The Republic of Benin has revealed why it dropped it’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) candidate for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Ekohotblog understands that the West African country disclosed that it pulled its candidate out of the race to enable Okonjo-Iweala to get stronger backing during the election – this creates a problem for Egypt. It was reported … Read more
A 27-year-old Ghanaian man, Derrick Amponsah, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a 15-year-old student and multilating her privates, leaving her to bleed profusely after the act. Ghanaian media reports that the incident took place at Manso Yawkrom in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region. READ ALSO: Buhari Asked To … Read more
Benue state COVID-19 index case, Susan Idoko has threatened to sue the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC if she is not released from the Abuja isolation center within the next seven days. Idoko has been having an altercation with the government since she was diagnosed with the virus. She has been in isolation for … Read more
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has held an emergency security meeting with heads of security agencies over renewed attacks in some parts of the state. The meeting held on Friday at the Government House in Kaduna, two days after over 20 people were killed in Kajuru Local Government Area of the state. After about four … Read more
Federal Government is set to review lockdown relaxation this week amid Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has revealed that the relaxation of the lockdown will be reviewed this week. This online news platform understands that the National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, disclosed this during … Read more
Religious centres will not remain the same again after COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor Sam Adeyemi of the Daystar Christian Centre revealed during an interview with BBC Yoruba on Tuesday. He further stated that churches with huge members may see a smaller congregation, as most people will now prefer to stream services from home. READ ALSO: West … Read more
The introduction of another lockdown in the country would be counterproductive, we just must learn to leave with it, says Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, (SAN). Ekohotblog understands that the Minister could be reacting to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s statement on the level of compliance in the state. Recall on Saturday, Lagos State … Read more
China on Tuesday released a list of 79 items from the United States that will be exempted from trade war tariffs, a day after the US ruled out renegotiating their earlier trade deal. The list of goods posted online by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, includes medical disinfectant, rare-earth metal ores, and … Read more
President Donald Trump stormed out of his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN. Jiang, a Chinese American, asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the number of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the United States. “Why … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 242 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria as well as 10 death from the infections. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 242 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, May 10. READ ALSO: … Read more
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday evening, approved the appointment of Mohammed Shehu as the new Secretary of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Ekohotblog reports that President Buhari also approved the appointment of Bitrus Chinoko as the Director-General of the Centre for Management Development (CMD) Lagos. A statement on Monday evening by … Read more
Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has revealed that “God is about to establish” people after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ekohotblog reports that the SCOAN General Overseer who recently returned from an undisclosed prayer mountain made this comment during a live service on Emmanuel TV on Sunday, where he also … Read more
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disclosed how a man who works at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the COVID-19 President Nana Akufo-Addo made the announcement during a nationwide address yesterday night. He further lifted the three weeks restriction on movement in other … Read more
Yemi Alade, Nigerian female music sensation is set to drop a new single. The Johnny crooner revealed this on her official Twitter handle on Monday. She wrote: “What’s for Dinner? New music loading”. READ ALSO: Nigerian Musicians Still Make Music With Rich Content – Ill Bliss The Afro-pop singer had recently featured Grammy-winning Angelique Kidjo in … Read more
Popular rhythm and blues (R&B) singer Betty Wright is dead. Ekohotblog gathered that Betty Wright died at age 66. Known for R&B classics such as “Tonight Is the Night” and “No Pain, (No Gain),” Wright’s ubiquitous 1972 single “Clean Up Woman” would be immortalized in hip hop soul history when it was sampled for the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated three additional laboratories, bringing the total number to 23 in the country. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it would help to increase the nation’s testing capacity as well as curb the spread of the … Read more
Bishop Oyedepo has released new prophecies, revealing what will happen before the end of 2020. Ekohotblog reports that General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, released the new prophecies for the year 2020 on the micro-blogging site, Twitter. In the new 2020 prophecies, Bishop Oyedepo prayed “between … Read more
A nurse in New York City has been charged with stealing two credit cards of a dying Covid-19 patient while on admission at the Staten Island University Hospital in April. The 43-year-old nurse, Danielle Conti used the cards of late Anthony Catapano to buy gasoline and groceries. Catapano, 70, was hospitalized on April 4 after … Read more
Two persons were killed while several shops and vehicles were burnt on Friday when a tanker ladened with diesel fell around the Moniya area of Ibadan and burst into flames. The incident led to traders, commuters and residents of the area scampering for safety as the inferno continued to increase with high intensity. The extent … Read more
Nigeria is approaching a difficult era in response to the ongoing COVID-19 disease outbreak says Federal Government. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the explanation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 381 persons tested … Read more