Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Houssam Diab has said that contrary to the assumption, most Nigerians, especially ladies in Lebanon were not trafficked but entered into the country legally. Diab made this known when he visited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama on Friday in Abuja. According to Diab, the Nigerian ladies who recently called … Read more
Some stranded Nigerian ladies in Lebanon have arrived the country. 94 out of 150 stranded ladies in Lebanon arrived Nigeria on Wednesday evening, August 12, 2020. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission announced the news via it’s Twitter account on Wednesday. Ekohotblog recalled that no fewer than 30 Nigerian ladies trafficked to Lebanon have appealed to the … Read more
Belarus on Wednesday confirmed the death of a jailed protester as demonstrators took to the streets for a fourth night of clashes with riot police over a disputed presidential election. Riot police have roughly detained thousands at street protests across the country after long-serving leader Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in Sunday’s poll. The … Read more
The Federal Government has approved the ninth and last evacuation flight for Nigerians stranded in the United States due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen, announced this in a statement dated Aug. 10, 2020, on behalf of the country’s missions in the U.S. Read Also: 2019 … Read more
Some moments ago, I came across a video on the BBC website which showed a church located less than a kilometre away from the Beirut’s explosion but whose altar survived the deadly explosion which claimed scores of lives. The church, St. Dimitrios Greek Orthodox Church is located in Achrafieh and is less than a kilometre … Read more
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it received notification of 15 cases of methanol poisoning associated with ingesting alcohol-based hand sanitisers in recent months. The 15 cases, including four deaths, were reported in Arizona and New Mexico states from May through June 30, according to a CDC report published Wednesday. Among … Read more
During an interview with SiriusXM’s Swaggy Sie on Friday (August 7), rapper Cardi B disclosed that she will have ‘a mental breakdown’ if Donald Trump wins the election and becomes president of the United States for another four years. “You know what, I was so f–king mad because it’s like people, when he dropped, people … Read more
An African family of five including two children have been killed in a suspected arson attack in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Djibril Diol, his wife, daughter, sister, and niece all died in a house fire in Green Valley Ranch on Wednesday, August 5. But three other adult residents managed to escape by jumping from the house … Read more
18 Nigerians trapped in Kuwait Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camp due to coronavirus pandemic have cried out for help. They have been at the IDP camp since April 2020. In an 18-second video, which has gone viral, they pleaded with the Federal Government to help them return. Thy claimed that Kuwait Government had paid for … Read more
A 24-year-old Nigerian woman who was standing trial in Canada for alleged $291,000 online scam in 2019 has been acquitted of the said crime. According to reports, Kaosiso Ezibe was charged after a woman reported she was defrauded by someone she met online. Police say that a 60-year-old woman met someone claiming to be a … Read more
A 28 year old woman, known as Mayra Ramirez has become the very first Coronavirus survivor to receive a double lung transplant in the United States. Ramirez, experiencing Coronavirus symptoms, arrived at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s emergency room on April 26 and within minutes, her terrible experience with the disease began. “All I remember was … Read more
Armed men stormed a prison in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killing at least one person and shattering the relative calm of a ceasefire across the country, an official said. The gunmen set off an explosives-packed car near the prison before open firing on security guards at the facility in the city of Jalalabad, Attaullah Khogyani, … Read more
This is the face of the health care assistant who raped a 73 years old woman in her nursing home in Ireland. He has been jailed for 11 years. 52 years old Emmanuel Adeniji was recorded on CCTV going in and coming out of the woman’s room at the nursing home. She was found later … Read more
One of Queen Elizabeth’s elite bodyguards has been nabbed for being in possession of drugs after white powder was found in a bathroom at St James’s Palace. The bodyguard was said to have nine bags of cocaine and ketamine among his possessions after police searched his room and car at Wellington Barracks by Buckingham Palace. … Read more
More than 200 would-be immigrants from about 70 countries who were winners in the U.S. government’s Diversity Visa lottery programme and relatives in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the president’s recent executive order suspending immigration until next year. “The plaintiffs in the case followed the rules, and did everything … Read more
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution, giving their support to Former Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to clinch the post of Director General of World Trade Organisation, WTO. The motion to back the ex-Managing Director of the World Bank was sponsored by Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Ndudi Godwin Elumelu … Read more
The Nigerian Diaspora Commission awaits the arrival of the Third batch of Nigeria Nationals boarding from the London Gatwick Airport. The commission announced this via its official twitter page. NIDCOM emphasized that the flight was initially scheduled to land yesterday July 13, but due to landing clearance issues, the flight was rescheduled. “The flight was … Read more
The Nigerian man, Innocent Chima, who was spotted in a viral video where he was being tortured by some hardened gang in Pakistan has revealed that he is alive. Chima announced being alive in a video on social media, appreciating every Nigerian who came to his rescue. Chima thanked his Igbo brothers, including the chief, … Read more
The Nigerian lady, Temitope Arowolo who was accused of theft and Attempted murder in Lebanon has landed safely in Nigeria. The House of Representatives on Thursday met with the Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Houssam Diab, during which an agreement was reached on the extradition of 31-year-old Nigerian lady, Temitope Arowolo, who is being prosecuted … Read more
The Speaker, Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says Nigeria needs to take appropriate measures against Ghana on the incident. He also said individuals who trample on the diplomatic rights and privileges of Nigeria and Nigerians in foreign lands should be taught a lesson. The Speaker, who spoke during a meeting with Foreign Affairs Minister … Read more