The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested Oluyomi Omobolanle Bombata, popularly known as ‘Bobo Chicago,’ in connection with a $2.8 million email fraud and money laundering operation. According to reports by Peoples Gazette, the 25-year-old allegedly harassed Nigerians living in the Houston metro area before relocating to Chicago, where he established residency. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Severe weather moves to Texas, prompting flash flood warnings. Fatalities reported in Oklahoma and Iowa; homes damaged, power outages widespread. Governors declare emergencies; President Biden pledges federal aid. EKO HOT BLOG reports that severe weather caused havoc in the Midwest, causing death and destruction before moving into Texas and threatening the Lower Mississippi Valley with … Read more
Paul Jeremiah Grice, a member of an anti-government group, has been charged with the murder and kidnapping of two Kansas women Four other individuals, including Tifany Adams and her boyfriend, are also in custody in connection with the deaths. The victims disappeared while driving to pick up Butler’s children, showing their involvement with an anti-government … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, the former group managing director of Access Bank, has visited the parents of the late Herbert Wigwe, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc. Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group; Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun; Atedo Peterside, founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc; and Pat … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent 48 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, the longest known wrongful sentence in the United States. Glynn Simmons, 70, was freed in July after a district court found that crucial evidence in his case was not turned … Read more
A 12-year-old girl is in custody in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after fatally stabbing her 9-year-old brother, according to police. Eko Hot Blog reports that The child is being held in a Tulsa juvenile detention facility, according to a Tulsa Police news release. EDITOR’S PICKS US: House Of Reps Bans TikTok From Official Devices Supreme Court Sets … Read more
The search for remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has turned up 21 additional coffins in unmarked graves in the city’s Oaklawn Cemetery, officials said. Eko Hot Blog reports that seventeen adult-size graves were located Friday and Saturday, Oklahoma State Archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said Monday. Additionally, the city announced Tuesday that four … Read more
Police confirmed that the suspected shooter, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was also dead No information was available about a possible motivation for the attack EDITOR’S PICK Popular Nigerian Journalist Arrested By FIB [PHOTO] Terrorists Invade Bishop Kukah’s Church Kidnap Priests, Others Again, EFCC Storms Okorocha’s Residence To Arrest Him [PHOTOS] … Read more