FRSC Emphasizes Roles of Passenger in Preventing Accident There were recent crashes in Ondo,Kwara and Owo-Ikare Avoid Rickety Cars-FRSC In response to recent road accidents in Kwara and Ondo States, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has issued a warning to travelers, advising them to avoid boarding vehicles with substandard safety measures. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
Travellers at the Lagos International Airport were left stranded for a few minutes on Saturday. The situation arose as a result of a sudden blackout that crashed operations for a few minutes. Some of the travellers knocked the apparent poor management of the airport. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a United Arab Emirates (UAE) official has contradicted the claim by the Nigerian government that it has lifted the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers. According to CNN, the official from the Gulf state disclosed this in a chat. EDITOR’S PICKS Group Demands Investigation Into Alleged Corrupt Verdicts By … Read more
FG has released new COVID-19 restrictions for international travellers. Shuaib disclosed a total of 10,390,911 persons have received booster doses. According to the Director of Port Health, unvaccinated passengers arriving from other countries may have to be vaccinated at the airport. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has stated that all travellers arriving … Read more
Residents in Rivers revealed that police officers fled during gunmen’s attack on travellers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that some officers of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly took to their heels on Wednesday night when unknown gunmen attacked travellers in a community in Rivers State. This online media platform learnt that the hoodlums ambushed vehicles travelling … Read more
Passengers are stranded as Lagos bus drivers commenced a strike. Eko Hot Blog reports that many passengers, including, travellers, were stranded in Lagos State on Monday as commercial bus drivers commenced a seven-day strike. EDITOR’S PICKS Death Toll In India’s Bridge Collapse Rises To 132 Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Loses Reelection To Lula Da Silva Security … Read more
Insecurity: Gunmen Abduct 32 Travellers In Ondo EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 32 travellers around Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were said to be returning from a burial ceremony in Edo State on Saturday when the incident happened. EDITOR’S … Read more
Fresh crisis is looming as UAE barred Nigerian travellers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the United Arab Emirates agencies, National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA), and the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have suspended entry for passengers from Nigeria and three other African countries. The other countries are Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. … Read more
Five travellers have been electrocuted in Lagos state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that five persons died from electric shock while on their way to the North from Lagos on Tuesday. It was learnt that the incident happened at a popular trailer park called Danlami Garage in the Apapa area of Lagos around 10pm. It was … Read more
Travellers were said to have fled into nearby villages as they could not continue their journey over fears of being kidnapped EKO HOT BLOG reports that an unspecified number of armed bandits on Saturday blocked the Kontagora-Minna Road in Niger State, causing gridlock in the area. This left many vehicles and travellers stranded around the … Read more
Travellers have been stranded as drivers barricaded highway over serial kidnapping. EKO HOT BLOG reports that scores of travellers were stranded on Thursday on the Benin-Auchi Road as drivers blocked the route with their vehicles to protest against the abduction of one of their colleagues on Wednesday. The blockade, which was mounted along the road … Read more
Passengers arriving from high-risk countries like South Africa, Brazil, India and Turkey are to embark on a mandatory 14-day quarantine… The federal government has said passports of more than 2,000 in-bound travellers have been suspended for violating COVID-19 protocols. The national incident manager of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC), Mukhtar Mohammed, confirmed this on Monday … Read more
Amid COVID-19 third wave, Lagos State Government has disclosed that over 500 death cases have been recorded so far at various isolation centres across the state. It added that the COVID-19 third wave and other parts of Nigeria are experiencing was as a direct result of the importation of cases from other countries tagged Red … Read more
Hoodlums have set travellers ablaze and razed vehicles in Imo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than five vehicles were razed while passengers were set ablaze following an attack by hoodlums on the Owerri-Umuahia Road in Imo State. It was gathered that three Hummer buses belonging to Libra and Okey Transport companies, a … Read more
“We are very sorry, the locomotive is faulty. We have contacted the Idu Train Station for another locomotive. It would take them two hours to be here.” Hundreds of travellers were on Monday stranded in Dutse, Kaduna, as the Abuja-Kaduna train broke down a few minutes into the journey, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. It … Read more
At least 16 travellers have been killed by unknown gunmen on Wednesday along Abuja-Kaduna expressway on their way back to Kano from a business trip. Ekohotblog gathered that the victims (all males) were from Dambatta local government. A source in Dambatta council, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victims died on Tuesday when … Read more