Otunba T.J Abass 
A freely operating hoodlums in the city center of Kano State metropolis attacked the Correspondent of ThisDay Newspapers, Mr Ibrahim Garba and snatched away all his phones and other valuables. The Unknown persons believed to be hoodlums attacked Ibrahim Shuaibu, Thursday night in the heart of the city with peoples moving about their businesses. Mr … Read more
– Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson approves appointment of 60 new special advisers – The Government wishes them well in their new endeavors, it is pertinent to note that for every appointee, the PDP has several other more qualified people who are ready and willing to be trusted – The Government shall give the deserved … Read more
There was excitement in the air in the Ilara kingdom of Epe area of Lagos state as a new Royal Majesty was declared in the kingdom. This followed the emergence of Folarin Ogunsanwo as the new Royal Majesty, Alara of Ilaraof the kingdom. Read Also: International Friendly: Again, Super Eagles Star Opt Out Of Brazil … Read more
– OMAGL said that APC members and Nigerians want to know if the suspension on the Governor was vacated or still subsist – The Group recalled that the Governor was suspended, shortly after the last general elections – The failure of APC to come out with a clear statement on the culpability or otherwise of … Read more
– OMAGL said that APC members and Nigerians want to know if the suspension on the Governor was vacated or still subsist – The Group recalled that the Governor was suspended, shortly after the last general elections – The failure of APC to come out with a clear statement on the culpability or otherwise of … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, October 11th, 2019 1. PDP Berates Buhari Over Statistics Claim The People Democratic Party PDP has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his claim that statistics provided by foreign groups were wild estimations that do not confirm with Nigeria’s reality. READ MORE 2. Okorocha … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday issued regulatory guidelines for the operation of Indirect Participants in the Payments System, with effect from Nov. 11. The apex bank made this known in a circular issued by CBN’s Director, Payments System Management Department, Mr Sam Okojere, to banks. The Indirect Participants are payments service providers … Read more
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr is not just a happy man as some of his key players have withdrawn from the much talked about friendly clash with Samba Boys of Brazil on Sunday. The latest addition to Rohr’s accumulated headache is the last-minute withdrawal of Stoke City of England combative midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo. Read Also: … Read more
Queen Moremi Ajasoro (QMA), Oreoluwa Toluhi, has called on girls to uphold the dignity of womanhood in society to avert the rise in sexual harassment and rape cases in the country. Oreoluwa spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the Oct. 11, 2019, International Day of the Girl Child with the … Read more
Queen Moremi Ajasoro (QMA), Oreoluwa Toluhi, has called on girls to uphold the dignity of womanhood in society to avert the rise in sexual harassment and rape cases in the country. Oreoluwa spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the Oct. 11, 2019, International Day of the Girl Child with the … Read more
Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has urged the Federal Government to ban the Big Brother Naija show from the nation’s television telecast space. The Chairman of CLO, Anambra chapter, Mr. Vincent Ezekwueme, made the call on Thursday while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Ezekwueme said that the yearly cable television show … Read more
Mrs Margaret Oputa, wife of late Supreme Court Justice, Chukwudifu Oputa and mother of foremost Nigerian showbiz maestro and activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charlyboy, has passed on. Charlyboy confirmed reports of her death to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. The 68-year-old grand-father also took to his social media page to … Read more
– PDP said that the APC and its Governorship candidates will fail to get 25 percent of votes – This is so because it is overwhelmingly evident that the PDP has the highest demography of members, supporters and volunteers in all the electoral units – There is already a consensus that APC’s candidates; the anti-people … Read more
Brazil drew 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly in Singapore on Thursday as their run without a win stretched to three games, the longest since coach Tite took over in 2016. Roberto Firmino opened the scoring for Brazil after eight minutes when he ran on to a pass from Gabriel Jesus and chipped the ball … Read more
Two time tennis grand slam champion, Naomi Osaka, intends to play for the hosts at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo after choosing to maintain Japanese citizenship. The 21-year-old told Japanese broadcaster NHK in an interview on Thursday that she had begun the necessary administrative procedures. Read Also: Golden Eaglets arrive Brazil for FIFA U-17 … Read more
The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has announced the appointment of Prof. Uduma Orji Uduma of the Department of Philosophy as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). The institution has also approved 15 new courses for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Prof. Peter Okebukola, the Chairman, Governing Council, NOUN, told newsmen in … Read more
Five-time champions Nigeria have landed in host nation Brazil, for this year’s FIFA U-17 World Cup finals holding from Oct. 26 to Nov. 17. A statement from the Director of Communications, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ademola Olajire, said a team of 25 players and nine officials flew out of the country through the Nnamdi Azikiwe … Read more
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has appointed Mr. Pateh Bah as its new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer for a five-year tenure. Bah, from The Gambia, begins his tenure in October 2019 till September 2024. He succeeds Dr. Iyi Uwadiae, from Nigeria who retired last September. Mr. Pateh Bah is a graduate of Pune University, Maharashtra, … Read more
The Lagos State Government has commenced screening for intending pilgrims to Jerusalem, Greece, and Rome later in the year. The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, said in a statement that medical and administrative screening were done for the intending pilgrims Akinbile-Yusuf said that the large turnout of the pilgrims for the exercise showed … Read more
The minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola , on Thursday, gave reasons for the looming bad roads across the country. While addressing the House of Representatives Committee on Works, he stated that the sum of N157 billion was not sufficient to cater for the outstanding debts on road projects. Giving his analysis, Fashola said … Read more