Ekohot Editor The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday received the delegates of the Nigeria Center For Disease Control ( DCDC) in Aso Villa. The delegation was led by the Director General of the Nigeria Center For Disease Control (DCDC), Chikwe ihekweazu. Read Also: Buhari Arrives South Africa For A Three-day State Visit In his remarks, the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived South Africa for a three-day visit. The pictures from the arrival revealed that Buhari was received by South Africa presidential emissaries. Read Also: Police Uncovers Another Baby Factory in Lagos The presidency made this known on Wednesday via its twitter handle ‘@Nigeriagov’. The purpose of the state visit was yet … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on his victory at the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The congratulations came after the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal upheld Tambuwal’s victory at the March 23rd governorship elction. The party made this known in a statement signed by the … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on his victory at the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The congratulations came after the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal upheld Tambuwal’s victory at the March 23rd governorship elction. The party made this known in a statement signed by the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State and Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on the affirmation of their victories in the March 2019 gubernatorial polls by the respective States Governorship Election Petition Tribunals. President Buhari, who is travelling with the two victorious All Progressives Congress (APC) party governors to … Read more
The Federal Government has concluded designs for the return of toll plazas on Federal roads, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister said … Read more
The World Bank has appointed Mr Shubham Chaudhuri as the new Country Director for Nigeria, succeeding Mr Rachid Benmessaoud who completed his term recently. A statement issued by the World Bank’s Senior Communications Officer, Nigeria, on Wednesday in Abuja, said Chaudhuri assumed office on Tuesday. It said that Chaudhuri, a U.S. national who grew up … Read more
For 45 minutes on Tuesday, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, explained the efforts of his administration in the last four months to bring about sustainable solution to traffic challenge in the State. Beyond a short-term fix that resulted in the ongoing rehabilitation of highways and arterial roads, the Governor said Lagos would be expanding … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno State has arrested a 38-year-old woman, Hauwa Adamu, who allegedly used hot charcoal to burn the private parts of her seven-year-old stepdaughter. NSCDC Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, disclosed on Wednesday, October 2, that the woman was arrested in Moduganari area of Maiduguri. He said that … Read more
A fake pastor who specialised in duping unsuspecting women of huge sums of money by claiming the Lord sent him to them has been arrested by policemen in Lagos State. The man, David Diri, was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, an outfit of the Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, October 1, … Read more
A fake pastor who specialised in duping unsuspecting women of huge sums of money by claiming the Lord sent him to them has been arrested by policemen in Lagos State. The man, David Diri, was arrested by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, an outfit of the Lagos State Police Command, on Tuesday, October 1, … Read more
Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has ordered that one Onifade Gideon Idowu be remanded in prison pending when a case of alleged fraud filed against him is decided. The accused was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday, … Read more
Two gang members have been jailed in Britain after pleading guilty to firearms offences following a surveillance operation by detectives from Specialist Crime. The two men were sentenced on Tuesday, 1 October at Inner London Crown Court. A Nigerian-born, Samson Olayinka, of Falmouth Road, SE1 was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment for possessing a firearm … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has terminated the appointment of all his senior special assistants and special assistants with immediate effect. In a statement made available to journalists in Benin City, the state capital, on Wednesday, Secretary to the State Government, Mr Osarodion Ogie, said fresh appointments would be announced within the next 30 … Read more
Iyayi Atiemwen, the Nigerian who plays his football with Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia, says he is patiently waiting for his chance to play for the Super Eagles. “Everyone would love to wear the green and white jersey of Nigeria so when it’s time for me, I believe I will show myself,” the 23-year old told … Read more
Subscribers of DStv will from November 1 lose three long-running channels as the company, MultiChoice announced that it will be dumping the from November 1. On its website, it was reported that MultiChoice will, at the end of October remove the History (DStv 186), Crime+Investigation Network (DStv 170) and Lifetime channel (DStv 131). “As part … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s Corps Marshal, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi said the commission has commenced road safety audit and accident investigation on the Akwanga-Lafia highway. Oyeyemi, who spoke in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the audit was to methodically examine the road. He said that … Read more
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender has handed over a well-equipped, state-of-the-art Kitchen/Catering Laboratory for the use of students at the Girls Correctional Home, Idi-Araba, Lagos. The project, according to the bank, is a clear demonstration of its unwavering support towards enhancing the lives and wellbeing of less privileged members of the society. Speaking at … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party has described the last four years of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration as a total retrogression in the history of the nation’s development. The spokesperson for the opposition party, Kola Ologbondiyan berated Buhari’s led administration in press statement issued on Tuesday to mark Nigeria’s 59th independence. Kola said “The … Read more