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. Assault: Senator Abbo Reacts As Nigerians Condemn His Action Senator Elisha Abbo who is in the eye of a storm for attacking and beating up a woman who tried to … Read more
The Imo State Police Command has declared wanted an Inspector, who allegedly shot dead a 25-year-old man, Ikenna Ukachi, on Monday. The incident, which caused pandemonium in the Otoko community in the Obowo Local Government Area of the state, led to the setting ablaze of the police divisional headquarters in the area by riotous youth. … Read more
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has called for the immediate prosecution of electoral offenders, including members of the security agencies. He made the call in Abuja during a meeting of Interest Agency Consultative Committee on Electoral Matters. At the meeting, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, said during the … Read more
Rivers State Government has stated that it will not participate in the planned settlements for herdsmen. In a statement released and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Paulinus Nsiri, the government said the state has no land for the implementation of such a policy. It noted that in his second term as Governor, Nyesom … Read more
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the President Muhammadu Buhari’s led Federal Government is using the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to persecute the immediate past Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, hiding under the gamut of prosecution. Abubakar, in a statement said he stood against corruption in government, which was why his … Read more
The founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet T.B Joshua has reacted to claims that he raped a woman. Only yesterday, a video of a woman on a lone protest surfaced online, and the woman was heard saying, the clergyman molested her. She went on to accuse him of camping under aged girls … Read more
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and Omoyele Sowore, the founder of Sahara Reporters today met in New York, where they discussed the ‘way forward’ for Nigeria. Speaking in a Facebook live session to address the public, Mr Sowore said; “We met to talk about things we’ve both been passionate about but … Read more
The Lagos State Government has flagged off the construction of the ten-lane Lagos-Badagry Expressway, 10 years after it was conceptualised by former governor, Babatunde Fashola. Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, in a statement by his Director, Public Affairs, Biola Fagunwa, stated that the return to the road will bring life to the axis … Read more
Nobel Laurette, Wole Soyinka says the implementation of ranching or any other initiative to solve the herders/farmers crisis should be done with humanity as a priority. He said this while fielding questions from journalists about the recently proposed Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) initiative, at an event on Tuesday. According to him, the RUGA initiative is … Read more
Four firms which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleged were incorporated for warehousing proceeds of unlawful activities for Mrs. Patience Jonathan have filed a notice of appeal against Monday’s judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos which ordered the permanent forfeiture of the sums of $8.4m and N9.2bn to the Federal Government. … Read more
Senator Elisha Abbo who is in the eye of a storm for attacking and beating up a woman who tried to prevent him others with him from assaulting another woman has reacted to the scandal, confirming that he is indeed the man in the video. The assault, which was first reported by Premium Times, has … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 1. Niger Delta Governors Criticized For Underdevelopment In Their States Governors in the Niger Delta region have come under fire over the decay of infrastructure and underdevelopment in their States. (READ MORE) 2. Ruga Settlements: Akeredolu Reveals Ondo’s Position Governor … Read more
An Islamic cleric Habeebulah Abdurrahman has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl learning Arabic in his school in Ede. Abdurrahman’s arrest followed a petition by the Crescent Chamber, Ibadan, dated June 13, 2019, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, which detailed how the cleric allegedly molested the … Read more
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday, warned that Federal Government’s planned Ruga herdsmen settlements could spark an explosion in the country if not properly handled. Soyinka, who was speaking at the inauguration of the United Nations Solutions 17 SDG programme in Lagos, noted that the Ruga project of the Federal Government was not the … Read more
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Nasarawa State on Tuesday said it rescued a woman suspected to be a human trafficker from being lynched by a mob in Lafia, the state capital. Commandant of the corps in the state, Mohammed Mahmoud-Fari, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia that … Read more
An irate mob of commercial motorcyclists popularly known as Okada riders threw caution into the thin air as they burnt down a Honda EOD car for reportedly crushing their colleague to death in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The deceased Okada rider, whose identity is still unknown as at the time of filing this report, … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will resume distribution of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Bayelsa and Kogi, ahead of the states’ November 16 governorship elections. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on … Read more
Three men who allegedly beat a police officer to death have been remanded in prison by an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday, pending legal advice. The Magistrate, Mrs. Mercy Amole-Ajimoti, ordered that Abubakar Mohammed, 25; Salisu Usman, 20; and Ajayi Ojo, 32, be remanded in Agodi prison. Amole-Ajimoti, who did not take the plea … Read more
A video has emerged on the internet of Nigeria’s youngest Senator, Elisha Abbo, assaulting a yet to be identified nursing mother in a sex toy shop in Abuja. 41-year-old Abbo, a first-timer at the Senate, represents Adamawa North Senatorial District at the National Assembly. According to Premium Times, the incident happened in the presence of … Read more
The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it will sign the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) at the upcoming Extraordinary Summit of the African Union in the Nigerien capital city, Niamey. The extraordinary summit is expected to hold on July 7, according to information African Union’s website. Nigeria abstained from signing the agreement initially, saying … Read more