President Donald Trump’s former Press secretary has been compelled to apologize to presidential aspirant Joe Biden for mocking the candidate, who has struggled with stuttering after he touched on the matter during Thursday’s Democratic debate. The bizarre episode began under the glaring hot spotlight during the Los Angeles debate, as Biden who is not widely … Read more
Togolese nationals in Lagos,Nigeria have called for the removal of the Togolese President, Faure Eyadema. The protesters, who carried banners with different inscriptions, said that Eyadema must be stopped from pursuing a fourth term in Togo. They called for the intervention of African leaders and the international community, especially the Economic Community of West African … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), has said that 22 former Governors are either on trial or facing investigations over corruption allegations. Malami, who made this known at a meeting with newsmen at his office in Abuja on Thursday, did not name the affected former Governors. The minister … Read more
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has accused the former Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose of selling the party secretariat. The party, who threatened to sue Fayose, said that the secretariat which was a collective property of PDP members was allegedly sold by the former Governor to one of his cronies without the knowledge … Read more
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed an appeal by a former Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Nwobike. Nwobike had approached the appellate court in a suit challenging his conviction by the Lagos State High Court. Nwobike was convicted in April 2018 of attempting to pervert the course of justice by inducing … Read more
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, December 25, Thursday, December 26 and Wednesday, January 1, 2020, as public holidays for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made this known on Thursday in Abuja through a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah. Aregbesola, … Read more
Nigerian Vice-President,Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is presiding over the National Economic Council(NEC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting is attended by state Governors. The meeting started around 11.06am at the Presidential Villa and which is the last NEC for 2019. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/18/delta-gets-approval-to-establish-court-of-appeal/ The meeting is still ongoing as at the time of filing in this report.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the impeachment of Donald Trump was based on “made-up” grounds, adding that he did not believe it marked the end of the US president. “It still needs to go through the Senate, where the Republicans have a majority,” Putin said after the House of Representatives voted to impeach … Read more
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) will be reconstituted and inaugurated after the forensic audit of the organisation, according to a State House statement on Thursday. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/04/buhari-approves-permanent-secretaries/ The statement signed by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, said: “The President has also directed that … Read more
Erstwhile Democratic Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has said that the impeachment suffered by President Donald Trump was the only “remedy” to check his “abuse of power.” The Former First Lady whose husband, Bill Clinton, had also suffered Trump’s fate on December 19, 1998 during his second term as president, argued that Trump’s impeachment was another … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered an investigation into the death of a United States of America returnee, Mutiu Agbosasa, who was murdered in the Ikorodu area of the state on Sunday. Agbosasa,returned to the country early this year after spending 45 years in the US, was murdered by gunmen while returning … Read more
The Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Oshinle Quarters, Akure, the Ondo State capital has been set ablaze on Wednesday over a missing child and a Policeman killed by angry mob. The angry youths set the church ablaze after the protest over a missing one-year-old boy during church service in November. The little boy, Gold Kolawole was kidnapped … Read more
Six persons have been killed and dozens injured in Hong Kong on Wednesday when a double-decker bus smashed into a tree, police said. Live footage showed firefighters trying to reach victims on the vehicle’s top deck, which had been turned into a tangled mess of twisted metal and shattered glass, leaving some passenger seats dangling … Read more
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Nasarawa state Governor, Abdullahi Sule. The seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili dismissed the appeal filed by David Ombugadu and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to challenge Sule’s victory at the March 9, 2019 election. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/13/former-prime-minister-tebboune-wins-algeria-presidential-election/ More Details later….
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to beam his searchlight on the activities of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Monday Udoh. Senator Diri said in defiance of the tribunal’s … Read more
The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been remanded in custody after appearing in court to face charges of fraud, money-laundering and attempted murder of her husband. Marry Mubaiwa, 38, who is the wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, 63, was arrested by Zimbabwe’s anti-graft commission on Saturday. She was initially detained on suspicion of … Read more
The Members of the House of Representatives have turned down an amendment on the Constitution seeking to make the President and Governors serve only a term of six years. Ekohotblog gathered that most of the lawmakers who spoke during the debate on the bill opposed to it. The sponsor, Mr. John Dyegh (APC-Gboko/Tarka Federal constituency … Read more
Erstwhile Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu,has prayed a Federal High Court in Lagos to grant him bail from the Ikoyi Custodial Centre on ground of serious health challenge. Kalu, who has since been taken to the prison after conviction, said in an application on Tuesday that he is battling serious health challenges that the … Read more
The Ogun state House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of 17 out of the 18 commissioner-nominees sent to it by Governor Dapo Abiodun. The confirmation followed a motion moved by Yusuf Sherif, the Majority Leader, and seconded by Mr Sylvester Abiodun (PDP-Ijebu North 1). The majority leader had earlier read the report of the … Read more
The Office of the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.),has released the 2019 National Security Strategy document to tackle the emerging problems of Boko Haram’s alliance with the Islamic State West African Province(ISWAP). The NSA said that the strategy document, which replaced the 2014 document, would serve as a blueprint to deal with the … Read more