A 36-year-old driver, Umaru Madaki, who allegedly obtained a Toyota Corolla car valued at N500,000 by false pretences, on Friday appeared before a Grade 1 Area Court in Karmo, Abuja. The defendant, who resides at Gidan Sarki, Karmo, is facing a three-count charge of joint act, giving false information and shielding an offender from arrest. … Read more
The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) on Friday urged women organisations to support the call for the execution of rapists in the country. Mrs Laraba Shoda, National President of NCWS said this in a statement issued in Abuja in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. According to … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old unemployed man, Taiwo Folarin, to one year imprisonment, for trafficking 2.6 kg of Cannabis Sativa. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke sentenced Folarin, following his guilty plea. Aneke gave the convict an option of to pay a fine of N50,000. Earlier, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency … Read more
The Dora-Care Behavioural Foundation, an NGO, has urged Nigerians to try as much as possible to eliminate stressors and depression in order to live a normal healthy life. The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Mrs Kemi Akinyelure, gave the advice in an interview with the Eko Hot Blog in Lagos, on Friday. According to … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar says the recent killings by Boko Haram insurgents would have been avoided if the government had risen to the occasion. For weeks, insurgents and bandits launched series of attacks on communities in the north, resulting in the loss of lives and destruction of property. This is Contained in a … Read more
The national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF), Sani Aliyu on COVID-19, says Nigerians now stand a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. He disclosed this during the PTF briefing in Abuja on Thursday. According to Aliyu, there is a greater risk of infection now that the lockdown has been eased and peo ple choose … Read more
The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has appealed to resident doctors currently on strike to return to work. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and PTF chairman who stated this during Thursday briefing urged the doctors to consider the appropriateness of going on strike at this time. Read Also: Edo … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, June 19th, 2020 1. #COVID19Nigeria: NCDC Announces 745 New Cases, 6 Deaths The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced 745 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. READ MORE 2. Cubana Chief Priest Blesses Kemi Olunloyo As He Regains … Read more
Acting National Chairman of the All progressive congress APC senator Abiola Ajimobi has inaugurated the Edo State Governorship primary election and appeal Committee for the three aspirants cleared to participate in the June 22, Edo governorship primaries. The APC National Working Committee, headed by the Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Deputy National Chairman, South, was represented by … Read more
Bolaji Tunji,the media Aide to Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi has called on general public to disregard any news about the death of his boss. He described the reports as untrue. Read Also: Job scam: NSCDC officer Bags Three Years Imprisonment In a post on his social media handles, … Read more
…over 11,000 beneficiaries yet to be paid since January – N-Power Coordinator The House of Representatives’ Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday the whooping sum of N475 billion allegedly spent on the N-Power scheme between 2016 and 2020. While the agency stipulated that the sum of N474,961,312,112.42 was expended on N-Power since inception, the Assistant … Read more
Police arrests a 32-years-old man, identified as Chigbo Akpoluobi for allegedly raping a 7-year-old girl in Okpoko, part of Onitsha in Anambra State. Ekohotblog gathered that the incident happened on Sunday afternoon, June 14, 2020 when Chigbo lured the 7-Year-old girl into his apartment where he had canal knowledge of her. The incident was however … Read more
Justice A. J. Awak of Gombe State High Court, on Wednesday, convicted an operative of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zubairu Baba Ali. The officer attached to the Yobe State Command was sentenced to three years imprisonment for employment scam. He was arraigned before the court by the Gombe Zonal office of the … Read more
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has concluded arrangements to begin oil exploration activities in the Bida Basin of Niger State. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, said this while visiting the governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, on Wednesday. Represented by the Group General Manager, Frontier Exploration Services, Abdullahi … Read more
As the cases of coronavirus pandemic keep increasing in Nigeria, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has expressed concerns over the disobedience of many Nigerians to the prevention protocols against the spread of Covid 19. Director General of the agency, Dr Garba Abari stated this on Thursday at the presentation of second report of the agency’s … Read more
Nigeria center for disease control NCDC has announced the inclusion of four new Covid-19 Molecular Laboratories in Ekiti, Kano, and FCT. According to the NCDC, the 4 labs are 54 Gene, located in Ekiti state and Abuja, E-Health Africa, and international Foundation Against Infectious Diseases in Nigeria (IFAN) laboratories are both located in Kano State. … Read more
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Kebbi State on Wednesday called for the establishment of a “Police Gender Help Desk” to effectively tackle cases of gender-based violence, particularly rape. Eko Hot Blog reports that the CSOs comprised Kungiyar Tallafin Mata Development Initiative, Nana Girls and Women Empowerment Initiative and Ass of Women Living with HIV&AIDS … Read more
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) recently called for the establishment of family courts to support and expedite action against rape and children abuse cases in the country. Hajiya Halima Dimis, the Zonal Secretary, Zone E, NAWOJ, made the appeal at a rally against rape organised by the Bauchi chapter of the association in … Read more
Concerned NationBuilders Initiative (CNI) an NGO, has called for decent dressing by both genders as a strategy to reduce rape and defilement in Epe community. Mrs Zainab Olanrewaju, the General Secretary of the NGO, spoke with Eko Hot Blog on Thursday in Epe, following incessant rape and defilement case recorded recently in the neighbourhood. She … Read more
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Wednesday shared N547.309 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of May. Mr Hassan Dodo, the Director of Information in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, made this known in a statement in Abuja. He said the virtual meeting was chaired by the … Read more