Suleja

FG Launches Vocational Training Program, Offers N500,000 Grants For Prisoners

Mar 14, 2024. by Praise Ben

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government on Wednesday, announced the commencement of vocational training programs for inmates across 241 correctional facilities. Upon completion of the skills acquisition program, beneficiaries will receive a grant of N500,000. The vocational skills being offered include fashion design, computer training, hairdressing, fish farming, soap making, poultry business, and others. … Read more

BREAKING: Fresh Protest Breaks Out In Suleja Over Rising Food Prices

Feb 7, 2024. by Ekohot Editor

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

Niger Govt Announces Ban On Sale, Consumption Of Alcohol In State LGA

Dec 26, 2023. by Praise Ben

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Niger State Liquor and Licensing Board has announced its intention to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol in Suleja, Suleja Local Government Area of the state, starting from January 1, 2024. The government also revealed that certain beer establishments in Minna, the state capital, will be issued relocation … Read more

JUST IN: Nigeria Records First Case Of Anthrax Disease

Jul 17, 2023. by Ekohot Editor

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed first case of Anthrax, a deadly zoonotic disease in Nigeria. A statement by the Chief Veterinary Officer of the Federation, Dr Columba Vakuru said the case was detected on the 14th of July with animals manifesting symptoms of the disease at a Private … Read more

JUST IN: NECO Announces New Date For Entrance Exam To ‘School For Gifted’

May 9, 2023. by Otunba T.J Abass

NECO has announced a new date for the entrance exam to the School for Gifted. The entrance exam has been rescheduled from the 13th of May to the 10th of June. According to NECO, the exam was rescheduled to enable more candidates to register. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has … Read more

Man Accuses In-Laws Of Abducting His Pregnant Wife

Aug 10, 2022. by Ekohot Editor

Man Accuses In-Laws Of Abducting His Pregnant Wife EKO HOT BLOG reports that the parents of a housewife in Kwankashe, Suleja in Niger State have been arraigned before a magistrates’ court sitting in Madalla for abducting their daughter from her matrimonial home. The prosecutor, ASP John Ateni, told the court that the accused, … Read more

Man Sets Mother Ablaze In Niger State

Dec 25, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

…Steven had made several attempts to harm his mother but had his way when he poured petrol on her. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Principal of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Sabon Wuse and Maryam Babangida Girls’ Science College, Minna, Comfort Jiya has been set ablaze by her biological son, Steven Jiya. It was … Read more

JUST IN: Niger Commissioner Speaks, Reveals Why He Was Abducted

Aug 13, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

Niger Commissioner has spoken about his abduction just as he also revealed why he was kidnapped by unknown gunmen. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Niger State Commissioner for Information, Mohammed Idris, has narrated his ordeal and revealed why he was abducted. The Niger Commissioner, who was earlier abducted by suspected bandits in the wee hours of … Read more

JUST IN: Panic In Suleja As Gunmen Abduct Residents

Aug 4, 2021. by Ekohot Editor

“It was even the sound of their gunshot that woke me up.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the residents of Anguwar Kwankwashe in Suleja, Niger State, have been thrown into panic following an attack by unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on the community. The gunmen were said to have stormed Suleja and abducted two … Read more

Robbery Suspect Changed Identity To Secure Job In Suleja

Dec 9, 2020. by Ekohot Editor

School Children In Niger Are Fed With Expired Rice

The Niger State Police Command has arrested a suspected armed robber, Abubakar Mohammed, along Suleja-Minna Road in the state. Police operatives attached to ‘A’ Division, Suleja, have been on the trail of the suspect from Eminence area, Suleja, before he was later apprehended. One locally-made pistol with two live cartridges and a jackknife were recovered … Read more