Fourteen students died on Saturday morning in Toeni, Sourou province, in northwestern Burkina Faso when the bus transporting them jumped on a mine, Xinhua learned from a security source. “A bus transporting students to the city of Toma jumped on a mine. “The death toll is 14 and four injured,” an army official said on … Read more
The House of Representative committee on Air Force, has applauded the Nigerian Air Force For destroying the logistics command center of the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram in Born state. It was gathered the logistics facility which was located at Gujeri area of Borno State was destroyed on December 31 during a coordinated air strkie … Read more
No fewer than 215 inmates have been trained in different vocations in line with the mandate of the Nigeria Correctional Service. The Public Relations Officer of the Enugu State Command of the service, Mr Emeka Monday, on Saturday said that the training was aimed at impacting self-reliant skills on the inmates. The spokesman said that … Read more
The Federal Government has announced that it has taken over the surgical bill of the conjoined twins delivered in Bayelsa state. It was gathered that the conjoined twins were delivered on December 12 at the Nembe-City General Hospital in Bayelsa State, and have been transfered to an hospital in Yobe state where the separation surgery … Read more
Attorney General Bob Ferguson of the U.S. state of Washington on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court decision that challenged a popular healthcare law signed by former U.S. President Barack Obama. Ferguson said the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or better known as Obamacare, which Obama signed into law in March … Read more
World oil prices jumped nearly $3 on Friday after the US killed a top Iranian general, fanning fresh fears of conflict in the crude-rich Middle East, with Tehran warning of “severe” retaliation. The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, hit $69.16 per barrel, its highest since September 17, 2019 before easing to $68.81 per barrel as … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria is set to investigate merchants that have refused to comply with its directives on the Point of Sale charges. The apex bank had directed merchants to stop the deduction of additional N50 stamp duty on PoS transactions carried out by customers. Investigation revealed that some outlets have refused to comply … Read more
The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King has urged staff of the Board to embrace professionalism in their quest for qualitative service delivery to residents of the State. Alawiye-King gave the advice at the Y2020 joint prayer session held on the first working day of the year … Read more
A newly constructed section of Lagos-Badagry Highway was on Friday, declared open for public use by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, fulfilling the promise made at the inception of his administration. The construction of the 4-kilometre section, which stretches from Agboju to Trade Fair, started shortly after the current administration took off. Sanwo-Olu led members … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, January 4th, 2020 1. Obalende Street Lights Restored, After 20 Years Of Malfunction Executive Chairman of the Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon Fuad Atanda-Lawal has fulfilled his promise to the residents of Obalende to ensure that street lights were provided in … Read more
Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Mfon Bassey, said his ministry in collaboration with the police has arrested six suspected NITEL cable thieves at Atekong Street in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area in Cross River State. He said that the suspected thieves stole NITEL cable and destroyed the green area of Atekong Street, close to the defunct … Read more
Spain’s electoral board ordered on Friday that Catalan president Quim Torra be disqualified from being a member of Catalonia’s regional parliament, meaning he would lose his post. The decision comes after a Spanish court last month convicted him of disobedience for failing to remove separatist symbols from public buildings during an election campaign and banned … Read more
Executive Chairman of the Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon Fuad Atanda-Lawal has fulfilled his promise to the residents of Obalende to ensure that street lights were provided in the community. The chairman said the street lights which had been out of order for over 20 years, will become functional again on or before … Read more
Owners of abandoned vehicles and motorcycles parked at the Adatan Division in Abeokuta have been warned by the Ogun State Police Command to remove their vehicles or risk forfeiture. The vehicles, according to a statement issued by the police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, ‘’are one green Nissan Almera (SMK 629XA); one Nissan Sunny (GBE 548 XA) … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed that his adminstration was not in a hurry to withdraw troops from conflict zones across the country. The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the withdrawal of the military from areas where peace had been restored would not be … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the invasion of the Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area, Kogi State where 19 people were reportedly killed by unknown gunmen. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. He advised the communities involved … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has berated the British government stressing that the government of Britain was the worst enemy of Nigeria. The IPOB leader also berated those asking the group to seek the independence of the Biafra through appropriate channels, he described them as hypocrites. Kanu also … Read more
The Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Governor of Edo State, Chief Osaro Idah, has revealed the cause of the ongoing feud between Governor Obaseki and the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole. Idah revealed that Oshiomhole denied his boss the opportunity to nominate a federal appointees from Edo State … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that the opposition People Democratic Party PDP was the mastermind behind the purported third agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari. It could be recalled that President Buhari had in his new year message reinstated his resolve to withdraw from political activities at the … Read more
The People Democratic Party PDP, has berated the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, describing him as a broken brass. PDP urged Oshiomhole to stop canvassing for the impossible and face the tangling suspension on his political career as well as the unavoidable prosecution for the mismanagement of public funds while … Read more