Nigerian House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Unspent Funds has queried the authorization given to the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission NERC to spend the N6 billion given to the agency by the Presidency as an Intervention Fund. The House also gave the agency two weeks to provide the documents authorizing it to expend the money … Read more
Global tech giant, Google, recently said it was ensuring that credible sources of information were elevated on ‘search engine’ to tackle misinformation on Corona Virus (COVID 19). Google UK Public Policy Manager, Alina Dimofte, made this known during a virtual meeting on Google Meet with the theme ‘Trust, Safety, COVID-19 and the Fight Against Misinformation’. … Read more
Mr. Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has warned personnel of the service against extra charges on passport issuance. Babandede gave the warning during a virtual meeting with passport officers nationwide recently in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the program was anchored from the NIS Headquarters Abuja. Babandede, in … Read more
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced a technician, Rasak Abiona, to death for beating his 62-year-old father to death with an iron rod during a dispute over property in Lagos. Our reporter reports that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo delivered the judgment in a virtual hearing. Justice Taiwo held that though the prosecution had … Read more
The Nigerian Navy (NN) recently inaugurated a 40-bed-space isolation center at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos State, for its personnel who might test positive for Coronavirus disease. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ibok-Ette Ibas, was represented by Rear Adm. Oladele Daji, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command at the inauguration. … Read more
A presidential aspirant for the 2023 election, Olufemi Ajadi, has been commended by residents of the Ibafo Torotoro community as he paid sympathetic homage to one of the community leaders who has been ill for a while. Other leaders and youths of the community have praised him for the uncommon deeds he had just done … Read more
Executive Chairman of Eti Osa Local Government, Hon. Saheed Adesegun Bankole has commenced the evacuation of blockages in drainage systems across his constituency. The chairman said while addressing the journalists that it would be better to evacuate whatever that may want to cause blockages of drainages now to avert unnecessary flood and other atrocious mayhem … Read more
A student, Abdul Azeez Adegboyega, has suggested that if truly the federal government has good intentions for education that a way to go about to curtailed the COVID-19 even when students resume schools is very simple. He said that he had thought over the situation and he felt his outcome over his thoughts could generate … Read more
Confederation of African Football, (CAF), has discovered that the best and long memorial impact it could give to develop women’s football is social impact. The goals which the organization wishes to realize through the social impact are: – Using the power of football to make a positive social impact for girls and women around Africa … Read more
Chelsea FC has decided to bid for Nigerian winger Samuel Chukwueze as an alternative to Borussia Dortmund’s English winger Jadon Sancho whose service is needed by other football clubs. With Sancho valued at £90 million and Manchester United also keen on the 20-year-old, Chelsea is now reported to be shifting their attention towards Chukwueze. Read … Read more
Executive Chairman of Eti Osa Local Government, Hon. Saheed Adesegun Bankole has commended the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the flagged off of the construction of the regional roads in Eti Osa. The construction of the long-awaited regional roads is attempted to decongest the traffic gridlocks along the Victoria Garden City (VGC) through freedom … Read more
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has reacted to pastors angry at him for saying churches should be re-opened. Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo said pastors who still want churches to remain close are agents of the devil. “But they are too diplomatic than spiritual, so they just … Read more
Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the reopening of churches in the state. Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has approved that churches in the state would be reopened on Sunday, June 7, 2020. In a statement signed by the Commissioner of Information, Charles Udoh on Sunday night, the approval was given based on … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ekohotblog reports that the meeting is coming a few hours to Monday when the second phase of the eased lockdown is set to expire. READ ALSO: #JusticeForUwa: Family Source Reveals How UNIBEN Student Was Raped, … Read more
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has reacted to the disheartening murder of a lady identified as Vera Uwaila Omozuwa who was raped and killed while reading in a church. Pastor Adeboye while reacting via a statement on his Twitter account on Sunday, condemned the killing of the female student, expressed his condolence to the family of the slain … Read more
A yet-to-be-named policeman on Sunday reportedly opened fire on his colleagues at Onikan, killing some of them. The officer was said to have opened fire on his colleagues around 5am following a disagreement with other members of his team. According to reports, the yet-to-be-named officer hijacked their operational vehicle after shooting them and drove to … Read more
The operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested a 19-year-old National Diploma holder of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), Lagos alleged to be behind the blackmail of Queen Salawa Abeni with nude photographs. The suspect, Olufowoke Oladunjoye Emmanuel, a resident of Brentfield Avenue, Peace Estate, Magboro, Ogun State, was picked up by the Decoy … Read more
A medical doctor with the Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kudu in Jigawa State, Dr. Naseer Adam, has died after contracting coronavirus disease from his patient. The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association, Kano State, Dr. Sanusi Bala, confirmed the death of the deceased in Kano on Sunday. The deceased who died on Saturday was said … Read more
The Lagos State Government (LASG) through the Lagos State Safety Commission has announced that the Commission is set to begin the Register-to- Open Initiative of the Lagos State Government. This assertion was made by the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission Mr. Lanre Mojola during a press conference on Governments’ plan towards the gradual reopening of … Read more
Eleven men who allegedly ganged raped a 12-year-old girl in Jigawa have been arrested by the state Police Command. Spokesman of the State police command, SP Abdu Jinjiri confirmed the arrested to newsmen in Dutse. He said the incident occurred at Limawa quarters in Dutse local government area of Jigawa State. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/05/31/biafra-rememberance-day-my-generation-will-achieve-the-biafraexit-nnamdi-kanu/ … Read more