An activist, Tunde Alade has observed that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu cannot secure the second term ticket through the influence of “Amotekun” security outfit. However, he said the governor’s achievements in the last three years could spur the citizenry to support him. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had released the timetable and schedule of activities … Read more
The president of the Students Union Government (SUG) of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Adegboye Emmanuel Olatunji and one Olarewaju Taiwo have been arrested by men of the State’s Police Command for alleged cultism. The duo were arrested following information received by police at Ilaro Division from members of the public that some group of … Read more
A teenage mother, Hauwa Sani has been arrested for allegedly killing and burying her newborn baby at Dabi village in Ringim Local Government Area. The Jigawa State Police arrested 18-year-old Hauwa after some community members raised the alarm that she had given birth to a baby boy out of wedlock, and the baby was nowhere … Read more
The Arewa Consultative Forum has kicked against the ideas of State Police and regional security outfits like South-West’s Amotekun and the proposed Shege Ka Fasa of the North. The Secretary-General of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Chief Anthony Sani in a chat with our correspondent, said, state or regional police cannot be expected to be the … Read more
A member of the Senate representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Ignatius Longjan, is dead. One of his colleagues in the Senate confirmed his demise to our correspondent on Monday Morning. The senator who spoke in anonymity said. “Yes, the man is dead but it is either his family, the Plateau State Government or the President … Read more
Key Boko Haram leaders have been killed as Nigerian Air Force jets bombards Alafa Yagayaga on the fringes of the Sambisa forest in Borno State, The Nation learnt. The fighter jets dispatched by the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE, under the auspices of Operation Rattle Snake 3, obliterated a compound in the … Read more
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta-Oru West federal constituency of Imo state, Honourable Uju Kingley Chima has called for the establishment of a pipeline protection Commission to protect the nation’s oil pipeline from constant vandalisation. Rep. Chima who spoke on the constant pipeline explosion in parts of the country also called for … Read more
…………Nnamdi Kanu reveals why nobody can stop the IPOB mission The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),Nnamdi Kanu has revealed IPOB sponsor, saying his group is under divine instruction from God to seek secession from Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that Kanu revealed IPOB sponsor during a live broadcast on Radio Biafra on Saturday, February … Read more
High interest rates, unfavourable economic climate and insufficient power supply have been identified as the major constraints to businesses in Nigeria. The Statistics Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria said these in its ‘January 2020 business expectations survey report’ Part of the report read, “Respondent firms identified insufficient power supply (66.2 points), high interest … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps said there were deductions in the January salaries of some of its personnel as a result of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Read Also: Lagos ready to contain virus, says minister The NSCDC said on Sunday that the deductions were to recover “the funds overpaid to … Read more
The House of Representatives has given the Yaba College of Technology Lagos an ultimatum of 30 days to prepare its accounts and present a report to the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, with a proof of compliance sent to the House Committee on Public Accounts. The committee stressed that if YABATECH failed … Read more
The Kogi State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of a law graduate of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Motunrayo Rafiu, in the Kabba area of the state. Rafiu, who was abducted alongside others, on February 4, 2020, was on her way to resume at the Abuja campus of the … Read more
With the various regions of the country forming their security outfits as a result of rising insecurity, the South-East governors, yesterday, disclosed that they would soon name their region’s security outfit which was proposed last year. In a meeting that held in Enugu last night, the Governors said they had notified the Federal Government about … Read more
Power distribution companies and the Transmission Company of Nigeria Plc have applied to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for a tariff review In a document seen by our correspondent, NERC said the request for rate review was premised on the need to incorporate changes in macroeconomic parameters and other factors affecting the operational efficiency of … Read more
Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, says the population of out-of-school children in the North is disheartening. Mrs Buhari, who said this during the inauguration of her pet project, Future Assured Youth Education and Empowerment Programme, which would train 750 young persons in Adamawa, said the situation required government’s urgent attention. She said, “The … Read more
Northern governors and the Coalition of Northern Groups on Sunday clashed over Operation Shege Ka Fasa, a security outfit, whose symbols were unveiled by the CNG on last Wednesday. The Plateau State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Mr Simon Lalong, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said northern governors were … Read more
There were indications on Sunday that the South-West state executive councils would on Wednesday this week discuss the bills on Amotekun corps. It was gathered that a security network agency would be established in each state to oversee the Amotekun corps. The Ondo State Attorney General, Kola Olawoye, said after the passage of the bill, … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, February 10th, 2020 1. Man Who Trekked From Katsina To Kano Gets Estranged A 31 year old man, Comrade Aminu Aliyu Tanko popularly known as AAT who trekked for 175 Kilometers from Katsina to meet former Kano state governor and former Senator Kano … Read more
The Zamfara State Health Services Management Board has uncovered 80 ghost doctors and 39 nurses on its payroll. Speaking to our correspondent on Sunday, the chairman of the board, Alhaji Mustafa Anka, said the ghost doctors and nurses were discovered during a verification conducted by the board to ascertain the actual number of staff on … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday joined President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed and other African leaders to inaugurate the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services (CISSA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with a pledge to intensify security cooperation. The side event of … Read more