There are online speculations that popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye better known as Bobrisky was on Thursday night arrested in Lagos. According to a report on Instablog9ja, Bobrisky was arrested at his residence in Bera Estate, Chevron Drive, Lekki area of the state and his cars were also seized. The police were said to have brought … Read more
A 37-year-old businessman, Lawrence Atikekeresola, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly making noise in a police station. The defendant, a resident of No. 5 Alaga St., Alakia, Isebo in Ibadan, is charged with three counts bordering on breach of peace and misdemeanour, PM News reports. He, however, pleaded not guilty … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has actually gone back to Abuja, Nigeria’s funding after taking part at the United Kingdom Africa Investment Summit in London, United Kingdom (UK). READ ALSO: NAF: See Full List Of Successful Candidates For 2019 Direct Short Service EKohotblog reports that President Buhari came to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on … Read more
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday revealed that measures have been put in place to tackle congestion at the Lagos Port Complex. The General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications of NPA, Mr Adams Jatto disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos. According to him, in response to the recent increase in … Read more
Suspected robbers on Tuesday killed Alhaji Aliu Sheu, the owner of a popular restaurant, WhiteHouse, at Sabo, Yaba, Lagos State. According to reports, Aliu was robbed on Monday in his house in Somolu, with the assailants stealing his property, including his Automated Teller Machine card which enabled the robbers withdrew and transferred N360,000 from the … Read more
The Kaduna State Government, on Friday, advised parents to send their children to school or face prosecution in accordance with extant laws. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs Phoebe Yayi, gave the advice in Kaduna. Yayi stressed that every child has the right to free, compulsory and universal basic education, adding that the state … Read more
Policemen at Surulere Police Station in Ilorin, Kwara State, are still frantically trying to locate a mysterious man that sauntered into their station and disclosed the murder of a truck driver, Mr. Emmanuel Adegoke. According to New Telegraph, the stranger gave a vividly description of where the truck of the deceased was parked and also … Read more
Police in Niger said one Suleiman Gimba of Maratu village in Nasko Local Government Area of the state, had allegedly killed his wife, Aishatu Suleiman, after a minor misunderstanding. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this in Minna on Friday, PM News reports. Usman said the incident occurred on Jan. … Read more
Turkey is set to introduce a law which would allow men accused of having sex with girls who are under 18 to avoid punishment if they marry their victims. The controversial so-called “marry-your-rapist” bill, which lawmakers are planning to introduce to Turkish parliament at the end of January, has sparked fury among women’s rights … Read more
The Lagos State government has alerted the public to a new virus, the new Coronavirus (nCoV) which is currently raging in China and has been reported in some countries, including the United States of America, which has caused no less than nine deaths. In a statement released by the health commissioner, Professor Akin Abayomi, the … Read more
The Delta State government has announced plans to partner the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology on Methanol fuel production. The State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, made this known during a visit to Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, on Thursday in Abuja. Okowa said the visit was to work out a mutual … Read more
At least eleven political parties have adopted to support the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the February 29 local government council elections in the state. The opposition parties said their reason for the adoption of the ruling party in the state was because of the long-existing understanding between them and the PDP The opposition Parties … Read more
The Governor of Oyo state Seyi Makinde, has warned the attorney general of the federation, Abubakar Malami, to mind his business and stop interfering the state’s matter. It could be be recalled that the AGF had written to the Governor to dissolve the caretaker committee for local governments in the states. Speaking through the Attorney-General … Read more
The Federal Government has insisted that there was no place for the establishment of a joint security outfit of the southwest known as Amotekun. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, made the declaration in Abuja in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Dr. Umar Gwandu and made available to press. Malami … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, January 24th, 2020 1. Nigerians answer questions on streets: On Their #Jaapa Plan for the year. (Video) Jaapa is a Nigerian coined slang used for those planning to find greener pasture or better still run away from one country to another. Ekohotblog took … Read more
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma has said that his administration will continue from where his predecessor stopped. Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was last week declared the governor of Imo State by the Supreme Court which sacked the administration of Governor Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking on the … Read more
The PDP raises alarm over an alleged plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unleash violence on the people and allegedly rig the re-run election in Essien Udim Local Government of Akwa Ibom State slated for Saturday. The party in a statement obtained by Vanguard, says it already has intelligence on how a serving … Read more
The spokesperson of former governor of Kano State, and Presidential aspirant, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso, Mrs Binta Spikin, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mrs Spikin announced her defection, on Wednesday, from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The development came a day after the state chairman of the party, Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, also quit … Read more
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed Senator Daisy Ehanire Danjuma, who represented Edo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly between 2003 to 2007, for her courage in endorsing him and defending her stance thereafter, applauding her forthrightness and commitment to the development of Edo State. Recall that speaking on behalf of … Read more
The harsh economic reality in Nigeria has been largely responsible for the mass exodus of Nigerians to the Western World, in search of better opportunities or the golden fleece. This is known in Nigeria as “Jaapa Plan”. Jaapa is a slang coined by Nigerians to describe the situation where people decide to search for greener … Read more