Professor Gideon Okedayo who was kidnapped has died in captive. ASUU said that it was saddened by his death. The decomposing body of Gideon Okedayo,a professor in the department of mathematics, Ondo university of science and technology, ondo state has been found in the bush, where he was captured by his abductors. Okedayo and his … Read more
The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd (NLNG) has awarded N216 million to 12 Nigerian graduates to pursue Master’s degrees at different universities in the United Kingdom. The company’s Manager of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, Sophia Horsfall, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. She quoted the General Manager, External Relations … Read more
The General Manager, Lagos State Public Works Corporation, Engr. Olufemi Daramola has disclosed that the agency has performed palliative and rehabilitation works on sections of 150 strategic roads across the State. Daramola said that staffers of the Corporation have been re-energised to carry out their statutory duties of road maintenance, following the support of Governor … Read more
The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force who were on night patrol at Oshodi have nabbed two persons for stealing a tricycle at Ifo area of Ogun State. The Chairman, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed that preliminary investigation revealed the suspects – Sodiq Sulaiman and Saidi Ibrahim – stole the tricycle with registration No JJJ-706-QF … Read more
Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Lagos, Mr. Jan Van Weijen, assumed duty on Monday with a courtesy visit on Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The visit, the envoy said, was to officially inform the Governor of the upcoming visit of the Netherlands Prime Minister to Nigeria in November for bilateral … Read more
The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Godwin Adama, has said that the first batch of the Nigerian returnees from South Africa would depart South Africa for Lagos on Wednesday. Adama told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview that the first batch of returnees, are expected to depart South Africa by … Read more
-The speaker urged Nigerians to look out for their neighbours to curb the rate of suicide in the country The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has urged every Nigerian to return to the era where they cared for their neighbours, saying this is one way to curb the … Read more
-President Muhammadu Buhari made it known that the country’s security issues presently is way better than it was in 2015 President Muhammadu Buhari has decried what he calls the “undue politicization” of the security situation in the country. The president made his feelings known when he received promoters of the proposed African Security Leadership Summit … Read more
The All Progressive Congress in Ekiti State suffered a setback on Tuesday, September 10, as the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti nullified the election of Senator Dayo Adeyeye. Adeyeye, who is currently serving as Chairman, Senate Committee on Media, was declared winner of the National Assembly election in Ekiti South Senatorial District by … Read more
No payment of salaries to any federal government staff not enrolled on the IPPIS. The minister of finance said that leakages has to be blocked. The Minister for Finance,budget and national planning,Zainab Ahmed has said that all federal government staff across all the ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) who are not enrolled on the Integrated … Read more
Police Operatives have killed a student of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) Ekiti State during a protest against poor power supply in the town. Several others have been confirmed injured. READ ALSO: Buhari, Red Cross President Meet In Aso Rock Some of the injured students have been taken to the medical centre of the institution with … Read more
Have you read the recent latest stories from Ekohotblog.com? Here are the latest CLICK ON HEADLINE TO READ COMPLETE STORY OF THE CLICKED HEADLINE 1. Police Confirm Kidnap Of 6 Persons On Kaduna-Abuja Highway The Kaduna state police command has confirmed the kidnap of six persons on Abuja-Kaduna highway by suspected kidnappers in military uniform … Read more
Indigenes of iko community stages s peaceful protest demanding oil exploration companies to dialogue with them. Iko community host the largest oil fields. Elders, women and youths of Iko community,Akwa Ibom have staged a peaceful protest against alleged ill-treatment by NPDC and SEEPCO, saying that SEEPCO would not be allowed into the town to carry … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State , on Tuesday, September 10, arrested and paraded a 20-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, Mustapha Aliyu, who threw his four-month-old son into a river. The state commandant of the corps, Mr George Edem, told newsmen that the suspect committed the act at Tamanine village in … Read more
President Buhari has met with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Peter Maurer, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting started at the President’s office around 3pm, on Tuesday, September 10. Details later…
Negotiation between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) on the new minimum wage has again rescheduled for Sept. 16. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalled that the last negotiation between the government and the JNPSNC was to hold on Sept. 4, but was suspended. Mr Alade Lawal, … Read more
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi will today Tuesday, 10 September, 2019, present cheques to 18 communities in the State. The cheque presentation is part of the activities of government to promote and spread social development across rural areas and communities across the state as being driven by the Ekiti State Community and Social … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos has forfeited permanently to the Federal Government jewellery valued at $40 million (about N14.4 billion), recovered from a former Petroleum Resources Minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The jewellery, categorised into 33 sets, include “419 expensive bangles and 315 expensive rings”. Others are 304 expensive earrings, 267 expensive necklaces, 189 expensive … Read more
Prof. Gideon Okedayo, a senior lecturer at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), who was kidnapped last week, has been found dead A source at the university disclosed that Prof. Okedayo’s dead body was found inside a bush. READ ALSO: Gunmen kidnap Ondo State University Professor Okedayo was abducted by gunmen on … Read more
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shiites have accused Nigerian Police of killing three of its members in Kaduna, during Ashura mourning procession on Tuesday, September 10. The group through its media coordinator, Yahaya Muhammed, alleged that three persons, including a minor was killed in Kaduna while they were observing the religious … Read more