Evelyn Ngige, wife of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has been appointed as one of the Permanent Secretaries of the Federation. President Muhammadu Buhari has just inaugurated nine newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries. Read Also: Lagos Congress Chairman Abducted In Cross River Buhari had presided over the ceremonies about 11.10am, a few minutes … Read more
A Mazda bus , with registration number JJJ- 417 -XX , lost control due to speeding and somersaulted into the bush, killing three persons and four sustained injuries. The Sector Commander of Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps, , Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident happened around Kara Market … Read more
Wednesday, December 18th 2019 will be another landmark in the politics of the United State of America (USA) as the Congress, the lawmaking body of the world’s bastion of democracy is set to Impeach the President, Donald Trump. His impeachment is almost certain, barring any last-minute political maneuvers or about-turns. Donald J Trump is up … Read more
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of Ben Ukpepi, Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress in the state at his residence in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, told the News Agency of Nigeria that Ukpepi was abducted at 7:30pm … Read more
IOSH Nigeria Network Group (INNG), over the penultimate weekend held her 2019 annual dinner and awards at the Grandeur Events Centre, Lagos. The event which was well-attended by HSE Professionals across the various business sectors turned out to be a night to unwind and network. Chairman of the planning committee, Mr.Wale Bakare in an interactive … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says that it has apprehended a notorious cannabis merchant, Ohimai Ayodele, 51, in Uzebba, suspected to be the mastermind of the killing of NDLEA personnel earlier this year. It has also recorded the seizure and burning of over 14.3 tonnes of illicit drugs and crops in six different … Read more
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful election winner, on Wednesday urged moderates in the party to grab back control from leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose brand of “quasi-revolutionary socialism” had failed. “The takeover of the Labour Party by the far left turned it into a glorified protest movement with cult trimmings, utterly incapable … Read more
Pope Francis has abolished the “pontifical secret” used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect paedophiles, silence victims and keep law enforcement from investigating crimes. In a new document, the Pope decreed that information in abuse cases must be protected by church leaders … Read more
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has served a seven-day notice to tax defaulters across the country. The Head, Communications and Servicom Department, Wahab Gbadamosi, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Gbadamosi said the Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, Abiodun Aina, announced this in a notification letter to taxpayers on … Read more
Katsina State Police has confirmed the abduction of three residents by armed men on Monday as they invaded the staff quarters of Science Secondary School Dutsin-Ma. Those kidnapped are members of the same family. They include a woman, her sister, and a child. The woman’s husband, Shamsuddeen Yusuf, is a lecturer at Isa Kaita College … Read more
The former governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has called on media practitioner across the country to actively participate in the forthcoming public hearing on the proposed Hate Speech in the FCT. Osoba disclosed this at the public presentation of two books, The Gatekeepers Vol 2 and Nigeria Journalism: 160 years of advancing Accountability, … Read more
US lawmakers in the House of Representatives are due to start a debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with a vote expected to follow a heated battle between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats accuse the president of abusing his office by soliciting Ukraine to dig up dirt on his political … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has summoned the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami alongside the Director General of the Department of State Service, Yusuf Bichi, over the continued detention of the convener of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a bench ruling ordered the duo to appear before … Read more
A passenger caught smoking on-board Air Peace plane has been found guilty by a Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos and sentenced to two weeks imprisonment with the option of paying N200,000 as a fine. The passenger was seen smoking a cigarette and was accosted by the flight attendant, Adewale Oyebade while carrying out his … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo, will be spending a total of N9.06bn as budgeted for their feeding, traveling, cars purchase among others for the year 2020. This was contained in the 2020 budget sent to the National Assembly for approval. The National Assembly however, retained the N3. 327 billion which the executive … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has indicated the readiness to digitalize her economy. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Ali Pantami, disclosed this at the launching of an Information Technology and Innovation Centre by the National Informational Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the University of Portharcourt (UNIPORT). He said the facility, known as … Read more
Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Transportation, Mr Sewedo Oluseyi Whenu harped on the use of bicycles for last mind journey to reduce the number of road crashes, pollution, gridlock amongst others. In an interview with Ekohotblog, Whenu who was represented by the Director of Transport Operations, Engineer Toriola explained that urban mobility is what developed countries … Read more
Recall former Pakistani military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, a verdict swiftly condemned by the armed forces which have ruled the country for almost half its 72-year history. The court’s decision marks the first time a former leader of the armed forces has been convicted of … Read more
British Nigerian Chinyelu Susan Onwurah has been sworn in as Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central. Susan Onwurah who became Newcastle’s first black MP in 2010 and re-elected in 2019, on Tuesday took to her official Twitter handle to thank the people of Newcastle Central and vowed to represent them. Onwurah Wrote: “Today I was … Read more
Six days before the 2016 presidential election, two Pennsylvania college students had an idea: They could try to get Donald Trump’s tax returns, which the then-candidate refused to release and which had become an election issue. Andrew Harris and Justin Hiemstra swiped into a school computer lab and tried to download Trump’s filings. What began … Read more