The lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, YAYI, hosted members of the Igbo Community, Arewa Community and others at his home in Lagos. Speaking during the event, Yayi said that the essence was to demonstrate that there is strength in diversity and power in unity. Read Also: Ex-Convict In EFCC Net … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said its Lagos zonal office had arrested Mark Obisesan, said to be an ex-convict, for possession of suspected fake traveller’s cheque valued at $10,000. The anti-graft commission stated this in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja. Read Also: House Of Reps Member … Read more
A member of the House of Representatives, Mufutau Egberongbe, has urged Nigerians to enter 2020 with a resolution to play positive roles in how they are governed. In a New Year message to Nigerians, Egberongbe, who represents Apapa Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said it was time Nigerians are … Read more
A crypto startup providing wifi hotspot sharing services in Nigeria has won funding from the country’s telecom regulator. Wicrypt placed second among 25 tech companies participating in an innovation competition organized by the Nigeria Communication Commission and it’s going to receive a grant worth 2 million naira to finance its project, News.bitcoin reports. Wicrypt allows … Read more
The Attorney General of Lagos State and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has said the state has no plan to stop policemen from prosecuting cases at the magistrates’ courts in the state. The attorney general said there was no law in Lagos State that bars police prosecutors from handling cases at the magistrates’ … Read more
Commercial motorcyclists plying Oke- Ira from the Shonola Street junction, opposite the Excellence Hotel, Aguda, in the Ogba area of Lagos State, have accused the police of harassment, extortion and seizure of their motorcycles. The motorcyclists told PUNCH Metro that the police were carrying out regular raids on them despite the fact that they were … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has no other option other than to vacate the Villa by 2023. PDP was reacting to Buhari’s address on new year, when he said he would be stepping down from politics by 2023. The party notes that he (Buhari) has no choice other … Read more
The monarchs of the coastal state of Niger Delta under the umbrella of the PAN Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has called on president Muhammadu Buhari, to change the service chiefs of the Nigerian armed forces. The group urged Buhari to respect the tradition of the armed forces by changing the top hierarchy officers in order … Read more
The pan african northern group, Arewa youths, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare state of emergency in security situation in the north. The group also urged the president to also declare state of emergency as regards the nation’s economy at large. The National President of the Arewa youths Forum, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, disclosed … Read more
The Igbo pan African Group, Ohanaeze, has advised president Muhammadu Buhari to shun ethnic chauvinism and exhibit open mind in his appointments as the new year begins. Ohanaeze was reacting to Buhari’s new year’s address to Nigerians he made on Wednesday. The group’s Publicity Secretary, Prince Uche Achi-Ogbaga, disclosed this in a press statement, stressing … Read more
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has described the new year address of president Muhammadu Buhari as someone who was sounding like a broken record. Afenifere was reacting to the new year address of the Buhari released on Wednesday. The group however urged the president to restructure the country and ensure true federalism. The National Publicity … Read more
…SO THE RICH ALSO CRY I would actually have headlined this piece: ‘The Politics of Impunity in Kwara’ but because wisdom is the better part of valour, let me state that I did not know that those who thrive in hitting others hard politically, could be so hurt when hit below the belt by a … Read more
The Executive Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has assented the Fiscal Responsibility, Revenue Integration (FRAC) bill into law. The bill which was signed into law on Tuesday by the Governor sought among other things, the provision for the establishment of a Fiscal Responsibility Agency in the state. At its plenary the Sokoto State House … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 1. Scores Injured As NURTW Factions Clash In Lagos Many people were between Monday night and early Tuesday injured as factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW) clashed in the Berger area of Lagos State. READ … Read more
The leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has described the out gone 2019 as a tough year for workers in Nigeria. President of TUC, Quadri Olaleye, while welcoming workers to 2020, congratulated Nigerians for their bravery, resilience and loyalty to the country in the past 365 day, notwithstanding the enormous challenges that … Read more
The Reverend of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, Amen, Fr Ejike Mbaka, during his 2019 crossover ministration, disclosed that in spite of the hard times for Nigerians in 2020, hope abounds. He also prophesied that the 2019 APC governorship candidate for Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, would take over the governance of Imo State from … Read more
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Uche Secondus, has alleged that president Muhammadu Buhari and his party the All Progressive Congress APC has laid landmines for Nigeria in 2020. Secondus warned that the landmines might explode this year adding that, Nigerians should brace up for dictatorial rule in 2020. Prince Secondus said with … Read more
The progenitor and one of the founders of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Emeka Emekesiri, has advised the members of the group to be patient and avoid lies as well as propaganda in this new year as they sue for independent. Describing the year 2020 as a year of national liberation and freedom, Emekesiri … Read more
The former Governor Of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has replied his critics advising them to go ahead and hug any available transformer if they were not happy with his enjoyment status. He disclosed this on Wednesday bias his Twitter handle. Fayose who reacted via his twitter handle against criticisms from some Nigerians that he lied … Read more
A five-year-old boy and nursery 2 pupils of Immaculate Heart Conception School in Uwalakande village, Okpoitumo Autonomous Community, Jerome Nwome, has died after taking a tablet of deworming pill in Izzi LGA of Ebonyi State. Narrating the incident, the victim’s mother, Mrs. Ukamaka Nwome told said that her child was healthy before he was … Read more