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The United Kingdom (UK) Conservatives will “get Brexit done” and “forge a new Britain”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said while launching the party’s election manifesto. He promised 50,000 more nurses in England and the creation of 50 million more GP appointments. Other “guarantees” include tighter immigration controls and not to increase rates of income … Read more
Egyptian security agents stormed the offices of an outspoken online publication and detained its staff for several hours Sunday, a day after one of its editors was arrested, the media site said. The targeting of Mada Masr, one of the few remaining independent media organizations in the country, was another sharp blow to press and … Read more
The former boss of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, Olufolarin Ogunsanwo has been elected the new Alara of Ilara in Epe area of Lagos. Ogunsanwo was presented by the Epe traditional rulers and kingmakers as the 55th Alara of Ilara. The new Alara of Ilara-elect was welcome amid jubilations, with the Epe traditional rulers … Read more
It was a befitting ceremony. A gathering of who is who in the society. It was what Julius Caesar described as “The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” It was magical. The type only reserved for someone who had lived a fulfilled life. It was the burial ceremony of our dear mother, grandmother, … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has petitioned the African Commission over the continued harassment of Sowore’s sureties and lawyers, particularly, Femi Falana, SAN. The organisation claimed that the sureties and Falana were being harassed simply for defending their clients’ rights. According to the petition, dated November 22, 2019, by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Mr … Read more
The Governor of Benue State Samuel Ortom had ordered full scale investigation into last Thursday’s mysterious death of a family of three in the North Bank area of Makurdi town. Mr Gregory Indyor, his wife and five year old son were Thursday night found dead in their residence without any trace of cause of their … Read more
The 2nd Vice-President of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Monday Ubani, has given insight into the fraud indictment brought against the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Airpeace, Allen Onyema by the US government. According to Ubani, the indictment is only an indication that a case of fraud has been established against Onyema but does not mean … Read more
The Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Forum of Non NWC National Executive Council (NEC) members have urged few of their aggrieved colleagues to stop attacking the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as advised by President Muhammadu Buhari at the just concluded NEC meeting of the party. … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to address the challenges of electoral violence, killings and alteration of election results rather dissipating energy to talk about whether or not, he would seek a third term in office in 2023. The party stated this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan. … Read more
Following the allegation leveled against Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema, CEO of Air Peace, by the United States Attorney, coalition known as Nigerian Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Forum, (NENLF), has on Saturday cautioned the United States Government, noting that they should not destroy Nigeria’s finest philanthropist. Disclosing this in a statement jointly signed by Alhaji Yerima … Read more
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has said budget effective implementation has been a major problem facing all levels of government in the country. He disclosed this during his keynote address delivered at a 3-day Budget Retreat organized by the House in Ogun state. Speaking at the event, the Speaker who … Read more
……..Nigeria to credit British court Monday The Federal Government of Nigeria has finally agreed to pay the $200m security deposit ordered by Justice Christopher Butcher of the Commercial Court in London in September in the ongoing gas dispute case between Nigeria and Process and Industry Development Limited, it has been learnt. The British court had … Read more
….Commends Dangote Group, Others The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has advised corporate bodies in the country to take advantage of the Presidential Order 7 to raise infrastructure bonds at concessionary rates to support the Federal Government in its desire to develop infrastructure in Nigeria. Emefiele gave the charge on Saturday during an … Read more
………Don’t destroy one of Nigeria’s finest, Coalition cautions American judiciary The Nigerian Ethnic Nationality Youth Leaders Forum (NENYLF) on Saturday warned that nothing must happen to embattled Allen Ifechukwu Athan Onyema and his Air Peace Airline. NENYLF also accused the business rivals of Onyema of collaborating with some people in the United States Government to … Read more
Campaign season enters full swing in the United States. Its presidential election is less than a year away. The Republican candidate is, for the time being, undisputed. The intemperate Donald Trump holds tightly that mantle. Even if he rankles much of the Republican establishment, few summon the courage to utter a public word against him. … Read more
Three persons have been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl at Eyita, Ikorodu area of the state. The police are also on the trail of a fourth suspect, a secondary school pupil, said to be involved in the crime. Ekohotblog learnt that the suspects reside in the neighbourhood and … Read more
VFS TasHeel, an authorised visa service provider for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced the launch of its tourist visa services in Nigeria and 29 other countries. The firm said in a statement that the centres would provide convenient visa and biometric enrolment services for Saudi tourist visa applicants, … Read more
US forces have lost an unarmed drone aircraft over Libya, where well-armed rebels are battling for power with a UN-recognized government, the Pentagon announced Friday. “An unarmed US Africa Command remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was lost over Tripoli, Libya” on Thursday, the command said in a statement. No reason was given for the loss, and … Read more
A Florida based man has tried to wriggle out of a possession-of-illegal-drug charge, by claiming that the wind blew crack cocaine into his car. According to Newsweek, Joseph Zak, 37, was pulled over in his sedan in Fort Pierce, Florida earlier in November by police, after he failed to stop at a red light. When … Read more
One person was killed and at least seven seriously wounded Saturday after DR Congo police opened fire on a crowd protesting deadly militant attacks in the northeastern city of Beni. There have been a string of rallies against local forces and UN peacekeepers in Beni for failing to stop the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia … Read more