Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, December 30th, 2019 1. We Remain Committed To Ridding Lagos Of Traffic Gridlock – Sanwo-Olu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reassured Lagosians of his administration’s commitment to rid the State of gridlock. READ MORE 2. FG Says Business No Longer As Usual … Read more
Facts have emerged on how many Nigerians risk death by eating meat cooked with Paracetamol tablets, which had affected many victims in Nigeria as revealed by experts. Online news reports that for many households and restaurants, using Paracetamol is the fastest way to prepare meat. It saves gas, kerosene or firewood and costs much less; … Read more
Motorists will have to endure additional 12 months of nerve-breaking traffic on the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki-Ojota highway for the rehabilitation of the road to be completed, according to the Federal Government. Driving on the highway has been a huge nightmare for motorists since the reconstruction commenced on Nov. 17, 2018. A spill-over effect has been the traffic … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, December 29th, 2019 1. We Will Turn Lagos To Technology Hub As Quickly As POSSIBLE Says LASRIC The Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council says it will deploy all means at its disposal to ensure that the desire of the state government … Read more
A ban has been placed on the conferment of traditional Igbo titles on members of Ndi-Igbo Germany (N.I.G.), the apex body of all Igbo unions in Germany. This is contained in a statement Njointly signed by Engr. Oge Ozofor and Mazi Tony Dominic, the coordinator and the general secretary of the group respectively. The statement … Read more
One hundred and forty-seven cartons of fake and expired drugs, concealed in an uncompleted building was siezed by the Kano State Taskforce on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs and Unwholesome Processing Foods, Miscellaneous Committee, under the State Ministry of Health, on Saturday. Briefing newsmen on the seizure, Saturday morning, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu … Read more
Azuka Azinge, Acting Registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has been asked to step down as head of the commission by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Ms. Azuka stood trial before CCT on the 23rd of December on an eleven-count charge over fake declaration of assets. She was also arraigned for collecting allowances … Read more
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has signed the 2020 budget passed by the Gombe State House of Assembly into law. He assented to the bill during a brief ceremony on Friday at the Government House in Gombe, north-east Nigeria. The N130.83 billion Appropriation Act tagged ‘Budget of Change’ has N71.04 billion for capital expenditure while … Read more
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it will investigate the Lagos State Internal Revenue Services (LIRS) and other data controllers for alleged breach of tax payers’ data in the state. Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General of NITDA, made this known on Friday in a statement he signed and issued in Abuja. According to … Read more
Oluba Falaye and Abidakun Gbenga, who are residents of Lagos and Ado-Ekiti respectively, are currently in police net for defrauding a bank manager of N70m. Spokesperson for the Adamawa State Police Command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, told journalists on Saturday in Yola, the capital, that two accomplices of the suspects, one of whom is a local … Read more
Residents of Iwaro/Oka Akoko in Akoko Southwest Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday trooped out in large numbers and peacefully protested over incessant killings through accidents caused by heavy-duty vehicles. The protesters, who carried placards with various inscriptions like, ”Don’t turn our community into a ghost town”, “Our lives matter’’; No Solution, No … Read more
Following a report of a suspect being shot dead and four others arrested during a robbery attempt at First Bank, Mpape, the outskirts of Abuja former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday, commended the Nigeria Police and the Nigerian Army for foiling the attack. Atiku tweeted on Saturday, saying, “I’m proud of the proactiveness of … Read more
The concept of Nigeria’s Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV) has been presented to Chinese Police in the Chinese’s Guangdong province. This was done in a seminar session at the ongoing security exchange programme between Nigeria and China. The POCACOV National Coordinator, SP Ebere Amaraizu, who presented the initiative, disclosed this in a statement made … Read more
Lawmaker representing Adamawa North at the red chamber, and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ishaku Elisha Abbo has been honoured with a ‘Beacon of Hope’ award at the 4th edition of the Adamawa Celebrities and Achievers Awards (ACAA). The award presentation took place in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State on Saturday. This … Read more
While congratulating President of the Senate, Dr Ahmed Lawan, on his son’s marriage, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday urged young couples to always seek advice from exemplary persons. Ibrahim, son of the Senate President, got married to Amani, the daughter of a businessman, Alhaji Bala Umar, a Kano indigene, in Kano on Friday. See Also: … Read more
After the management’s commitment to comply with the state’s Environmental Laws, Regulations, guidelines, and standards, the Lagos State Government on Friday re-opened the Club Quilox. The popular club owned by a member of the House of Representatives, Shina Abiola Peller, had organised a 36-hour non-stop event that led to traffic gridlock and noise pollution with … Read more
Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji recently promoted nine chiefs amongst which are Akogun Sarafadeen Alli, a former Secretary to Oyo State Government and Chief Lowo Obisesan, a former Commissioner for Environment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Alli, Obisesan and seven others were promoted during a traditional event held at the Popoyemoja … Read more
The recitation of Quran has been suggested by the Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Mohammed Abubakar III, on Friday as one of the ways to end corruption in Nigeria. NAN reports that he spoke at the 34th National Quranic Recitation Competition, in Lagos. ”If we work with the Quran, there will be no issue of corruption,” … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, December 28th, 2019 1.Mum Goes Blind After Losing Two Soldier Sons To Insurgency The loss of her two breadwinner sons to Boko Haram left a mother without source for funds for medicare, leading to her loss of sight. READ MORE 2. Oshiomole Remains … Read more
The loss of her two breadwinner sons to Boko Haram left a mother without source for funds for medicare, leading to her loss of sight. Malama Aisha Umar, also called Indo, is one of the parents that lost their soldier children while fighting Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East. The 45-year-old woman lives at her … Read more