After what seems like a long courtship, Nigerian billionaire singer David Adeleke popularly know as Davido has taken the first step in sealing his relationship with his hearthrob, Chioma Avril Rowland. The group photograph, the singer shared on social media had both families of the would be bride and groom. Davido shared the joyful news … Read more
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has confirmed the attack on Nigerians in South Africa as well as the looting of businesses belonging to them. Onyeama, who confirmed the development in a tweet, said the Nigerian Government will take decisive measures in dealing with the matter. He said, “Received sickening and depressing news of continued … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has said that the police would strengthen the operation puff adder and safer highway in the south west in the addition to deploy fleet of patrol vehicles in the zone. Adamu made this statement in Ibadan, Oyo State, at the South West geopolitical zone security summit at the International … Read more
– About $690,400 and N550,692,362 have recovered by EFCC from suspected Yahoo Yahoo in Kano state – The agency said it is developing a lot of intelligence to ensure that it combat the menace – According to the EFCC, the world has become a global village and these days law enforcement is not limited by … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 1. EFCC Arrests Another Nigerian On FBI Wanted List The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said its collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation has led to the arrest of a female suspected cyber fraudster in Edo State. READ … Read more
An accident involving a truck and four other vehicles have killed 10 persons with many others severly injured. The incident occurred near Agulu lake, in Anaocha local government area of Anambra State. Anambra state Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, who visited the scene of the incident, promised to foot the bills of the injured. READ ALSO:Father, … Read more
A luxury bus heading to Abuja from Akure on Monday crushed a father, his son and a commercial motorcyclist to death on the Ife-Ibadan expressway. The accident happened at the RCC junction on the busy highway. The father had accompanied his son to write the post-UTME test of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, at a … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday made a case for the welfare of the families of ex-Servicemen who died in the course of serving the nation. The nation, the Governor said, must not shirk its responsibility in creating economic opportunities for the families of the ex-Servicemen who put down their lives for the … Read more
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Monday said many Yoruba people living abroad are afraid to come home due to the insecurity ravaging the South-west region. Mr Ogunwusi said this at a security summit, tagged, “South West Geopolitical Zone Security Summit”, held at International Conference Centre, the University of Ibadan in Oyo State. The … Read more
Three persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Toyota Sienna and a Mack tipper around Onigaari on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson for Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Monday. Mr Akinbiyi said the accident was caused by speeding and … Read more
Three persons have been confirmed dead at the Onigaari corridor of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway when a speeding Toyota Sienna veered off lane and rammed into a truck parked by the road side. The accident which involved Toyota Sienna marked MUS 932 FE and a nondescript MACK truck parked by the road side … Read more
South Africans on Sunday begun fresh attacks, looting and burning of properties belonging to foreigners in Johannesburg. Three people were killed in the renewed attacks, while an injured person is still receiving treatment for smoke inhalation, the President of the Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), Adetola Olubajo, said on Monday. Mr Olubajo said the attacks … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the opposition of governors of Niger Delta to the reconstitution of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was shameful and disgraceful. In a statement by its National Vice Chairman (South South), Chief Ntufam Hilliard Eta, the APC asked the governors to concentrate on delivering the … Read more
The 123 men from Jigawa State detained by the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences are asking the Lagos State Government and Commissioner of Police to pay them N1bn for their unlawful treatment. The men were arrested by the state’s security operatives and detained over the weekend as they made their way … Read more
The Director General (DG) of National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has assured corps members that their monthly allowance of N19,800 would be reviewed upward. Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, in a statement on Monday said Ibrahim, who gave the assurance while interacting with corps members during … Read more
-Military court sentenced General Diendere and General Bassole to 30 years imprisonment for harming state security. A military court has sentenced General Gilbert Diendere 20 years imprisonment on charges of murder and harming state security. General Diendere was an associate to the ousted former president Blaise Campaore. General Djibrill Bassole, accused of treason, was also … Read more
Femi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, has taken a swipe at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for saying that the president’s trip to the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development was “a poor and disgraceful outing”. The opposition party had on Sunday alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari received … Read more
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SSAP-SDGs), Princess Adejoke Oorelope-Adefulire, has been re-appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term. Mrs Janet McDickson, Assistant Director, Information to SSAP-SDGs, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The former … Read more
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State on Monday urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to ensure a peaceful governorship primary election scheduled to hold on Tuesday. NAN reports that Bello made the call when he received his Adamawa State counterpart, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, who is in the state to oversee the PDP … Read more
Rev. (Dr) Ola Ayankeye, deputy president (Academics), Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (NBTS), Ogbomoso, has attributed the challenges in Nigeria to the failure of churches to preach undiluted gospel. Ayankeye said this on Monday in Ogbomoso ahead of the 2019 NBTS Ministers’ Conference. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayankeye attributed the security challenges … Read more