The Anambra Government will support operators in the hospitality industry who have natural environment as a means of boosting the tourism potential of the state. Dr Christian Madubuko, Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, Indigenous Artworks, Culture and Tourism, gave the assurance during his tour of hospitality facilities in the state on Thursday. Read Also: Sudanese PM … Read more
A group known as the Concerned Citizens of Shinkafi from Zamfara state has given the Emir of Shinkafi, 24 hour ultimatum to withdraw the traditional title conferred on Chief Femi Fani Kayode or face legal action. The Emir of Shinkafi in Zamfara state ,Alhaji Muhammadu Makwashe was reported to have conferred the title of Sadaukin … Read more
The Yobe state police command has arrested an Assistant headteacher with Jajere Central Primary School, Abubakar Musa. for allegedly raping one of his pupil, a 10-year-old (name withheld), and claiming it was consensual. Disclosing his arrest to newsmen, the spokesperson of the state police command, ASP Dungus Abdulkarim, said Musa who is well known in … Read more
There was pandemonium in Abeokuta on Monday when a man identified as Fatai Salami drank an insecticide known as Snipper and died at the premises of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Salami was allegedly asked to pay a fine of N215, 000 for violating the … Read more
The Corps Commandant of Amotekun in Ekiti, retired Brig.-General Joe Komolafe, says ancient and modern security techniques would be deployed to tackle crime in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Amotekun is the security outfit initiated by the six states in the South West Zone to tackle crime in the region. … Read more
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has urged Zamfara Government to prepare for possible floods in seven local government areas of the state. NEMA’s Public Relations Officer, Mr Ezekiel Manzo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau on Monday, that a flood alert had been issued by the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (Nimet). NAN … Read more
Oba Adekunle Adeagbo, Oore of Otun Ekiti in Ekiti has donated a portion of land and building within his palace for the building of the first Otun Palace Heritage Museum of History. Adeagbo disclosed this while receiving Wale Ojo-Lanre, Senior Special Assistant to Gov. Kayode Fayemi on Tourism Development, in his palace in Otun Ekiti … Read more
The Ecological Fund Office (EFO) on Friday handed over the Oguduasa Gully Erosion and Flood Works in Abia to a contractor, to commence rehabilitation of the project. The EFO, which is a unit in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, contracted Messrs Foldams Engineering Company Ltd., to handle the rehabilitation. … Read more
A Man identified as Moses, murdered his friend, a 29-year-old man identified as Abuchi Wisdom Nwachukwu over N13m account balance in Edo state. Recalling how it all started, Ekohotblog gathered that the bitterness started after the friend, Nwachukwu, informed the suspect that his South Africa based elder brother sent him a considerable sum of money for the completion of … Read more
The Niger state House of Assembly has frowned at excessive collection of monthly bills by the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) in the state. Alhaji Malik Madaki, member representing Bosso Constituency, stated this when he presented a motion seeking the contribution of the members in finding lasting solution to incessant billing by AEDC. Speaker of … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Works, on Thursday, declared that with the amount of sleaze involved in the handling of the Second Niger Bridge, the Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road projects, it will be impossible for them to be completed and commissioned by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Read Also: Majority, Deputy Leader Of … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has rescued one National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Member, Agnes Okoroji who was deployed to the Federal Girls College, Sagamu, Ogun State and another lady, Tawa Sosanwo from the hands of some alleged kidnappers. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed this in a statement. According … Read more
Sachet water and fruit hawkers in Enugu State capital have decried low patronage in their businesses due to the increasing rainfall. Also reports that there was a similar decrease in the demand for fruits as a result of increase in rainfall. Some of them, who spoke with our correspondent on Wednesday, admitted there were low … Read more
A magistrate’s court in Kaduna State has directed a living faith deaconess, Mrs. Yemi Awolola, who was arrested for alleged child torture and abuse of her maid, be remanded in prison. It was learned that the accused was arrested following a statement from the victim, 14-year-old maid, Princess Michael. The story was however brought to … Read more
Two persons have been confirmed dead on Tuesday while one other sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mitsubishi Lancer loaded with Pepper and a moving truck around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria … Read more
The Boat Mishap of last Sunday, the fifth of July, has left indelible pains in hearts of the relatives of those who lost their lives in the incident. Their relatives were parents, sons, and daughters. According to reports, twenty six passengers died in the mishap. Very worrisome, is the deaths of Triplets in the incident, … Read more
A Nigerian man has used local materials to construct an usual vehicle that seems to a breed between an SUV and a small car. Photos which emerged online and are making the rounds on social media show how Muhammad Mustapha, who is a talented young man, constructed a unique car using local materials. It was … Read more
Some facts have emerged why 58 Nigerian medical doctors who were denied departure to the UK through the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos by Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, were traveling without UK Visas. The medical doctors were going to the UK for recruitment at NES Healthcare. A letter from the recruitment director currently in circulation … Read more
A student of the University of Calabar, Jude Asuquo has raised an alarm over an unusual occurence in his hostel. A yam plantation is already trying to grow in his room after he left some tubers of the yam since April when the Federal Government ordered the closure of all academic institutions in wake of … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decried the deplorable states of roads in Cross River State. Speaking to newsmen in Calabar on Friday, the Acting Sector Commander, Benedict Akunne lamented the state of roads at Odukpani junction. Akunne said “Presently, we are having a pathetic gridlock along Odukpani junction. It is terrible, the place … Read more