A fatal accident in Opi-Nsukka road has claimed the lives of at least three persons while four others are in critical condition at the hospital. The accident occurred when a commercial bus collided with a tipper lorry along Opi axis in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday. It was gathered that The … Read more
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and his counterpart in Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, have urged the leadership President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the ‘Operation Whirl Stroke‘ in the northern states. The duo made the appeal at a joint security meeting on Sunday in Lafia, following tensions arising from the federal government’s decision to … Read more
Nigeria’s fast-growing and upcoming music artist, Okeowo Nimi has revealed he will go extra mile to make the popular Nigeria songstress, Tiwa Savage his lover. The Afropop artiste said he does not care how long it takes him, but it is part of his aspiration to marry the mother. According to him, the award winning … Read more
Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described the Supreme Court’s judgement as ‘nonsense’, wondering how APC who came fourth in the governorship election in Imo emerges winner. Fani-Kayode who reacted to the All Progressives Congress, (APC), candidate, Senator Hope Uzodinma’s victory at the Supreme Court tweeted: “Would someone please explain to me how … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 1. Custom Speaks On Why Criminals Resorted To Container Broaching The Nigeria Custom Service NCS has revealed the reason behind criminals resorting to container broaching in the nation’s ports. READ MORE 2. International Oil Companies Relieved As Delta Quashes Protest … Read more
Plateau State Governor Simon Lalong has commiserated with the people of Kanam Emirate and the nation over the death of Alhaji Shuaibu Alhassan, an elder statesman who died on Monday after a protracted illness. Lalong, in a statement described the death of Alhassan as a great loss to the Kanam Emirate, the state and the … Read more
Canadian rapper, Drake would be visiting Nigeria in March, this year, as part of his six-cities African tour in countries including Ghana and South Africa. The “One Dance” singer would be visiting two cities in Nigeria, such as Lagos and Abuja. See the schedule for the performances and city stops below; South Africa (Johannesburg) on March … Read more
The Delta State government has banned any form of protest by youths and communities to offices of the international oil companies (IOCs) operating in Delta. Speaking during a meeting with some officials of Midwestern Oil and Gas Company, the State Commissioner for Oil and Gas, Emmanuel Amgbaduba, said the government would not condone any form … Read more
The Nigeria Custom Service NCS has revealed the reason behind criminals resorting to container broaching in the nation’s ports. Custom adduced the frustration of container flying as a result of height of security presence at the wharf as major reason for criminals now engaging in broaching. Container broaching refers to breaking into and stealing contents … Read more
Controversial rapper, Temidayo Omoniyi better known as Zlatan Ibile seems happy about his fan base, hours after he left many confused on reasons he deleted all posts on Instagram handle. Even though all the posts disappeared, Zlatan still updated posts on his Instastory. Well, he has taken to his Snapchat handle to say he never … Read more
Manchester United have reportedly completed a £64m deal, to sign Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli. Koulibaly has also been linked with Tottenham and Arsenal, but it is claimed that United have moved quickly to land the defender. The 28-year-old is however not expected to join until the summer Italian journalist Fabio Santini broke the news, and … Read more
The people of Imo state have expressed jubilation at the declaration of the Supreme Court verdict announcing Senator Hope Uzodinma as the legitimate elected winner of the 2019 March gubernatorial election in the state. It was observed on Tuesday, in Owerri, the celebration mood was high as some people were seen discussing it happily. Uzodinma … Read more
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku scored twice – including a goal after 21 seconds – as Inter Milan eased into the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia with a 4-1 win over Cagliari. The 26-year-old slotted the first after a terrible backpass by Christian Oliva and Borja Valero tapped in for 2-0. Lukaku headed in his second, … Read more
Tottenham gained a hard-fought victory over Championship side Middlesbrough in their FA Cup third-round replay. Spurs were gifted a second-minute lead when Boro goalkeeper Tomas Mejias passed the ball to Giovani lo Celso, who cut inside a challenge and scored. Lamela doubled the hosts’ advantage after 15 minutes when he flicked the ball past Mejias … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, has reacted to the Supreme Court verdict sacking the Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha as the legitimate elected governor of the State. It could be recalled that the Supreme Court in an unanimous order had declared the election of Ihedioha viod and declared the candidate of the All Progress Congress APC, Sen. … Read more
The Nigerian Bottling Company has announced the appointment of Matthieu Seguin as the company’s Managing Director effective. Ekohotblog reports that Seguin succeeds George Polymenakos who was appointed in August 2016. Although until his appointment, Seguin was the General Manager for Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland for almost four years. According to NBC statement signed … Read more
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor but joined allies Japan and South Korea in appealing for diplomacy to ease tensions with Pyongyang. Showing a united front, Japan’s defense and foreign ministers and South Korea’s foreign minister all held talks with American counterparts Tuesday on both … Read more
There was a disruption of proceedings at the Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos on Tuesday when men of the Environmental Monitoring Task Force of the Lagos State Government stormed the court to tow away vehicles belonging to lawyers and litigants parked outside the court premises. Some lawyers were making submissions and arguments before various … Read more
Ahead of the plans to utilize ICT in providing qualitative healthcare for Lagosians, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared the intention of his administration to continue to review strategies and policies geared towards delivering the T.H.EM.E.S agenda. The Governor stated this today while speaking at the opening ceremony of a three-day Technical Conference on eHealth with … Read more
The newly appointed Provost of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos State, Prof Bidemi Lafiaji-Okuneye, on Monday assumed office as the substantive head of the institution. This followed the expiration of the tenure of the immediate past provost, Dr Omolola Ladele, on Saturday, January 11, 2020, Punch reports. A statement on Monday … Read more