Ogwashi-uku, a small village close to Ogwash-uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, has been thrown into confusion as an inspector of Police attached to the State Command was found dead inside a patrol van in the area. The Police patrol team which was at a checkpoint along Ogwashi-Uku axis of the Asaba-Ughelli expressway … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday assured that Nigeria will soon see the end of the insurgence that has bedeviled the North-Eastern part of the country like she saw the end of the Nigeria/Biafra civil war. President Buhari gave the assurance when he received the European Union (EU) Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, at the Presidential … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, January 25th, 2020 1. No Compromise On Standard In Essien Udim Re-run Poll – Akwa Ibom REC The Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Commissioner REC for Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini has warned officials going against the core value of the Commission … Read more
A bill to bar the President, Governors and other public office holders from foreign medical trips without court approval, has been slated for second reading in the House of Representatives. A copy of the legislation obtained yesterday, entitled: “Public Officers International Medical Treatment Trips Regulation Bill, 2019,” is sponsored by Sergius Ogun(PDP-Edo). The proposed Act, … Read more
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says Southwest governors are ready to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to explain the whole concept of the security outfit, Amotekun, and why it is urgently needed. Governor Akerelodu told journalists in Abuja on Friday morning that the meeting with Buhari would have taken place if not for his … Read more
Four days after the last inspection tour of the Lagos-Ibadan Railway Project, where the Hon. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi expressed displeasure over the slow pace of work in which he mounted pressure on the contractors (CCECC) to speed up the level of work, the Minister has satisfactorily confirmed that there had … Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Friday said that Mr. Godwin Obaseki will be re-elected as Governor of Edo State, stressing that nothing will stop the governor’s re-election because Obaseki has done well and deserves to continue in office. Obaseki is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) while Umahi is a member … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Commissioner REC for Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini has warned officials going against the core value of the Commission during Essien Udim local government re-run election on Saturday. According to him, the core value of the Commission was ensuring integrity, transparency and fair play in the discharge of … Read more
The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has said the lawmakers would collaborate with the police to ensure effective crime-fighting and prevention at the grassroots in the State. Oborevwori stated this when the newly posted Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa paid him a courtesy visit in his office. He … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State has raised alarm over plans by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Senator Godswill Akpabio and the All Progressives Congress, APC, to allegedly rig the rerun elections in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial District through the mercenary of DIG Michael Igbizi, armed thugs and fake police. Also Read: … Read more
Thirty Nigerian females stranded in Mali have voluntarily returned to the country after spending many years in the Francophone country. Their return, The Nation learnt was facilitated by the assistance programme put together by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) after a harrowing experience in Mali. This is just as no fewer than nine persons … Read more
After drinking a gin, popularly known as ‘Kaikai’ five men have gone insane at Omuakwuru community in Igboo-Etche, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. Reports have it that the men committed act during the burial of an elder, Blessing Wokowa. Read Also: WHO Says It’s Too Early To Declare Global Emergency Over Coronavirus It … Read more
The Akwa Ibom state government has reached an agreement with the organized Labour Congress over the new approved minimum wage. The state’s Commissioner for Labour and Man Power Planning, Professor Victor Inoka, disclosed to newsmen soon after signing of the agreement after days of tense negotiations. According to him, “the agreement was that we pay … Read more
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded five men in the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos State, for allegedly robbing two men of valuables worth N395,000, at gunpoint. The defendants – Rasaki Sunmola, 20; Kunle Asemidara, 22; Japhaet Scoth, 28; Joseph Jimoh, 29, and Daniel Joseph, 23 – are facing charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and … Read more
An 18-year-old bricklayer, Kazeem Abdulfatai, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged membership of an unlawful society and displaying dangerous weapons. Abdulfatai, who resides at No. 16 Inusango, Mosalasi Alhaja, Agege, Lagos State, is charged with three counts of belonging to an unlawful society, displaying dangerous arms and conspiracy, but pleaded not … Read more
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two siblings; Olatunji Beyioku (aka Bashorun) and Oluwayomi Oluwafemi Beyioku (aka Ola 1)for allegedly falsely presenting themselves as agent of the commission to defraud members of the public. The duo were on Thursday, January 23, dragged before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of … Read more
The Institution of Occupational Safety And Health(IOSH), has stressed her commitment to support Nigeria’s transformative strategy to raise safety and health standards and improve competencies amongst professionals across the continent. This commitment was made at the just concluded maiden edition of the IOSH West Africa Conference with the theme ” Shaping the future of Occupational … Read more
Popular reality show, BBNaija 2018 star, Leo DaSilva, in a recent interview disclosed he has never been with a woman. During the interview, Leo was asked to name the songs on his ‘intimacy’ playlist and the reality star revealed that he has not laid with a woman before. He, however, listed the songs that he … Read more
Award- winning singer Bukola Elemide, much better referred to as Asa, has actually disclosed that net scammers “Yahoo boys” just recently emptied her savings account. Asa made the discovery in a current meeting with Cool FM, proclaiming her love for debatable singer Naira marley. “Yahoo Boys emptied my savings account, yet we will not enter … Read more
A photographer Saeed Bolden has slammed famous American reality TV star Kim Kardashian with a lawsuit for posting a photo of herself and husband, Kanye West on Instagram. The photo of Kardashian and West sharing a tender moment at a party in 2018, was shared on the platform when the photographer, in a New York … Read more