Ekohot Editor 
Youths of Nsukka Local Government area of Enugu state, have condemned the empowerment program of the local government transition committee that distributed wheelbarrow to youths in the area. The transition committee Chairman of Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Chinwe Ugwu, had organized the empowerment program in conjunction with National Council of Enugu State … Read more
The Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that long awaited rail line from Lagos-Ibadan will be commissioned in April. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi while appearing as a guest on Good Morning Nigeria, a current affair programme of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA. Amaechi who underscored the importance … Read more
The federal government in has declares the joint security outfit established by the southwest states known as Operation Amotekun as an illegal outfit. The Attorney General of the Federation made the stand of the government known in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday. In the statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media … Read more
The apex has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue certificate of return to Uzodinma immediately after it has sacked the seating Governor Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ekohotblog reports that the supreme Court on Tuesday nullified the governorship election of Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State, declaring Hope Uzodinma as the … Read more
The Supreme Court, has declared the election of the Imo state Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, void thereby, asking him to vacate the governorship seat. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Tuesday held that Ihedioha who … Read more
American Rapper, Cardi B has said that she is interested in running for Congress. Cardi B who has been vocal about her distaste for the political actions of President Donald Trump, sparked a social media frenzy on Tuesday with her statement of interest. Cardi had earlier lamented the uncertainty that clouded the #IranvsUSA trend, expressing … Read more
The people of the gas-rich settlement in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has appealed to the Governor of the state, Seriake Dickson, to complete the construction of a new unity bridge to replace the collapsed one linking Imiringi. The bridge, which is the fastest route connecting natives and visitors from the Kolo end of … Read more
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday declined the application filed by the former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, requesting the court to reject documented evidence presented against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Okon Abang, who ruled on the matter, said the defendant was not … Read more
Some potential presidential aspirants have lobbied the United States to support the Igbos 2023 presidential ambition. It could be recalled that this move was similar to the global campaign undertaken by members of All Progressives Congress, APC, prior to 2015 presidential election. At an event held in Washington, D.C. on January 10, and attended by … Read more
Last year October, about a week after the nation space that we have generously agreed to refer to as Nigeria, celebrated her 59th year of Independence from colonial rule, I found myself at the Athens Democracy Forum, Athens being of course that former nation-state that claims the honour of pioneering a system of governance that … Read more
The Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has belittled the Edo State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Dan Orbih, for allegedly fabricating stories of an empty treasury against the state government to score cheap political points and save his ebbing political career. Osagie debunked … Read more
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has emerged the zonal leader of the All Progressive Congress APC in the Northeast. The decision was taken Monday in Abuja at a meeting of the zonal caucus held at the party’s national secretariat. Reading the communique issued at the end of the caucus meeting, zonal Publicity Secretary of the … Read more
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on ICT, Alhaji Lado Abdullahi, has revealed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and State’s Service will join the committee to investigate telecom providers, over alleged non-remittance of the one per cent annual turnover to NITDA. Abdullahi told newsmen in a telephone interview on Monday that effort … Read more
The President, Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN), Dame Olajumoke Simplice has reacted to the new Value added Tax (VAT) rate of 7.5 per cent, says it will not take effect until the new Finance Bill is gazetted by the Federal Government. Ekohotblog reports that Dame Olajumoke told The Nation that gazetting of the … Read more
The Value Added Tax (VAT) goes from five per cent to 7.5 per cent following President Muhammadu Buhari’s signing of the 2020 Finance Bill. Ekohotblog recalls Buhari signed the Bill on Monday. But the implementation will be delayed till the new law is gazetted. It is not clear how soon this will be done. The … Read more
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has stated that no date has been released for the commencement of online registration in respect to 2020 Batch “A” Orientation programme. This was made known by NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations of the scheme, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi. She stated that the management did not issue an advertorial … Read more
………….Pushes Apple To Unlock The Gunman’s Phones Attorney General William Barr said Monday that a deadly shooting last month at the naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., was an act of terrorism, as he publicly called out Apple to unlock two iPhones used by the gunman. Barr’s appeal was an escalation of an ongoing fight … Read more
…….Experts suspect they may be seeking information on the Bidens Hackers affiliated with the Russian military have taken aim at Burisma, the Ukrainian natural gas company at the center of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, according to the New York Times. Hacking attempts began in early November against the company on whose board former … Read more
MTN share price soared in South Africa following the withdrawal of a $2 billion tax demand by the Attorney General of Nigeria, Abubakar Malami. Ekohotblog understands that the withdrawal of the tax claim which ended a 16-month long battle with the AGF caused the shares of the company to close 5.3% higher in Johannesburg lastweek. … Read more
Sources close to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) , Panti, Yaba, have disclosed that the Department is set to commission a 300-seater ultra-modern lecture theatre with office spaces for officers. According to the source, SCID had recently completed the lecture theatre and office complex project which started from the scratch in July 2019 mainly … Read more