Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, February 8th, 2020 1. Senator Ajimobi Becomes The Deputy National Chairman For APC Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, has emerged as the deputy national chairman of the ruling party, All Progressive Congress(APC). READ MORE 2. Amotekun/Shege Ka Fasa: … Read more
South-West governors have launched a security outfit, Amotekun. A group in the North have also lunched a security outfit for the region, Shege Ka Fasa. The South-East governors have also said they would soon set up their own security outfit. Meanwhile the Ijaw Elders’ Forum (IEF) has called for the creation of one in the … Read more
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has appointed the trio of Engr. Ahmed Najeem Omirinde, Mr. Kehinde Ogunsanya and Mr. Muritala Olajide Adigun as chairman, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Senior Special Assistant on Economic Planning and Special Assistant on Digital Media respectively. In a statement signed by the Special Assistant (Print Media) to … Read more
The contractor handling the construction of the 65 kilometers Moniya-Iseyin road, KOPEK Construction Company has hinted that there was no excuse for the company not to complete the project within the time frame mandated by the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde. The road contract was revoked after being abandoned by the former contractor … Read more
Contractor handling the construction of the 65-kilometers Moniya-Iseyin road, KOPEK Construction Company, has said that it would complete the project within the time frame given by the Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde. The road contract, which was revoked after being abandoned by the former contractor was re-awarded in November 2019 with a completion time … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde has promised to sponsor the Commissioner of Environment and some top government officials to Kigali, Rwanda, which is reputed as the cleanest city in Africa, to understudy its solid waste management architecture in order to emulate same in Oyo State. Makinde made the promise on Friday, while launching the New Solid Waste … Read more
The Dean, School of Media and Communication, Pan- Atlantic University, Lagos , Dr Ikechukwu Obiaya , has emphasized on the lack of depth as one of the major lapses journalists should strive to address in their reports. Speaking during the presentation of certificates to 20 journalists from the print and broadcast media trained in Solutions … Read more
Polytechnic students under the aegis of the National Association of Polytechnic Students on Friday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the service chiefs or they would revolt. The students gave the President a 14-day ultimatum to replace the service chief or face their wrath. The service chiefs have come under scathing criticism from Nigerians over … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim of winning the war against insurgency. The party warned Buhari to stop living in denial, self-praise and making jokes out of the security situation in the country. The party in a statement signed by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan chided President Buhari for … Read more
Mr. Brian Alagha, Vice Chairman of Kolokuma/Opukuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has debunked media claims that he appointed a 118 years old elderly woman as special adviser. In a statement by an aide to the council’s Vice Chairman, Mr Woyeingidipamo Victor, in Yenagoa, he said the vice chairman never appointed Ma Dani Orogono … Read more
Education is the most effective tool in fighting female genital mutilation, and my government will not fail to make education accessible for the girl child. These were the words of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki during the commemoration of International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day, … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said N620m is needed to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus in Nigeria. As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread through China and other parts of the world, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, appeared before the Senate Committee on health to brief the panel on what the ministry is … Read more
Community pharmacies in Nigeria have reported massive boom in sales following an alleged increased demand for face masks by Chinese firms and agents. They suspected that “the unusual deluge of demand for face masks” might not be unconnected with the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, which had made the World Health Organisation to declare the virus … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, received a delegation of political and traditional leaders from Kano State led by the State Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, the governor said they were in the presidential villa on a thank-you visit over the developmental efforts of … Read more
82-year-old Mrs Alice Fadeni, who was abducted a week ago at Ode-Aye in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, has r asegained freedom. A Lagos-based businessman and son of the octogenarian, Chief Sehinde Fadeni, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria, on the telephone on Friday. NAN recalls that the octogenarian was abducted … Read more
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, on Friday, said the Nigerian constitution empowers the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister political parties under certain conditions. However, he said the deregistration of 74 out of the existing 102 political parties by INEC on Thursday was premature. Ninety-one political parties participated in the 2019 general … Read more
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Friday resumed weekly Lagos-Kano passenger train service, five months after its suspension to facilitate the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. The long-distance train, which departed for Kano at exactly 12:23 pm, is billed to leave Kano on Monday and arrive Lagos on Wednesday for another trip … Read more
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday said the Governorship election of Edo State will hold on September 19 while Ondo State will take its turn on October 10. He equally announced the delisting of 74 political parties. Seventy four political parties, including the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi’s National Conscience Party … Read more
The federal government has commenced implementation of reduced visa application fees for citizens of the United States of America. The slashed visa application charges for citizens of the United states is from one hundred and eighty dollars to one hundred and sixty dollars. The former amount comprised $160 as visa fee and $20 as processing … Read more
Minister for Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola has narrated how an attempt by terrorists to bomb Lagos State in 2013 was thwarted. Fashola, who was governor of the state at the time, said the security intercepted 17 suitcases loaded with explosives which were smuggled in to cause disaster. He made this disclosure while delivering a … Read more