President Buhari has unveiled the e-Naira in Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday unveiled Nigeria’s digital currency, e-Naira. This online news platform reports that President Buhari unveiled the currency at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The event had in attendance the Vice President, Yemi Osibanjo; the Governor of the Central … Read more
Buhari and Tinubu have won awards in London. EKOHOTBLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has been conferred the Nation Builder Award at an event organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC), United Kingdom chapter, to celebrate Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary in London. The chapter’s Publicity Secretary, Jacob Ogunseye, made this known via a … Read more
Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat, Obasa, and other dignitaries have marked 61st Independence Day at Agege Stadium, Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, led the celebration of the 61st independence anniversary at the Agege Stadium, Lagos. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a motorcade, paraded the Agege Stadium to commemorate the 61st Independence Day … Read more
During his independence day speech today, 1st of October 2021, President Buhari seized the opportunity to boast about his achievements and remarked how no past president of Nigeria has done better than him in six years. Since the beginning of democratic dispensation in 1999, Nigeria has had President Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa Yar’adua, Goodluck Jonathan … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that Police fire teargas to disperse #BuhariMustGo protesters in Abuja on independence day. #BuhariMustGo protesters on Friday hit the streets of Abuja to commence their protest on Independence Day. The youths came out in their numbers on Friday morning all carrying placards which had the inscriptions #BuhariMustGo. The #RevolutionNow and #BuhariMustGo protest in … Read more
Read the full text of President Buhari’s Independence Day speech below INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, … Read more
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. For 1st of October 1960 to happen, all … Read more
100 Happy Nigeria Independence Day Messages and Wishes 2021 for your family and loved ones can be accessed below. EKOHOTBLOG reports that it is 61st Nigeria Independence Day. Nigeria celebrates its independence day every 1st of October. To commemorate 2021 Nigeria Independence Day, EKOHOTBLOG has compiled 100 Happy Nigeria Independence Day messages, wishes, … Read more
FG has declared Public Holiday to mark Independence Day. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG) has declared Friday, October 1, 2021, as a public holiday to commemorate Nigeria’s 61st independence anniversary celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration via a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the … Read more
“Accordingly, all offices whose ministries, departments, and agencies are located within these office complexes are expected to vacate the premises…” EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Federal Government (FG), as part of efforts to ensure a hitch-free 61st independence celebration on Friday, will from Thursday afternoon shut down some sections of the Federal Secretariat Complex in … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told deliberately to tinge a past of acrimony in brushstrokes of harmony. Nigeria never had a glorious past and the ‘’founding fathers’’ never envisioned a congenial future for the country. There has never … Read more
Toyin Lawani celebrated the independence day in a grand style Ekohotblog, October 1, 2020.. Popular Nigeria model, Toyin Lawani breaks the internet with racy photos as she marked Nigeria @ 60 yesterday, October 1, 2020. The social media stylist shared racy photos of herself covering her modesty with a giant green flower via the photo sharing app. … Read more
Gov Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has announced the release of 25 prisoners and reduction of the sentence for nine others. The governor made the disclosure in his message to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary, on Thursday in Kaduna. “As we mark the diamond jubilee of our country’s freedom, it is customary that we extend … Read more
Security Operatives Arrest #RevolutionNow Protesters In Lagos Ekohotblog, October 1, 2020 Nothing less than 20 #RevolutionNow protesters have been arrested in Lagos, Today, October 1, 2020. Ekohotblog reported that there was a protest in Ojota and Maryland axis to express disappointment over the current economic situation of the country. Our reporter who witnessed the scene … Read more
30 September, 2020 NiDCOM has disclosed that it would be organizing a webinar on Saturday 3 October, 2020 that would address the issues raised by Nigerian travellers during the COVID-19. The Head of Media Unit, NiDCOM disclosed this today. Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has disclosed that it would be hosting a conversation with Dr … Read more
Award winning Nigeria musician and Afro hip-hop sensation, Burna Boy and publisher of Sahara reporter cum activist, Omoyele Sowore were on Tuesday embroiled in a hot exchange over a planned independence protest. Sowore is widely believed to be a firebrand activist and maverick who seeks to disrupt the status quo and end the hold of … Read more
The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in his message to Nigerians to celebrate independence day, predicted a better future for the country. According to the former Lagos State Governor, what the country had overcome in the past had given the confidence and courage to believe that it can achieve even more. Ekohotblog gathered … Read more
The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in his message to Nigerians to celebrate independence day, predicted a better future for the country. According to the former Lagos State Governor, what the country had overcome in the past had given the confidence and courage to believe that it can achieve even more. Ekohotblog gathered … Read more
US President Donald Trump has promised to join forces with the Nigerian government to help fight against insurgency in the country. Ekohotblog gathered that the US President writes President Muhammadu Buhari to commemorate Nigeria’s 59th independence anniversary, describing the country as a great ally. In the letter sent on Monday, Trump extended his greetings to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari while addressing Nigerians on the 59th Independence day celebration on Tuesday directed the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to release N600 billion for Capital Expenditure in the next three months. Ekohotblog gathered that the president speaking during his nationwide broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary said his administration desire … Read more