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Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn has announced on Tuesday that Joshua’s team has triggered the rematch clause in the contract and that the second fight will take place in November or December, with a venue still to be confirmed. This coming barely three days after losing his IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles to Mexican boxer, … Read more
Less than a year after he was sacked from two of the most coveted posts in world football, Julen Lopetegui has been named the coach of Sevilla for the next three seasons. Lopetegui was sacked as Spain coach on the eve of the 2018 World Cup following Real Madrid’s announcement then that he would replace … Read more
Brazil and PSG star, Neymar Jnr., has a bit of cheer in his ongoing rape scandal after lawyers of his accuser backed out from representing her. According to a Globo TV report, the lawyer’s decision was due to the many contradictions in her story. Speaking about the matter, officials of the law firm, whose name … Read more
European football governing body, UEFA, has announced that new rules planned to be introduced in European football will not apply for Nations League finals in Portugal this week. Making this known on Tuesday, UEFA, saying the rules concerning penalty-taking, free-kicks and accidental handballs will not be introduced until June 25. The rules, unveiled in March … Read more
Spanish football giants, Real Madrid, have announced the signing of Serbia international footballer, Luka Jovic from Eintracht Frankfurt. According to the most successful club in the Champions League, Jovic, signed for an undisclosed fee, will join the capital club on a six-year deal “Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt have agreed on the transfer of Luka … Read more
A middle-aged man identified as Elvis Chris has appeared before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for reportedly murdering his son. Ekohotblog gathered that the son who got killed with a hot pressing iron was four years of age. Chris who pleaded not guilty was arraigned on one count of murder before Justice Hakeem … Read more
A 21-year-old identified as Chukwubuike Onuoha was shot to death by a Police Sergeant at Okwulagha Afara Ukwu in Umuahia, Abia State on Monday night. While talking to journalists on Tuesday, a women leader from the community, Mrs. Ngozi Ogbonna, disclosed that the deceased was in company with other youths from the community when the … Read more
Israel’s presidential Residence has announced that its first lady, Nechama Rivlin, 73, died on Tuesday morning after battling with respiratory disease for years, She died at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. Three months ago, Rivlin underwent a lung transplant. Rivlin suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and required the constant use of a portable oxygen tank, which … Read more
Ogun State Police Command have arrested two pipeline vandals, Tunde Ramoni, 45 and Yinka Olufowobi, 33. The two suspects were arrested by policemen attached to the Redeemed Camp Police Divisional headquarters who were on routine patrol along Simawa road. The two suspects were seen in a blue Toyota Camry car with registration number RC … Read more
U.S. tennis star Serena Williams, has emerged as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women. According to the publication, the 23-time Grand Slam champion made the list as a result of her estimated fortune of $224m (£177m). The majority of William’s fortune has been made as a result of … Read more
The British crown dependency of Jersey has held down £211 million (N72,708.,005,227) said to have been laundered from Nigeria by the former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha. According to the UK Metro, Abacha had stashed the money in accounts held in Jersey by Doraville Properties Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company. According 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. Buhari Attends Eid el-Fitr Prayer in Abuja Here are pictures of President Buhari this morning at he attends Eid el-Fitr Prayers at the Mabilla Barracks, Abuja. 2. Police Restrict Movement in Borno … Read more
Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has through a recent video read the group’s ideology and recited the Nigerian national pledge. Ekohotblog understands that he denounced the pledge as “shirk” (associating a partner with God and is deemed one of the greatest sins in the religion) after reciting it. The embattled leader of Jama’atu Ahlil-Sunnah … Read more
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), Nigeria’s former Head of State has called on Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari to curtail the security challenges in the country. According to the former Nigerian leader who made the call while speaking with newsmen at his hilltop residence in Minna on Tuesday, he said Buhari had the capacity … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian newspapers headlines for today, Monday, June 3rd, 2019. 1. Presidency Debunks Approval Of LG, State Police Office of the Nigeria president has Monday evening distanced itself from reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of state and local government police across the federation. (Read More) 2. … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has announced that it has postponed the Basic Education Certificate Examination, which is a screening for admission to the state’s Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools. The examination board had earlier slated the 2019 Computer-Based Test for June 3. A statement by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the state’s … Read more
A chief magistrates’ court in Choba, Rivers State, on Monday, sentenced a fake lawyer, Sunday Ejiofor, to three years in prison. Ejiofor, who was accused of defrauding a commercial motorcyclist, had pleaded guilty to the one count preferred against him. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Israel Agbeso, said he sentenced the convict to only three years … Read more
The Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank, Laura Tuck, has warned Nigeria and other countries paying subsidies on fossil fuels to desist from it as such practice were not sufficient to support the poor. According to The PUNCH, Tuck stated this at the ongoing World Circular Economic Forum in Helsinki, Finland while addressing the … Read more
The Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has given his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha, 24 hours ultimatum to perform proper handover to him. The governor also ordered the Head of Service and Permanent Secretaries to handover all government documents in their possession to Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and the Chief of Staff within 24 … Read more
The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has recommended the suspension of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. The commission said during its investigation, it uncovered that N3.4 billion was misspent by the emirate under Sanusi. The amount was said to have been misappropriated between 2014 and 2017. The recommendation was contained in a … Read more