Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, ECOWAS Special Envoy, and Mediator to Mali is expected to present a report on his latest working visit to the West African country… President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Accra, Ghana participating in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. The Summit … Read more
President Buhari will on Saturday depart Nigeria for Ghana. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday (today) depart Nigeria for Ghana. President Buhari will be departing the country to participate in the 59th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana. This was disclosed … Read more
President Buhari is set to depart Nigeria for Ghana on Sunday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari would be departing Nigeria for Ghana on Sunday. This was disclosed via a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Saturday. Buhari, EKO HOT BLOG gathered, … Read more
No fewer than 494 Nigerians have been handed over to the Ghana Immigration Service for deportation over illegal entry into the country. Fianko-Okyere disclosed that the region had implemented a new strategy which included a 24- hour robust patrol on highways and swoops. No fewer than 494 Nigerians have been handed over to the Ghana … Read more
Communications giant, Twitter, has explained why it selected Ghana as its African headquarters over Nigeria. The microblogging and social networking service provider, however, clarified Nigeria remains its target market though the office will be in Accra. Communications giant, Twitter, has explained why it selected Ghana as its African headquarters over Nigeria. Twitter has recently disclosed … Read more
The management of Dangote Cement Plc has said that the price of a bag of cement from its factories across Nigeria is N2,450, in Obajana and N2,510 in Ibese. EKO HOT BLOG, however, gathered that the prices of cement range from N3,300 to N3,500 in Lagos and Ogun states since March 2021. The management of … Read more
The Presidency has reacted as communications giant, Twitter, yesterday announced the selection of Ghana as its African headquarters shunning Nigeria, despite over 2.5 million users – which is about third largest in the continent after Egypt and South Africa. In a swift reaction, Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, tweeted, “I pray Ghanaians would not allow … Read more
Gospel singer brother Sammy had oral sex with his wife on their honeymoon Says it is the reason for the success of their marriage after 10 years Brother Sammy blames divorce among Ghanian gospel artistes on being too spiritual in marriage Popular Ghanaian gospel singer Brother Sammy has made a shocking revelation that he engaged … Read more
Two Nigerians have been sentenced to death by a court in Ghana over abduction and murder of four Takoradi women in 2018. The ruling of a Sekondi high court in the west Africa country that condemned the Nigerians is sequel to the verdict of a seven-member jury that found them guilty on all the eight … Read more
Ghana has shut down its parliament over a surge in coronavirus cases. About 17 members of parliament and 151 supporting staff have tested positive for COVID-19. Ghana has shut down its parliament for at least three weeks over a surge in coronavirus cases among lawmakers and parliamentary staff. EKO HOT BLOG gathered the house’s speaker, … Read more
Police in Ghana on Wednesday said no fewer than five people lost their lives in election-related incidents. Ekohotblog reports that Ghana conducted its presidential and parliamentary elections on December 7 election. But police said over 60 violence-related incidents have been recorded since election day, adding that 21 of the incident are connected to the election. … Read more
In 1983, history witnessed checkered sturdy bags leave the shores of Nigeria on the heads and in the hands of migrants who had been ordered out of the country by Shehu Shagari. Half of these migrants were from Ghana. The year was 1983, the day, January 17. Shehu Shagari, the Nigerian leader who favoured … Read more
Former Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings is dead. He died on Thursday afternoon at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. It is reported that the first President of Ghana’s 4th Republic died after contracting coronavirus. He was in intensive care before giving up. A military ruler, who later joined politics, Rawlings ruled Ghana from … Read more
This is happening as a result of the imposition of $1m business equity on non-Ghanaians as well as other conditions. Eko Hot Blog gathered that members of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana have presented a letter to the Federal Government requesting evacuation from the country. A statement issued by the Nigerians In … Read more
Dreaded SARS Boss, CSP James Nwafor Spotted In Ghana Ekohotblog, October 21, 2020… Dreaded SARS boss, CSP James Nwafor who has been on the run for days now, has been found in Ghana. He was spotted in Kumasi, Ghana suspected to be his hideout since he was declared wanted in Nigeria for brutalizing youths in … Read more
An early morning heavy downpour on Wednesday left a man believed to be in his 40s dead at Kakasunanka Number one in the Kpone-Katamansu Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. Yaw Asante alias ‘Sheda Bom’ was found dead in a storm drain after the rains subsided by some residents of the area. Residents stated that … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with his Ghanaian counterpart President Nana Akufo-Addo at the presidential villa. A presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, made this in a tweet but he did not give details of its outcome. “President @MBuhari receives Ghanian President H.E. @NAkufoAddo tonight in his official residence at the State House, Abuja,” Ahmad tweeted. … Read more
It is an offence for husbands to reject or refuse to eat their wives’ food because it is a form of “emotional abuse” and such husbands are liable to spend two years maximum behind bars. The Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Ghana, Superintendent George Appiah-Sakyi recently reiterated … Read more
Ghana and Nigeria ‘Friendship Act’ The deal was reached between the Speakers of Ghana’s Parliament Ghana and Nigeria have agreed to establish reciprocal legislation known as “friendship act” to find a lasting solution to trade hostilities between nationals of the two countries spanning more than a decade. The deal was reached between the Speakers of … Read more
The 44th Ordinary Meeting of the Mediation and Security Council of the Economic Community of West African States has called attention to the ongoing insurgency in Nigeria, Gambia and Guinea Bissau as well as the political crisis in Mali. The Council at its meeting in Niamey, Niger, on Friday, also focused on forthcoming presidential elections … Read more