Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 1. PDP Congratulates Tambuwal, Rejects Tribunal’s Verdict In Plateau And Kano The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on his victory at the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. READ MORE 2. Many … Read more
Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ has been chosen as Nigeria’s submission for Oscars 2020. Ekohotblog gathered that the Nigerian Oscars Selection Committee (NOSC) has announced that Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ will be the country’s submission in the International Feature Film category of the 2020 editiion of Oscar Awards. The 12-man NOSC team which has some notable Nollywood stakeholders … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has pledged his unflinching loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari. Osinbajo stated this in a magazine with headline, ‘This Is Nigeria’ distributed at the Independence Day Dinner on Tuesday, held at the Old Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja. This pledging of undying loyalty came amid report of strife in the … Read more
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday received the delegates of the Nigeria Center For Disease Control ( DCDC) in Aso Villa. The delegation was led by the Director General of the Nigeria Center For Disease Control (DCDC), Chikwe ihekweazu. Read Also: Buhari Arrives South Africa For A Three-day State Visit In his remarks, the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived South Africa for a three-day visit. The pictures from the arrival revealed that Buhari was received by South Africa presidential emissaries. Read Also: Police Uncovers Another Baby Factory in Lagos The presidency made this known on Wednesday via its twitter handle ‘@Nigeriagov’. The purpose of the state visit was yet … Read more
Many persons have been feared killed after a passenger bus plunged into River Ososa in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State on Wednesday evening. According to the Nation, the incident occurred around 4:30pm while the bus with yet to be specified number of passengers was travelling on the Sagamu- Ijebu Ode Benin Expressway Read Also: PDP Congratulates Tambuwal, … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal on his victory at the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The congratulations came after the Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal upheld Tambuwal’s victory at the March 23rd governorship elction. The party made this known in a statement signed by the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State and Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State on the affirmation of their victories in the March 2019 gubernatorial polls by the respective States Governorship Election Petition Tribunals. President Buhari, who is travelling with the two victorious All Progressives Congress (APC) party governors to … Read more
The Federal Government has concluded designs for the return of toll plazas on Federal roads, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has said. Fashola disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister said … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Borno State has arrested a 38-year-old woman, Hauwa Adamu, who allegedly used hot charcoal to burn the private parts of her seven-year-old stepdaughter. NSCDC Commandant, Mr Abdullahi Ibrahim, disclosed on Wednesday, October 2, that the woman was arrested in Moduganari area of Maiduguri. He said that … Read more
Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has ordered that one Onifade Gideon Idowu be remanded in prison pending when a case of alleged fraud filed against him is decided. The accused was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan zonal office, on Wednesday, … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has terminated the appointment of all his senior special assistants and special assistants with immediate effect. In a statement made available to journalists in Benin City, the state capital, on Wednesday, Secretary to the State Government, Mr Osarodion Ogie, said fresh appointments would be announced within the next 30 … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)’s Corps Marshal, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi said the commission has commenced road safety audit and accident investigation on the Akwanga-Lafia highway. Oyeyemi, who spoke in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday, said that the audit was to methodically examine the road. He said that … 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. Hajiya Silifat Sule: The First Lady Championing Social Reforms in Nasarawa Substance abuse, rape, high rate of out of school children and child marriages are few out of the many … Read more
Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender has handed over a well-equipped, state-of-the-art Kitchen/Catering Laboratory for the use of students at the Girls Correctional Home, Idi-Araba, Lagos. The project, according to the bank, is a clear demonstration of its unwavering support towards enhancing the lives and wellbeing of less privileged members of the society. Speaking at … Read more
A former presidential candidate for the Young Progressive Party (YPP) at the 2019 general elections, Kingsley Moghalu, has said that the spiritual warfare approach proposed by the Nigerian Army to tackle Boko Haram will not yield result. Moghalu on Wednesday took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter, to share his opinion on the issue. “I am … Read more
In continuation of celebrating Nigeria’s 59th Independence, the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has applauded Nigerians for their indomitable spirit making waves around the world. Osinbajo revealed this via his Twitter handle ‘@ProfOsinbajo’ on Wednesday. He noted that Nigeria’s indomitable spirit has been shaping the world in various walks of life. He said “one of … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a senior member of the legal counsel to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in challenging the victory of president Buhari in the 2019 general elections, Kabiru Turaki (SAN) before the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged fraud of N20bn. Turaki prior to becoming one of the lead … Read more
The presidency has debunked the rumor making headline on social media that president Buhari was making plans to actualize a third term agenda in office as president while describing him as a democrat who respects the constitution. The presidency said in statement via its Twitter handle @NGRPresident “The Presidency wishes to correct internet-based gossip & … Read more
Substance abuse, rape, high rate of out of school children and child marriages are few out of the many issues northern Nigeria is currently facing with no end in sight to these challenges that seem to gradually threaten the future of the youths in the region. Recent event has shown that all these have detrimental … Read more