The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, is currently meeting with the leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Abuja over the strike embarked upon by the union. The two sides had met earlier on Thursday, but the meeting was adjourned after the Federal Government proposed the merger of the contentious … Read more
Founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet TB Joshua, in an anointed time of prayer against coronavirus (COVID-19) and other deadly sicknesses, prayed that viewers receive their miracle. Ekohotblog reports that deaths across the planet owing to coronavirus reached 7,150 and European nations are headed into lockdown. Joshua expressed his concern about … Read more
A Senior Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Kano on Tuesday, sentenced a 30-year-old man, Mamuda Hussaini, to nine months imprisonment for sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy. Senior Magistrate Hanif Sunusi sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to gross indecency. Sunusi gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N100,000. Read Also: BREAKING: Senate … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Senate during plenary on Tuesday has called for travel ban on high risk countries with Coronavirus. Read Also: BREAKING: UEFA Proposes Postponing Euro 2020 to 2021 The high risk countries are United Kingdom, China and others. Details shortly
Aminu Tambuwal, the Governor of Sokoto State has said the payment of tax or any form of state revenue by cash will no longer be tolerated. He stated this at the stakeholders’ sensitization on Sokoto State Revenue Integration and Consolidation Law, 2019, at the Sultan Muhammad Maccido Institute of Quranic Recitation and General Studies, Sokoto. … Read more
To combat security challenges in Benue, Samuel Ortom, the state governor has said, a security outfit similar to that of the South-west regional security outfit, Amotekun would be established. While speaking in an interview with journalists in Makurdi, Ortom lamented the security challenges in the state which he said ranged from internal crisis mostly associated … Read more
Ekohotblog platform earlier today reported that the third case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos state. Consequently, it was gathered that the new case of Coronavirus came in through British Airways. The affected person is a 30-year-old Nigerian lady, who returned from the United Kingdom on March 13. The Ministry of Health through its … Read more
The attention of the Media Office of the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has been drawn to a report published by an online medium which indicated that the governor has named certain persons as chairpersons of the Governing Councils of the Polytechnic Ibadan and the Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo. The Media … Read more
As more stringent preventive measures are being put in place to curb the spread of the deadly COVID-19 in Nigeria, the Federal Government in a bid to reinforce these commitments has postponed the 2020 National Sports Festival expected to hold in Edo State. The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, made this known in a series … Read more
Pastor-in-charge, River of Grace Community Church in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, Kim has tendered a public apology to members of his church for infecting them with Coronavirus. According to local reports, the members numbered 46, were infected after an official failed to wipe a saltwater spray bottle they sprayed inside their mouths as they thought … Read more
Women around the World are speaking in one voice and they are targeting generation equality, where women from different walks of life can aspire to achieve more. The Chairman of Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, speaking at the seventh edition of the Inspiring Change Conference themed ‘There is More,’ at Wisdom Arena, Agege, called on … Read more
Mr Farah Dagogo, a member of the House of Representatives has urged the National Assembly to use the N37bn budgeted for the renovation of the National Assembly Complex and the purchase of exotic cars for lawmakers to be spent on out-of-school children. In an interaction with reporters in Abuja on Monday , Dagogo said the … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 1. Armed Robber Kills HND II Student Of Polytechnic Ibadan An HND II student of The Polytechnic Ibadan was on Sunday morning killed by a suspected armed robber. READ MORE 2. Abule Odo Explosion: Sanwo-Olu’s Wife Visits Victims The First … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has banned the use of pipe borne water for car wash business. FCTA spokesman, Segun Kayode, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that government was expending huge funds on water treatment and would not allow wastage. “We recognise only the car wash points at petrol filling stations; … Read more
An HND II student of The Polytechnic Ibadan was on Sunday morning killed by a suspected armed robber. The student, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was killed during a robbery incident at Idi Ito area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Some of the residents told newsmen that the deceased was killed when he refused … Read more
Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel, has signed into law the Cultism and Other Violent Behaviour (Prohibition) Order, 2020 for the state. Governor Emmanuel while signing the new law in an emergency Executive Council Meeting at the Exco Chambers, Government House Uyo, on Monday declared the proscription of 65 cult groups in the state, with … Read more
The Police have arrested 34 cultists at their hideout in Gwako, Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja. According to Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, the suspects numbering 34 were arrested on Sunday around Gwako during their cult meeting. Two locally made pistols and some charms were recovered from the scene as exhibits. The suspects … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, will on Tuesday preside over the enlarged National Working Committee (NWC) meeting as a confirmation that he has taken charge of the running of the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a statement issued in Abuja, said that the … Read more
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the result of 312,157 candidates that sat for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) last Saturday. This was contrary to earlier position of JAMB that it would not release candidates’ results until after a thorough screening vis-a-vis fingerprints, facial match and other identities of candidates in … Read more
The intractable cold war between the Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi and some aggrieved prominent traditional rulers on Monday appears to have been resolved following the intervention of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The meeting, which was held behind closed doors at the Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti, had in attendance a renowned historian … Read more