Real Madrid went three points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought win at Real Valladolid. Defender Nacho scored the only goal with a header from Toni Kroos’ cross, his first La Liga goal in two years. Casemiro thought he had given Madrid the lead earlier on but his header … Read more
Juventus manager Maurizio Sarri’s return to his old club Napoli ended in defeat, although Cristiano Ronaldo extended his personal Serie A scoring run to eight games. Juve are three points clear of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A after only their second loss of the season. Piotr Zielinski gave Napoli the lead from … Read more
Neymar paid tribute to late basketball legend Kobe Bryant with a goal celebration in Paris St-Germain’s win at Lille. Confirmation of the five-time NBA champion’s death in a helicopter crash came during the Ligue 1 game. Neymar gave PSG the lead with a 20-yard curling effort in the first half. After scoring a second-half penalty, he … Read more
Manager Sam Ricketts says Shrewsbury should have won their FA Cup tie with Liverpool after the League One club staged a magnificent fightback to earn a fourth-round replay at Anfield. Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool looked to be heading into the fifth round for the first time since 2015 after a fine first-half finish by … Read more
Nine people were killed in the helicopter crash which claimed the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Los Angeles officials confirmed on Sunday. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight passengers and the pilot of the aircraft died in the accident. “There were no survivors… There were nine people on board … Read more
Nigerian singer, Peruzzi, has bought himself a house in Lagos. He took to his Instagram stories to show off his newly acquired property. Tobechukwu Victor Okoh popularly known by his stage name as Peruzzi is a fast rising Nigerian singer, songwriter, stage performer and a recording artist newly signed into Davido Music Worldwide (DMW) record … Read more
One time Big Brother Africa winner, Uti Nwachukwu is of the opinion that Nigerians are rude, after a lady openly made some observations about him. Uti who had boarded a plane to Abuja where he saw two ladies who talked about him as one audibly said he was now slimmer than he used to be. … Read more
Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, has expressed the commitment of the Federal Government to bilateral cooperation with South Africa, especially in the areas of security and intelligence. Dingyadi, who received the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Thamsanga Dennis Mseleko, in his office in Abuja, said despite some issues between both countries, they … Read more
Ford will pay at least $30 million in a proposed settlement over a class-action lawsuit related to failing transmissions in its Fiesta and Focus vehicles. The lawsuit represents nearly 2 million owners and former owners of the cars, which had bad dual-clutch transmissions, the Detroit Free Press reported, citing court documents. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/25/fire-razes-amu-timber-market-in-mushin-destroys-properties-worth-millions-of-naira/ … Read more
Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats’ efforts to remove the president from office would set a “very, very dangerous” precedent in an election year. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the defense team, told senators they would be denying voters their right to give … Read more
Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona manager as Valencia claimed their first home win over the Spanish champions since 2007. The hosts broke the deadlock when Jordi Alba deflected Maxi Gomez’s powerful strike past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Gomez, who had a first-half penalty saved by Ter Stegen, completed the scoring in the second … Read more
Sofiane Boufal’s late equaliser gave Southampton a fully-deserved FA Cup fourth-round replay against Tottenham after an entertaining encounter. Saints’ manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and Spurs counterpart Jose Mourinho made FA Cup statements of intent by selecting strong line-ups – and their teams delivered a game high on quality, chances and passion. Spurs looked on their way … Read more
Michy Batshuayi and Fikayo Tomori scored in either half as Chelsea beat Championship side Hull to reach the FA Cup fifth round. The Blues took an early lead when Batshuayi’s strike deflected off Hull’s Ryan Tafazolli and the ball flew beyond wrong-footed goalkeeper George Long. Chelsea dominated the rest of the half with Long required … Read more
Kelechi Iheanacho’s lone goal helped Leicester City defeat Brentford as the Foxes qualified for the next round of the FA Cup. The Nigerian international scored four minutes into the match when he tapped in a cross from full-back James Justin, who had been found by Dennis Praet’s superb raking pass. Leicester were the better team … Read more
Mr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, claimed the profession quantity in between India and also Nigeria raised to 13.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2018-2019 Thakur claimed this at the 70th anniversary of India’s Republic and also 60th year of official polite connections in between India and also Nigeria on Friday in … Read more
Shares of Beta Glass rose by N6.10 or 9.55 percent on Friday to close at N70 per unit against N63.90 each it ended on Thursday. This made the company lead the gainers’ chart at the last trading day of the week. Beta Glass was among the 16 equities that appreciated on a day the market … Read more
Fire razed the popular Amu timber market in Mushin in the early hours of Saturday destroying properties worth millions of Naira. The fire which started around 12 am on Saturday morning is still spreading to unaffected areas of the market and residential houses around. The Nation Correspondent counted more than seven house burnt. Goods worth … Read more
A human rights group, Human Rights Advocacy of Nigeria (HURAN), has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, enact a law that will make owners of buildings around pipeline vandalization scenes forfeit such property for not reporting to the authority when the nefarious activity was being carried out. The group’s President, … Read more
Full list of eleven (11) states in Nigeria where the rerun elections will take place has emerged. Ekohotblog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct re-run elections in eleven states of the federation today, Saturday, 25th January 2019. The re-run election consists of 28 Federal and State Constituencies broken down into One … Read more
Popular reality show, BBNaija 2018 star, Leo DaSilva, in a recent interview disclosed he has never been with a woman. During the interview, Leo was asked to name the songs on his ‘intimacy’ playlist and the reality star revealed that he has not laid with a woman before. He, however, listed the songs that he … Read more