Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on security agents to exercise caution in the handling of the ongoing protests, to avoid fatalities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Soyinka made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation, particularly cautioning against unprofessional conduct that could hurt … Read more
The Nigeria Police announced that 681 individuals involved in various criminal activities during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria protest have been arrested over the past two days. The protest, which focuses on issues of hunger and inflation, began nationwide on August 1 and is now in its third day, as of August 3. EKO HOT … Read more
Police arrested 212 suspects in Jigawa in the ongoing protest against bad governance in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 212 suspects in connection with looting, destruction, and vandalism of properties in the state in the ongoing nationwide protest. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Angry Lagos Residents Vandalise MTN Office … Read more
Nigeria Police dismiss Corporal for not reporting to new station in Kaduna after nine years, engaged in self-promotion and illegal activities. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Police Command has dismissed an officer, Corporal Buba Adamu, for failing to report to his new station in Kaduna after being transferred from Cross River Command nine … Read more
His parents named him Edison – after an American – Thomas Edison, who invented the lightbulb, motion picture camera and the revolutionary music box known today as the turntable, among 1,093 patents. But no one calls him Ed(i)son, people call him Pelé, a name, which he initially rejected, long before the name became synonymous with … Read more
Female Passenger Killed As Car, Truck Collide In Lagos. Car driver injured; prompt response from LASTMA and Police. Deceased victim handled by Lagos Health Unit. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a female passenger tragically loses her life in a high-speed collision between a Kia car and a stationary 20-foot containerised truck at Isolo Under bridge inward … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have apprehended suspected notorious kidnappers, including one Buhari Muhammad, along with five other members of the syndicate in Abuja. In a statement released on Monday by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, it was disclosed that the suspects were … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Ned Nwoko, has said Nigerians should be allowed to own and bear firearms. Addressing newsmen on Thursday, Nwoko also called for the introduction of a bill that allows civilians to own and carry firearms, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Mohammed Madugu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Bwari has ruled in favour of Edozie Njoku, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), dismissing all forgery allegations made against him by the Nigeria Police. The police had accused Njoku and APGA’s Youth … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Police has arraigned a 20-year-old man, Onoja Kingsley, who allegedly raised a false alarm that his genitals have “disappeared” in Abuja. Editor’s Pick Airlines To Start Paying Compensation To Passengers Over Delayed/Cancelled Flights – Keyamo How FG Have Been Paying Fuel Subsidy Despite Removal – PENGASSAN Peter Obi Is … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that a suspected member of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), trying to enforce the sit-at-home order has been shot dead in Okposi in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, spokesperson to the Nigeria Police disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abakaliki. According to him, on … Read more
Summons meeting with all Commissioners of Police under the Command Warns those behind the sit-at-home order against infringing on the rights of law-abiding citizens EkoHotBlog reports that the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 9 Command, AIG Echeng Echeng, has said that the Command would not tolerate the two-week sit-at-home order declared … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that armed bandits in large numbers have ambushed and killed four policemen along Gusau – Bungudu road area in Zamfara state. The policemen were serving under Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara when they were attacked on Monday night in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerian Police Officers Need Special Classes In Empathy — … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the officers attached to the Tolu Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five suspected cult members during initiation in the Ajegunle area of the state. The suspects include Peter Odumola, 19, Promise Benjamin, 20, Emmanuel Ikechuckwu, 19, Richards Adu, 18, and Abdullahi Nasiru, 20. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerian … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that unknown gunmen kidnapped the Ekiti State’s chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Paul Omotisho, on Saturday. APC’s Publicity Secretary in Ekiti, Mr. Segun Dipe, stated at Ado-Ekiti that the assailants abducted Omotisho as he was driving on the Agbado-Ekiti/Imesi-Ekiti Road. “The chairman was driving in a Toyota Venza car when … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Rivers State Police Command said its men killed six suspected kidnappers during a shootout at Obelle community, in the Emohua Local Government Area of the state. City Round gathered that the gang members, led by one Uchechukwu Daniel, opened fire on men of the anti-cultism unit, who stormed their hideout. However, … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Police in Osun and Ekiti Commands on Thursday warned those planning to celebrate ‘Cultists Day’ on July 7, to desist or be arrested and prosecuted. The warning is contained in separate statements issued by the police commands ahead of the ‘cultists day’ on Friday. In Osun, the police spokesman, SP Yemisi … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Ondo State Police Command, on Thursday, confirmed the arrest of a man identified simply as Oke Loya, for allegedly killing a teenager, Timibra Meretighan, at the Arogbo community in the Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the 17-year-old pupil and his colleagues were writing an … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Acting Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun has disbanded officers who ran over handcuffed man in Edo Outrage trailed a viral video showing some police officers running over a handcuffed man with a Sienna vehicle on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Ekpoma, Edo state. The victim was handcuffed by a … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the suspected killers of a Christian female student, Deborah Samuel have regained freedom. Recall that Deborah Samuel, a student at Shehu Shagari College of Education in Sokoto, was attacked and burnt to death by a mob on May 12, 2022, following remarks deemed offensive to Prophet Mohammed. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerian Police Officers … Read more