Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office , on Wednesday, stormed Modzak Hotel, Abule -Egba , Lagos , believed to be a hideout for suspected internet fraudsters and their kingpin, one Rasaq Balogun . According to EFCC’s spokesman , Wilson Uwujaren , Balogun , owner of the hotel , … Read more
The Spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Bala Elkana, confirmed the arrest of a Beninese teenage housekeeper (name withheld) who allegedly attempted to kill a 93-year-old woman by adding a substance suspected to be sniper insecticide to her tea. He said that the suspect was employed by the daughter of the nonagenarian, Madam … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that Dr Wole Kukoyi has emerged the global president of Molusi College Old Students Association (MOCOSA) Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State. This online news platform understands that Kukoyi, who took over from the outgoing president, Mr Femi Talabi, emerged unopposed. Kukoyi, the CEO, Ace Medicare Clinics Limited, recently launched a 100-bed medical facility of … Read more
A French court has sentenced 23 Nigerians and one Frenchman, all members of a Lyon-based sex trafficking ring to prison terms of up to seven years for forcing Nigerian women into prostitution. It was the latest case to highlight the growing use of African migrants in the European sex trade. Among those sentenced was Europe’s … Read more
The board of Forte Oil Plc has called for a special meeting to be held in Lagos next month to approve the renaming of the company to Ardova Plc. Ekohotblog Recalls that in June 2019, former majority shareholder of the energy firm, Mr Femi Otedola, sold his 75 percent equity stake in the company to … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of faulty condoms on sale in Uganda have been recalled by the Global health charity Marie Stopes. The recall followed a warning from Uganda’s National Drug Authority that the Life Guard brand condoms had failed manufacturing “quality tests” as they contained holes and may burst while in use. According to the government … Read more
Ekohotblog understands that the fresh data from the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that the inflation for the month of October has risen by 0.36 basis points year on year to 11.61 percent. The composite food index rose by 14.09 percent in October compared to 13.51 percent recorded in September due to increases in prices … Read more