Governor Nyesom Wike has sacked the Vice Chancellor of Rivers State University. In a statement released by Dagogo Adonye Hart, Permanent Secretary,Ministry of Education, Rivers State. The statement reads; Rivers State Governor and Visitor of the Rivers State University, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has relieved the Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University , Prof Blessing … Read more
Ogun State Police Command on Saturday morning confirmed the rescue of one of the five members of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) abducted at the Ogbere (Ogun state) stretch of the Lagos – Ore expressway on August 1. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement gave the name of the … Read more
Gunmen have burst into a police station killing five detainees in central Mexico, local authorities say. The group opened fire on the five unidentified men in their cells at Guanjuanto state police station on Friday after arriving in several vehicles, state security commission spokesman Juan Jose Martinez told AFP. He did not say why the victims … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 1. Ugandan Lecturer Jailed For Insulting President’s Mother’s Private Parts A prominent Ugandan lecturer, Stella Nyanzi, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail over a poem dwelling on President Yoweri Museveni’s mother’s private part. (READ MORE) 2. Sanwo-Olu Is … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has ordered a massive manhunt for the killers of Rev. Father Paul Offu, a Catholic Priest in charge of St. James the Greater Parish Catholic Church Ugbawka in Enugu state. Police Spokesman, Frank Mba says crack detectives from the IGP-Intelligence Response Unit (IRT), the Forensic and Homicide … Read more
Presidency says the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), whose members are known as Shi’ites, killed Usman Umar, the FCT deputy commissioner of police, and Precious Owolabi, Channels TV reporter. In a statement on Friday, Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, said President Muhammadu Buhari condoled with the family of Umar … Read more
Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the February 2019 presidential election, Omowole Sowore, has been arrested by the operatives of the Department of State Services. His publishing outfit, Sahara Reporters, broke the news. According the Online medium, DSS operatives arrested Sowore in the early hours of Saturday at about 1.25 a.m. It added … Read more
After an emergency joint security meeting at Government House yesterday, Enugu state government and security agencies have resolved commence air surveillance of forests and dark sports where bandits hide to perpetrate crime and criminality in the state including kidnapping and killing of residents. The emergency security meeting involving heads of Police, Army, Department of State … Read more
Following the assassination of a Catholic priest on Thursday evening by unknown gun men, Catholic priests in the state staged a peaceful protest that practically locked down Enugu capital city on Friday. The Catholic Diocese of Enugu had through its social media handles announced the killing of the Rev. Father while travelling along Ihe -Agbudu … Read more
The President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, expressed optimism that he will enjoy an enduring, warm and fruitful working relationship with the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo- Agege. Senator Lawan said this as he felicitated with Senator Omo-Agege on his 56th birthday, wishing him more years of meritorious service to … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned eight persons over €112, 800, $1.131 million smelted gold weighing 73kg with an estimated value of $1.131 million (N1.127 billion) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This arraignment was done in court via the charge number: FHC/ABJ/CR/80/2019 before Justice Nkeonye Maha. Counsel to the … Read more
Following consistent reports of rising water level in the Kaduna River, Kaduna State’s Ministry of Environment and the Kaduna Environmental Protection Authority (KEPA) yesterday warned residents living close to the river to immediately relocate. A statement issued by the state’s Commissioner of Environment, Ibrahim Husseini, said: “It’s drawing the attention of residents living close to … Read more
The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2, Mr. Lawal Shehu, has assured Chinese and other nationals resident in Lagos and Ogun States of adequate security. Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Consular General of the People’s Republic of China, who was represented by his deputy, Mr. Guan Zhongpi, at … Read more
Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged the Government House Correspondents to imbibe professionalism and ensure “fair reportage” of activities by his administration in the discharge of their duties. Sanwo-Olu was speaking on Friday as he led senior government officials including his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat on a courtesy visit to the State House … Read more
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), on Friday, asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to vacate the exparte order it made on July 26 proscribing its activities in the country. The court had, upon an ex-parte motion by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), also declared the group a … Read more
The Federal Government has postponed the planned closure of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for repairs The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti, announced that the closure has been moved from Aug. 3 to Sept. 2. He explained that due to the busy nature of the highway, the Federal Ministry of Power, Works … Read more
The Ogun Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of five persons by gunmen at J3/J4 Area, Ogbere, on the Benin-Ijebu-Ode-Sagamu expressway. Ekohotblog had earlier reported that the General Overseer of the RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, announced the abduction of the clerics on Friday at the Redeemed Camp along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Adeboye, while charging the … Read more
The Ogun government has announced plans to repair three major federal roads linking the state and Lagos in view of the economic importance of the roads. Gov. Dapo Abiodun, according to a statement issued in Abeokuta on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Kunle Somorin, made this public on Friday, saying the measure would … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says the influx of tricycles into city roads as a means of transportation, is an indication of failure of intra-city bus systems. Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, on Friday. Kazeem decried dominance of … Read more
Governor Dapo Abiodun State of Ogun on Friday announced plans by governors of the South West Zone to operate a joint security team to patrol the entire region. Mr Abiodun disclosed this in Abeokuta, the state capital at a sensitisation programme on the vision and focus of his administration held in preparation of the 2020 … Read more