Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, February 11th, 2020
1. EFCC Arrest Man Wanted By FBI For Fraud
A 38-year-old man, Festus Abiona has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
2. See Why France Fined E/Guinean President’s Son 30m and Seized All Assets
The playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s leader was handed a 30-million-euro fine by a Paris court Monday on top of a suspended jail term and the confiscation of his assets for embezzling public funds.
3. Brothers In Court For Assaulting LASTMA Official
Two brothers, Ochuko Abuwa, 38, and Oniyemofe Abuwa, 30, were on Monday arraigned at a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting a Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) official.
4. Fleeing Army Officer Apprehended In Benin Republic
An officer in the Nigerian Army, Major Akeem Oseni, who was convicted by a General Court Martial in Abuja and escaped from court premises, has been arrested in Benin Republic.
5. Mali: President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Acknowledges Contact With Jihadists
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has for the first time acknowledged contacts with jihadists, an option the government has long rejected.
6. NRC Increases Train Services From Lagos-Ogun
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday increased its Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) to two trains daily to reduce the sufferings usually experienced by its commuters.
7. Okada Ban: Group Supports Sanwo-Olu
A group operating under the aegis of Lagos Progressive Vanguard is backing the Lagos State Government following the ban of Okada and Keke in some parts of the state.
8. Cultism: Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Supreme Leader Of ‘Berry Boys’
The police have arrested a 22-year-old suspect said to be the supreme leader of a cult group in the Itire area of Lagos State.
9. Coronavirus: LASG Begins Training Of 342 Personnel
The Lagos State Government has begun the training of 342 medical personnel as first level emergency responders for communicable diseases in the 20 local governments and 37 local council development areas of the state.
10. NGO Set To Hold Child Security and Safety Seminar
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Child Safety and Protection Initiative, will on February 22 and 29, hold a two-day programme to raise awareness about child security and safety.
11. China sends coronavirus treatment guide to Nigeria
The Chinese government has sent an official guide on treating coronavirus to the Nigerian authorities as death toll in the Chinese mainland reached 908 on Monday.
12. Pastor Sells Member’s 7-Month-Old Baby For N350,000 In Lagos
52-year old founder of Great Army of God Church, Pastor Mrs. Charity Okpara, has been arrested by the Gender Section of the Police Command in Lagos for selling a 7-month old baby belonging to one of her members, Mrs. Blessing Harrison.
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