Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State while speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, has applauded the decision of Senator Danjuma Goje for stepping down for Ahmed Lawan. He said this after himself, Lawan, Goje and Senator-elect, Uba Sani (APC-Kaduna Central) finished from a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. According … Read more
A Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Thursday adjourned until June 19, hearing in a debt recovery suit filed by the federal government against Shell Western Supply & Trading Ltd, over an alleged $406.7 million shortfall in crude oil shipment. The suit numbered FHC/L/CS/336/16 was filed by FG’s counsel, Fabian Ajogwu, a professor … Read more
Timothy Owoeye, a former Osun State House of Assembly majority leader, has emerged the seventh speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly. He was declared winner of the election which took place at the maiden plenary of the new assembly on Thursday in Osogbo, the state capital. Recall that in October 2018, Timothy Owoeye … Read more
During the Senate’s valedictory session on Thursday, the Chief Whip , Olusola Adeyeye, scored the 8th Senate low on punctuality, oversight, legislation on restructuring, zero performance in the election of the Minority Leader and ‘confirmation of poor ministerial nominees’. While delivering his speech the senator representing Osun Central said, “If I leave without also pointing … Read more
The federal government, through the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has revoked six oil block licenses granted to five companies. While one of the licences is an Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL) where oil is still being explored, five licences are Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) According to a notice issued to the industry operators by the … Read more
In his speech during the valedictory session held on Thursday, Ike Ekweremadu praised his colleagues for resisting plans to ‘overthrow the outgoing 8th Senate. Ekweremadu hinted without giving any information on those involved that during the course of the 8th Senate some members of the Senate had attempted to overthrow the 8th Senate. While praising … 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. Police Burst Ritualist Den, Rescue 20 Victims The Oyo State Police Command has rescued no fewer than 20 persons from a ritualist shrine at Agungun area of Ibadan, the State … Read more
Hon. Funniniyi Afuye, a former commissioner for Information in Ekiti state also representing Ikere constituency, has on Thursday, emerged the Speaker of the 6th assembly in Ekiti State. He was a member of the assembly between 2007 and 2011 under the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Afuye was the Former Leader of Government Business … Read more
The governor of Kano state has cancelled an annual city parade by the powerful traditional emir, officials said Thursday, a sign of the frosty relationship between the two leaders. Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje scrapped the horseback procession by the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, after a security meeting held late on Wednesday. The procession … Read more
Ahmad Ahmad, the president of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been arrested at a hotel in Paris on Thursday morning. According to reports, the arrest was as a result of his alleged connection with a “contract unilaterally broken by CAF with German equipment manufacturer Puma to engage with the company Technical Steel, based in … Read more
Senator Danjuma Goje has withdrawn from the 9th Senate Presidency election expected to hold on June 11. The lawmaker also endorsed the Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan, for the position. This was disclosed by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, after their meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on … Read more
The body of missing British tourist Johny Doherty has been found this morning. It was recovered by police divers after a local spotted it floating in a bay west of cliffs at Cap Martinet in Ibiza, close to the villa where he vanished from early on Monday morning. Well-placed sources said Johny’s dad, who had … Read more
Eight Egyptian security personnel have been reported killed early Wednesday in a militant attack in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula, the Interior Ministry said. A group of “terrorist elements” attacked a security checkpoint in Arish, the capital city of North Sinai province, at dawn Wednesday, the ministry said in a statement quoted by state TV. … Read more
Sudan’s military rulers offered to resume talks with opposition groups on Wednesday, two days after security forces mounted a deadly raid on a protest camp, but the opposition rejected the invitation. Medics linked to the opposition said the death toll from Monday’s operation and subsequent unrest had risen to 108 and that it was expected … Read more
Pope Francis has given the ancient Lord’s Prayer an update – indicating that he felt followers of the Catholic faith had been led into mistranslation. Devout Catholics will need to recycle their Bibles after the pontiff ordered the change to the line ending: “and lead us not into temptation.” Francis said it had been poorly … Read more
Andy Ruiz Jr has boldly demanded £40million to rematch Anthony Joshua in the UK. The huge underdog sprung a seismic shock last weekend to drop Joshua four times before stopping him in the seventh round. The Brit immediately triggered the rematch clause with the second fight due to take place in November or December. Cardiff’s … Read more
A German nurse that has been confirmed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country’s post-war history was sentenced to life imprisonment Thursday for killing 85 patients in his care. Judge Sebastian Buehrmann called Niels Hoegel’s killing spree “incomprehensible”. The 42-year-old murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005 … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday offered former governor Abiola Ajimobi’s aides a 48-hour period to return government vehicles with them. The state government in a statement by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Chief Bisi Ilaka, said the former state officials must follow the directive. According to the statemeny, “ Governor … Read more
The Army has disclosed yesterday that troops ambushed Boko Haram terrorists in northern Borno, killing scores of them. Its spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa, said in a statement that the troops recovered arms and ammunition from the terrorists. According to him: “Following credible information from good Samaritans of a planned terrorists attack on 114 Task Force … Read more
A new report has revealed that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria led to the death of no fewer than 25,794 people in different violent crises across the country during the first four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure was contained in a new report released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project … Read more