage the 36 states Houses of Assemblies on the need for the domestication of the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act and the Child Rights Act. According to the Speaker, the engagement would be technologically conducted due to the urgency and critical nature of the … Read more
…Vow to deal with Common Enemies Of The Nation Until Normalcy Is Restored The Military high command says its Operation KATSINA, a subsidiary Operation under Operation Kadarin Daji has neutralized 392 bandits since its commencement on the 14th of May, 2020 through Land and Air Offensives. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major -General John Enenche stated … Read more
… Lament Spate Of Killings, Attacks Across the Country The Lower Chamber of the National Assembly, House of Representatives has Blamed the spate increase in killings, kidnapping and armed banditry attacks across Nigeria The Lawmakers who called for the change of the service chiefs which is long overdue lamented the way and manner the security … Read more
Three medical doctors have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Nasarawa State. The Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Dr Bulus Umaru confirmed this to newsmen on Friday. Dr Bulus Umaru said, “three gynaecologists and two auxiliary staff have contracted the coronavirus in the course of their work of dealing with patients. “The doctors are now … Read more
A Post Graduate student of the University of Ilorin was allegedly raped and murdered on Thursday night at Aba Ijefun Area, Akinyele in Ibadan. This is coming barely few days after an undergraduate in UNIBADAN, Barakat Bello was sexually molested and killed in her home still in Akinleye, Ibadan. Nigerians have taken to Twitter to … Read more
A woman and her three-month-old baby were allegedly beaten up by a SARS official in Ibadan. According to a report confirmed on Friday by the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu, a woman and her three months old child has been molested by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. READ … Read more
The Association of Nigerian Women Safety Professionals (ANWOSAP) commemorates the global celebration of the United Nations World Environment Day (WED) hosted in Columbia this year, urge all stakeholders to preserve the environment, restore degraded ecosystems and co-exist sustainably with nature to make the world a habitable place safe for mankind. In a statement made available … Read more
Police personnel attached to the Intelligence Response Unit have arrested three siblings for the gruesome murder of a mother of five, Mrs Janet Ogbonnaya, The PUNCH reports. The deceased, a widow, was lured from Facebook by the suspects, who allegedly poisoned her and buried her corpse in a septic tank in a house in the … Read more