Another setback for PDP as Kano state Governorship Election Petition tribunal, on Tuesday, dismissed the application by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Kano state chapter requesting for a Leave of the court to amend the list of the petitioners witnesses. The counsel to the petitioners, barrister Adegboyega Awomolo(SAN) filed a motion requesting for a Leave … Read more
The Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has said that his state, “is completely devastated.” Ihedioha spoke at the government House in Owerri, while interacting with a delegation from the Department of International Development, DFID, led by O.C Ronnie, as captured yesterday, by Ihedioha’s Chief Press Secretary, Chibuike Oyeukwu. The governor’s reasons of saying that Imo is devastated was … Read more
The Department of State Services, DSS, on Tuesday, said that it has received the order granting Ibrahim El-Zakzaky leave to travel to India for medical treatment. Vanguard reports that students came out in their numbers to protest the death of their fellow students who died as a result of the collapsed bridge. As at the … Read more
Two students have been confirmed killed with many others injured after a pedestrian bridge collapsed at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Gubi Campus. The bridge which links one of the hostels and another building containing lecture rooms collapsed at midnight, following a heavy downpour. The Student Union President, Naziru Mohammed, told Channels TV that … Read more
At least 2 students have been reported dead with many missing after an access bridge collapsed during a rainstorm at the Gubi campus of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa university, Bauchi. Vanguard reports that students came out in their numbers to protest the death of their fellow students who died as a result of the collapsed bridge. … Read more
President Donald Trump on Monday August 5, ordered a freeze on all Venezuelan government’s assets in the United States and barred transactions with its authorities due to the “continued usurpation of power” by President Nicolas Maduro. The freeze is the most direct action by Trump’s administration to remove Maduro since it recognized opposition leader Juan Guaidó … Read more
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a notorious gun manufacturer, Cyprian Eze, 69, who allegedly specialises in fabricating firearms and supplying to criminals in the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (CPRO), SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu that the suspect was tracked down and arrested on Monday. … Read more
A Nigerian, Adewale Adeyemo, has been appointed president of the Obama Foundation. The Nigerian-American economic expert becomes the first-ever president of the foundation. Adeyemo, 39, will lead “the implementation of the organisation’s strategic plan and managing its organisational structures and functions.’’ Astatement by the chairman of the foundation’s board, Martin Nesbitt, said: “Wally is the … Read more
Suspended council boss of Estako West local government area, of Edo state Mr. Yakubu Musa, has insisted that he exposed salary fraud before he was suspended. Musa, whose suspension has sparked protest in Auchi, was suspended last week for allegedly paying ghost workers over N46m and increasing monthly wage bill up to N6m at a … Read more
Human rights crusader and convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has spoken for the first time since his arrest in a Lagos hotel by operatives of the Department of State Services on Saturday morning. The activist, who urged Nigerians to pour out to the streets to protest against bad governance in the country, was picked … Read more
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Sunday, stormed the residence of former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari. Governor Yari’s house, located in his hometown of Talata Mafara Local Government, was raided by more than a dozen EFCC personnel who drove to the house in a convoy of vehicles. The search … Read more
Jeremiah Omolara, a resident pastor of the Living Faith Church, Romi New Extension, in Kaduna State has been killed while his wife was abducted by unknown gunmen in Kaduna state on Sunday August 4th. The clergyman, his wife and son were driving along the Kaduna-Abuja Road when they were intercepted by gunmen who opened fire on … Read more
The Enugu State Police Command has nabbed a notorious gun manufacturer who had been supplying firearms to armed robbers and cultists in the state. The suspect was identified as one Eze Cyprian, aged 69, from Umuabi in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu state. In a statement issued on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP … Read more
Tension is currently mounting in Akoko South East Local Government Area of Ondo State following the murder of a Police Inspector in the area. It was gathered that the slain officer identified simply as Lasisi, was shot dead at a check point on Ise-Akoko-Isua road, border towns to Kogi and Edo states. It was gathered … Read more
A federal high court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, granted the prayer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) operational account number: 0998552074 of the Bauchi state government. Taiwo Taiwo, the judge, urged the EFCC to put the party concern on notice of the order within … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, August 6th, 2019 1. Gani Adams Appeals To FG For Release Of Sowore The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has appealed to the Federal Government to release the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (ACC), Omoyele Sowore. (READ MORE) 2. … Read more
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has appealed to the Federal Government to release the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (ACC), Omoyele Sowore. Adams said that such arrest portended grave danger for Nigeria’s democracy. The publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria was arrested … Read more
The Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile – Ife, has said Opeyemi Dara, a 400-Level student who committed suicide was doing well academically. It was earlier reported that Opeyemi Dara, who was a final year student of Faculty of Arts, Department of English Language, allegedly committed suicide over poor academic performance. The public … Read more
The naira on Monday traded at N362.57 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos. Turnover at the window stood at 293.60 million dollars. The currency was N359 to dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, while it was exchanged at N445 and N397 to the pound sterling and Euro, respectively. At the Bureau … Read more
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday reacted to court ruling, which granted the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat permission to travel abroad for treatment. Ekohotblog reported that a Kaduna High Court presided by Justice Darius Khobo had granted El-Zakzaky and his wife permission to travel … Read more