– Minister of Niger Delta,Gods will Akpabio said that the senate committee on Niger Delta never rejected its ministry’s budget – He said: “I agree with them but unfortunately, we are working under a very tight envelope – The ministry was allocated about N23 billion; 60 per cent of it will go to already existing … Read more
– FG said that it was using the Abacha loot to impact life positively – The presidential aide said that from August/September 2018 to the September/October payment cycle, the total cumulative value so far disbursed from the Abacha loot was $76,538,530, and $27,099,028 from the IDA credit – She said that the gesture is positively … Read more
The police have recovered N10.1 million from a kidnap gang in Sokoto State which is money collected as ransom from a businessman. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Monday, October 21. He said the amount was part of the ransom paid by one … Read more
– PDP Governorship candidate in kogi,Engr Musa Wada said that Governor Bello is planning violence ahead of the November 16 Governorship election – Wada said that Kogites will not accept inconclusive election, which may be orchestrated in the face of an imminent defeat for the Governor. – Wada urged the National Assembly not to approve … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019 1. Magu Seeks Collaboration Of Law Enforcement Agents To Tackle Money Laundering The Acting Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has called on law enforcement agencies across the country to join hands together to combat the menace of … Read more
The Acting Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has called on law enforcement agencies across the country to join hands together to combat the menace of money laundering. Magu, who was represented at the workshop by Mr. Oseni Kazeem, Head, Asset Forfeiture and Recovery Section, EFCC’s Port Harcourt Zonal Office, gave this charge on Monday, in … Read more
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, sentenced and convicted one Ekhator Prince (a.k.a Maxwell), to six months imprisonment on two-count charges, bordering cyber crimes and impersonation. The EFCC, had on September 9, 2019, arraigned the convict in court for obtaining the sum of 500,000 USD (Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) from … Read more
The Police on Monday paraded a kidnap gang that was formed in Katsina Prison and abducted a businessman in Sokoto, Alhaji Tukur Subairu, for ransom. They were arrested by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Force Headquarters in Abuja. . Parading members of this gang alongside other … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has released the sum of two hundred million naira to the Gberegbe’s family in line with the pledge he made. Recall that Governor Wike announced an N200 million scholarship for the four children of Late Dr Gberegbe, directing the widow of the deceased to open bank accounts for each of … Read more
According to reports, at least 13 Nigerian girls have been apprehended in Tamale, Ghana over alleged prostitution. It was gathered that the arrest was achieved by the police with the help of the military in Tamale Metropolis and the girls are currently undergoing investigation at the Ghana Immigration Service Office. Most of the girls were … Read more
The EFCC, Kano Zonal office, today, October, 21, 2019, arraigned one Fakunle Affis Rotimi before Justice Aisha Mahmoud of the Kano State High Court on a two count charge bordering on Criminal Diversion of Fund. It was alleged by the complainants that sometimes in May 2015, the suspect, Rotimi, who was then the MD, Kano … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday October 21, 2019 ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties located in Ikoyi area of Lagos State, belonging to the immediate past Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki to the Federal Government. The Ilorin Zonal Office of the EFCC had in an ex parte application filed by … Read more
The Economic and Financial Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office has arraigned one Aliyu Mallam Yabo, an Operation Manager of the Yabo Micro Finance Bank, before Justice Isah Muhammad Bargaja of the Sokoto State High Court on a one-count charge bordering false declaration of assets. Yabo’s trouble started on January 29, 2019 when the Commission received … Read more
A 20-year-old man identified as Ikechukwu Munahawu has been arrested after he allegedly beat his 65-year-old father to death in Mbano council area of Imo State. According to a source, Munahawu who killed his father, Mr. Patrick Munahawu with a broken bottle and spade, said he carried out the crime under the influence of drugs. … Read more
The authority of the Nigerian Navy has handed over eight suspected oil thieves along side some smuggled petrol to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. The Nigerian Navy made the announcements via a statement posted on its website on Monday by the Directorate Of Information. The Navy revealed that the suspects were handed … Read more
Three children, aged between nine months and nine years, have lost thier lives when hot porridge spilled on them during an accident in Bauchi state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the porridge was being transported in a jumbo-size plastic flask when the tricycle plunged into a pothole and upturned, emptying its contents on … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday afternoon left Abuja for Sochi, Russia ahead of the upcoming Russia-Africa summit. “ In Russia, he will meet with President Putin, and also attend an African Business Forum, which will bring together African and Russian business leaders ,” Nigeria Presidency said in a tweet. The event will be held from … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, October 21st, 2019 1. NANS Urges Gov Abiodun To Reevaluate Model Schools Built By Amosun The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has urged the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun to carryout reevaluation of model school built by the former governor of … Read more
The Nigeria Police, on Sunday, confirmed the rescue of Musa Rabo abducted over the weekend in Kaduna According to a statement by the police, he was successfully rescued by a combined team of Police operatives from Kaduna, Niger and Zone 7 Command Headquarters Abuja, backed-up by members of the elite Special Forces of the NPF. … Read more
No fewer than 300 shops and goods worth millions of naira were on Saturday night destroyed by fire that engulfed Santana Market on Sapele Road in Benin, Edo State. News Agency of Nigeria reports that residents and owners of the shops could not salvage the situation due to the intensity of the fire. A resident … Read more