The Federal Ministry of Education has appointed Prof Lateef Ayeleru as the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria French Language Village , Badagry, Lagos State . The Minister of Education , Adamu Adamu , who announced this in Abuja on Friday, said the appointment took effect from January 10, 2020 . Adamu revealed … Read more
Oyo State Government has approved the construction of new blocks of classrooms at two rural public schools, Methodist Basic School, Adeyipo Olomi-Yeye and Union of Ratibi, School 2, Idi-iroko, Oluyole Local Government Universal Basic Education Authourity, Ibadan. Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran disclosed this at Oluyole Local Government Area, … Read more
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed will be among 10, 331 students who will be awarded various classes of degrees on Saturday by the university of Abuja. Ahmed would be awarded an honourary Doctor of Political Science during the convocation which will hold at the main campus of the university. About 3, 000 of … Read more
There seem to be little or no rest in Bayelsa State since the Supreme Court sacked APC’s David Lyon and declared PDP’s Duoye Diri as governor. Angry mob stormed the premises of the Bayelsa State Broadcasting Corporation damaging and looting valuables to protest the declaration of the candidate the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Douye … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on the Federal Government to caution the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, to stop making derogatory remarks capable of destabilising the peace of country. In a statement on Thursday by his spokesman, Simeon Nwakaudu, slammed the APC national chairman for saying there would … Read more
Public Relations Officer for zone 2 police command, Dolapo Badmus has advised people to avoid reporting case of missing person should their loved ones fail to pick calls or reply WhatsApp messages, noting that they can do so after 24 to 48 hours. Speaking via her Twitter page on Thursday, the Celebrity police officer explained … Read more
The bodies of Eze Isreal Kanu, and his wife, Ugoeze Sally Kanu, have arrived the council headquarters of Umuahia North LG. The remains were received by the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, the transition committee chairman of the LGA and many prominent stakeholders who were on ground to honour the Late Kanus. The Late … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has queried the National Examinations Council, NECO, over a sum of N6.6 billion that was allegedly not remitted into the nation’s treasury. NECO, on the other hand , claimed said 19 states are currently indebted to it. The Finance committee is currently interfacing with more than one thousand … Read more
The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said that the entire market participants in the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) recorded a total of N1.7 trillion tariff-related shortfall between 2015-2019. It insisted that in view of the fact that the core investors in electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are under contractual obligations to reduce the loss … Read more
About 8,000 people have fled into Nigeria from Cameroon in the last two weeks to escape clashes between the security forces and armed separatists in the latter country, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said yesterday. The latest arrivals are crossing the border into Taraba and Cross Rivers states, bringing the number of refugees to … Read more
No fewer than 40 members of the House of Representatives co-sponsored a motion for a debate on the dreaded coronavirus disease. But when it was time to debate the matter, they all backed out. Discovered in Lasa Village, Borno State in 1969, Lassa fever has remained a recurrent pandemic in many parts of Nigeria with … Read more
Two persons have been reportedly stabbed during a clash between Yoruba and Hausa traders at the Lafenwa Market in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Thursday confirmed the incident, but said there was no death in the crisis. The violence was reportedly caused by the rumoured death … Read more
Amnesty International, on Friday, alleged that the Nigerian military is deploying unlawful tactics, including the forcible displacement and detention of villagers in its purported fight against insurgency in the North-East. In a just-released report, AI alleged that the Nigerian military burnt three villages and detained six men from the displaced villages at Maimalari military barracks … Read more
Justice Ajoke Adepoju has ordered the remand of the suspects involved in December 28, 2019 bank robbery in Mpape, Abuja fixing March 13 for the continuation of hearing. Ehizo Larry and other defendants including Princewill Obinna, Elijah David, Timothy Joe, and Ernest Ewin, were on Friday arraigned at the High Court of the Federal Capital … Read more
While presenting a new act that will see to the care of staff education, health and housing, the Federal Government has also approved a new uniform for the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). The new act was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2019, NCoS Comptroller General (CG), Mr. Ja’afaru Ahmed said during … Read more
The death of a 76-year-old wife of the traditional ruler of Ihitoha Uratta community, Owerri North council, Imo State, Ugoeze Comfort Okoro, in the custody of kidnappers has been confirmed by the family. The corpse of the woman was reportedly found along a village road in Akabor community in Oguta Local Government. This is just … Read more
There is intense tension today as all is set for the burial of Eze Israel Kanu and his wife, Sally, the parents of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The burial will hold at Isiama Afaraukwu in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State. EkoHotBlog observed on Thursday that … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last night received the enrolled order of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Bayelsa State governorship election. The judgment nullified the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate David Lyon. The electoral agency will meet today to determine the candidate who scored the majority of the lawful votes … Read more
As the South-West security outfit, Amotekun prepares for operation, the list of eligibility criteria for recruitment includes birth certificate from a Church, LGA or hospital, certificate of identification or letter of recommendation. But the Muslim Association of Nigeria (MAN) have questioned the inclusion of a birth certificate from a Church as part of the requirements, … Read more
The Senate has summoned the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, to explain details of an ecological fund totalling N596bn on Thursday, following an audit query from the office of the Auditor General of the Federation. The Accountant General of the Federation and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria … Read more