A 37-year-old vigilante member, Sunday Kalu has been arrested for stabbing a 17-year-old boy identified as Chinemerem Ifeanyi to death over a minor argument. The deceased and the vigilante member clashed on his way home from work around 8 p.m at Agu Road in Ndiegoro community of Aba South LGA, PM News reports. A resident … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, January 3rd, 2020 1. ‘Your Contributions To Development Remain Valuable’ – LASG To Volunteer Groups Lagos State Government has told the various volunteer groups in the State that their contributions to the development in the realization of a greater Lagos remain valuable and … Read more
Lagos State Government has told the various volunteer groups in the State that their contributions to the development in the realization of a greater Lagos remain valuable and of immeasurable importance to the present administration, even as it charged organizations and others to embrace volunteerism. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Princess … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, disclosed the plan by his government to expand the capacity of the State-owned Independent Power Plant (IPP). Sanwo-Olu said his administration would be harnessing private investment to boost the output of the IPP in response to the growing need to sustain the “Light-Up Lagos” project of his predecessor … Read more
Public Servants in Lagos State began the New Year with a commitment by the State Government to pay 3-month arrears of the new minimum wage, the implementation of which took off in November 2019. Speaking today at the 2020 Annual First Working Day Thanksgiving for Public Servants in the State, the Deputy Governor stated that … Read more
After residents of Kano on Thursday lamented the intensity of the cold weather and remained indoors, the people of Jos have also complained that the prevailing biting cold that has enveloped the city, saying the weather condition is disrupting their routine activities. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that temperature in Jos dropped to an … Read more
The House of Representatives Ad hoc committee on crude oil theft’s investigative report has indicted the nation’s service Chiefs, in the continuing theft of crude oil in the Niger Delta according to a member of the Committee. The source, who pleaded anonymity, also revealed that the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill will be passed by … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federal, Abubakar Malami, has defended the federal government action to having detained the concerned of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore and the former National Security Adviser to the former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki by the DSS against the court orders that granted him bail. The minster of Justice … Read more
Fulani herdsmen in Oyo State have petitioned the law court by filling a suit against the state government and state House o Assembly over the anti open grazing law in the state. The herdsmen stressed that their fundamental rights were infringed upon and therefore, prayed the law court to reverse the law. The herders under … Read more
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), has confirmed that the Kaduna-Abuja train was attacked by some group of boys who allegedly threw stones at the train. The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Mr. Fidel Okhiria, disclosed this development in a press statement in Abuja on Thursday. He noted that a police escorts in the … Read more
The Minister For Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika, has revealed that the Akanu Ibiam Int’l airport in Enugu would ready before Easter celebration in April. Sirika gave the assurance while inspecting the ongoing rehabilitation work on the airport on Thursday. He stressed that rehabilitation/completion of the terminal buildings would be done, same as perimeter fencing of … Read more
Billions of naira have been reportedly lost to the tragedy that struck the ancient city of Ibadan where fire destroyed two shops and a building. It was gathered that the fire incident happened at New Council Road, Wondo, Old Gbagi, Ibadan the Oyo state capital. Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/03/coalition-groups-give-enugu-govt-14-days-ultimatum-to-free-alleged-culprits-over-murder/ According to information gathered, no life was … Read more
The Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Enugu State has given the state government a 14 days ultimatum to release the alleged culprits of the murder of the former head of nursing services, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, late Mrs Maria Amadi. The group demanded their immediate release from detention. It could be recalled that health … Read more
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has urged the Federal Government to take practical measures that would ensure economic inclusion as the nation commenced the new year. LCCI disclosed this in a statement while reacting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s new year address. The statement reads in part “The key things that government must … Read more
The Christian Association of Nigeria CAN, has reacted to the New Year’s Address of President Muhammadu Buhari, stressing that there was nothing spectacular in his speech. It could be recalled that Buhari had addressed the populace as the nation entered another new year on Tuesday. CAN’s Vice Chairman (Northern region), Rev. John Hayab, disclosed this … Read more
Three huge lions were shot dead on Wednesday night by wildlife officials in the US state of Arizona. The three mountain lions were said to have fed on human remains found near a popular hiking trail. Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday it had found human remains at Pima Canyon Trail in the hills north … Read more
A commercial bus conductor, Chuks Odalonu, aged 39, has been arraigned before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly pushing a police officer into a gutter. The prosecutor, Insp. Simon Uche said that the defendant committed the offence on Dec. 13, 2019, at Iyana Isashi. According to him, the defendant obstructed the free flow … Read more
The Lagos State Government has begun cashless policy for toll payments at Lekki/ Ikoyi Link bridge toll- plaza as earlier announced. The State Government had last year announced that it would go cashless on toll payments at the Lekki/ Ikoyi toll plaza effective from 1st January 2020 due to huge traffic gridlocks often experienced on … Read more
Lagos State Government will be pursuing audacious development programmes in 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed in a New Year broadcast. The Governor unveiled his administration’s direction in policies and programmes in the year, disclosing that the Government would be prioritising investment in critical infrastructure with a new vigour. Read Also: Lagos Introduces Agripreneur To Train … Read more
Lagos State Government says it has introduced the Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (L.A.P.) under its Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-Yes) in furtherance of the State Government’s objective of training 15,000 youths and women in the various agricultural value chains by year 2023. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal noted that the programme which is … Read more