Nigerian singer, Peruzzi, has reacted to rape allegations leveled against him by a lady identified as Princess. Ekohotblog earlier reported that Princess, with twitter handle @Jayamah22, the singer raped her in 2012, despite dating her friend at the time. She narrated that she went with her friend to the singer’s house and ended up sleeping … Read more
…To Sue Him For Criminal Libel, Misinformation And Defamation Of Character The House of Representatives has referred the spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere to the Police and the Department of State Security (DSS) for criminal investigation and to activate processes for requisite redress against Ikenga over the allegation … Read more
Calamity was narrowly averted on Tuesday at Ijero Ekiti, Ijero Local Government Area of Ekiti State, as fire razed down a section of Owa Ajero’s palace in the community. During the inferno, six children of Owa Ajero, Oba Joseph Adebayo Adewole, were evacuated by sympathisers, having been caught in the sudden fire outbreak. Narrating the … Read more
…Wants F.G To Prepare For Post-Oil Economy The Federal House of Representatives has charged the Federal Government to make adequate plans and preparations for a post-oil economy in Nigeria saying the lawmakers were disturbed by the dwindling fortunes of the petroleum market in years to come, The House also urged the Federal Government to direct … Read more
The Nigerian House of Representatives has passed a resolution ordering a forensic audit of the activities of the Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited from inception to date, especially over an alleged contract scam of N8 billion. The House noted that while the fixed satellite service business has proven lucrative in so many countries with a … Read more
The both Chambers of the National Assembly on Tuesday have raised the price of crude to $28 per barrel as against the $25 proposed by the executive. This was sequel to the consideration of a report of the Committees on Finance on the 2020-2022 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the Fiscal Strategy Paper at the … Read more
…Say Nigerians’Interest would be Protected Chairman, House of Representatives’ Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the non-implementation of the pay-as-you-go package by satellite providers in the country, Hon. Unyime Idem, has assured Nigerians of justice to reverse the ugly trend. Hon. Idem who gave this assurance on Tuesday while giving an update from the closed-door meeting held … Read more
Popular Nigerian singer, Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, also known as Peruzzi, has been accused of rape again. The first noted accusation of rape against Peruzzi came from a UK-based singer, Daffy Blanco. Blanco said she didn’t press charges against Peruzzi because of DMW lawyer she identified as Bobo. However, another lady identified as Princess has raised another … Read more
Suspected bandits have attacked Avong Doka village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State killing nine people and injuring many others. Ekohotblog reports that gunmen had last week burnt down several houses at a Rural Grazing Area settlement in Agwala Dutse village also in Kajuru local government area. Confirming the attack to Channels TV, … Read more
Maverick Nigerian showbiz maestro and activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charlyboy, has paid tribute to late Nigerian music legend Majek Fashek, popularly known as ‘The Rainmaker’, describing him as a “ Lyrical Wizard”. He extolled the late reggae icon in an interview with the Newsmen recently in Abuja. The Nigerian entertainment industry was thrown into mourning … Read more
Legendary Fuji Musician, Adewale Ayuba, recently paid tribute to the late reggae musical icon, Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly known as Majek Fashek who died June 1, aged 57years. Ayuba described Fashek as an epitome of love during an interview with our reporter in Lagos, while reacting to the Rainmaker’s death. He said Fashek had left indelible … Read more
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, says the construction of Fourth Mainland Bridge will start in the first quarter of 2021. Hamzat said this while discussing Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Dr. Obafemi Hamzat’s administration in the last one year on an online show tagged: ”Covinspiration” on Tuesday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the show was … Read more
A first year science and laboratory technology student of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Barakat Bello has been reportedly raped and murdered in Ibadan. Reports say she was attacked near her home at Akinyele Akinyele Government area of Ibadan. It was gathered that Barakat’s father found her dead body around their … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 1. COVID-19 In Nigeria: Lagos Now Has 5277 Cases As Nigeria Records 241 New Infections Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 241 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country bringing the total number of confirmed … Read more
The Federal House of Representatives has mandated it’s Ad-Hoc Committee Investigating the Dstv Operations to carry out investigation into the sudden increment of subscriptions by DSTV Multi-choice Services knowing the challenges the country and whole world at large are facing right now as a result of the pandemic. The House also called on the multi-choice … 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
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 241 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 10,819 Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 241 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday evening, June … Read more
#WhyIDidntReport trends on Twitter as men and women explain why they didn’t report their abusers. A higher majority of rape survivors stay silent and do not out their rapists. Those who speak up years later are usually asked why they are just coming out or why they kept quiet for so long. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/06/01/tinas-death-wizkid-calls-buhari-clueless-over-police-brutality-in-nigeria/ … Read more
A 2-day-old baby has died of coronavirus in South Africa. In a statement released by the health ministry, the baby was born preterm with lung difficulties and had to put on a ventilator. “The mother had tested positive for COVID-19, and the child subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 as well. It is important to appreciate the complexities … Read more
Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, has stated that she does not want to give birth to her child in a society filled police brutality and sexual violence. The actress, stated this on Tuesday in tribute post to Tina Ezekwe, the 16-year-old girl who shot by a policeman in Lagos and Vera Omozuwa, who was raped and … Read more