Nnamdi Kanu has given Buhari one condition to dump Biafra agitation. Kanu, who is the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), vowed to dump Biafra agitation should President Muhammadu Buhari appear in a live broadcast as he (Kanu) did on Wednesday. Ekohotblog recalls that controversial Nigerian journalist, Kemi Olunloyo said Nnamdi Kanu was … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has proclaimed the merits of late former President Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua, who likewise functioned as Governor of Katsina State for eight years. President Buhari praises his truthful and also genuine solution to the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Elderly Special Assistant on Media and Promotion, in a statement in Abuja … Read more
A court sitting in Katsina State on Tuesday sentenced a 70-year-old man, Lawal Izala, to 18 months imprisonment. Izala was arrested last week for allegedly insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Aminu Masar of Katsina State in a viral video. The septuagenarian and two others were arraigned for inciting disobedience to civil authorities and disrespect … Read more
Jigawa State has recorded its second death from the COVID-19 pandemic. The patient who is a pregnant woman from Zareka ward in the Miga Local Government Area of the state died as a result of a miscarriage at her isolation centre. The member of the State Task Force who confirmed the news disclosed that the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja via teleconference took part in the online Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Contact Group Meeting in response to coronavirus. Recall that the meeting with the theme; ”United Against COVID-19”, was presided over by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and current Chair of the NAM, Mr IIham … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to Nigerians over the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Mr. President should apologize to Nigerians for his failures, which have worsened the pandemic situation. He should also account for the billions of naira, which his government claimed to have spent, particularly, on palliatives,” … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Police authorities to heighten the search for the arrest of the suspects that kidnapped and killed three students of University of Port Harcourt they are made to face the wrath of the law. The President has also sympathized with the families of the three students reportedly murdered by their kidnappers … Read more
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Saturday says he has been granted authorization by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to relax the 14-day lockdown imposed on the state. Buhari had declared the lockdown on the state during his address to the nation on Monday as part of measures to thwart the rising coronavirus … Read more
Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo has expressed her concern over the government’s decision to ease the lockdown. Hilda Dokubo said someone is lying to the president about what is actually going down. She posted a video with the caption: “Who is lying to the President? “They have relaxed the lockdown. Your safety and life is now in … Read more
A 70-year-old man, identified as Lawal Abdullahi, has been arrested for allegedly insulting President Muhammadu Buhari and Aminu Masari, governor of Kastina state. Abdullahi was arrested by Kastina state police command alongside, Bahaje Abu, 30, and Hamza Abubakar, 27. The notice of the arrest of the trio was contained In a statement signed by Gambo … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has disavowed the approval of ₦850 billion loan for President Muhammadu Buhari following the resumption of it’s plenary on Tuesday. Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Ajibola Basiru, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday revealed that the Senate only passed a resolution to vary the terms of the … Read more
US President Donald Trump says there are plans to send ventilators to Nigeria as the country desperately needs the all important health equipment to consolidate its gains and boost its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The President said this at a press conference on Wednesday. It would be recalled that Lai Mohammed, minister of information, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide on Social Media matters, Lauretta Onochie, has clarified after it was discovered the Buhari appointed a dead person (LT. Chief Tobias Chukwuemeka Okwuru )into the board of one the federal government agencies. Ekohotblog earlier reported that Chief Tobias Chukwuemeka Okwuru is one of the member-nominees (Ebonyi State) in Buhari’s letter to … Read more
The Senate, Nigeria upper legislative body, on Tuesday approved the N850billion loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari. The approval follows the reading of the loan request letter by the senate president, Ahmad Lawan, after a closed session with members when the red chamber resumes plenary on Tuesday. According to the letter, the loan request is … Read more
Daughter of Abba Kyari, late chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha has berated her father’s critics for always attacking him. Ekohotblog recalls that Abba Kyari had on April 17 died from coronavirus (COVID-19) complications a few weeks after he had tested positive for the novel disease. This online news platform understands that before … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari in his widely anticipated national broadcast on Monday concerning the health quagmire the country is enmeshed in unveil series of new and revised measures to help tackle the virulent COVID-19 pandemic especially in the federal capital territory, Abuja and two states, Lagos and Ogun. While some of the existing measures, like banning … Read more
….. Urges Nigerians To Remain Vigilant The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is appalled that President Muhammadu Buhari, in his Monday’s COVID-19 address, again, failed to offer decisive solutions to protect Nigerians from the deadly pandemic. According to a statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party also expressed disappointment that President Buhari … Read more
For days on end, Kano state has been in the news for the most surreal of reasons, no thanks to a malignant strange disease that has almost brought the state to its knee. This yet-to-be identified disease has killed over 400 people in the state, a development that was, initially, vehemently debunked by the state … Read more
The details of President Muhammadu Buhari meeting on Sunday night with the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, and the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu has surfaced. The trio held a closed-door meeting at the State House, Abuja to deliberate on various health challenges rocking the country top of which are, … Read more
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says the presidential lockdown imposed on some states can on be reversed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ehanire said this when he appeared he featured on a programme on Channels Television called Sunday Politics. He said the government had not waver in its efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read more