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Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists,NUJ.Kaduna council Alhaji. Adamu Yusuf made the call during a public lecture on Ethics and Professionalism in journalism practice organized by Kabido Chapel of the Nuj.Kaduna state council Read Also: Nigerian comedian Arrested For Spreading Fake News The NUJ chairman in his opening remarks said the lecture followed the … Read more

Gunmen who kidnapped six female students and two staff members from their hostels at a remote school in northern Nigeria have made a ransom demand , the regional governor said on Friday . Armed assailants gained entry to Engravers College , a mixed boarding school in a remote area just south of the city of … Read more

The council chairman, Mr Nasara RABO disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna. The KAGARKO local council chairman explained that the implementation of the new minimum wage at the local level became necessary in view of the urgent need to consolidate on socioeconomic and political development of the state government. Read Also: LASTMA Officers Under Investigation … Read more

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Lagos Zonal office, on Thursday arrested six suspected internet fraudsters in Igando area of Lagos State. The suspects: Oluwaseyi Gabriel Obe, Omojuyigbe Paul, Olubodun Victor, Alade Amos Opeyemi, Harry Osaremesin and Osaro Aganwonyi, were arrested during a sting operation in the early hours of Thursday, October 3, 2019, … Read more

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)  Combined Passing Out Parade for 66 Regular Course (Army), 67 Regular Course and 67 Regular Course (Navy and Airforce) is slated to hold on 5 October 2019. Read Also: KSCOE KICK-STARTS DEMONSTRATION SECONDARY SCHOOL.  The passing out parade will attract various dignitaries across the country and beyond. The special guest … Read more

Kaduna State Police has confirmed the abduction of two staff of a boarding school and six female students to an unknown destination near Kakau Village Chikun local government area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer of the Command DSP Yakubu Sabo stated this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kaduna. READ ALSO: Nigeria’s … Read more

A Nigerian hacker, Olumide Ogunremi, was on Thursday docked in a federal court in the United States for his role in an alleged $1 million. Federal officials said Ogunremi helped run a computer hacking and identity theft scheme that ordered about $1 million in office products after stealing personal information from U.S. government workers. Read … Read more

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the South African authority to be more proactive in detecting early signs of violence among competitors while condemning the recent attack on Nigerians. Buhari made the call at a joint press conference with his South African counterpart, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday in Pretoria. Buhari called for more tolerance and … Read more

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, October 4th, 2019 1. Lagos Shuts Costain Bridge for Three Months The Lagos State government has announced that the Costain Bridge will be shut for three months to help facilitate the ongoing construction of a bridge. READ MORE 2. Lagos employs 20 physically … Read more

Unknown gunmen on Thursday invaded a secondary school in Kaduna state where six female students and two teachers were abducted. The incident took place at Kakau Daji, a village located behind the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC) in Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Reports revealed that the unknown gunmen had made their … Read more