A middle-aged man identified as Elvis Chris has appeared before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for reportedly murdering his son. Ekohotblog gathered that the son who got killed with a hot pressing iron was four years of age. Chris who pleaded not guilty was arraigned on one count of murder before Justice Hakeem … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the 29 newly sworn in governors and others in the position of leadership at all levels in Nigeria to stand for justice. He said the effects of banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities in Nigeria could only be addressed when there is justice in the … Read more
A 21-year-old identified as Chukwubuike Onuoha was shot to death by a Police Sergeant at Okwulagha Afara Ukwu in Umuahia, Abia State on Monday night. While talking to journalists on Tuesday, a women leader from the community, Mrs. Ngozi Ogbonna, disclosed that the deceased was in company with other youths from the community when the … Read more
Israel’s presidential Residence has announced that its first lady, Nechama Rivlin, 73, died on Tuesday morning after battling with respiratory disease for years, She died at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. Three months ago, Rivlin underwent a lung transplant. Rivlin suffered from pulmonary fibrosis and required the constant use of a portable oxygen tank, which … Read more
Ogun State Police Command have arrested two pipeline vandals, Tunde Ramoni, 45 and Yinka Olufowobi, 33. The two suspects were arrested by policemen attached to the Redeemed Camp Police Divisional headquarters who were on routine patrol along Simawa road. The two suspects were seen in a blue Toyota Camry car with registration number RC … Read more
U.S. tennis star Serena Williams, has emerged as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women. According to the publication, the 23-time Grand Slam champion made the list as a result of her estimated fortune of $224m (£177m). The majority of William’s fortune has been made as a result of … Read more
The British crown dependency of Jersey has held down £211 million (N72,708.,005,227) said to have been laundered from Nigeria by the former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha. According to the UK Metro, Abacha had stashed the money in accounts held in Jersey by Doraville Properties Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company. According to … 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. Buhari Attends Eid el-Fitr Prayer in Abuja Here are pictures of President Buhari this morning at he attends Eid el-Fitr Prayers at the Mabilla Barracks, Abuja. 2. Police Restrict Movement in Borno … Read more
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged as President of the 74th UN General Assembly. Muhammad-Bande, who was the sole candidate for the position, was elected on Tuesday at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York, the United States. He is the third Nigerian to hold the … Read more
Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau has through a recent video read the group’s ideology and recited the Nigerian national pledge. Ekohotblog understands that he denounced the pledge as “shirk” (associating a partner with God and is deemed one of the greatest sins in the religion) after reciting it. The embattled leader of Jama’atu Ahlil-Sunnah … Read more
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), Nigeria’s former Head of State has called on Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari to curtail the security challenges in the country. According to the former Nigerian leader who made the call while speaking with newsmen at his hilltop residence in Minna on Tuesday, he said Buhari had the capacity … Read more
Bank customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Lagos on Tuesday decried poor network and insufficient funds in most Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that at the time of filing this report, many customers were seen stranded and on long queues at ATMs waiting to make different transactions. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction at the conduct of peaceful elections in Nigeria, despite what he called “doomsday predictions of social disharmony.” The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the President made his feelings known in his Sallah message to Nigerians … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian newspapers headlines for today, Monday, June 3rd, 2019. 1. Presidency Debunks Approval Of LG, State Police Office of the Nigeria president has Monday evening distanced itself from reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of state and local government police across the federation. (Read More) 2. … Read more
An FCT High Court on Monday admitted Philomina Chieshe, charged with alleged “missing” N35 million belonging to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to bail in the sum of N20 million. Mrs Chieshe, a clerical officer with JAMB, was arraigned last Friday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Samuel Sale Umoru, … Read more
The Police Command in Borno has imposed a restriction of vehicular movement in the territory from 7 a.m. to 12.15 p.m. during the Eid celebration in Maiduguri and Jere Local Government Areas of the state. Abubakar Usman, the spokesman of the command, announced this in a statement in Maiduguri. Mr Usman said “Muslim faithfuls are … Read more
Here are pictures of President Buhari this morning at he attends Eid el-Fitr Prayers at the Mabilla Barracks, Abuja. More photos below…
The Lagos State Ministry of Education has announced that it has postponed the Basic Education Certificate Examination, which is a screening for admission to the state’s Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools. The examination board had earlier slated the 2019 Computer-Based Test for June 3. A statement by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs of the state’s … Read more
A chief magistrates’ court in Choba, Rivers State, on Monday, sentenced a fake lawyer, Sunday Ejiofor, to three years in prison. Ejiofor, who was accused of defrauding a commercial motorcyclist, had pleaded guilty to the one count preferred against him. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Israel Agbeso, said he sentenced the convict to only three years … Read more
The Vice President for Sustainable Development, World Bank, Laura Tuck, has warned Nigeria and other countries paying subsidies on fossil fuels to desist from it as such practice were not sufficient to support the poor. According to The PUNCH, Tuck stated this at the ongoing World Circular Economic Forum in Helsinki, Finland while addressing the … Read more