Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi has said that he was never suspended as Oluwo of Iwoland and that he remains the one and only Oluwo of Iwoland. The Council of Obas in Osun State on Friday suspended Oba Akanbi for misconduct and set up a committee to recommend further decision on him. At its meeting in … Read more
THE Deputy Managing Director of CFAO Motors Nigeria Limited and Vice Chairman Automobile and Allied Sector of the Manufacturers’ Association of Nigeria, Mr. Adekunle Jaiyesimi, has been sworn in as the 12th National President of LASUMBA Heritage, an association of alumni and managers of the Lagos State University MBA programme. The event, which also featured … Read more
Eminent personalities from all walks of life yesterday paid tributes to the late agronomist, business tycoon and director of Punch Newspaper, Dr. Lekan Are, who died last month aged 86 after a brief illness. Leading the pack was Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who was represented by the immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi; … Read more
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, has been awarded the Daily Asset Newspapers 2020 Man Of The Year in the security category. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the award was in recognition of his contributions to the fight against banditry, insurgency … Read more
The cause of a cult clash which happened in Mile 12 area of Lagos State on Friday at about 1:30pm has still not been established. In the course of the violence between Oniyanrin and Mile 12 Underbridge, two suspected cultists were butchered to death. See Also: Midnight Fire Kills Children While Mother Sleeps In Hotel … Read more
Students of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma on Friday staged a protest on the streets of Ekpoma, demanding prosecution of a policeman that slapped President of the Student Union Government, Comrade Osamagbe Eghobamien. The protesting students blocked the Benin-Auchi highway and sat in front of the Police Division in Ekpoma. A source said trouble started … Read more
The United States Department of Justice says the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari is blocking attempts to recover Abacha loot traced to Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu. The Department of Justice made the claim in court papers filed before the District Court for the District of Columbia in Washington. It was reported that … Read more
A Kano High Court presided by Justice Ahmad Tijjani Badamasi on Friday sentenced a Kano-based house wife, Rashida Saidu to death by hanging The convict was charged following her alleged complicity in the death of her husband, Dr Adamu Ali, who was until his death, a staff of the Federal College of Education, Kano. Prosecution … Read more
Senator Ali Ndume has reacted to a newly introduced bill set to create an agency for repentant insurgents. The Federal Lawmaker from Borno State, who is also the Chairman Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume in an interview with newsmen said he is completely against the bill. The Boko Haram Bill is aimed at … Read more
Four persons on Friday sustained serious injuiries in a multiple auto crash in Igbariam junction, along Onitsha-Awka Expressway of Anambra State. The accident, which occurred close to FRSC Nteje Unit Command at about 09.30am, involved two vehicles, a trailer, and a commercial bus. EkoHotBlog gathered that the trailer which was heading towards Onitsha overtook wrongly … Read more
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have attacked motorists near Lantaiwa, a community located 70 kilometers north from Damaturu the Yobe state capital and 30 kilometers to Dapchi where 110 schoolgirls were abducted in 2018. Read Also: Just In: Oluwo Of Iwo Bags 6-Month Suspension The Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Sector 2 Operation Lafiya Dole, … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it has retrieved over N60 billion excess charges imposed by banks on customers and has returned the money to the owners. The amount, the apex bank said, was recovered following complaints by 13,000 customers over excess and illegal charges on their accounts by banks. The CBN Deputy Director, … Read more
Recall that on Thursday, there was a violent clash between the police and some residents at the Olomore axis of Abeokuta, the state capital. Following the incident, the Nigeria Police Force has confessed that men of its anti-cultism unit were responsible for the killing of two traders in Ogun State. Spokesperson for Ogun State Police … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed worry over the federal government’s delay in arresting the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, for allegedly “inciting the attack on Justice Mary Odili over the Supreme Court’s Judgment on the Bayelsa state governorship election. In a statement issued by the spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan, … Read more
One Wakili Yusuf Oladapo has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for defrauding two prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), members of N120,000. Oladapo was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on an amended one-count charge of obtaining by false pretence. Read Also: LASG Announces Plans To Seal 105 Estates The one-count … Read more
News of the killing of the owner of Oko Oloyun Herbal Medicine Manufacturer, Fatal Yusuff aka Oko Oloyun on his way to Iseyin in Oyo State from Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Thursday January 23, 2020 was widely condemnation by members of the public. The death of the successful herbal medicine practitioner was regarded … Read more
The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday confirmed the death of two policemen, who were killed by gunmen in the state. Our correspondent gathered that the bandits met the policemen at a checkpoint along Ode Irele-Ajagba Road, in the Irele Local Government Area of the state on Monday and opened fire on them, killing two … Read more
In a bid to end the menace of Boko Haram insurgents and canvass for support for the Nigerian military, an inter-faith group is embarking on love campaigns to churches and mosques across the country. The National Inter-Faith and Religious Organizations for peace( NIFROP) made this known at the end of a 21-day prayer and fast … Read more
An early morning fire has gutted the popular Jabi Motor Park in Abuja, destroying several shops and valuables in the process. The incident led to pandemonium in the park, as motorists were seen driving desperately to move their vehicles away from the scene. Read Also: Reps urge Fed Govt to appoint more Supreme Court justices … Read more
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to appoint more justices to the Supreme Court to accelerate determination of cases and dispensation of justice. This followed the adoption of a motion of Urgent Public Importance by Onofiok Luke (APC, Akwa Ibom) during Thursday’s plenary presided over by Deputy Speaker Idris Wase. The motion … Read more