James Kolo, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for Federal Character Commission, FEC, job is dead. Late Kolo who died Tuesday morning after a brief illness, recently appeared before the Senate where he was cleared alongside other nominees including the chairman of the commission also from Kwara state. Read Also: Femi Fani-Kayode To Award 300 Students Scholarships … Read more
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has pledged to support 300 students with scholarships. Students from prestigious private universities in neighbouring African countries would benefit from this gesture, the ex-Minister said. It is expected to last two years. Read Also: Buhari Clears Air Over Location, Mission Of 15 Chinese Doctors Fani-Kayode said his wife’s non-profit, Snowhite … Read more
Jumia, Africa’s leading e-commerce platform and Mastercard, a leader in global payments, and a technology company is set to promote social distancing to stop the spread of coronavirus in Nigeria by rewarding their customers. According to reports, only consumers who purchase essential products using their Mastercard on the Jumia platform will receive up to a … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the country has recorded 226 fresh cases of the coronavirus in Nigeria. NCDC disclosed this via its official Twitter handle on Tuesday night. This brings the total number of cases in Nigeria to 6,401. NCDC tweeted: “226 new cases of #COVID19; “131-Lagos, 25-Ogun, 15-Plateau, 11-Edo, … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday presided over a virtual meeting of the National Council on Privatisation, NCP anchored from the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Today, I presided over the National Council of Privatization. We discussed comprehensive healthcare reforms & issues in the power sector. The Council approved the preparation of a draft legislative instrument to … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command suspects a foul is on the alert following the sudden reappearance of a lady, Margaret Ikumu, who was declared dead and buried by her friends in the state. According to her relative, Tony Iji, in a petition to the Commissioner, Lagos State Police Command, Hakeem Odumosu, the family became aware … Read more
Ravi Zacharias, the prominent Christian apologetics author and speaker, died Tuesday at the age of 74 following a battle with a rare form of cancer. Zacharias’ daughter, Sarah Davis, posted a message on the website of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries on Tuesday, titled “Ravi Zacharias, Now With Jesus,” confirming that the apologist had passed away. … Read more
Two suspected ritualists with human bones were apprehended by Delta State Police Command at Igbogidi in Udu Area council of the state on Monday. Report gathered that these two had been disguising to be mentally disordered. According the Delta state police commissioner, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, he disclosed the arrest of these suspected ritualists to the … Read more
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed sessesionist group, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has revealed why the 15 Chinese doctors won’t leave Nigeria. He said the reason why they are under the care of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is to colonise Nigeria for China and the MD of the company, Micheal Jiang … Read more
A 55-year-old woman, Mrs Patience Ugbana and her daughter, Adaeze who is said to be 10 years of age have been electrocuted to death, while in their shop in Nnewi. The incident, which happened on Monday evening, was said to have been caused by a Mercedes lorry which rammed into an electric pole after experiencing … Read more
The co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates has rubbished claims that it offered a $10million bribe to members of the House of Representatives to pass the Infectious Diseases Bill. Recall that the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) had alleged that the Green Chamber of the National Assembly had been offered money to pass the bill … Read more
The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing, the capital of China. It was gathered that the personnel had concluded their assignment, which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID-19 experience with the Federal Government. … Read more
A security guard, Festus Owoha, has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly using tear gas to kill a commercial driver, Kusum Adeoti, in the Apapa area of the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that Kusum used his bus to convey some passengers, including a yet-to-be-identified policeman, to Apapa from Ojuelegba, but when … Read more
Former representative of the Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has revealed the real reason Buhari cancelled Presidential Broadcast. He reacted to the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to call off his scheduled nationwide broadcast on Monday. Sani suggested that the President may have taken the decision in order to … Read more
62-year-old woman has died while struggling for COVID-19 palliative shared by the Rivers state government in Elele Kingdom, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State. According to Vanguard, the deceased, Mrs. Florence Onuobodo arrived at the venue with others waiting to receive the palliatives. A stampede ensued and she was trampled upon by others who … Read more
A woman who is among the recovered COVID-19 patients recently discharged in Delta State, has alleged that the virus is a scam in Nigeria. The patient, a 36-year-old woman, was diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on April 17. She refused to believe the result of the test but was taken to the COVID-19 Isolation/Treatment Center in … Read more
Michael Igwe, a US-based Nigerian doctor, is among health workers at the frontline in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic across the globe. According to BBC Pidgin, the Abia-born doctor said being creative in handling COVID-19 patients is key for health workers to make significant progress in combating the novel disease. A lover of Christian … Read more
Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua simply known as TB Joshua, has revealed what will happen if US cuts ties with China. The man of God said America focuses on big things while China on small things, attending to the needs of developing nations that has made them the richest. He said this in response to a … Read more
…………….Fan Says Indabosky Means ‘Evil’ Nollywood Actress Queen Elenora Amarachi Paul has blasted Nigerians calling them a joke for praising and hailing Prophet Emeka Odumeje. Ekohotblog understands that Odumeje known for his controversial statements and miracles have been the toast of Nigerians since his theatrics became public. She asked what ‘Indaboski, Pahooze’ really means, saying … Read more
There was pandemonium in Agulu area of Anambra state as residents stormed the temple of a fake female pastor to destroy it. The yet to be identified pastor runs her so-called ministry with charms and voodos for performing miracles, signs and wonders. However, nemesis caught up with her when she was exposed by her best … Read more