Racketeering

NIS Warns: Higher Passport Fees Alone Won’t Stop Racketeering

Sep 5, 2025. by Kelvin Umoh

Higher passport fees cannot stop unofficial payments. Applicants face system glitches and rely on middlemen. Reforms underway, but corruption persists. Despite increasing passport fees, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) acknowledges that applicants still encounter unofficial charges and exploitation, highlighting ongoing challenges within the system. According to Eko Hot Blog, insiders including serving and retired NIS … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused Of Dangling Woman From 17th-Floor Balcony In New Lawsuit

Dec 4, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces new allegations in a lawsuit accusing him of dangling a woman from a 17th-floor balcony during a 2016 altercation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the suit, filed by fashion designer Bryana “Bana” Bongolan in Los Angeles, claims the incident occurred at the apartment of Combs’ then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura. This lawsuit adds to … Read more

Sean “Diddy” Combs Placed on Suicide Watch as He Awaits Trial

Sep 21, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

Renowned hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been placed on suicide watch at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center as he awaits trial on serious charges, including sex trafficking and racketeering. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 54-year-old was arrested on multiple counts, including transportation for the purpose of prostitution, following federal raids on his properties … Read more

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Denied Bail In Sex-Trafficking, Racketeering Case

Sep 18, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

Hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been denied bail after pleading not guilty to charges in a federal sex-trafficking case. A New York federal judge ordered the 54-year-old music icon to remain in custody, citing prosecutors’ claims that Combs posed a “serious flight risk.” Combs was arrested on Monday evening and is accused of operating … Read more

ABSU Sacks HoD, One Other For Sex-for-grades, Admission Fraud

Dec 28, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

…quoted a senior management staff of the University as saying that the school management had been tracking the two lecturers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abia State University (ABSU), Uturu, has sacked a senior lecturer, Dr Michael Ukaegbu, for an offence bordering on sex-for-marks. In a communiqué issued after the 148th Regular and Resumed … Read more

R. Kelly Convicted Of Racketeering And S*x Trafficking

Sep 28, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Kelly was found guilty of nine counts — one count of racketeering and eight counts of violating the Mann Act Jurors have found R&B singer R. Kelly guilty of racketeering, including acts of bribery and sexual exploitation of a child, along with separate charges of sex trafficking. In this federal case in the Eastern District … Read more