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By abiodun KOMOLAFE Politics, ultimately, is about the people. Policymakers always allude to the interest of the masses as the raison dètre of their policy contents. It therefore goes without saying that all policies appear to be people-friendly until their implementation, when the real and intended beneficiaries are exposed. At the outset, every administrator tells … Read more
Ahead of the 2023 general elections prominent Nigerians have established a third force, Rescue Nigeria Project, RNP, to give Nigerians alternative platform to the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Founders of RNP include former governor of Kwara state, Ahmed Abdulfatai, Prof. Pat Utomi, Prof. Tunde Adeniran, former Governor of Cross … Read more
The University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) has dismissed claims that Obadiah Mailafia, the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was treated shabbily at the facility before his death on Sunday morning. On Monday, the Middle Belt Forum claimed Mailafia endured a miserable ordeal in the hands of doctors at UATH, saying … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 1. [COVID-19] NCDC Records 513 New Cases, 3 Deaths The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 202,704 COVID-19 cases. READ MORE 2. COVID-19: Reality Versus The Conspiracy … Read more
The Ogun State Government has distributed additional 30 wheelchairs to children and learners with mobility restrictions in furtherance of its determination to improve their living condition. It will be recalled that the government had earlier distributed 25 wheelchairs to learners across the State at Daniel Akintonde Model School in Abeokuta to mark the World Wheelchair … Read more
By Adémólá Òrúnbon A man, who was simply identified as Isiaka has been found dead inside his SUV around Olomore area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. It was learnt that Isiaka was said to have been declared missing by his family about three days ago. The family had reported at Adigbe divisional police headquarters … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Tuesday, September 21st 2021 NiDCOM: Abike Dabiri Presents +600 Diaspora Icons At 60 Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in commemoration of Nigeria’s 60th independence has officially presented a Compendium of more than 600 Nigerians abroad who have hoisted Nigeria’s flag in resplendent … Read more
Ginger which is known for both food and source of foreign exchange is said to be cultivated globally, and highly valued in the pharmaceutical and confectionary industry, hence the need for Farmers of the commodity to employ cluster farming to promote Large -scale production for both domestic and export. This formed parts of discussion during … Read more
Naira Records Massive Gains As AbokiFX Suspended Exchange Rates Publication Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s local currency, Naira gained N20 on Monday morning, September 20, 2021, dropping to N550 per dollar from N570 it closed last Friday. This online news platform understands that the massive gain of the Naira in the black market on … Read more
By Tunde Odesola With a tongue roughly twice the length of its body, and a brocade of dubious colours for skin, the chameleon is the ultimate invisible animal predator. Without premonition, small creatures like worms and insects searching for daily bread disappear suddenly into the Bermuda Triangle in the belly of the dodgy chameleon via … Read more
Dr Doyin Okupe, former spokesperson to Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has warned that the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, may lose the 2023 presidential election if the party presents a northern candidate for the election. Okupe argued that the zoning arrangement in the PDP ended with the 2019 presidential election but that some people within the party … Read more
A fight among two rival hoodlums in Mushin, yesterday led to the death of one ‘Askari’, while several others sustained injuries, The Eko Hot Blog learnt. Eyewitness accounts said the crisis had lingered for over five years and was majorly between hoodlums in the ghetto areas of Mushin. “Those who come from Mushin Market are … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Monday, September 20th 2021 1. [COVID-19] NCDC Records 168 New Cases, One Death The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 201,798 COVID-19 cases. READ MORE 2. Buhari Arrives New York For … Read more
A couple living in Bauchi, Kenneth Azifo, his wife Sandra and their colleague, Badamasi, popularly known as Baddo, have died in a lone fatal crash that involved the car they were traveling in. Azifo is a Cameroonian-born pastor. The deceased, who were working with Gino Company, were said to have been traveling to Azare, headquarters … Read more
The Middle Belt Forum, MBF has issued a statement on the death of one of its members and former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Obadiah Mailafia. In a statement issued on Sunday, signed by its National Secretary, Dr. Isuwa Dogo, the group claims that Doctors at Gwagwalada Hospital refused efforts … Read more
The 58-year-old information technology consultant might have survived the attack if he was promptly operated on at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. According to a report by The PUNCH, more facts surrounding the death of a cyclist, Dr Afolabi Mabogunje, stabbed multiple times in the neck region by robbers, have emerged. It … Read more
The Presiding Justice of the Kano state Court of Appeal, Justice Mukhtar Hussein is Dead. The legal luminary died on Saturday in Abuja after a brief illness, according to family sources. The late legal luminary was born in October 02, 1954 and hails from Bauchi State. Read Also: Bandits Abduct 10 ABSU Students He attended … Read more
Ten students of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) have reportedly been abducted by bandits along the Ihube-ABSU Road. The abduction comes weeks after three lecturers of the institution were kidnapped by gunmen along Uturu/Isuikwuato Road. Read Also: From Ayagi To Akin-Olugbade, There Is No Doubt That COVID-19 Is Real The incident, which reportedly took place … Read more
Prior to the death of a prominent Kano indigene and former managing director of the defunct Continental Merchant Bank, Professor Ibrahim Ayagi, on April 25, 2020, in what was suspected to be caused by COVID-19, a former managing director of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of the NNPC, Suleiman Achimugu, had died … Read more
A female commercial driver in Lagos State, Modinat Adunni, recently shared details of her journey during an interview with Punch News. Modinat, a commercial driver plying the Agege-Ikeja route in Lagos State, shared what motivated her to state the transport business, her experience on the job, and challenges she has faced. It is often said … Read more