Controversial rapper, Temidayo Omoniyi better known as Zlatan Ibile seems happy about his fan base, hours after he left many confused on reasons he deleted all posts on Instagram handle. Even though all the posts disappeared, Zlatan still updated posts on his Instastory. Well, he has taken to his Snapchat handle to say he never … Read more
New Barcelona manager, Quique Setien, has insisted that he enjoyed watching captain, Lionel Messi and the club’s players playing in recent years. Setien also said that Barcelona players have made him enjoy football, adding that he has learned many things from them. He said this at his official unveiling on Tuesday afternoon. Setién replaced Ernesto … Read more
Manchester United have reportedly completed a £64m deal, to sign Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli. Koulibaly has also been linked with Tottenham and Arsenal, but it is claimed that United have moved quickly to land the defender. The 28-year-old is however not expected to join until the summer Italian journalist Fabio Santini broke the news, and … Read more
Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku scored twice – including a goal after 21 seconds – as Inter Milan eased into the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia with a 4-1 win over Cagliari. The 26-year-old slotted the first after a terrible backpass by Christian Oliva and Borja Valero tapped in for 2-0. Lukaku headed in his second, … Read more
Tottenham gained a hard-fought victory over Championship side Middlesbrough in their FA Cup third-round replay. Spurs were gifted a second-minute lead when Boro goalkeeper Tomas Mejias passed the ball to Giovani lo Celso, who cut inside a challenge and scored. Lamela doubled the hosts’ advantage after 15 minutes when he flicked the ball past Mejias … Read more
The Nigerian Bottling Company has announced the appointment of Matthieu Seguin as the company’s Managing Director effective. Ekohotblog reports that Seguin succeeds George Polymenakos who was appointed in August 2016. Although until his appointment, Seguin was the General Manager for Coca-Cola HBC Ireland and Northern Ireland for almost four years. According to NBC statement signed … Read more
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor but joined allies Japan and South Korea in appealing for diplomacy to ease tensions with Pyongyang. Showing a united front, Japan’s defense and foreign ministers and South Korea’s foreign minister all held talks with American counterparts Tuesday on both … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Power has called on the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the recently announced increase in electricity tariff. NERC had directed the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to enforce an upward review of the tariff starting from April 1. Meanwhile, the Committee chairman, Aliyu Magaji, at its meeting, asked … Read more
A truck has rammed into five vehicles and two motorcycles, Crushed one person to death and injured four others at Sango tollgate on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. Ekohotblog garnered that the accident occurred around 4:49 am on Tuesday when the brake of the truck failed. The Sector Commander … Read more
The Lagos State government has pulled down the statue of late Afrobeat Legend, Fela Kuti, which was built at Allen Avenue, Ikeja. Ekohotblog gathered that the Statue was brought down on Tuesday as the government began its quest in finding a solution to traffic gridlock in the state. Spokesman to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosile revealed … Read more
Iran on Tuesday announced its first arrest over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran last week, after the third night of angry protests over the disaster. The Ukraine International Airlines plane was brought down by a missile shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. Tehran for … Read more
An internet user on Monday disclosed on how a school suspended some female students who were in a secret cult called “Marlian”. According to the report that was posted by the Instablog9ja, a parent identified as Adebiyi Gabriel said the school authority suspended the students for belonging to a cult identified as “Marlian secret cult”. … Read more
Former BBNaija housemate Ifu Ennada has taken to Instagram to declare that she still remains a virgin in 2020, due to unavailability of a man. Ennada first made the declaration during her stay in the big brother house in 2018. Sharing a stunning photo of herself which happens to be her first in 2020, the … Read more
Fire has destroyed part of the old market in Sokoto state,says sokoto fire service. Mr Mustapha Abubakar, the Head of Operations in Sokoto Fire Service, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the inferno started at about 11:00 p.m on Monday and lasted till about 2:00 a.m on Tuesday. Abubakar said that … Read more
The car theft charges filed against Nigerian artist, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has been dismissed by a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday. Chief Magistrate Tajudeen Elias had in 2 weeks ago, threatened to issue a bench warrant for Naira Marley’s arrest if he fails to appear in court today, January … Read more
Nigerian business tycoon and Arsenal fan Aliko Dangote has restated his resolve to buying the club after the completion of his refinery in Lagos State. Dangote who is valued at £10 billion, wants to replace owner Stan Kroenke but is concentrating on the refinery project for now. “It is a team that yes I would … Read more
The Supreme Court has fixed January 20 (Monday) for judgement in the appeal challenging the last Governorship election in Kano State. A seven-man panel of the court, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, made the decision after lawyers in the case, comprising an appeal and a cross-appeal, adopted their processes … Read more
Leicester City star Wilfred Ndidi was among the winners on Sunday at the 2019 Ballers Awards, claiming the Baller of the Year in the male category. Ndidi also won the Midfielder of the Year while Super Falcons star Onome Ebi scooped the Baller of the Year in the female category. A former Falcons coach Thomas … Read more
Iran will punish all those responsible for the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Tuesday, adding that the “tragic event” would be investigated thoroughly. “It was an unforgivable error one person cannot be solely responsible for the plane crash,” he said. “Iranian Armed Forces … Read more
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has revealed he always wanted to play for the Three Lions of England and not Nigeria while growing up. The officials from Nigeria had tried to convince the former England youth international to pitch tent with the West Africans. The player, born to Nigerian parents, however, opted to feature for the … Read more