The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition of the Coalition for Change (C4C) against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. The dismissal was sequel to an application by C4C for withdrawal of the petition filed on June 10, 2019. When the matter was called on Monday, lawyers … Read more
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has okayed the voluntary retirement Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday, adding that the retirement took effect from May 28, 2019. According to Mr Shehu, the President thanked Justice Onnoghen … Read more
New Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun who visited the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, yesterday has described the hospital to be substandard and disheartening. Abiodun said he paid an inspection to the state teaching hospital to be able to see things for himself after receiving numerous complain from people. Speaking after his inspection, the new … Read more
Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has confirmed the death of Five persons, including a couple, in a road accident in Abuja yesterday, while the sixth person, who was injured in the incident which occurred at about 8a.m. near Setraco Junction along Kubwa Expressway, was rushed to the hospital. An official of the Federal Road Safety … Read more
The President of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Suleman has called the Buhari-led Government, the worst ever in the country. The cleric said this on Twitter yesterday, saying his members have been kidnapped several times by herdsmen with three still in their custody, and the President has done nothing to it. He wrote, ”This year alone … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian newspapers headlines for today, Monday, June 10th, 2019. 1. LASG Debunks Commencement Of Sanitation Exercise The Lagos State Government (LASG) has debunked reports that there will be an environmental sanitation exercise on Saturday, June 9th, 2019. (READ MORE) 2. Saraki Donates N7.4m To Leah Sharibu’s Family, Others … Read more
John Dyegh, a member of the House of Representatives contesting for the office of Speaker of the 9th Assembly, says he is still in the race and would not step down for Mr Femi Gbajabiamila. Despite the All Progressives Congress (APC) having zoned the office of the Speaker to the South-west and endorsed Mr Gbajabiamila … Read more
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. Ekohotblog.com understand this is taking place following the withdrawal of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. It was earlier reported that the … Read more
As the 9th National Assembly prepares for Tuesday’s proclamation and election of principal officers, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to federal lawmakers-elect to “rise above narrow group interest and embrace consensus-building across religious divides”. CAN pointed out that with Nigeria being “a multi-ethnic and multi-religious nation”, there is an urgent need for … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Young Progressives party (YPP) in the 2019 elections, Kingsley Moghalu, has revealed that the selfishness of the northern political class remains the major cause of poverty and under-development in the region. While speaking on Sunday at the Ra’ayi Initiative for Human Development (RIHD) annual lecture in Kano, Moghalu queried why … Read more
Francis Alimikhena (APC-Edo), one of the contesters in the race for Deputy President of the 9th Senate, says he is still in the race. Mr Alimikhena in an interview with journalists on Sunday in Abuja denied stepping down as being insinuated in some quarters, saying, “that will not happen.” He called on his supporters and … Read more
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) has kicked against the candidacy of Ahmed Lawan as President of the ninth Senate. The group made it known that the support Lawan is currently getting from chieftains within the All Peoples Congress (APC) is because of their personal ambitions ahead of the 2023 general elections, and not in … Read more
The widow of late Governor of Taraba State, Hauwa Suntai has remarried two years after the death of her husband, Danbaba Suntai. Hauwa is said to have remarried her sweetheart and a younger bridegroom, Haliru Saad Malami, aka San Turakin Malumfashi, who is the Chief Executive Officer, ITBAN Global Resources LTD. Hauwa, in her 50s. … Read more
President of the Eighth Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has directed that the National Assembly Management should distribute his Severance Allowance to families of three victims of the insurgency in the North-East. He also directed that children of late senators be also included on the list of beneficiaries. He did not indicate how much this … Read more
Five persons, including a couple, have been killed in a road accident in Abuja this morning. The accident was said to have occurred at about 8 a.m. near Setraco Junction along Kubwa Expressway. The sixth passenger who was seriously injured was rushed to the hospital, according to an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps … Read more
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has lamented that barely 24 hours after restoring the radio and television licences of Daar Communications Plc, Africa Independent Television and Raypower 100.5FM have resumed breaching of the broadcasting code. The NBC stated this in a statement on Saturday. The statement reads in part, “The National Broadcasting Commission wishes to … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian newspapers headlines for today, Sunday, June 9th, 2019. 1. LASG Warns Against Usage Of Unapproved Bus-Stops Lagos State Government has on Friday, warned those in the habit of picking and dropping passengers at undesignated bus stops, especially on the highways, to desist or face the full wrath … Read more
Sonny Echono, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, says every qualified and licenced teacher would be employed as part of efforts to rid the educational sector of unqualified teachers. Mr Echono said this while monitoring the May Diet of the Teachers Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) organised by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) in Abuja … Read more
General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, in a post published via his official Twitter handle on Saturday accused the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan of looting ‘so much money’ from the government treasury. Suleiman, a fierce critic of the current administration under President Muhammadu Buhari, wrote: “Someone asked me why I’m … Read more
