– Governor Obaseki suspends the daughter of late Dr. Ogbemudia,Eghe as chairman of Eghor LGA – Eghe is the fourth council chairman to be suspended within the past three months – A source alleged that she ran the council as a sole administrator and refused to appoint Supervisory Councillors The Governor of Edo state, Godwin … Read more
– PDP Governorship Candidate in the last Governorship election in plateau, Senator Useni said that he would pursue his case to a logical conclusion – He said that he is optimistic that the recent ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the State has only delayed the joy of his supporters – When we … Read more
A teenager, Babangida Inusa, has been remanded in a correctional facility in Kano State for raping his neighbour’s 50-year old mother. A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered that the suspect be remanded pending legal advice. Inusa, a resident of Falgore Village, Kabo Local Government Area of Kano, was charged to court by the … Read more
Executive Officer, Savanna Centre for Diplomacy and Development and Centre for Counter Fund Awareness, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari has pledged to work with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the fight against corruption and all forms of economic crimes in both the public and private sectors. Gambari made the pledge while on official visit … Read more
– Edo APC vows to suspend those forming parallel group – We reached the conclusion that the constitution of the party forbids the formation of a parallel-group within the party – So we are going to take steps to deal with those issues The Edo All Progressives Congress(APC) has said that the party would … Read more
– Senate President, Ahmed Lawan urges all ministers and head of agencies to defend their budget before end of October – Lawan said that any Minister or Head of Government Agency who failed to defend their budget by the end of October will not be given another opportunity to do so – He said that … Read more
Students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, resident in the flood-prone area of the university community on Thursday began to move out in large numbers from their places of abode in the area. This is just as the father of the missing final year student of the university, Mr. Joshe Boluwaji, expressed … Read more
– Minister of works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said that the Government was focusing on roads that will open up economy – The minister said that there were four multilateral-funded road projects, 81 under the Presidential Infrastructural Development Fund and 45 others being funded under the Sukuk bond – He said that Nigeria would be … Read more
– Troops Counter the ambush of boko haram insurgents – Troops of 242 Battalion in conjunction with elements of Sector 2 Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Chadian Defence Forces (CDF) yesterday 10 October 2019 encountered a Boko Haram criminals’ ambush at Jigalta Village – 2 Boko Haram gun trucks were destroyed while another 2 were … Read more
A freely operating hoodlums in the city center of Kano State metropolis attacked the Correspondent of ThisDay Newspapers, Mr Ibrahim Garba and snatched away all his phones and other valuables. The Unknown persons believed to be hoodlums attacked Ibrahim Shuaibu, Thursday night in the heart of the city with peoples moving about their businesses. Mr … Read more
– Bayelsa state Governor, Seriake Dickson approves appointment of 60 new special advisers – The Government wishes them well in their new endeavors, it is pertinent to note that for every appointee, the PDP has several other more qualified people who are ready and willing to be trusted – The Government shall give the deserved … Read more
– OMAGL said that APC members and Nigerians want to know if the suspension on the Governor was vacated or still subsist – The Group recalled that the Governor was suspended, shortly after the last general elections – The failure of APC to come out with a clear statement on the culpability or otherwise of … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, October 11th, 2019 1. PDP Berates Buhari Over Statistics Claim The People Democratic Party PDP has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his claim that statistics provided by foreign groups were wild estimations that do not confirm with Nigeria’s reality. READ MORE 2. Okorocha … Read more
Queen Moremi Ajasoro (QMA), Oreoluwa Toluhi, has called on girls to uphold the dignity of womanhood in society to avert the rise in sexual harassment and rape cases in the country. Oreoluwa spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in commemoration of the Oct. 11, 2019, International Day of the Girl Child with the … Read more
– PDP said that the APC and its Governorship candidates will fail to get 25 percent of votes – This is so because it is overwhelmingly evident that the PDP has the highest demography of members, supporters and volunteers in all the electoral units – There is already a consensus that APC’s candidates; the anti-people … Read more
The minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola , on Thursday, gave reasons for the looming bad roads across the country. While addressing the House of Representatives Committee on Works, he stated that the sum of N157 billion was not sufficient to cater for the outstanding debts on road projects. Giving his analysis, Fashola said … Read more
A man, Okechukwu Odika, whose daughter is paralysed, has appealed to Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano for help. Odika’s daughter Chinyelu, paralysed from the waist down, needs N20 million for surgery. Odika who hails from Neni in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state, said Chinyelu’s ailment has traumatised his family. He is begging Governor … Read more
An Akure-based legal practitioner, Kariakitei Kokowei, has dragged the President Muhammadu Buhari government to the court over its failure to appoint an indigene of Ondo State as the managing director (MD) of the NDDC. Kokowei, in an originating summons sighted by SaharaReporters, argued that the action of the government on the appointment of the MD … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office on Thursday arraigned seven suspected SIM Swap criminals in Kaduna. They are: Okafor Samuel Obinna, Chigbo Pascal Chidi, Oha Chukwujekwu, Ahamefula Francis Izuchukwu, Ugonna Nelson Owete, Ikenna Henry and Chinyere Aniobi Jessica. They were arraigned on two counts bordering on conspiracy and obtaining by false … Read more
– Governorship aspirant of APC accused Governor Obaseki of seeking to contest election in another Party – He said that Since after the last presidential election, there has not been Governance in Edo state and if we allow him, the opposition will take over – It has been all over the place that he has … Read more