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Protesters Storm National Assembly Over Ihedioha’s Removal

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Imo: Ihedioha Breaks Silence On Judgement That Removed Him From Power

Hundred of protesters have stormed the National Assembly complex to protest the removal of Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as Governor of Imo state by the Supreme Court. It could be recalled that the Supreme Court in its judgment bad declared the election of Ihedioha viod and declared Hope Uzodinma of the … Read more

NFVCB Lifts Ban On Banky W’s ‘Sugar Rush’, Returns To Cinemas

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Days after it prohibited “Sugar Rush” movie from showing in cinemas across the country, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) has lifted the ban. NFVCB earlier banned Sugar Rush which hit cinemas on 25 December, 2019, because the temporary approval given for the movie exhibition had expired. Speaking on the suspension of the movie, the … Read more

Buhari Says, His Re-Election Was Not Rigged

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President Muhammadu Buhari, has defended his reelection, stressing that it was not fluke going my the number of votes he got in the 2019 presidential poll. Buhari noted that the 2019 presidential election of free and fair hence, he was a beneficiary of the product of a free and fair election. Speaking at a dinner … Read more

Nnamdi Kanu To Storm Nigeria For Parents’ Burial

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Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has announced his plan to attend the burial of his parents slated for February 14, 2020. Kanu who spoke through IPOB spokesperson, Emma Powerful said the burial would follow the normal burial preparation, according to the custom of the land. He however refused to disclose the … Read more

Amotekun: Are Yorubas Finally Speaking With One Voice? (OPINION)

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Needless Controversy Over Amotekun! By Abiodun Komolafe

There has been no shortage of intrigue since the Governors of the South West states united to launch Operation Amotekun. That step, it can be argued was the first time in a long while that the Yorubas united to speak with one voice, ditching political allegiances to stand as one. Of the six South West … Read more

Eminem Surprises Fans, Releases New Album (See How To Download)

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Popular US rapper Marshall Mathers better known as Eminem has again surprised his fans as he drops  a new album titled “Music To Be Murdered By” in the early hours of Friday, January 17. Eminem, sometime ago shocked his fans with his second album in 2018 titled, “Kamikaze”. The 20-track album features acts like Anderson .Paak, … Read more

Super Falcons Star Oshoala Backs Nigeria To Host 2020 AWCON

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Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has backed Nigeria in their quest to host the 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) because it would benefit the country. Oshoala who emerges the 2019 African Footballer of the Year, believes the Confederation of African Football (CAF) should hand over the hosting rights of the tournament to Nigeria … Read more

#JusticeForChima: VP Osinbajo To Police, Stop Harassing Young People (Video)

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Vice President Yomi Osinbajo speaks against Police Harassment, Extra Judicial Killings and need for the senior police officers to curtail the excesses.

Vice President Yomi Osinbajo speaks against Police Harassment, Extra Judicial Killings and need for the senior police officers to curtail the excesses.

Ekohotblog earlier reported the alleged killing of a mechanic Chima Ikwunado by some operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

This online news platform understands that Chima was tortured to death by some rogue police officers attached to the Mile 1 police station in Port Harcourt.
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#JusticeForChima: Nigerians React Over Unjust Killing Of Mechanic By Police

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#JusticeForChima: Nigerians React Over Unjust Killing Of Mechanic By Police

#JusticeForChima, Nigerian Twitter users were united in outrage over the heartwrenching story of the alleged killing of a mechanic Chima Ikwunado by some operatives of the Nigeria Police Force in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Comrade Phils, a citizen journalist, shared the story on his Facebook page and has since sparked outrage on social … Read more

DMO Says Nigeria’s Debt Profile Stands At N26.2 trillion

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Nigeria’s Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced that the country public debt profile stood at a total of N26.2 trillion as at September 2019. The Director-General of DMO, Ms Patience Oniha, disclosed this during a presentation of Public Debt Data as at September 30, 2019, in Abuja on Friday. Oniha explained that the debt comprised … Read more

Amotekun: Bode George Warns FG Not To Incite Nigerians To War

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Amotekun 

The Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has warned the federal government not to use the joint security task force by southwest states known as Operation Amotekun to incite Nigerians to war. George, who threw his weight behind the outfit said Amotekun should be embraced and not criticized … Read more

Just In: Court Sacks Senator Ifeanyi Ubah

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Just In: Court Sacks Ifeanyi Ubah From Anambra Senate, See Why

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked the senator representing Anambra South district, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah from the Senate. The Young Progressives Party (YPP), senator Ubah, was sacked from the senate following a judgment of the federal high court sitting in Bwari area of Abuja on Friday. Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/17/darkness-envelops-nigeria-as-national-grid-collapses/ More details later…

FG To Cut Down Fuel Price To N97 Per Litre

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Presidency Exempts Tuition, Food, Sanitary Pads From New VAT Hike

In a bid to make fuel less expensive for Nigerians, the Federal Government has introduced an alternative petrol, Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, which  will cost between N95 to N97 per litre. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva  disclosed that the CNG fuel has undergone a pilot project … Read more

How Alfa Was Caught On Camera Defiling A 5-Year-Old Girl In Mosque

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A prosecution witness in a defilement case against a cleric, Abdulsalam Salaudeen, on Thursday, narrated how he allegedly caught the defendant in the act with a hidden camera. Mr Ebenezer Omejalile, a social worker and child protection consultant, testified before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. He was led in evidence by Mr … Read more

Darkness Envelops Nigeria As National Grid Collapses

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Nigeria has been plunged into darkness as the national electricity grid  collapsed for the first time in the year 2020. According to a tweet by Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), the present outage is affecting all TCN system on the grid. “Dear Customer, present outage affecting all is a TCN System Disturbance on the grid. … Read more

Buhari Nominates Kingsley Obiora As CBN Deputy Governor

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President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated Dr Kingsley Obiora as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). If confirmed by the Senate, Dr Obiora, who is an Alternate Executive Director at the Washington DC office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be replacing Dr Joseph Nnanna, who retires on February 2, 2020. … Read more

Court Remands Boyfriend For Setting Girlfriend Ablaze

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Court Sentence Man To 12 Years Imprisonment For Human Trafficking

The Lagos State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ebute Meta, on Thursday, ordered the remand of Victor Orji, for allegedly setting his girlfriend ablaze. The prosecutor, Jimah Iseghede, told the court that the offence contravened Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015. Read Also: Three Storey Building Collapses In Lagos The presiding Magistrate, … Read more

Three Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

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An uncompleted three-storey building, on Friday, collapsed around the Ago Palace way in Lagos State. Read Also: Landlords, Shop Owners, Tenants Major Cause Of Fire Incidents – Director Of Fire Service The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident said a yet-to-be identify man had been trapped under the … Read more

Police Rescues 27 Children Kept Hostage In Illegal Orphanage

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Twenty-seven children who were kept hostages in an illegal orphanage home situated at Iroko Avenue, Nomansland, Kano,  have been rescued by the State Police Command. State commissioner of police, CP Ahmad Illiyasu confirmed the incident while briefing newsmen on the command’s efforts to rescue Kano missing children. He explained that operatives of operation Puff-Adder arrested … Read more

Soldiers Invited By Woman To Beat Neighbour Mistakenly Kill Her Sister

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Police Confirms The Arrest Of A Kano Man Who Locked 30-Year-Old Son In Car Garage For 7 Years

A 25-year-old woman, Onyeka Nwachukwu, who called two soldiers to beat up her neighbour, Nelson Jackson, is currently cooling her heels in a detention facility of the Lagos State Police Command after the soldiers mistakenly killed her own sister, Chinwendu Nwachukwu. The PUNCH learnt that the incident occurred on Tuesday in Seaside Estate located in … Read more

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