The World Tourism Organization “WTO” defines tourism as the activities of a person or group of people traveling to places outside their normal environment for a specific period of time whose main purpose of traveling is other than the excise of the activity enumerated from within the state visited. From a historical perspective, tourism could … Read more
The Minister of State for FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has called for stiffer penalties against rapists to check the increasing cases of rape and other forms of sexual violence. According to the statement released by Mr. Austine Elemue, her Special Assistant on Media, the minister suggested that rapists be castrated. This, according to her, will … Read more
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has been nominated by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to chair its Ward Congresses Electoral Committee slated for Tuesday, (June 9) in readiness for the Edo governorship elections scheduled for 19th September 2020. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobundu, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Other … Read more
The Federal Government has insisted on the N100bn Zonal Intervention Projects (constituency projects) for the 469 senatorial districts and federal constituencies across the country. This is contained in the 2020 revised federal budget which has been forwarded to the National Assembly for approval. This is despite the negative impact of COVID-19 on the economy. Following … Read more
…Recover Many Items Troops of Operation KATSINA under Operation ACCORD has again killed several Bandits and Cattle rustlers and recovered many items in parts of Zamfara State. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations major General John Enenche in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja gave an account of items recovered including Gun-runner, Logistics … Read more
…As Reps Probe High Cost of Oil Production, Distribution of Palliatives. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt.Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the privatization of the power sector in Nigeria as a failure. The number one man of the Green Chamber described power generating and distribution companies as grossly lacking in the capacity to … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, June 8th, 2020 1. COVID-19 In Nigeria: Lagos Daily Infection Drops To 38, See Results For Each State Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases as Lagos daily infection drops to 38. READ MORE 2. Rape Crisis: Ekiti First Lady Bisi Fayemi Narrates Her … Read more
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated the Oniru of the Iru Kingdom, Victoria Island of Lagos, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdul Wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal (Abisogun II), on the occasion of his presentation of the staff of office by the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu on Sunday. The Speaker … Read more
Amidst the controversy rocking the forthcoming June 22 governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki has insisted that there would be no direct primary in the state, stressing that only indirect primary could hold in the state in accordance with the rule gazetted in newspapers on Friday. The … Read more
The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) is insisting on getting the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Ataba Sani-Omolori, to proceed on retirement in line with the existing length of service and retirement age conditions in the public service. Omolori joined the National Assembly Service in 1985 and is already due for retirement. But he … Read more
As controversy rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress continued over the mode of primary to be used in the conduct of its June 22 governorship primary, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will only honour the mode of primary submitted to it by the national chairman of the party. … Read more
The Nigerian House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of national emergency, empower the Nigerian Army to recruit additional one hundred thousand (100,000) soldiers to make up for the shortfall in manpower–the same way it did during the civil war. The House which believed that this can be achieved, … Read more
A creative arts entrepreneur, Chief Chinwe Ezenwa, told the Federal Government on Saturday to provide lifelines to Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) for the Nigerian economy to survive the impact of the coronavirus. Ezenwa, Creative Director of a company, known as Le Look Nigeria, made the call at an online meeting, organised by the National … Read more
An Islamic group, Nastrul Lahil Fatih Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), has called for stricter penalties against gender-based violence in the country. The Chairman of NASFAT in Kaduna State, Engr. Muhyideen Yusuf made the appeal in a statement made available to the Newsmen recently in Kaduna. Yusuf expressed concern over the escalation of gender-based violence against … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, June 7th, 2020 1. Coronavirus In Nigeria: COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria Hits Over 12,000 Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 389 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. READ MORE 2. COVID-19 In Nigeria: Lagos Discharges 42 Patients The Lagos State Ministry of … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 389 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 389 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Saturday evening, June 6. NCDC noted that of the 389 COVID-19 cases recorded on Saturday evening, 66 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, … Read more
A yet-to-be-identified Nigerian man has been nabbed in Lagos picking used sanitary pads within a residential estate in the state. The Nigerian man who was confronted and apprehended by security operatives within the estate was made to go down on his knees while he was being interrogated and filmed by residents. READ ALSO: COVID-19 In … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH) has announced that 42 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from the state’s isolation facilities. The Ministry made this known via its official Twitter handle on Saturday evening. This brings the total number of discharged patients in the state to 994. LSMOH tweeted: “42 fully recovered #COVID19Lagos patients; 11 … Read more
The Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) has commended the Nigerian Police for exhibiting high sense of intelligence in various investigations of rape allegations in the country. Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi, Convener of COPA, gave the commendation during an interview with Newsmen in Abuja. Olajengbesi said the commendation became necessary following the conclusion of … Read more
Mrs. Cecelia Bolaji-Dada, Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, recently advised women to embark on skills acquisition that would sustain them after the COVID-19 pandemic. Bolaji-Dada, who gave the advice at the monthly congress of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Lagos State Chapter’s Zoom Meeting, also enjoined women to embrace … Read more