The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, says President Bola Tinubu did everything possible to save Taoreed Lagbaja, late chief of army staff, who eventually died after battling an undisclosed ailment at the age of 56 years. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that while Lagbaja was away on medical treatment, Tinubu promoted Oluyede to the … Read more
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has affirmed that he would never leave his wife, no matter her actions. Obi shared that he is committed to staying by her side as long as he lives. Speaking on a recent episode of the Honest Bunch Podcast, co-hosted by actor Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, also known as … Read more
President Bola Tinubu will swear in seven newly-appointed ministers on Monday. This is contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy Bayo Onanuga on Sunday in Abuja. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will swear in the new seven ministers tomorrow Monday. The Ministers are Dr Nentawe Yilwatda – Minister of Humanitarian Affairs … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have thwarted the bid by members of an international drug syndicate that operates between Brazil, Ethiopia and Nigeria to smuggle into Lagos a total of 845 wraps of cocaine weighing 18.72 kilograms at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja. According to the NDLEA, the … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has taken over the case of the #EndBadGovernance protesters arraigned in the Federal High Court Abuja on Friday. He said that it is not within his power to vary the order of the court remanding the defendants in detention centres and adjourning the … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has postponed the screening of seven ministerial nominees fixed for Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, on Tuesday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS BBNaija: It Was All Part of the Game – Kassia Apologies to Toby Forge Has Protest … Read more
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has confirmed the rescue of eight young girls trafficked to Ghana. While receiving the young ladies at the NiDCOM Annex Office in Lagos, Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the rescued girls have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, to … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confiscated consignments of opioids concealed in shoes and hair attachments heading to the United States, United Kingdom and Cyprus. The agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives of the agency at the Murtala Muhammed … Read more
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has predicted haziness and sunshine from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast moderate dust haze in the northern region on Sunday with horizontal visibility ranging from 2km to 5km. The agency anticipated localised visibility of less than or equal to 1,000m during the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has restricted ministers, and heads of departments and agencies to a maximum of three vehicles in their official convoys as part of the cost-cutting measures of his administration. This is contained in a statement by Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday in Abuja Tinubu also ordered all ministers, ministers of state, and … Read more
An erstwhile presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe says the decision of President Bola Tinubu to scrap ‘superfluous ministries’ in his cabinet reshuffle was commendable. Okupe, who stated this on Thursday in Lagos, said that President Tinubu has done the needful by his mid-term rejig of his cabinet, saying the development was in line with removing waste … Read more
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Resources Authority, NMDPRA, has sealed two filling stations for diversion of Petroleum products between August and October in the state. The Coordinator of NMDPRA, Mr Ikechukwu Eseka, stated this when officials of the State Petroleum Products Monitoring Committee, PPMC, visited him on Wednesday in Eket. … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has given Nigerian motorists the option of either buying petrol at N1000 or the compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. The president made this announcement during a meeting with executives of the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company, NIPCO, at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerians to work for the greatness of the country. He made the call in Abeokuta on Tuesday while receiving members of the League of Northern Democrats led by a former governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau in his presidential Library home. “We must put the past behind us … Read more
The Nigerian Government has announced its decision to halt the export of domestically produced cooking gas. This, according to the government, is in order to prioritize supply for local consumption, with effect from November 1, 2024. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday via a … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it recovered over N200bn and made about 3,000 convictions in one year under the leadership of Ola Olukoyede. President Bola Tinubu appointed Olukoyede as the chairman of the anti-graft agency in October 2023. The Commission Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said the commission has since then recorded successes in … Read more
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that no appointment as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) exists within the Armed Forces of Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Monday in Abuja. Gusau said that no such appointment existed within the Armed Forces … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 162,351 bottles of codeine based syrup from two containers at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, Oloba Salo Reportedly Shot in Lekki, Don’t Scrap the EFCC, Fix … Read more
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has disclosed that the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N6,430.02 recorded in August to N6,699.63 in September 2024 This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for September 2024 released on Friday in Abuja. According to the report, the September price represented a … Read more
Former Minister of Information, Jerry Gana, on Thursday refuted claims that members of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet encountered evil spirits during their time at the State House. Gana made this statement during a press conference to announce the upcoming four-day International Conference of the African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) in Abuja, scheduled to begin … Read more