Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, February 14th, 2020 Valentine’s Day Wishes, Messages To Share With Your Loved Ones Valentine’s Day is here already, feeling uninspired as you try to come up with some poetic love quotes for him or her? create a thoughtful, heartwarming DIY Valentine’s Day card, … Read more
The Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress governorship candidate David Lyon’s hope of assumption of office on Friday (today) as the fifth governor of the state was on Thursday dashed by a judgment of the Supreme Court. The APC and the Peoples Democratic Party were shocked by the judgment, which created uncertainty in Bayelsa State as … Read more
A whopping sum of N36m is ready for any Nigerian scientist, who finds a cure for the deadly coronavirus, the federal government has promised. In a post, minister of science and technology, Ogbonnaya Onu assured that huge sum would be given to anyone who discovers a vaccine or remedy to stem the epidemic ravaging Asian … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reacts to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole’s comments on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Bayelsa State Governorship election. Oshiomhole, earlier while reacting to the sacking of APC’s David Lyon by the apex court, had insisted that Lyon was democratically elected and … Read more
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s Duoye Diri cannot be sworn in as governor on Friday. Ekohotblog earlier reported that the Supreme Court had nullified the election of David Lyon as governor-elect of Bayelsa and declared Diri winner of the November 2019 … Read more
A few hours after now ex-governor of Bayelsa State, David Lyon,and his running mate were sacked from the leadership of the state, the members of the Peoples Democratic Party and its new governor-elect, Douye Diri,erupts with praises and dances in the state government house. READ ALSO: Bayelsa: Diri Sues For Peace, Begs Defectors To Return This was … Read more
A pan-African platform, Innovation Festival (IFest), has been launched in Nigeria as an empowerment vehicle to harness talents that will advance the course of humanity and address the societal problems and challenges facing Africa in some critical sectors. IFest, in its inaugural edition, themed “Exploring the possibilities of innovation,” powered by Maxxconnection, an experience marketing company., … Read more
The Statewide Waste & Environmental Education Project (SWEEP), in partnership with the Lagos State Government and other environmental stakeholders, is set to launch a reality television programme that is environment-based. Disclosing this to Ekohotblog is the President of the SWEEP Foundation, Ambassador Obuesi Phillips at the Lagos Wastes Forum 2020 tagged ‘High-Level Citizens Forum On … Read more
The federal government has set up testing centres in Edo, Lagos and Abuja for the Novel Coronavirus in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this at the briefing after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House. The Minister also disclosed that Nigeria has set up three laboratories across the country … Read more
The prosecution in the trial of Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare reported told a Federal High Court on Thursday that the Federal Government has paid the N200, 000 cost awarded against it the previous day by the court on grounds of delay. At the commencement of proceedings on Thursday, lead prosecution, Aminu … Read more
The Delta State Police Command has arrested the Proprietor of Grace Life International School, Oghara Efe, in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state, Mr Michael Anigholor, who allegedly raped a corp member, (name withheld). The Police Commissioner in the state, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, stated this while parading the suspect alongside 81 others in … Read more
Justice Sule Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State, has granted bail to the detained journalist, Agba Jalingo, in the sum of N10 million with one surety in like sum. Agba Jalingo, who is facing a four-count bordering on terrorism and treason, spent 175 days in detention before he was finally granted … Read more
The Presidency has accused opposition party of paying miscreants to boo the presidential motorcade in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Wednesday. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, made the allegation in an interview with the Hausa Service of the BBC, monitored in Abuja on Thursday. Residents of Maiduguri … Read more
The Senate on Thursday condemned and sympatise with the families of the travellers who were massacred in Auno town attack near Maiduguri on Sunday. The travellers who could not enter Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, due to the curfew imposed on the city by the Army, decided to take refuge in Auno but the Boko … Read more
The incumbent Abia State Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mr. Banaebi Edward Ogba is dead. Though information about cause of his death is still inconclusive at the time of filing this report, however it was gathered that Ogba reportedly died in Umuahia, the state capital on Wednesday. Reports have it that the staffs of the … Read more
About 321 passengers of the British Airways are presently stranded in Abuja. Most of them slept on bare floor overnight at the lounge of Sheraton Hotel. The airline could only secure accommodation for 150 of the passengers. But the hotel is tired of the passengers and opted to evict them. Read Also: IPOB tells members … Read more
Following the alleged claim by IPOB that the Federal government is planning to disrupt the burial ceremony of Eze Kanu and his wife, Sally Mmeme. The Deputy Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Uche Mefor, has advised family members of the group to be prepared to defend themselves against any aggression that may … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos adjourned till April 2, 2020 the arraignment of the Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, Senator Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah for alleged N135bn fraud. Ubah and his firm Captital Oil are accused of defrauding the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date following Ubah’s … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has warned that it should not be pushed into carrying arms by the Federal Government and its armed forces by firing gun shots in Afaraukwu Umuahia, tomorrow, during the burial of the parents of their leader, Eze Israel Okwu Kanu and his wife, Sally Mmeme. This came as South-East … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, who were already preparing to be inaugurated into office. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to … Read more