President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded to the Senate, the name of Uba Maska for confirmation as Executive Commissioner of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC). The president’s request was contained in a letter read at the start of the plenary on Tuesday. “In accordance with section 8 (1) of the Nigeria Communcations Commission (NCC) act 2003, … Read more
Former presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili, has again attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, saying that becoming President was his “one and only outcome”. Ezekwesili said this on Tuesday in series of posts on her Twitter page while lamenting about state of the nation. The former minister said the current state of Nigeria shows the country is not … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the accelerated promotion of two senior officers and a subaltern of the Nigerian Army. This was contained in a statement by Army spokesman, Sagir Musa, on Tuesday. It said the officers were granted promotion for their extra-ordinary feats, courage, examplary leadership, loyalty, uncommon commitment and valour in the counter insurgency … Read more
A senator, Elisha Abbo, caught on camera assaulting a woman, has appeared before a Senate committee set up to investigate the incident. Mr Abbo appeared before the Senate ad-hoc committee on Tuesday afternoon. The Adamawa senator, however, refused to take an oath before the panel. He also refused to speak in the presence of journalists. … Read more
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. Chief Judge Reveals Deadline For Political Cases Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Adamu Kafarati has directed that all political cases still pending before the court should be … Read more
Former Super Eagles Captain, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha, and former Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mr. Emeka Mbah, are among professionals, technocrats and experts, inaugurated on Monday by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as members of the last batch of the sectoral ad-hoc committees to review various sectors of the state government … Read more
By Otunba TJ Abass Anyone could have mistaken it for a grand political gathering, or just a music fiesta. Especially with the melodious sounds from the array of instrumentations , and the gaily dressed and sophisticated individuals milling around, the ingredients for a music carnival was almost complete. But the event of this auspicious Saturday … Read more
Eze Edison Omeodu of Omofe Rundele from Emohua local government area of Rivers who was kidnapped last week has regained freedom. The monarch was abducted with his driver on Friday, July 5 at the Emohua axis of East-West road by unknown gunmen on his way back from Port Harcourt. The wife of the monarch, Dr. … Read more
Tanzania have sackeed their national team coach Emmanuel Amunike after they failed to win a game at the Africa Cup of Nations, and exited at the group stage. Tanzania coach Emmanuel Amunike during the match REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh Amunike took over last August and helped them qualify for the finals for the first time in … Read more
Some members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shiites group have lay siege on a policeman and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence corps officer at the National Assembly on Tuesday. The group stormed the NASS gate demanding to know the whereabouts of their leader, Shiekh Ibrahim Elzak-zaky. The armed protesters also smashed windows … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated ad congratulated the family of former Vice President Alex Ekwueme on the 85th birthday of Mrs Beatrice Chigozili Ekwueme. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari joined the family in celebrating the matriarch. The President noted that Beatrice’s … Read more
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has lampooned former president Olusegun Obasanjo, referring to him as the main problem with Nigeria. The Lagos monarch stated this during the public presentation of ‘Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics’, a book by Segun Osoba, ex-governor of Ogun state. The Lagos monarch was commenting on the controversial pact between … Read more
Argentine former head of state Fernando de la Rua — who was famously evacuated by helicopter from the presidential palace during the 2001 economic crisis — died Tuesday in Buenos Aires at the age of 81. “I share in the pain of his family,” said President Mauricio Macri, in announcing his death. “His democratic journey … Read more
A court in northeast China’s Liaoning Province on Tuesday sentenced a man to death for killing six children and injuring 20 people as he drove into children crossing the road. The defendant, Han Jihua, drove a sedan into a group of over 60 children and their two teachers before fleeing the scene on November 22 … Read more
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on Tuesday remanded a man, Basiru Adeyanju, in prison custody for allegedly raping his 17-year-old teenage daughter. Justice Oluwatoyin Abodunde, after listening to the argument of the parties in the matter, ordered the suspect be remanded in prison. The judge adjourned the matter till October 2, 2019 for … Read more
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disclosed it is providing one billion dollars grant to African countries to support the implementation of the Agreement for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). In a statement by Afreximbank’s spokesman, Mr Obi Emekekwue, the bank’s president disclosed this to the African Heads of States at the 12th … Read more
A 14-year-old boy was arrested on Monday in connection with the rape of a young woman in Germany. The prosecutor said that the boy was arrested, due to concerns he could become a repeat offender, adding that the boy was known to police for sexual harassment on two other occasions but under German law, he … Read more
The Sharia law enforcement agency in Jigawa State, Hisbah, discloses that it has arrested 48 suspects and confiscated 37 cartons of beer in Taura Local Government Area of the state. Hisbah Commander, Malam Ibrahim Dahiru, disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse on Tuesday. Dahiru said that the suspects were arrested after operatives of the agency, … Read more
The Kaduna Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Emuze Omosigho Emmanuel (aka Thomas Brooks) for offences bordering on cheating. Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court on July 8, 2019 found Thomas Brooks guilty of the one-count charge preferred against him after he … Read more
Controversial blogger, Kemi Olunloyo has disclosed that Busola Dakolo’s Allegations against pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, are lies and given some evidence to prove her point. Kemi Olunloyo who took it upon herself to investigate the allegation revealed that the incident, whether rape or consensual sex, never happened. “A lot … Read more