Otunba T.J Abass 
Nigerians who just returned from south Africa will get loan from BOI. This loan is for those who are ready to do business among them. Nigerian government has said that Nigerians who just returned from South Africa would get soft loans from the Bank of Industry if they are interested in doing business. The Chairman … Read more
INEC to publish names of candidates and their particulars for Bayelsa and Kogi governorship polls on Friday 13th September 2019. 52 parties submitted names of candidates for Bayelsa State while 49 parties submitted in Kogi. INEC monitored Sixty-four political party primaries in Bayelsa and 59 in Kogi . Details later…..
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state vowed to recover looted funds in the state. He said that he will recover the money in a transparent manner. Governor of Oyo State,Seyi Makinde has vowed to recover all looted funds in the state and kept in a special bank account. The governor made this known while playing … Read more
With the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal pronouncement on Wednesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has asked the PDP and its presidential candidate in the last elections to apologize to Nigerians. Mohammed said rather than appealing the ruling of the Tribunal Atiku and PDP should apologise for willfully distracting the Buhari Administration … Read more
An Austrian man who smuggled 88 living reptiles including 43 poisonous snakes from the Philippines was stopped by customs officers at Vienna airport, Austria’s Finance Ministry said Thursday. When the Austrian national arrived via Doha on Sunday, the officers screened his suitcase and saw that it was full of animals. After the man admitted that … Read more
The Akwa Ibom National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal Wednesday night dismissed the petition by Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress(APC) challenging the election of Senator Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to represent Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District . However, Ekpenyong’s declaration by the tribunal as winner of February 23 election … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Atiku Abubakar have resolved to challenge the judgment of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal unanimously ruled that Atiku and PDP failed to prove allegations of irregularities against President Buhari and his … Read more
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday morning received another batch of 158 Nigerians from Libya. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, the Head of NEMA Territorial Office in Lagos, told newsmen that the agency received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government. It was reported that these returnees from Libya arrived in the country few … Read more
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Thursday, September 12, advised the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 23, 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat, noting that President Buhari’s victory is the shortest route for an Igbo Presidency come 2023. The group through its president General, Mazi okechukwu Isiguzoro … Read more
The Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, September 11, finally congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory against the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, at the election tribunal. Wike, the coordinator of the Atiku’s campaign in the south-south during to 2019 presidential election, in a press statement signed by his … Read more
Resident of Ovwian community in Udu Local Government Area, Delta state, have complained that cultists and other gangsters have taken over the locality, saying they no longer sleep at night. The state government has scolded the gangsters disturbing the peace of the people, ordering them to beat a retreat or face the wrath of the … Read more
Former ekiti state Governor,Ayodele Fayose said that he never sent any congratulatory message to president Buhari. The Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Peter Fayose has given reasons he cannot congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Election Tribunal on Wednesday. The court ruled on Wednesday that Buhari was duly elected as … Read more
Robert Gabriel Mugabe will be buried next in his village“Kutama”. Mugabe’s body will be lying in state at kutama on Sunday night. Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe will be buried early next week in his village and not at a national monument for liberation heroes, his family said on Thursday. The Mugabe’s family and Zimbabwe’s … Read more
The Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) and the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) have brought stakeholders together to address terrorism, insurgency and electoral violence. Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai hailed the initiative, which will enable stakeholders formulate strategies to counter insecurity. Gen. Buratai pledged that the Army would uphold the territorial integrity … Read more
Vice President Yemi osinbajo said that we need an institution which its objective is for innovation, invention and research. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that there must be an institution whose sole objective is to inspire innovation, inventions and research that address the most crucial problems of the nation and the … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, September 12th, 2019 1. Presidential Tribunal: Dele Momodu Reacts To Tribunal Judgement Nigerian media mogul, Dele Momodu has reacted on Twitter to the Presidential Election Tribunal judgment that dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate Atiku Abubakar challenging … Read more
Coalition of Yoruba local security said that protecting the south west against invasion is their major priority. Aare ona kankanfo urge leaders to sensitize and educate their followers so that they do not betray the Yoruba interest. The Coalition of Yoruba local security organisation which comprises Oodua People’s Congress, OPC; Vigilante Group of Nigeria; … Read more
187 Nigerians of the 640 Nigerians arrived murtala international Airport,Lagos. 313 of them were bill to leave but most them could not travel due to travel document. 187 of the 640 Nigerians comprising men, women and children have arrived murtala international Airport, Lagos,following the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The evacuees, who departed OR Tambo … Read more
The Zamfara State Police Command on Wednesday said it has arrested a suspect parading himself as Mr Usman Nagogo, the State Commissioner of Police. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, said that the suspect was arrested after duping Sen. Lawali Dan’iya of Zamfara West Senatorial District of N1.6 million. Shehu said the command … Read more
-Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu assured the corp members of adequate safety and welfare during their period of service -He urged them to think of creative solutions to problems in the communities they find themselves in Lagos -He promised not to relent in rewarding outstanding corp members in the state Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has … Read more