Five cross dressers were, on Saturday, arrested as policemen swooped on the Admiralty Way venue of the birthday party of popular cross dresser, Idris Okuneye, popular known as Bobrisky. The police in the state confirmed visiting the venue of the birthday party and added that they were acting on intelligence report. In a video which … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it electronically transmitted results of this year’s presidential election, but that it was a pilot scheme not yet backed by law. INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Kwara and Nasarawa states, Malam Mohammed Haruna, who represented chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this yesterday in … Read more
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Office, have nabbed two suspected internet fraudsters connected to the on-going collaborative investigations between the EFCC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States. The suspects were separately arrested in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and Owerri, Imo State. One of … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, September 1st, 2019 1. Jigawa Govt Reacts To Arrest Of 123 Okada Riders In Lagos Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has reacted to the arrest of 123 motorcyclists, otherwise known as okada riders by Lagos State Government. READ MORE 2. South … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, August 8th, 2019 1. Oshiomole Faults Sowore’s RevolutionNow Protest, Explains Why Sowore Wants A Revolution Adams Oshiomole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has faulted the RevolutionNow protest called by former African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. (READ … Read more
Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, Wife of Lagos State governor and the wife of his deputy, Mrs. Oluremi Hamzat, were on Wednesday decorated respectively as grand patron and patron of the Nigeria Girl Guides Association. They were both sworn-in at the Lagos House on Wednesday, performing the traditional salute of the association after their investiture as tweeted … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command said singer, Tekno, was granted administrative bail on health grounds following his arrest on Tuesday over the scandal involving semi-nude ladies dancing seductively in a transparent truck on a Lagos road. Reports indicate that the musician was subjected to hours of questioning at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department … Read more
Known as a king of cryptic message of sorts, Nigeria music superstar, Wizkid, delivered a suggestion fans might have to wait a while before getting anything new from him regarding music. From what the 29-year-old wrote in a post on Wednesday via Instastories without further details, he might be dropping his next song in five … Read more
Just two days after she said it would be her last year as a single woman, Toke Makinwa has stated that her goals as far as marriage is concerned is to be happy, saying she would not hesitate to divorce again if that condition is not met. Having expressly stated her willingness to give marriage … Read more
Following his recent unpleasant experience in the hands of South Africa police officers, former Big Brother Africa housemate, Tayo Faniran, is in Nigeria and on Wednesday met the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa, who had been on the case through an intervention as well as providing an … Read more
With swirling reports that she was forced by the Police to sign a letter to counter her petition detailing her rape allegations against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) online, Busola Dakolo has moved to dispel such. According to the celebrity photographer and wife of popular musician, Timi Dakolo, who accused … Read more
I’m one of the advocates of altering your body if that is what will make you more confident, Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has appeared in a BBC documentary, speaking about being proud of her body after enlarging her butt. In the documentary delivered in pidgin and titled “Brazilian butt lift: My bum-bum dey give me … Read more
Determined to leave Crystal Palace and having seen no headway despite more than two bids from two Premier League sides, Wilfried Zaha is believed to have submitted a transfer request. According to The Daily Express, Ivory Coast international handed in the transfer request to Crystal Palace to try and force through a move to Everton … Read more
Just weeks after helping the Super Eagles to a third-place finish at the Africa Nations Cup in Egypt, Arsenal are believed to have rejected a bid for Alex Iwobi from Everton. The Toffees turned to the winger, who made 51 appearances in all competitions last season for the Gunners after seeing at least two bids … Read more
While one just announced his retirement, another former Manchester United striker has just completed a move to Watford. This time, it has to do with Danny Welbeck, who became a free agent after he was released by Arsenal this summer. While The Hornets are expected to formally announce his signing, they did release a short … Read more
Left with just hours to work with, Champions League finalists, Tottenham Hotspurs are reportedly still pushing hard today to complete a deal for Juventus striker, Paulo Dybala, today. According to The London Evening Standard, Spurs are still working on a sensational deal to sign Dybala, a player that would have gone to Manchester United before … Read more
At the age of 40, former Manchester United and Atletico Madrid striker, Diego Forlán, announced his retirement on Wednesday, drawing the curtains on a 21-year career. The former Uruguay forward, who also turned for Villarreal and Internazionale, revealed his decision via Twitter, writing: “After 21 years I made the decision to end my career as … Read more
Google has denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s accusation that the hi-tech giant intends to control the flow of information to torpedo his re-election bid in 2020, U.S. media reported. “I watched Kevin Cernekee, a Google engineer, say terrible things about what they did in 2016 and that they want to ‘Make sure that Trump losses … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has on Wednesday assented to the National Biosafety Management Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019, with a view to preventing any adverse effect to human health and environment in the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on the National Assembly (Senate), Sen. Ita Enang, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja … Read more
The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthening public health research and boosting the capacity of healthcare workers towards achieving the Item 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, spoke at the yearly symposium of the African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) where he assured … Read more