The outgoing governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson has appointed a new head for the state civil service and 32 new permanent secretaries. He said the 32 new permanent secretaries would “fill existing vacancies in the state civil service.” The new acting head of service, Biobelemoye Charles-Onyeama, is believed to be the most senior permanent … Read more
Josephine Ugwu, a National Diploma graduate of Our Saviour Institute of Science, Agriculture and Technology, Enugu, who works for Patovilki Cleaning Services, a company engaged by FAAN to keep Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos clean, has been rewarded with a sum of N7,200 salary increment. Ugwu who earns N7,800 before now earns N15,000. However her … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 1. LASG Approves 173 Private Schools To entrench inclusivity in the educational sector, Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Education has given approval to the establishment of 173 Private Schools across the five divisions in the State. READ MORE … Read more
Eden Hazard believes former Chelsea team mate Frank Lampard has the platform to become the one of the best managers in the world after a bright start to his reign at Stamford Bridge. Hazard left Chelsea to join Spanish giants Real Madrid at the start of the season, just before Lampard replaced Maurizio Sarri as … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, haa raised the alarm over the growing number of inmates across the country’s correctional facilities. Malami stressed that the growing number of inmates was worrisome adding that, there was need for the correctional facilities to be systematically decongested. The AGF disclosed … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 secured the conviction of one Emmanuel Adedeji Oluwatosin, whose name was on the wanted list of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a wanted person. Read Also: Vote buying: Court Fixes Jan. for Judgment He was convicted by Justice … Read more
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 adjourned till January 2020 for Judgment in a criminal case filed against a suspected vote buyer, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir. Read Also: EFCC Arraigns Two over Employment Scam Abdulkadir was arrested on March 9, 2019 for allegedly sharing money to voters … Read more
Gombe office of The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, arraigned Haruna Musa and Ismail Sa’ad before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court on four count charge bordering on Conspiracy, Obtaining Money by False Pretence for Employment. Read Also: Court Remands Fake Corp Member Their arraignment today followed a petition … Read more
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered that an applicant, Osaghae Osaigbovo, who allegedly impersonated a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, be remanded in a correctional facility. The Chief Magistrate, Mr. Ahmed Ibrahim, gave the order after the defendant pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass and forgery. He then adjourned the case … Read more
Former Head of State and Nigeria’s first civilian president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has come out once again to speak on the situation of the country, urging Christians to stick together or risk being devoured. Obasanjo while at the 64th annual national convention of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria held at the church’s campground in … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 1. Fraudster Masterminds $1million Scam From Prison The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has uncovered how a jailed fraudster masterminded an internet scam worth $1 million from prison. READ MORE 2. APC Chieftain Vouch For Bello Says, He Will … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Makurdi Zonal office, on Monday, November 18, 2019, arraigned one Simeon Ngutor Ngugban, 26, a suspected fraudster. He was arraigned before Justice M. A. Ikpambese of the High Court of Benue State, Makurdi. Read Also: Trump ‘Strongly Considers’ Testifying In His Impeachment Probe Simeon was docked on a … Read more
Former commissioner of Police in Lagos State , Edgal Imohimi , on Monday, assumed office as the Ogun State commissioner of police. Imohimi took over from Bashir Makama , who spent seven months in the state before his deployment. The new commissioner, who arrived at the Command’ s headquarters in Abeokuta at 11 am , … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 62-year-old man, Nurudeen Aremu, to nine years in jail for trafficking in cocaine. Aremu was charged by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on three counts bordering on conspiracy and drug trafficking. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aremu was first arraigned on … Read more
Christians in Nigeria have been reacting in anger after it was revealed that a conference on Witchcraft will hold in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) this month. The conference poster invites members of the public to the “First International & Interdisciplinary Conference on Witchcraft” where the “meaning, factor,s & practices” of witchcraft will be … Read more
David Ndudim, a Nigeria-born lawyer, has officially been named as a judge at the Sacramento County Superior Court in California, United States of America. Ndudim who has been licensed for 19 years, is said to have a law office in Sacramento, California handles cases in immigration. He is also a graduate of attended Lincoln Law … Read more
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says 22 bakeries and 25 “sachet water” factories have been sealed during routine inspection in Maiduguri. The agency’s Coordinator in Borno, Nasiru Mato, disclosed this shortly after a raid in Maiduguri on Sunday. Mato said some of the shut factories did not meet the minimum requirements … Read more
An acting Permanent Secretary in Benue State, Serker Akaa, on Monday, was burnt to death alongside his wife and two children in an inferno that gutted their house in Makurdi. It was gathered that the incident occured at about 2:00 am at their residence in Kwararafa Quarters of Makurdi metropolis. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), … Read more
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that except Nigerians stay together, the country would be devoured. He said this at the 64th annual national convention of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria held at the church’s campground in Ajebo, Ogun State. He also called on all Christians to emulate the ways of Jesus … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 16 election in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, on his victory. Mr Lyon was declared winner early Monday by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The returning officer, Faraday Orumwese, Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, announced that Mr Lyon polled … Read more