President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the religious organization, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria for its great accomplishments over the years. Buhari gave the commendation at the Jama’at annual 67th Jalsa Salana (conference) held Jamia Ahmadiyya, Ilaro, Ogun State last weekend. The President who was represented at the occasion by the Minister of Mines and Steel … Read more
The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that he never thought he would live above the age of thirty while growing up. He added he thought he was going to join the Army to defend the territorial integrity of the country and probably get killed in the course of duty. Makinde disclosed this in … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, December 27th, 2019 1. LASG Assures SMEs Of Enabling Business Environment Lagos State Government has assured small-scale business entrepreneurs of its commitment to providing an enabling environment to grow their businesses. READ MORE 2. Sanwo-Olu Pays A Surprise Visit To Lagos Island Hospital … Read more
Ekiti State Government on Friday announced the elevation of 16 traditional rulers, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The announcement was made by the state Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Chief Muyiwa Olumilua, in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti. He said the elevation was sequel to the approval of the White Paper … Read more
Lagos State Government has assured small-scale business entrepreneurs of its commitment to providing an enabling environment to grow their businesses. He gave the assurance at the presentation of cash grants to 1,020 beneficiaries of the Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area Business Empowerment Grant. The State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat said the State Government … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday visited the Paediatric, emergency and orthopedic wards of the Lagos Island General Hospital, Broad Street, to celebrate Christmas and boxing days with the in-patients battling various health conditions. The Governor while at the hospital, chatted with the patients, cheering them up, encouraging them and also prayed for their … Read more
Sequel to a deadly terrorist attack carried out on Tuesday in Arbinda claiming 35 citizens, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the government and people of Burkina Faso that their bothers in Nigeria and the West African subregion will not abandon them to their fate. President Buhari said the slaying of 31 women among the innocent … Read more
Reports have it a 7-year-old Chicago girl was critically injured on Christmas when gunfire erupted outside her relative’s home, sending a stray bullet through a living room window. The unidentified youngster was playing with her younger cousins at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when a 38-year-old man was shot in the leg in a burst of … Read more
The All Progressive Governors have celebrated the governor of Kano State Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, as he turned 70. The APC Governors also described him as a pride of the party. Speaking under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum PGF, the governors in a statement by their Chairman and Kebbi state Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu acknowledged … Read more
Following a fire underneath that was caused by a crash between two petrol-laden tankers on Christmas day the federal government yesterday ordered the temporary closure of the bridge at the Sagamu interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, said in a statement that “due to … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP has described the recent acknowledgment of the presidency that there was nothing wrong in having cabal in the presidency as the best Christmas gift from the Buhari’s led administration. It could be reclled that the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu had … Read more
The Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has revealed that the human right activist Deji Adeyanju, who mercilessly beaten up by alleged thugs said to be loyal to the president Muhammadu Buhari waa receiving treatment in a Dubai hospital. Fani-Kayode disclosed this via his Facebook page on Thursday. It could be recalled that Deji was … Read more
The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Walid Jibrin, has revealed that the Peoples Democratic Party would soon embarking on the search for the Presidential flag bearer of the party ahead of the 2023 Presidential election. Jibrin disclosed this development to newsmen in an interview recently adding that, the flag … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has alleged that the northern Nigeria formed Boko Haram to discredit the administration of the former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan. The leader of the group, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, made the accusation via a radio broadcast on Wednesday. Adding that, the greatest mistake made by former President Goodluck … Read more
A flag hoisted by Boko Haram, two bicycles, copies of the Qur ’ an and other personal effects have been recovered by the Nigerian Army after a gun battle with the insurgents in the area on Tuesday. The items were retrieved by the troops of the army under Operation Lafiya Dole in Fadama village in … Read more
Ghost workers are mainly those not cleared during the screening exercise conducted by the state government. In this vein, the Kogi State government has uncovered over 300 ghost workers said to have found their way into its payroll. The state Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of … Read more
To help the West African country strengthen its capacity building in law enforcement, the Chinese government donated 100 police vehicles to Ghana on Monday. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony held in the capital Accra, Chinese ambassador to Ghana Wang Shiting, said the vehicles will play an important role in fighting crimes and protecting both Ghanaian … Read more
The Ogun State Government has kicked off its Broiler Empowerment Programme with the delivery of 54, 000 day old chicks for 54 beneficiaries. The reason for this is to increase food production and create employment opportunities for youths. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, who led a team from the … Read more
Since the closure of the land borders in August, the Customs and other security agencies had been carrying out joint patrols at the Seme and Idiroko borders and other communities around the borders. Since the drills started, several seizures had been made including thousands of bags rice, cartons of frozen poultry , petrol , fertilizers … Read more
Following a similar thought the monarch had earlier this week, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on Thursday, insisted on Nigerians, especially Muslims, to give birth to the number of children they can cater for. Mr Sanusi, while lecturing on the array of social problems bedeviling Nigeria, insisted that the ‘almajri’ challenge in Northern Nigeria … Read more