Otunba T.J Abass Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has okayed the voluntary retirement Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that the retirement took effect from May 28, 2019. According to Mr Shehu, the President thanked Justice Onnoghen … Read more
The Nigerian Army on Monday disclosed that it has killed nine” social media personalities” of the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP). Col. Sagir Musa, Army Director Public Relations, who disclosed this in a statement, said the annihilation of members of the Boko Haram media team further confirmed that the Nigerian Army has decimated … Read more
A 61-year-old man has been apprehended by the police for cutting off the hand of an 11-year-old boy at Okoko area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The victim, Goodluck Amechi had his hand cut off by Jeremiah Obifor, who said he thought the boy wanted to steal his fishes. Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, disclosed … Read more
Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of Five persons, including a couple, in a road accident in Abuja yesterday, while the sixth person, who was injured in the incident which occurred at about 8a.m. near Setraco Junction along Kubwa Expressway, was rushed to the hospital. An official of the Federal Road Safety … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian newspapers headlines for today, Monday, June 10th, 2019. 1. LASG Debunks Commencement Of Sanitation Exercise The Lagos State Government (LASG) has debunked reports that there will be an environmental sanitation exercise on Saturday, June 9th, 2019. (READ MORE) 2. Saraki Donates N7.4m To Leah Sharibu’s Family, Others … Read more
Administration of incumbent Lagos state government, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has denied a claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the governor acquired a N187m official vehicle. It was gathered that the PDP chapter in Lagos had berated the governor for allegedly buying a N187 million worth of SUV as official vehicle. The party made the … Read more
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made an unexpected visit Sunday to a Colombo church bombed during the Easter suicide attacks on his first trip to neighbouring Sri Lanka since his election triumph. Modi’s cavalcade made a detour to St Anthony’s shrine on the way to President Maithripala Sirisena’s sea-front office in the capital, where a … Read more
Young Sudanese protesters in T-shirts and jeans dump bricks in a pile to create a makeshift barricade in a Khartoum street — but they are playing a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse. They disperse as dozens of riot police storm in on pickup trucks. Officers in blue fatigues fire gunshots into the air as demonstrators sprint … Read more
The immigration agreement between Mexico and the United States that averted US tariffs on Mexican imports has a clear beneficiary, experts say: human traffickers. Under the pact reached Friday night, Mexico will deploy its recently created National Guard along the border with Guatemala, as well as dismantle groups that smuggle people across borders. However, experts … Read more
The FSDH Bank Head of Research, Ayodele Akinwunmi, while presenting the monthly economic and financial markets outlook for June in Lagos, at the weekend stated that the nation’s economy is presently in need of fiscal direction, removal of fuel subsidy and transparent channeling of the proceeds to infrastructure and social investments, as well as competitive … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of FCMB Bank (UK) Limited, James Benoit, has challenged African economies on the need to look inwards and create wealth that will ensure sustainable development of the continent and reduce over reliance on foreign remittances. Besides, while admitting that Nigeria’s dependence on Diaspora remittances may not just disappear, … Read more
No fewer than 10 stockbroking companies traded 39.09 billion shares, worth N537.966 billion, representing or 55.31 per cent of the total shares traded on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in the first five months of the year. The broker performance report by NSE for January 1, to May 31, 2019, showed that the top 10 … Read more
John Dyegh, a member of the House of Representatives contesting for the office of Speaker of the 9th Assembly, says he is still in the race and would not step down for Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. Despite the All Progressives Congress (APC) having zoned the office of the Speaker to the South-west and endorsed Mr Gbajabiamila … Read more
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. Ekohotblog.com understand this is taking place following the withdrawal of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. It was earlier reported that the … Read more
As the 9th National Assembly prepares for Tuesday’s proclamation and election of principal officers, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to federal lawmakers-elect to “rise above narrow group interest and embrace consensus-building across religious divides”. CAN pointed out that with Nigeria being “a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation”, there is an urgent need for … Read more
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Sunday attended the funeral of 25 persons killed by bandits in a fresh attack which occurred on Saturday in three communities of Rabah local government area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tambuwal together with heads of security agencies, traditional rulers and government … Read more
Spanish Tennis sensation, Rafael Nadal, won his 12th French Open title on Sunday after defeating Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. Winning the 18th career Grand Slam singles trophy of his career, the World No. 2, also widely regarded as the King of Clay, was in his elements. Thiem, playing in his second ever Grand … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives party (YPP) in the 2019 elections, Kingsley Moghalu, has revealed that the selfishness of the northern political class remains the major cause of poverty and under-development in the region. While speaking on Sunday at the Ra’ayi Initiative for Human Development (RIHD) annual lecture in Kano, Moghalu queried why … Read more
Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos has welcomed the addition of Eden Hazard to Real Madrid squad, describing him as a “world-class player”. Ramos was speaking while away on international duty with Spain following official confirmation that Hazard has joined the Spanish giants in a deal worth €100 million from Chelsea. Madrid, who have been well … Read more
During an inspection tour of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, on Sunday, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state lamented over the deplorable condition of the teaching hospital. The governor expressed shock at the state of facilities in the health institution, which called for an urgent attention. The governor noted that many of … Read more