Former Senate President Joseph Wayas is Dead EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Senate President in the Second Republic Joseph Wayas is dead, governor of Cross River State Ben Ayade announced on Thursday. Wayas reportedly died in a London hospital. He was aged 80. Mr Ayade, in a statement by his spokesman Christian Ita, said … Read more
The Senate have confirmed Aisha Dahir-Umar, as the substantive Director General of the National Pension Commission Board amidst protest from some lawmakers. The upper chamber also confirmed Dr Oyindasola Oluremi Oni, from North Central as Chairman. Also confirmed were Clement Akintola (South-West); Ayim Nyerere (South-East) and Charles Emukowhale (South-South), as commissioners of the PenCom board. … Read more
Nigerian soldiers Monday morning took over key locations in Abuja to prevent the #EndSARS protesters from converging. The protests broke out about two weeks ago to demand an end to high-handedness and brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigerian police. SARS, as the unit is popularly known, has been accused of crimes including … Read more
The Nigerian Army Sunday revealed that the “Operation Crocodile Smile” has nothing to do with #EndSARS protest. Musa Sagir, army spokesman, In a statement on Sunday, said it is wrong to say the exercise is targeted at protesters who are out in major cities across the country. He said “The attention of the Nigerian Army … Read more
The Federal Government has announced that the Marine Beach Bridge and the Eko Bridge in Lagos State will be reopened to traffic on Monday, October 19, 2020. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN made the announcement on Saturday. Recall that the Eko Bridge and Marine Beach Bridge were closed in March and … Read more
Anonymous @LiteMods on Saturday shut down the website of First Bank Nigeria for allegedly freezing #EndSARS movement fund-raiser account. EkoHotBlog reports that the group of unidentified individuals had earlier hacked the websites of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The group in its claim to the development threatened … Read more
United States President Donald Trump, has revealed to American seniors on Friday, that his administration will swiftly deliver a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. He announced a new public-private partnership to deliver a possible vaccine to senior citizens in the US for free. During a speech in Fort Myers, Fla., Trump announced that his administration … Read more