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Gov Umahi Vows Not To Support Any Governorship Candidate Older Than Him

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Umahi Declares Wednesday Public Holiday, Orders Fasting And Prayer For Government Officials

The executive Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has promised not to support any gubernatorial aspirant who was older than him in the 2023 governorship poll on the state. Umahi stressed the need to have a young and vibrant person as Governor of the state. The Governor stated this when he received members of the … Read more

Useni Urges Buhari To Use His Political Power To Free Boko Haram Captives

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Insecurity: Boko Haram abducts Dozens of women In Fresh Attack

The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in Plateau State in the last general election, Senator Jeremiah Useni, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently utilize his political power to secure the rescue of captives of Boko Haram. Useni made the call in reaction to the recent abduction of Miss Jennifer Ukambong Samuel … Read more

APC Chieftain Berates Oshiomhole Says, He Has Become An Untamed Emperor

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Why I Joined APC – Oshiomhole

One of the Chieftains of the All Progressive Congress APC, Alhaji Kabiru Adjoto, has berated the National Chairman of the party Adams Oshiomhole describing him as an untamed emperor. Adjoto who disclosed this on Sunday in his home town in Ikakumo, Igarraland, area of Edo State. He stressed that he was going to stage a … Read more

Food Safety: Controversy Trail Use Of Paracetamol As Meat Softener

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Facts have emerged on how many Nigerians risk death by eating meat cooked with Paracetamol tablets, which had affected many victims in Nigeria as revealed by experts. Online news reports that for many households and restaurants, using Paracetamol is the fastest way to prepare meat. It saves gas, kerosene or firewood and costs much less; … Read more

Med-View’s Plane Crash: AIB Releases Preliminary Report

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The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), has released the investigative report involving the Boeing 737-500 aircraft operated by Med-View Airline. The preliminary report was released on Sunday, the General Manager of Public Affairs, AIB, Mr. Tunde Oketunbi, said. He disclosed this in a press statement in Lagos that investigation on the crash was still ongoing while … Read more

Lagos State Govt Demolishes 2,500 Illegal Structures In Lekki

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Lagos Wins Big At National Jets Competition

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has embarked on the demolition of over 2,500 illegal structure in the Lekki area of Lagos. The structures were demolished during an enforcement exercise carried out by the operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit. Before the exercise, the structures were occupied … Read more

See What First Bank Said About The Foiled Robbery As Police Kill One, Arrest Four

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First Bank’s Marketing and Corporate Communications, Folake Ani-Mumuney has reacted to the foiled robbery attack on its Mpape, Abuja branch on Saturday. “We wish to inform everyone that the attempted robbery incident that happened at one of our branches in Abuja has been foiled; customers and staff are unhurt; and the suspects have been apprehended. … Read more

Buhari Describes ISWAP Members As Psychopaths And Agents Of Darkness

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President Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to condemned the terrorist group known as Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP), has described the group as Psychopaths And Agents Of Darkness. Buhari stressed that the group’s aim was to cause confusion and disunity among Muslims and Christians. ISWAP on Christmas Day executed 11 Christians in its … Read more

Five Arrested Over Thugs’ Invasion Of Edo Deputy Gov’s Family House

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The Nigerian Police Edo State command has arrested five persons believed to be involved in the recent thugs’ invasion of the Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu’s family house in Jattu-Uzairue. It was gathered that some thugs had invaded the Shhibu’s family house located at Etsako West Local Government Area of the state … Read more

NCGF Urges NJC To Remove Tanko As CJN Over Calls For Sharia Law

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CJN: Judges, Lawyers Responsible For Court Delays

The Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship NCGF, has called on the National Judicial Council NJC, to sanction the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed (SAN) over his recent call for Sharia Law. It could be recalled that Tanko had called for the expansion of Sharia Law in the country. The Nigeria Christian Graduate Fellowship described … Read more

Lawmaker Accused APC Of Creating Dangerous Model In Conducting Elections

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House-of-Reps

One of the representatives of the federal House of Representatives that is representing Idemili North and Idemili South Federal Constituency, Mr. Obinna Chidoka, has accused the ruling All Progressive Congress APC of creating dangerous model in conducting elections in the country. Chidoka disclosed this in an interview with a news outfit over the weekend. He … Read more

APC Berates PDP Says, Only Looters Are Out Of Jobs

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PDP Blast Oshiomole, Warn To Steer Clear Of Bayelsa State

The ruling All Progressive Congress APC, has fired back at the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP over the country’s growing unemployment. APC stressed that only looters were out of jobs in the country. This was in reaction to the recent comment by the PDP that over 40 million Nigerians have lost their source of livelihood … Read more

PDP Vows To Win 2023 Presidency

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The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has vowed to reclaim the leadership mantle its lost to President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress APC by 2023. The party noted that it was doing its best to ensure that the defeat in the last presidential elections do not repeat itself in 2023. PDP’s statement of … Read more

Nigeria’s Rising Dept Makes Me Worried About The Future Generations Says Obasanjo

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Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says rising debt makes him worried about the future generations who would have to pay such loans. Ekohotblog understands Olusegun Obasanjo stated this during his speech at “The Nigerian Story, Why I am Alive Campaign”, which held on Friday in Lagos. Obasanjo said as of 2015, Nigeria’s total external debt was … Read more

2019: Nigeria’s Stock Market Ends In Red, 2020 Offers Hope

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2019: Nigeria’s Stock Market Ends In Red, 2020 Offers Hope

By- Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma (NAN) With no fewer than six days of trading before the year ends, it is almost certain that transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will close in the red zone. The outgoing year is, indeed, turning out to be yet another locust year for both local and foreign investors, due to … Read more

See Why CAC Boss Was Ordered To Step Down

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See Why CAC Boss Ordered To Step Down

Azuka Azinge, Acting Registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has been asked to step down as head of the commission by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Ms. Azuka stood trial before CCT on the 23rd of December on an eleven-count charge over fake declaration of assets. She was also arraigned for collecting allowances … Read more

Money Heist: Armed Robbers Trapped Inside Bank, Surrender (VIDEO)

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Suspected robbers who took siege of a First Bank of Nigeria branch in the Mpape area of Abuja have been stuck inside the bank building after they were unable to carryout their operation.

Reports say that they broke into the bank in the morning on Saturday guns blazing but got stuck in the bank after learnung that the bank had been surrounded by the police.

Policemen and soldiers ringed the premises after they were deployed to the scene.

Journalists tried to reach the spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, Anjuri Manzah, but were unable to

It was later disclosed by the police that four of the alleged robbers were in their custody while one other got the end of the gun as he tried to escape arrest.

The Federal Capital Territory’s police comissionner, Bala Ciroma, disclosed that one of the arrested men was a staff of the bank.

In a phone interview with TheCable, the commissioner said, “We have concluded the operation. Four suspects arrested and one dead. One of them is an insider but we are still investigating.”

 

 

Gombe: Gov. Inuwa Yahaya Signs N130.83bn 2020 Budget

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Gombe: Gov. Inuwa Yahaya Signs N130.83bn 2020 Budget

Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has signed the 2020 budget passed by the Gombe State House of Assembly into law. He assented to the bill during a brief ceremony on Friday at the Government House in Gombe, north-east Nigeria. The N130.83 billion Appropriation Act tagged ‘Budget of Change’ has N71.04 billion for capital expenditure while … Read more

Port Congestion Worsens As NAFDAC Conducts E-certification

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Cargo congestion at the Lagos ports has worsened amidst the ongoing e-certification by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. NAFDAC had in September announced that its electronic licences had been incorporated into the Nigeria Single Window for Trade for processing of import transactions. Consequently, the agency directed importers, Customs licensed agents, … Read more

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