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-19 Year old, Bianca Andreescu defeats Serena Williams at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Serena Williams has been defeated by 19-year-old Canadian Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 7-5 at Arthur Ashe Stadium on the same court where she won her first Grand Slam title 20 years ago, nine months before Andreescu was born. Speaking in a post-match news, … Read more
– Petitions seeking to void election into four National Assembly seats from the state has been dismissed by a tribunal – The petitioners failed to establish their cases against the respondents – Yhree-member tribunal, led by Justice Eyewumi Oritsejafor, in separate judgments disclosed that The Taraba State National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, September 8th, 2019 1. Xenophobic attacks: Over 5000 Jobs Lost In Lagos – Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lamented the colossal loses recorded in the xenophobic attacks in Lagos, disclosing that over 5000 jobs were lost in the state. READ MORE … Read more
The African Union (AU) has lifted its suspension of Sudan three months after freezing its membership following Khartoum’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. The AU’s Peace and Security Council said Friday that the decision followed the announcement of Sudan’s first cabinet since the ousting of veteran leader Omar al-Bashir. Handing down its suspension in June, … Read more
–Nasarawa Government to provide affordable housing for the citizens of the state Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has inaugurated the N1.2 billion Ta’al Orange Market site and Services for mass housing scheme at Mararaba Gurku, Karu Local Government Areas of the state. Inaugurating the project, Sule said this was part of the activities marking … Read more
_Zamfara governor lauded for his achievements so far in Zamfara -The Eze Igbo Of Zamfara scored the governor high in tackling insecurity, boosting the economy, among others The Eze Igbo of Zamfara, Chief Egbuna Obijiaku, on Saturday commended Gov. Bello Matawalle for tackling the security challenges in the state. Obijiaku made the commendation in an … Read more
-President Buhari is expected in south Africa to strengthen diplomatic ties with south Africa. The South African Presidency has said that the Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari is expected to pay a state visit to South Africa in October. Last week and this week, they were many attacks against Nigerian owned businesses and properties in south … Read more
-Adama Koné, says Adesina deserves a second term because he does a great job President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’ Ivoire has appointed Adama Koné, Minister of Economic and Financial Affairs to support the re-election of Akinwumi Adesina as President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB). Mr Quattara said this at the first Council of … Read more
–Zimbabwean president extols Mugabe -Declares days of mourning until Mugabe is buried Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday declared the late founding leader of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, a national hero. Mugabe, 95, died Friday morning in Singapore, where he had been receiving medical treatment since April. In an address to the nation, Mnangagwa declared days … Read more
–Nigerians in South Africa hopeful that the meeting with Buhari and South African president in October will reduce their suffering Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa (NICASA), is optimistic that the meeting between Nigerian and South African Presidents in October, will bring lasting solutions to the recurrent xenophobia. The President of NICASA, Mr Ben Okoli, … Read more
-Governor Seyi Makinde flags up light up project to combat crimes in the state. Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde has flagged off the light up Ibadan project to fight crimes in the state capital, other parts of the state and to improve the security of lives and position the state for socio -economic … Read more
Some youths in Kano State on Saturday staged a peaceful protest against xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. The youth, who marched from Zoo Road to Audu Bako Secretariat along the State Road, carried placards with various inscriptions condemning the action on Nigerians. According to NAN, the protesters, who called on the South … Read more
-Tribunal to rule on petition challenging El-Rufai’s victory, September 9 The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will on Monday, Sept 9, rule on the petition challenging the re-election of Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State. The Tribunal Secretary, Mrs Hafsat Suleiman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kaduna. … Read more
-Aminu Malle candidate for Jalingo/ Yorro/ Zing federal constituency defeats Hassan Bappa Aminu Malle, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for Jalingo/ Yorro /Zing Federal Constituency of Taraba State has defeated Hassan Bappa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the State National and State House of Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja. The … Read more
– Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has again spoken about effect of xenophobic attacks on Lagos labour market – Sanwo-Olu said over 5000 jobs were lost in the state He, however, urged business owners to embark on a robust engagement with their local communities Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lamented the colossal loses … Read more
-CUPP insists Buhari is not qualified to run for office -Slams Lai Mohammed’s comment on Buhari’s certificate The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has insisted that President Muhammadu Buhari was not qualified to run for office. Its spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, in a statement on Saturday, said this in reaction to comment by Minister of … Read more
Plane conveying over 600 pilgrims returning from the 2019 annual pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia crash landed at the Minna International Airport. The aircraft, a Boeing 744 with registration number 5N/ DBK was said to have developed technical fault in one of the plane’s four engines when it approached the Minna airport. A source at the … Read more
– Minister of Information and Culture, Alh Lai Mohammed, has debunked bomb explosion in the High Commission of South Africa – Mohammed said emerging fake videos were parts of strategy to trigger chaos in the country – He warned those behind the orchestrated fake news and disinformation campaign to stop forthwith or be made to … 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. Oyo PDP Leaders, Gov. Seyi Makinde At Loggerhead Over Appointments Alleged crisis tearing Oyo State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) apart is taking a new dimension as party … Read more
