A 25-year-old woman, Aisha Abubakar, has been arrested by the Kaduna State Police Command for supplying ammunition to bandits in Katsina State. Aisha, who was paraded alongside other suspected criminals at the Police Command headquarters, confessed to receiving ₦50,000 per trip to deliver the ammunition to the Bandits. EDITOR’S PICK Minimum Wage: Labour Warns Governors … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that two women were charged by the police on Friday before a zonal Chief Magistrates’ Court in New Karu, Nasarawa State, for reportedly fighting on February 14 and hurting themselves. The charges against the defendants, Alice Odey, 27, and Blessing Onagbulum, 39, who live in New Nyanya, Karu, Nasarawa State, include … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a fresh round of protests has broken out in Suleja, the commercial nerve centre of Niger State which is only a few kilometres away to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The angry Nigerians stormed the streets on Wednesday, according to photographs obtained by SaharaReporters, calling on the President Bola Tinubu-led … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly arrested the President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo was arrested around 3pm on Tuesday at the Miyetti Allah’s Head Office, Tundun Maliya Cattle Market, Kilometre 22, Abuja-Keffi Expressway, Tundun-Wada, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. According to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Court of Appeal has scheduled the hearing for the appeal filed by Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule on Wednesday, 15th November. Governor Sule is contesting the majority judgement of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Lafia, which ruled in favour of the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has appealed the decision of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal (GEPT) that annulled his victory in the March 18 gubernatorial election. The Governor, in a notice of appeal dated October 15, sighted by our correspondent on Monday in Lafia the Nasasrawa state capital filed … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nasarawa State Police Command has apprehended one Mr. Adamu Sani for allegedly raping two of his nieces, aged 10 and 4, in the Karu Local Government Area of the state. DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, made the disclosure during a press conference held … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that officials of the State Emergency Management Agency diverting palliatives meant for Nigerians to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal have been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). It was gathered that some of the suspects arrested were officials of Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) and their … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a district head of Fadan-Karshi in Sanga Local Council of Nasarawa State, Joel Galadima, is currently been investigated by the police for selling a Toyota Hilux Van meant for security patrol in the community. A community leader in Fadan Karshi, Isa John, told The Guardian that the district head does … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nasarawa State government has postponed the inauguration of the Seventh House of State Assembly earlier billed for Tuesday, indefinitely. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Ibrahim Musa, the acting Clerk of the House. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines Monday, June 6th 2023 Shehu Sani Speaks … Read more