Concerns have intensified among the faculty members of Taraba State University (TSU) in Jalingo after the sudden deaths of three colleagues, including a professor, a PhD holder, and a lecturer, within 48 hours. Reports indicate that Professor Akporido Samuel, a former head of the Department of Chemical Sciences, collapsed and passed away in his office … Read more
Retired Permanent Secretaries in Abia State have urged Governor Alex Otti to release their outstanding severance packages and entitlements, including gratuities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former officials, who retired in 2023, made this appeal at a press conference held in Umuahia, the state capital, on Friday. The retirees shared the financial difficulties they … Read more
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has initiated a lawsuit against Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), demanding N100 million in compensation for freezing his accounts since 2019. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sowore claims the bank’s actions infringe on his fundamental right to property. His lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, filed the case at the … Read more
Nigeria’s trajectory took an unprecedented turn with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s bold declaration shortly after his May 29, 2023, inauguration that the fuel subsidy was to be abolished. Even as the inauguration festivities at Abuja’s Eagle Square drew to a close, the reverberations of this statement were felt across the nation’s fuel stations. Oil marketers … Read more