Ekohot Editor Have you read the recent latest stories from Ekohotblog.com? Here are the latest CLICK ON HEADLINE TO READ COMPLETE STORY OF THE CLICKED HEADLINE 1. World Leaders To Listen As Buhari Speaks President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to leave Abuja for New York, United States, to take part in the 74th session of the United … Read more
Fresh facts on Wednesday emerged on some decisions taken by President Muhammadu Buhari on the functions of his deputy, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. A source in the Presidential Villa confided in The PUNCH that members of the cabal in the Presidency were bitter about the roles played by the Vice-President, when he stood in for Buhari, … Read more
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Phemmy Adetula, has called for the proper harnessing of the discoveries at the just-concluded 5th National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin, Kwara, which Team Delta once again emerged champions. He made the call in an interview with some sports journalists recently in Lagos. Read Also: … Read more
Gov. Abdullahi Sule, of Nasarawa has expressed his administration’s plan to revamp sports and develop youths in the state and also construct new stadium. Gov. Sule made the pledge at the ongoing 2019 5th National Youth Games in Ilorin, Kwara, where he was represented by his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Youth Development, Sports and … Read more
The maiden Seyi Akinwunmi (North-East) Charity Football (SACF) Tournament will begin in Gombe from Wednesday with the final to be played on Sept. 22. The Coordinator and Chairman, Seyi Akinwunmi, said in Lagos that the competition would help encourage scholarships to indigent students. The SACF is a duly registered Non-Profit Organisation aimed at educating and … Read more
Isiaka Azeez, a retired civil servant has asked a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, to dissolve his 40-year-old marriage to Mujidat or he will jump into a river due to his wife’s constant provocation. Narrating his ordeal before Chief Ademola Odunade, President of the court, Azeez said that he was fed up with … Read more
Six life sentences and an additional 129 years imprisonment were meted out to a Nigerian national for human trafficking and related charges after he kept three young girls hostage to work as sex slaves. Judge Natvarlil Ranchod, sitting in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday, September 18, cited experts as saying … Read more
Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday gave N20,000 to each of the second batch of 315 Nigerians evacuated from South Africa. The fresh batch of returnees arrived a week after another 187 Nigerians fleeing xenophobia came back from South Africa. The joyous returnees arrived at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, … Read more
Justice Jude Okeke of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Maitama, yesterday, Wednesday September 18, 2019, heard how evidence linking the company used by the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, to allegedly defraud the federal government to the tune of N500million (Five Hundred Million Naira,) was extracted from a … Read more
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed allegations that its minister, Geoffrey Onyeama refused to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr Ferdinard Nwonye, spokesperson for the ministry, made this known in a statement in Abuja. According to him, far from the allegation making the rounds, the minister holds the Speaker … Read more
Two brothers, Smart Avan Smart and Jerry Avan, were, on Wednesday, September 18, arraigned before an Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo State, for allegedly duping the President of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Reverend Felix Omobude. The brother, aged 61 and 29, who allegedly duped the cleric of the sum of N3 million, were … Read more
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced its educational solution – FirstEdu – specifically designed to enhance the educational facilities in schools. The FirstEdu product includes FirstEdu loan and FirstEdu portal. FirstEdu loan is targeted at private Nursery and Primary and Secondary schools to assist the schools in … Read more
The Lagos State Government will be supporting secondary schools established by the military formation across the State to increase access to education for residents. The move was disclosed on Wednesday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu while receiving the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Olu Irefin, on a courtesy … Read more
Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank has launched a Business Support Facility for Medium, Micro and Small Enterprises (MMSEs) in the country. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos , Mrs. Benedicta Sadoh, Group Head, Retail Assets and Liability, with Sterling Bank noted that the importance of small and medium business enterprises to an … Read more
Mr Olujonwon Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday 18, told an Ikeja High Court in Lagos State that he had been unable to serve his estranged wife, Temitope, divorce papers. Temitope is the daughter of popular Premier Lotto magnate, Sir Kessington Adebutu popularly known as “Baba Ijebu.” The couple were, however absent … Read more
Charitable billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has come to the rescue of ailing veteran singer, Majek Fashek. According to The Capital, an online news tabloid, Majek’s manager, Uzoma Day Omenka, confirmed the intervention of Otedola to pick the medical bills of the ‘Rainmaker’, who is currently receiving treatment in a London hospital. Recalling, Otedola had earlier … Read more
Ogun State Governernment has begun the construction of mass housing estates in Abeokuta and other parts of the State to provide decent houses to the people at affordable prices. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, speaking at the Thanksgiving and Praise Worship in honour of his Victory at the Governorship ElectionTribunal, held at June 12 … Read more
The office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has reacted to a report insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari has rolled out a directive that Osinbajo should seek Buhari’s approvals for agencies under him because they have not been following due process in the past. In a statement by Laolu Akande, the Vice President dismissed the report … Read more
The Federal Government has inaugurated an inter-agency committee to speedily resolve the challenges in recovering over N5 trillion Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria(AMCON) debts. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who inaugurated the committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, tasked its members to deploy their expertise in the assignment. The committee is headed by the Chairman, Independent … Read more
The Nigerian Army has commenced the trial of Maj Gen Hakeem Otiki, former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto State, over the alleged diversion of the sum of N400 million by some soldiers in the division. The Army confirmed that five soldiers under his Division carted away a consignment containing the money, while on escort … Read more