The House of Representatives has mandated its police affairs, justice and human rights committees to investigate and ensure that “justice is not only done but seen to be done.”, over the recent action by some police officers that resulted in the death of a Remo Stars FC footballer, Tiyamiyu Kazeem. The lawmakers also urged the … Read more
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed has said, Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who have not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) should no longer expect their salaries. The minister who spoke at the opening of the 2020 Management Retreat for Treasury Directors … Read more
OPEC The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Thursday, agreed to another cut in production adding up to 1 million barrels per day, bpd, among its fourteen members while anticipating Russia and its allies under the OPEC+ cartel to tow a similar path by bringing production down by half a million bpd. OPEC said … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, March 6th, 2020 1. Court Fixes April 24 To Rule On Forfeiture Of Saraki’s Lagos Properties The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed April 24, for its ruling on the final forfeiture of two properties belonging to a former President of … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed April 24, for its ruling on the final forfeiture of two properties belonging to a former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is seeking the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of Dr. Saraki’s properties situated at 17 … Read more
A Kano Federal High Court has set aside a ruling of the FCT High Court suspending the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. Justice Lewis Allagoa ordered the police and Department of State Service (DSS) to provide security for Oshiomhole to resume in his office on Thursday Read Also: Senate Approves … Read more
The Senate approved the $22.79bn loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday amidst protests from opposition senators led by the Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans, Senator Clifford Ordia, laid the report and was about to read the executive summary when trouble started. Lawan rejected the suggestion … Read more
The youth Presidential Aspirant for 2023, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo congratulated the Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo as he clocked 83 on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Olufemi Ajadi wished former president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo a bright, healthy and exciting celebration praying that he shall live long. Mr Olufemi Said, “Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is an elderly statesman that … Read more
Due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus, the ongoing construction of Lagos-Ibadan rail project has been put to hold. Speaking on Thursday in a live programme on African Independent Television, Minister of Transportation , Rotimi Amaechi said the employees of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, the contractor handling the project , were still … Read more
Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), has released fresh prophecies for the year 2020, saying that the deadly Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will end. Ekohotblog recalls that Prophet TB Joshua had on March 1, 2020, predicted that there would be showers of rain across the country that would “wipe away … Read more
The Director-General (DG), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has congratulated 2019 Batch ‘A’ Corps Members as they “are stepping into another phase of life”. Ekohotblog reports that the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the 2019 Batch ‘A’ Corps Members happened nationwide on Thursday, the 5th day of March 2020. And the Nigerian … Read more
The Coordinator, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Kano, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, says 36 corps members of the 2019 batch ‘A’ serving in the state will repeat the service year. Mohammed, who made the disclosure at the passing out parade for the batch on Thursday in Kano, said the affected Corps members absconded from their … Read more
Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United, Odion Ighalo scored his second and third Manchester United goals in their FA Cup fifth round clash against Derby County on Thursday, March 5 2020. Odion Ighalo, who joined the Red Devils in January after completing a loan move from Shanghai … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command The command spokesman, Ogun State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi said it has uncovered a suspected baby-making factory at Imedu Olori area of Mowe in Obafemi Owode local government area of the state. The command spokesman, Ogun Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement said that the house was discovered … Read more
Nigeria Football League Players Association The National Football League Players Association, NFLPA, is almost ready to put the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement, CBA, to a full vote of all active players. According to report, voting could likely start today because the final draft of the CBA was finished at 2 a.m. after long hours of … Read more
There was a pandemonium at Mile Two area of Lagos today after a Mobile policeman attached to the Task Force put in place by the Federal Government to manage the traffic situation in that axis allegedly shot dead one of the tanker drivers over an argument on toll fee. However, there were different accounts of how … Read more
Governors from the South-South geopolitical during a meeting on Thursday resolved to set up a local security outfit similar to the Amotekun to complement the efforts of the police and other security agencies to address the security challenges in the region. The governors who met in Asaba, Delta State, also agreed to revive the Bayelsa, … Read more
His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency as replacement for the deposed Dakuku Peterside. Peterside was appointed in 2016 to head the maritime agency but his tenure as NIMASA DG ends on March 10, 2020. This development was … Read more
Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Namadi Abubakar, disclosed that fourteen corps members are to repeat service for absconding duty. Abubakar disclosed this Thursday at the passing out parade of the 2019 batch A He also said that four members deployed to Bauchi state died during the one year mandatory national … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Maiduguri Zonal office, on Thursday, March 5, 2020 arraigned Aisha Alkali Wakil (aka Mama Boko Haram) alongside Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyade on a fresh two-count charge involving an alleged N25million fraud. They were arraigned before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, … Read more