A police officer has been shot dead by gunmen in a midnight attack at the Toru-Orua residence of former Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The bandits were said to have invaded Dickson’s compound through the Forcados River on Wednesday night. The slain officer was among a … Read more
Isreal Ogundipe, a popular televangelist and the head Genesis Parish of the Celestial Church of Christ, Alagbado, Lagos has been jailed for a year by an Ikeja High Court for unlawfully converting a woman’s property and stealing. Ekohotblog gathered that Ogundipe has been on trial since 2011. He was charged with seven counts of obtaining … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sent a congratulatory message to former President Goodluck Jonathan, on his 63rd birthday. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement titled “President Buhari greets former President Goodluck Jonathan on 63rd birthday,” hails the ex-president on behalf of the Federal Government and Nigerians in general. The statement read, … Read more
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has in his reaction applauded the Supreme Court verdict on the election of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, and the deputy governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Recall that the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, affirmed the election of Diri as the authentic governor of Bayelsa State. A seven-member panel of justices of the … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 The spread of novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to record significant increases as the reality of a second wave seem to be setting in gradually. The latest case update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Nigeria now has 65,693 confirmed cases of the … Read more
The Military Pensions Board on Wednesday, divulged that it will soon commence the electronic verification of Military pensioners to ascertain those that have died since the last verification was conducted three years ago (2017). Though no particular date was given for the commencement of the exercise, the Chairman of the Board, Commodore Saburi Lawal, explained … Read more
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) on Wednesday approved the 2020 Finance Bill assuring the new development will not lead to result to increase in tax tariffs. The decision was taken at a meeting of the council presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, … Read more
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 The Presidency has explained that the absence of its representatives from a meeting of South-South stakeholders fixed for Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State was not out of disrespect. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. … Read more
Cable News Network, CNN has released the report of its weeks of interviews, analysis and investigations into the alleged shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters by men of the Nigerian Army at the Lekki toll gate on October 20. Recall that protests under the End SARS movement swept through the nation in October, with youths calling … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, adjudged to have jumped bail regarding his trial involving N2bn money laundering charges. Justice Okon Abang made the order in Wednesday’s ruling in which he also revoked the bail earlier granted the … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed the no-case submissions filed by a former Lagos socialite and Nollywood film-maker, Olajide Kareem, alias Seun Egbegbe, and his four co-defendants, in response to the charges of serial frauds filed against them by the police. Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo dismissed the defendants’ no-case submissions and adjourned till … Read more
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and his wife, Queen Naomi Ogunwusi have welcomed a Prince. Oba Ogunwusi announced the arrival of the new born via his Instagram handle on Wednesday. “To God be the glory great things he has done. Hearty congratulations to the entire House of Oduduwa and Olori Silekunola who today birthed … Read more
Group of pensioners in Osun State on Wednesday stormed the entrance of the Government Secretariat, Abeere, in protest over the non-payment of their entitlements. Ekohotblog understands that the protesters left service under the Contributory Pension Scheme. The protesters, armed with placards, lamented the hardship they were subjected to over non-payment of their entitlements by the … Read more
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the federal government of what it described as lies and half-truths regarding the lingering strike by the union. Recall the strike had been occasioned by the non-implementation of the 2009 FG-ASUU agreement. The Union said the federal government reached an agreement with it on virtually all the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the National Security Council (NSC) meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting, which holds quarterly, has some ministers, security chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies in attendance. Among those in attendance are the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss … Read more
The Federal Government has scrapped the Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER), as a tool for assessing civil servants. Instead, government has introduced Performance Management System (PMS) as a new evaluation tool. The exercise is part of its commitment to enhancing service delivery in the public service. The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade … Read more
Federal Government has granted Lufthansa, Air France/KLM the approval to resume operation of international flights into Nigeria. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the disclosure in a tweet on Tuesday. Sirika also added that Qatar Airways has been granted approval to resume flights to Abuja. The Minister hinted at the possibility of the Mallam Aminu … Read more
District head of Gidan Zaki village in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Haruna Kuye and his son have been killed. According to a statement issued on Monday, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the deceased were murdered at their residence in the early hours of Tuesday, November 7. … Read more
Organised labour on Monday called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the downstream arm of the petroleum sector. The organised labour says its suggestion would be a means of arresting the rising price of petrol. In addition, it advised the government to enter into a contract with refineries closer home … Read more
Director-General, World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a working vaccine alone will not end the coronavirus pandemic. He said this on Monday, adding that communities and individuals must still be engaged. The comments come as U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5% effective in late-stage trials. Speaking remotely to WHO’s … Read more