FRSC : Over 7,000 Nigerian Drivers Sent For Psychiatric Tests Since 2017 – FCT Sector Commander

Federal Road you Corps (FRSC) on Tuesday said that over 7,000 traffic offenders have gone through psychiatrist tests since 2017. The FRSC FCT Sector Command, Corps Commander Wobin Gwora, disclosed this at a press conference organised by Fundacion Exito Ltd, an NGO, to launch the #StopAtRed# campaign in Abuja. “This policy came as a result … Read more

Nigerian News From EkohotBlog: Major Headlines Today Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 1. Group Says Ogoni Clean Up Process Is Very Slow The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (LSD) has decried the alleged slowness of the Ogoniland cleanup. READ MORE 2. Over 120 Ships Recycled As Shipping Firms Strive To … Read more

Sen.Adeyemi Calls On Kinsmen To Support Gov.Bello's Re-election Bid

– Senator Smart Adeyemi urged his kinsmen in kogi west to vote for Gov.Yahaya Bello – He said: “Bello stands in the best position to guarantee power shift to Kogi West. So he deserves our support to make our dream come true – “Since the creation of the state 28 years ago, Bello’s administration stands … Read more

Group Says Ogoni Clean Up Process Is Very Slow

The African Centre for Leadership , Strategy and Development (LSD) has decried the alleged slowness of the Ogoniland cleanup . Its Acting Executive Director, Monday Ossah , during a quarterly media parley yesterday in Abuja , urged the Federal Government to “ speed up” the remediation of the oil- rich area . He said: “ … Read more

EFCC Nabs 4 Abuja Internet Fraudsters

The Cyber Crime Section of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal office, has arrested four suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja. The suspects are: Chijioke Okwuosah, Emeka Basil, Ayian Chimere and elochukwu Godwill Oguonu. They were arrested during a sting operation recently at House 34 and 35, 31Road Efab Estate Lokogoma, Abuja, following … Read more

Nigerian Lottery Commission Seeks EFCC's Collaboration in Tackling Fraud 

The Nigerian Lottery and Regulatory Commission, NLRC on Tuesday, sought the collaboration of the EFCC in curbing fraud associated with lottery in the country. The NLRC Benin Zonal coordinator, Ejiogu Anselm Nnamdi made this request when he paid a  courtesy visit to the  Benin Zonal Office of the Commission. “We are here to collaborate with … Read more

Grinding Machine Belt Cuts Off Testicles Of 14-Year-Old JSS Student In A Market

A 14-year-old Junior Secondary School student in Bauchi State, Bashir Salisu, suffered a major pain when the belt of a grinding machine cut off his testicles. Bashir, a student of Government Day Secondary School, Tudun Salmanu area of Bauchi metropolis, who had written his JSS examination and was preparing to get admission to Senior Secondary … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Assures Lagosians Of Prepaid Meters

Lagos State Governor,  Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to drive reliable energy delivery to residents of the state with the availability of pre-paid meters. The governor gave the assurance at the 2019 Nigeria Resources Risk and Governance Summit, themed: “Energy for Sustainable Economic Growth – Threats, Opportunities and Governance.” He acknowledged that they were aware of … Read more

Obono-Obla Declared Wanted By ICPC

Former Chairman of the Special Investigative Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr Okoi Obono-Obla has been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Spokesperson of the commission, Mrs. Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement to NAN on Tuesday. Okoduwa said the move followed Obono-Obla’s “repeated … Read more

APC Chieftain Berates CUPP

– APC chieftain in south south zone berates VUPP for trying to condemn the Apex court – He said: “It beats one’s imagination as to what CUPP intends to achieve from the mischievous and misleading attacks – The attacks by CUPP are contrary to every recognised standard of civilised behaviour, international ethics and decorum   … Read more

Ghana’s Company Producing Alomo Bitters Loses $2 Million Due To Closure Of Nigerian Border

Ghana’s largest local beverage manufacturer, Kasapreko, has so far lost about $2 million in revenue to the closure of the Nigerian-Benin border, the Head of International Business Development for the company has said. The company is popular for producing herbal drink, Alomo Bitters, which some Nigerian youths drink. According to Francis Holly Adzah, even though … Read more

Bayelsa Elders Endorse PDP Candidate,Diri

-Bayelsa elders endorsed Senator Duoye Diri and his running mate in the forthcoming bayelsa Gubernatorial election – He asked Diri to work together with the Federal government at ensuring the review of the 1999 constitution to give recognition to the traditional institution – Diri expressed his readiness to tap into the wealth of experience of … Read more

$9.6 Billions Scam : EFCC Arraigns Two British Nationals

The EFCC, yesterday October 21, 2019, arraigned two British nationals, James Richard Nolan and Adam Quinn (at large), before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja for their alleged complicity in the controversial $9.6bn arbitral award to Process and Industrial Development Limited by a United Kingdom commercial court. The defendants, both directors of … Read more

Boko Haram Is Technically Defeated- Lai Mohammed

– Minister of Information, Laid Mohammed said that Book Haram insurgents have been technically defeated – He said that Nigeria is currently facing global terrorism that has no boundary, no frontier – Terrorism is a global issue. Between 2009 and 2015 we were fighting Boko Haram, but today we are fighting global terrorism   The … Read more

Appeal Court Asks To Nullify Ogun Speaker Election

– APM candidate, Wemimo Owolabi has filed charges against the Ogun state speaker, Hon.Olakunle Oluomo at appeal court in Ibadan – The election petition tribunal, headed by Justice Adenike Coker, on September 20, upheld the election of the Speaker, Oluomo, as the lawmaker representing Ifo Constituency 1. – The three-member tribunal held that the evidence … Read more

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