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By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba This is not a time to envy leadership in Nigeria’s 36 States. After twenty years of fourth republic democracy, the country still operates a military era revenue formula that allocates a hefty fifty-two percent of national earnings to the federal government and pittance of twenty-six percent to States, the centres of development. … Read more
September 14, 2020. The Federal Government has said all airports in the country including private airports and airstrips will now opened for domestic commercial flights. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this known on Monday during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. Ekohotblog had earlier reported that FG reopened … Read more
Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has received with rude shock the sudden demise of a veteran journalist and administrator, Alhaji Mohammed Hassan Kolos. Governor Sani Bello’s reaction to the death of the veteran journalist was contained in a press statement made available by his Chief Press Secretary(CPS), Mary Noel-Berje. The Governor described the late Alhaji Kolos … Read more
Group bemaons the exposure of women and children to communicable disease by insurgency As part of the concerted effort to tackle the virulent COVID-19 pandemic and also help in flattening the curve, a team of health workers and humanitarian groups, comprising COVID – 19 research group of the kaduna state ministry of health, 44 Nigerian … Read more
By Chris Otaigbe Civil society group, Do Your Job Initiative Nigeria (DYJIN), has warned that Nigeria is rolling on a slippery rope with the recent hike in fuel price and electricity tariffs. DYJIN gave this warning in a statement signed by its Executive Secretary Ebere Ijere-Gomwalk on Thursday. Recall that Nigerians had reacted with disgust … Read more
Lady was last seen in Oyingbo market Another Young Lady has been Declared Missing in Lagos State. The lady went missing shortly after leaving banking hall where she withdrew a sum of 250,000 naira. The family of Akinnusi Timilehin declared her missing since Tuesday, the 8th of September, 2020. According to the family, her last … Read more
I have searched into the record books of Lagos politics but no family seems to have the record of the Abiru family in the whole of Lagos State. Time was when the names of Dosunmu and Shitta- Bey were dominant in the political firmament of the state. In the Second Republic, Wahab Dosunmu became a … Read more
Accountability, leadership and transformation are inexorably linked. Accountability is an acute and overt manifestation of leadership. Leadership involves accepting and acting on the accountabilities of the position. Transformation will not occur without leadership. One of the first aspects of a business that needs to be transformed is accountability. Among the strongest evidence that a business … Read more
Ogun State Government, set September 21 as school resumption date. September 7, 2020 The Ogun State Government has announced Monday, September 21, 2020, for the reopening of schools in the state, Ekohotblog reports. The government, has arranged the resumption and closing hours for primary and secondary schools. This was contained in a statement issued by … Read more
Nigeria police have arrested a medical doctor over the death of a pregnant woman and her baby, along Airport Road Ikeja, Lagos State, Ekohotblog reports. The life of a pregnant woman may have been saved if the doctor that was to operate on her, was not allegedly held by policemen enforcing the COVID-19 lock-down in … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Digital Media, Tolu Ogunlesi and some former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemates, have reacted to Erica’s disqualification. Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemates were addressed by Big Brother following some of the actions that went down in the house after the Saturday night party. Big Brother played a video showing … Read more
I was 13 years old in 1957, in the first form [Form 1] at King’s College, Lagos when twenty-six-year-old Major Norman John Miners arrived along with Mr. Tim Doust. Not only was Mr. Miners twice my age, his reputation had preceded him. He was introduced as a ‘scholar’ – which he undoubtedly was, having bagged … Read more
It is believed that anyone who wants to marry from the eastern part of Nigeria is going to pay heavily before getting a Wife. There are various reasons Marriage rites in igbo land are on the high side i will take you through the Marriage rites. Speaking to Mr Deji he was of the opinion … Read more
The federal government has revealed how successful applicants for the 774,000 jobs under the Special Public Works Programme will be paid. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), said they will be paid using their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN). He revealed this during a press briefing alongside with the Director-General of the … Read more
The presidency has reacted to the prophecy made by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Recall that the chairman of the Lagos state chapter of CAN, Alex Bamgbola, had prophesied that Fani-Kayode will emerge the Nigeria’s leader some day. Reacting to the prophecy, Fani-Kayode accepted the prophecy and … Read more
A woman identified as Kunny Okereke has advised Nigerian singer, John Ighodaro better known as Johnny Drille to give his life to Jesus Christ before it is too late. Kunny gave the advice while replying to a post Johnny Drille made on Facebook. He asked what his fans think about him and his music, allowing … Read more
Most dignitaries invited to the wedding of Hanan, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari, and her husband-to-be, Mohammed Turad, son of an ex-lawmaker from Kaduna State, may not attend the event over fear of COVID-19. The marriage is billed to take place on September 4, 2020 and being the first-ever wedding to take … Read more
Following gradual reopening of international airspace globally, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Wednesday, 2nd September 2020 met with ambassadors from countries with high records of the virus. The meeting which was held in Abuja, The Nation learnt was part of the preparation for the reopening of the country’s airspace for international flight … Read more
As long as the sun keeps shining, we would continue to take extra precautions for our health. One of the necessities required during the summer is staying hydrated. Of course, keeping bottled water handy almost all the time is important, even while driving. But one mistake that we all make is leaving bottled water in … Read more
A beggar Sibongiseni Nkosi’s life has experienced a wonderful turn around after lending a helping hand to a man. In a facebook post shared by HOBO group ZA, Sibongiseni is a 22-year-old who can only feed himself daily by begging for money, has gotten a job after he chose to help the man push his … Read more