YouTube Complies With Court Order, Blocks Hong Kong Protest Anthem Videos

YouTube

 YouTube obeys court order in Hong Kong. Blocks access to 32 videos including protest anthem. Ensures compliance with legal directives. Eko hot blog reports that In a recent development, YouTube announced its compliance with a Hong Kong court decision to block access to 32 video links containing content deemed prohibited. Editor’s Pick  Admiring President Bola … Read more

Lagos Intensifies Crackdown On Illegal Extensions, Obstructions In Markets

Lagos Intensifies Crackdown On Illegal Extensions, Obstructions In Markets

Zero tolerance for illegal constructions on shops, buildings Enforcement exercise targets Lagos Island Central Business District Aims to ensure safety, orderliness in markets and streets Eko Hot Blog reports that, in a stern move, the Lagos State Government has intensified its crackdown on illegal extensions and attachments on shops and buildings across the state. The … Read more

Let Us Remember Our Days – Atiku, Okonjo-Iweala, Others Mourn Access CEO, Herbert Wigwe

Wigwe

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, has reportedly died following the crash of a helicopter conveying him and five others on Friday night near the California-Nevada border in the United States of America. According to several media reports, others involved in the fatal crash were his wife, … Read more

Tribunal Grants Ajaka, SDP Access To Kogi Election Materials

Kogi Election

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, led by Justice Yusuf Ado Birnin-Kudu in Lokoja, has granted Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and his legal team to access documents used in the November 11 gubernatorial election. Following an application by Ajaka’s counsel, S.E. Aruwa SAN, who struggled to … Read more

Naira Crisis: Angry Mob Sets Access, Union, First Bank Ablaze In Delta [PHOTOS]

  • An angry mob has reportedly burned down Access Bank, Union Bank, and First Bank in Delta.

  • The protest started peacefully on the streets of Udu before it turned violent.

  • Also, in Oyo and Osun, there have been violent protests over the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Some hoodlums who joined protesters on Wednesday set ablaze Union, Access Bank, and First Bank branches in Udu area of Warri, Delta State.

The protest against the scarcity of the new Naira notes began on the streets of Udu before it turned violent, resulting in the burning of buildings by some hoodlums.

EDITOR’S PICKS 

In the South-west states of Oyo and Osun, there have also been violent protests over the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes.

On Wednesday, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State asked the Federal Government to review its Naira policy “before the situation gets out of hand.”

FURTHER READING

According to him, “this is the worst policy done by the Federal Government.”

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Fani Kayode Shames Access Bank For Betraying Workers To Please Buhari

Access Bank Completes N15bn Green Bond Cross-listing

A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has condemned the Group Managing Director of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe, for sacking some his workers. Recall Access Bank had announced plans to sack its workers and shutdown over 300 branches as a result of the  Coronavirus outbreak and lockdown. Herbert Wigwe had said that apart from the mass … Read more

COVID-19: Pregnant Access Bank Employee Collapses After Receiving Sack Letter

A pregnant Access Bank employee who was affected by the bank’s mass retrenchment of staff collapsed on Saturday after receiving her sack letter. According to SaharaReporters, the employee who is three months pregnant received a sack letter from the Ketu/Ikorodu branch of Access Bank. A colleague, close to the pregnant woman told SaharaReporters via a … Read more

Loven Charles Emerges Winner Of ‘Access The Stars’

Loven Charles Emerges Winner Of ‘Access The Stars’

A 24-year-old singer and songwriter, Loven Charles has emerged the winner of Access The Stars Season 1, a new music reality talent hunt to discover and grow new stars. Charles smiles home with a grand prize of N150 million, a brand new car, and a music recording contract. He emerged winner after the 4-week highly … Read more

Transaction On NSE Continues Losing Streak, Sheds N98bn

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) market capitalisation on Tuesday continued in a losing streak, dropping by N98 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the market capitalisation which opened at N13.354 trillion shed N98 billion or 0.73 per cent to close at N13.256 trillion. Also, the All Share Index (ASI) dropped 222.36 points, … Read more