Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has reassured the Igbo community and other Nigerians doing business in the state that the current massive onslaught against criminals is yielding results and cases of kidnapping will soon become history. A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fever Akase, and made available to The … Read more
Teachers in Kogi State Saturday lamented the poor state of infrastructure in schools. According to them, over 90 percent of schools in Kogi State had deficient infrastructures, poor or non-existence laboratories, and libraries with outdated books. Read Also: Pregnant mother slumps as fire kills 2-year-old son in Lagos The Kogi State Chairman of the Academic … Read more
Gov Aminu Tambuwal on Saturday in Maradun led eight serving governors and former governors to the wedding of Zamfara Governor’s daughter. The governors include Gombe, Inuwa Yahaya; Imo, Chukwuemeka Ihedioha; Adamawa, Jibrilla Bindow and Borno, Babagana Zulum. Also in attendance were, Ibrahim Shema, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Sule Lamido and Ahmad Sani, all former governors. Gov. Tambuwal, … Read more
Tunde Moshood Jnr, the publisher of popular weekly celebrity news magazine, Enquirer, has been appointed Special Assistant on Media to Minister of Labour (state), Mr. Festus Keyamo. The seasoned journalist himself shared the good news to friends on Saturday afternoon via social media pages. Tunde, is a thoroughbred celebrity journalist whose professionalism spans about two … Read more
– Joint Effort of Security Agencies led to the arrest of Notorious Kidnappers in ondo – The kidnappers were arrested after abducting a 45-year old graduate teacher and Muslim Cleric, Alhaji Jamiu Zakariyahu at gunpoint last Wednesday night – They demanded a ransom of N10m which was later reduced to N5m The Joint effort of … Read more
Chairman of National Human Rights Commission, Prof Chidi Odinkalu, has called for the release of the remaining Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram in 2014. Odinkalu made the call in Abuja during the commemoration of the 2000th day since the abduction if the school girls. The activist also used the opportunity to call for … Read more
– Election Tribunal in Port Harcourt upheld Wike’s victory – The Judge said that the petitioners lacked lucus standi to argue the position in court. – Fingesi and his party claimed that Governorship election did not hold in the state The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Port Harcourt, has dismissed the … Read more
Ekiti State governor, Governor Kayode Fayemi has announced that starting from October, the state will pay workers the N30, 000 minimum wage. Fayemi made this known while speaking at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium in the capital of Ado Ekiti during the 2019 celebration of the Teachers’ Day. He said the decision to implement the new … Read more
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has disclosed plans by the Nigerian Police to acquire stun guns and revise their rules of engagement in an effort to curb the use of deadly force. Mohammed Adamu told a gathering of senior officers in the capital, Abuja, that he had “initiated actions” toward deploying less lethal … Read more
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested five suspected armed robbers tormenting the state. This was contained in a statement by thelice Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Odiko Macdon. He said: “The Akwa Ibom State Police Command is inundated and deeply troubled by reports that hoodlums, sometime last week at different days … Read more
– Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio suspends employment into NDDC – The Commission’s pay roll should not accommodate new employees and should revert to the status quo as at August 31, 2019 – The Minister should be furnished within three days with a detailed report of any employment exercise being undertaken by … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Saturday that its onslaught against remnants of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) Terrorists (BHTs) has again yielded significant results with the destruction of ISWAP hideout at Kirta Wulgo on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. A statement by Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, Director NAF … Read more
Nigerian parents will need to do a rethink quickly if it is really worthwhile spending millions of naira to send their children to private secondary schools, as startling statistics has shown that students attending public schools are outperforming them in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination. Figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics … Read more
The Akin Fadeyi Foundation, Conveners of the Corruption Not In My Country Project are set to launch a new mobile and web application device designed to empower Nigerians to report corruption on October 10, 2019 at the ShehuYar’Adua Centre, Abuja. The Report-Corruption-App, called FLAG’IT, a project initiated by the Akin Fadeyi Foundation is funded by … Read more
“The people of South-East (Igbo) are exceptional, but they have brought unspeakable pain to the rest of Nigeria. They are the image of Nigeria the world sees and it is a bad image’ a former presidential aspirant of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, has said. He also said that the Igbo problem … Read more
– PDP Governorship candidate in kogi,Engr.Musa Wada urge the people of kogi not to reelect Governor Yahaya Bello – It would be disastrous to give the APC another term to experiment with the state – Wada assured the people of Kogi state regular payment of salaries, pensions to workers, retirees, and all-round development across the … Read more
– LASG said that after expiration of ultimatum given to traders, transporters obstructing areas, enforcement would begin immediately to decongest the areas in an attempt to ease traffic – The areas that will be affected by the ultimatum for now are, Iyana Ipaja bus stop, Ikotun bus stop, Oyingbo, Yaba, Ketu, Ikorodu roundabout and Lekki/Ajah … Read more
The Australian foreign minister said today an Australian-British blogger and her finance were released in Iran after three months of detention. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that the couple, Jolie King and Mark Firkin, were on their way home and in “good health and in good spirits.” Read Also: Group Commends LAWMA’S Employmemt Of 20 … Read more
A man identified as Adamu Garuba, aka Honourable Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly defrauding a Chinese national of the sum of N30.6m. While working in collaboration with his sister-in-law, Rita Waziri, and others still at large, the suspects specialised in defrauding contractors, interested in road construction contracts from the Kaduna State … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Today Saturday, October 5th, 2019 1. Nigeria and S/Africa Signs 10 Years Visa Issuance To Business Travelers, Others The government of South Africa and Nigeria have both reached an agreement to commence the issuance of a 10 years visa duration to businessmen, academic and … Read more