– Aggrieved Senators Vowed not to adopt the sharing method from senate leadership – The slots were allegedly shared among the 10-member body of principal officers – A senator from the South-West, said that on condition of anonymity, “We were given 100 slots by the FIRS but our leaders shared the slots among themselves … Read more
– Former Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode fails the second time to appear before the state house of Assembly – Former commissioner for economic planning and budget, Mr. Olusegun Banjo, revealed that the purchase of the 820 buses by Ambode “was not routed through my ministry – The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, when the matter came … Read more
– Three Persons dead as farmers and herders clash in jigawa – The Jigawa state Commissioner,Zama Senchi said that one of the victims was from Guri Local Government Area, adding that three persons from Kirikasamma were injured – Senchi said that another person was killed in Shuwarin town in Kiyawa LGA. He was stabbed in … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP has said the fued between the First Lady, Aisha Buhari and Fatima, a cousin to President Buhari revealed the impunity and disorderliness in the Buhari administration. The opposition party in a statement signed by the National Secretary, Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan stated this on Tuesday. He said that … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has berated the governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki over the attack on him while he visited the state over the weekend. Oshiomhole accused the governor of being jealous of his growing popularity in the state. He revealed this while warning the Commissioner of … Read more
The Sector 2 Command , Operation Lafiya Dole of the Nigeria Army, Damaturu on Tuesday destroyed nine vehicles loaded with smoked fish seized from smugglers. The Commander of the Sector , Brig.-Gen . Ibrahim Sallau led the destruction of the contraband in Damaturu. During the burning of the smoked fish, Sallau said that the vehicles … Read more
After a successful completion of their training courses in the US and South Africa, Kafayat Sanni and Tolulope Arotile have been commissioned by the Nigerian Airforce as the first female combatant pilot and first female helicopter pilot, respectively. They were among the 13 officers decorated at a ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja. Speaking at the … Read more
The Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC), on Tuesday announced the sack of 44 workers it claimed were redundant. Mr Alex Adum, its Managing Director, who announced this at his first accountability press briefing in Makurdi, said that their employment followed due processes, but “lacked business needs”. According to him, the reduction in the workforce … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 1. Bayelsa Poll: APC Candidate Vows To Correct PDP’s Mistake If Elected The All Progressive Congress APC gubernatorial flag bearer in Bayelsa, David Lyon, has vowed to correct the mistakes of the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC gubernatorial flag bearer in Bayelsa, David Lyon, has vowed to correct the mistakes of the ruling party in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party PDP if elected as the next Governor of the state. Lyon revealed this during the lunching of the gubernatorial campaign of the APC on Tuesday in … Read more
A 30-year-old driver, Solomon Ogundetu, has been arrested by the Police in Ogun State for defiling his 12 years old daughter. According to the police, the suspect was said to have been having routine sexual intercourse with the only daughter from the union since last year. The child, a primary school pupil who could no … Read more
The Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Ibrahim Magu has charged Nigerian students to be discipline, honest and transparent iin order to achieve their dreams as future leaders of the country. Magu stated this on Tuesday when he received members of The Young Diplomat Club of Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, who paid a courtesy visit … Read more
A State High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, presided over by Justice Archibong Archibong on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, remanded the trio of Norbert Bassey Rampa, Gabriel Daniel Udo and Patrick Essien in Uyo prison for impersonating officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other … Read more
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has berated the Federal allocation of less than 1% of the 2020 budget to defence. The All Progressives Congress APC senator representing Borno South, lamented that a country in war could not have given lesser priority to defence by allocating less than 1% of the country’s … Read more
– SDP candidate in Kogi state,Natasha Akpoti is seeking for Governor Yahaya Bello’s disqualification for double registration – The Bello/Onoja Governorship Campaign Organisation has refused to join issues with the attention seeking woman – She is on a mission that cannot see the light of the day The Social Democratic Party(SDP) candidate, Mrs. Natasha … Read more
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has announced plans to honour former Lagos State governor and National Stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, with doctoral honorary degrees. The ceremony for the honour will hold during the university’s seventh convocation on … Read more
The EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office on Tuesday October 15, 2019 arraigned one Elisha Luri Timothy before Justice Mohammed Tukur of the State High Court sitting in Kaduna on a two count charge. The charges border on obtaining by false pretence and issuance of dud cheque to the tune of N10.2m. Elisha trouble began when the … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, and a group under the aegis of Autochthonous People of Jos North have rejected the appointment of caretakers for four local government areas in the state. The opposition party accused Governor Lalong of appointing APC members who won the party primaries as caretakers of the four local government areas where … Read more
The Buhari led Federal government has written to the Senate asking for its permission to pay Kogi state N10bn. The request was contained in the letter President Buhari sent to the Senate leadership on Tuesday. The presidency claimed the N10bn was for the projects executed by the state on behalf of the Federal government. Buhari … Read more
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Kano Zonal Office, have arrested three persons suspected of perpetrating an elaborate job scam on unsuspecting citizens, thereby defrauding them millions of naira. This is in its continued effort to rid the Nigerian society of all economic and financial crimes. The three persons were arrested at … Read more