Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Saturday, December 19th, 2020 1. COVID-19: 11 Dead As Nigeria Records 806 New Infections The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the country’s COVID-19 infections tally has risen to 77,013. READ MORE 2. COVID-19: Lagos Carries Out 197,000 Tests, Takes … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, December 18th, 2020 1. NCDC Reports 1,145 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, disclosed that it recorded 1,145 new COVID-19 cases. READ MORE 2. COVID-19: FG Seeks Measures To Avoid Another Lockdown The federal … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Thursday, December 17th, 2020 1. NCDC Reports 930 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 75,062 The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, disclosed that it recorded 930 new cases of the Coronavirus disease across the country. READ MORE 2, COVID-19: Nigeria … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Wednesday, December 16th, 2020 1. COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 758 New Cases As Death Toll Hits 1,200 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that Nigeria now has a total of 74,132 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease. READ MORE 2. FG … Read more
ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE LEKKI CHAPTER OF SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL ON 13TH DECEMBER 2020 By – Bashorun J.K. Randle It is in trying times such as now when we are overwhelmed by the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to dire economic circumstances as well as political uncertainties of our beloved … Read more
By Farooq Kperogi On December 1, many Nigerian newspapers published the story of East Carolina University’s appointment of Kano State’s dollar-stuffing governor Abdullahi “Gandollar” Ganduje “as a visiting full professor of e-governance and international affairs” purportedly as an affirmation of his “accomplishment in good governance and genuine investment in human capital development.” Ganduje’s Press Secretary … Read more
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Recession is simply defined as ‘a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed.’ To put it succinctly, recession is a vehicular expression of what is wrong with a domestic economy. Any economy will slide into recession … Read more
By Femi Akintunde-Johnson As the year 2020 trudges to an awkward end…just few weeks away…we elect to look inwards, and, for the moment, look away from the ever present, ever baffling, ever dispiriting culture of under-governance, if not mis-governance…in a nation divinely lavished with innumerable mineral resources, and incredible mass of diligent, teachable and adaptive … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Thursday, November 26th, 2020 1. 198 New COVID-19 Cases Take Nigeria’s Total To 66,805 Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 198 fresh COVID-19 cases. READ MORE 2. Gambari At 76: Buhari Showers Encomium On Chief Of Staff President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed his Chief of … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Wednesday, November 25th, 2020 1. COVID-19: FCT Leads As NCDC Reports 168 New Infections The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has topped the list of states with highest cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports 168 new … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 1. COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 56 New Cases, One Fatality The latest COVID-19 case update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria now has 66,439 confirmed cases. READ MORE 2. #EndSARS: We Must Stop … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Monday, November 23rd, 2020 1. COVID-19: Nigeria Records 155 New Cases, One Death The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed that the country has recorded 155 new cases of the Coronavirus and one death. READ MORE 2. Labour Leaders Walk Out … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Sunday, November 22nd, 2020 1. EndSARS: Military Witness Makes Disclosure On Who Ordered Shooting The Commander of the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig. Gen. Ahmed Taiwo, has revealed the identities of Nigerian Army personnel who had played a contributory role in … Read more
On Thursday 29th October 2020 “prominent citizens of Lagos State” assembled at Eko Club, Surulere, Lagos for what was described as a family meeting. It clashed with a public holiday [Eid El Malud]. Nevertheless, after seven hours of serious and frank deliberations, we adjourned proceedings on the understanding that the item on which we concluded … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE (Published in The Nation, Saturday, November 21, 2020) IN times past, few among Nigeria’s founding fathers recognized the pivotal role of education and the place of enlightenment in the order of a society. However, not only did those who did embrace the idea with passion, they were also quick to recognize that … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, November 20th, 2020 1. Nigeria Spends $500m Annually On Importation Of Palm Oil – FG Government officials on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria was spending about $500m annually on importing palm. READ MORE 2. N26.9bn COVID-19 Expenditure: Reps Clear SDG Boss The House … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Thursday, November 19th, 2020 1. Buhari Reacts To Ebonyi Gov., Umahi Defection To APC President Muhammadu Buhari has heaped praises on David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, over his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). READ … Read more
Dealing with Lagosians (and other Nigerians) in the diaspora after the shooting of unarmed peaceful protesters on 20th October 2020 has been a traumatic experience. The recurring decimal has been why Lagos and why Lekki Tollgate in particular? The truth of the matter is that we have an obligation to substitute the big picture with … Read more
By: Adémólá Òrúnbon Social Media is any digital tool that allows users to quickly create and share content with the public. Social Media encompasses a wide range of websites and apps. Some like Twitter, specialize in sharing links and short written messages. And for individuals, social media is used to keep in touch with friends … Read more
– Ogbeni Babatunde Iyanda Oluyole, Yoruba Welfare Group National President Like him or hate him, if they succeeded in breaking him, Yoruba nation’s political pillar has completely been broken. Yoruba must start lending ourselves brains. In the history of Yoruba nation, even when Yoruba man, OBJ, was ruling, there was no time Yoruba nation has … Read more