Ekohot Editor Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 1. Buhari Condemns Politicization Of National Security Issues President Muhammadu Buhari has decried what he calls the “undue politicization” of the security situation in the country. READ MORE 2. Tribunal Sacks Adeyeye, Declares Olujimi Winner In Ekiti The All Progressive … Read more
Oyo State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has announced the state government’s decision to refund N28 million to parents and guardians which are payments for forms and other expenses incurred on their children and wards in state-owned secondary schools under the past administration in the state. Makinde stated this on Tuesday, September 10, during the executive … Read more
The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has lost his bid to become a senator at the Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ibadan. In a ruling on Tuesday, the Tribunal dismissed the petition of the former governor challenging the victory of Senator Kola Balogun in the Ibadan South senatorial district election. READ ALSO: … Read more
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. Police Confirm Kidnap Of 6 Persons On Kaduna-Abuja Highway The Kaduna state police command has confirmed the kidnap of six persons on Abuja-Kaduna highway by suspected kidnappers in military uniform … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State , on Tuesday, September 10, arrested and paraded a 20-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, Mustapha Aliyu, who threw his four-month-old son into a river. The state commandant of the corps, Mr George Edem, told newsmen that the suspect committed the act at Tamanine village in … Read more
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi will today Tuesday, 10 September, 2019, present cheques to 18 communities in the State. The cheque presentation is part of the activities of government to promote and spread social development across rural areas and communities across the state as being driven by the Ekiti State Community and Social … Read more
Prof. Gideon Okedayo, a senior lecturer at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), who was kidnapped last week, has been found dead A source at the university disclosed that Prof. Okedayo’s dead body was found inside a bush. READ ALSO: Gunmen kidnap Ondo State University Professor Okedayo was abducted by gunmen on … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on at least 52 foreign trips since May 2015 when he was sworn-in for his first term as President till date, expending approximately N4 billion in the process. Investigations showed that Buhari has so far visited 30 countries cutting across four continents, including Africa. According to analysis carried out by … Read more
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed his happiness over the amicable resolution of the leadership crisis that engulfed the Bauchi State House of Assembly. The Speaker who was in Bauchi on a condolence visit over the demise of the father of Hon. Mansur Manu Soro told the Bauchi … Read more
The wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi, has bailed out a nursing mother, Mrs Sade Ojo, who had been stranded at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, since August 31, following her inability to pay the bill after being delivered of a set of twins. Mrs Fayemi bailed her out by … Read more
Keystone Bank Limited has entered into partnership with social media giant, Facebook (Rabbington Media) and Google (Innovation Growth Hub) to train entrepreneurs and self-employed individuals on how to leverage digital social media to achieve their business goals. The training took place in various states of the country, such as; Lagos, Benin, Enugu and Onitsha, Abuja … Read more
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has disclosed that 640 Nigerians in South Africa have voluntarily registered to return home following the xenophobic attacks in the country. Dabiri-Erewa, who disclosed this after a closed-door meeting with the Senate Committee on Diaspora and non-governmental organizations in Abuja on Monday, said that the … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has arrested a 46-year-old man, Mr. Chinedu Ifeleka, for having sex with his 14-year-old daughter. According to the statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the corps, Mrs. Kehinde Bada-Okoli, on Monday, September 9 in Lagos, the suspect was arrested on September 6 … Read more
A housewife, Talatu Sulaiman, on Monday, September 9, dragged her husband, Nasiru Sulaiman, before a Sharia Court ll sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking divorce and saying she has been sexually starved for five years. Talatu, 35, who resides in Makera, Kaduna, told the court that Sulaiman denied her sex for five years. “We … Read more
The police in Lagos State on Monday, September 9, arraigned a 60-year-old man, Isaac Ubogu, for allegedly defiling two sisters, aged six and three with his fingers. The sexagenarian was brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on a three-count charge bordering on sexual assault and behaving in a manner likely to … Read more
Interestingly, amidst Xenophobia attack that is on going in South Africa continent over the past one week, Prophet Joshua Iginla, the General Overseer of Champions Royal Assembly has shut down the country of South Africa with the gospel of Christ with a three day crusade tagged ‘Its Your season’. The crusade which took place at … Read more
Operatives of the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad (RRS), a unit of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a tricycle rider after stealing the tricycle over four months ago. The suspect, Tosin Abolaji, 25-year-old, was arrested in Ikeja where he was using the stolen ‘keke’ for transport business. Read Also: Rafael Nadal Wins 4th … Read more
Rafael Nadal outlasted Russian Daniil Medvedev in almost five hours to win a fourth US Open title and also 19th Grand Slam, one shy of the record 20 being held by Roger Federer. In the thrilling final, Nadal fought back to overcome a slump that saw his two set lead 7-5 6-3 neutralized by Medvedev, … Read more
As another school year beckons, Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, a member of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, has introduced a suite of educational payment products that will ease the burden of school fees which parents and guardians have to bear. Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC, being a Nigerian bank, specifically developed the educational products, taking cognisance of … Read more
The Governor of Rivers, Nyesome Wike on Sunday said he has nothing against Islam or any other faith. Wike made the remark while showing the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi the site of the mosque he allegedly demolished in Port Harcourt. A statement issued by … Read more