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EPL: Sheffield Boss Blames Referee For their 2-0 Defeat Against Man City

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Sheffield United boss, Chris Wilder blamed match referee for their 2-0 defeat against English Premier League EPL defending champion, Manchester City on Sunday. The referee should have stopped the game after getting in the way of a pass which led to Manchester City taking the lead on their way to victory over Sheffield United, says … Read more

Oshoala Reveals Why Super Falcons Miss Out On Tokyo 2020 Olympic

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Barcelona Femeni star, Asisat Oshoala, lamented Super Falcons’ failure to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, blamed it on absence of first-team players. Christopher Danjuma’s charges bowed out of the race for qualification to Ivory Coast at the Agege Stadium in October thus, ending their Olympic dream. However, Oshoala has opened up on the botched … Read more

Scottish League: Rangers Win At Celtic Park First-Time In Nine-Year

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Rangers ended a nine-year wait to beat Celtic away from home as goals from Ryan Kent and Nikola Katic earned a 2-1 win at Celtic Park to take control of the Scottish Premiership title race. Steven Gerrard’s men still trail Celtic by two points, but have a game in hand on the Scottish champions as … Read more

Apapa-Ojota Road For Completion In 2020 – Fashola

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Babatunde Fashola PDP

Motorists will have to endure additional 12 months of nerve-breaking traffic on the Apapa-Oshodi-Oworonsoki-Ojota highway for the rehabilitation of the road to be completed, according to the Federal Government. Driving on the highway has been a huge nightmare for motorists since the reconstruction commenced on Nov. 17, 2018. A spill-over effect has been the traffic … Read more

Ligue 1: Monaco Sack Leonardo Jardim

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Monaco have sacked manager Leonardo Jardim for the second time in 14 months and appointed former Spain boss Robert Moreno. Jardim returned in January to replace ex-Arsenal striker Thierry Henry, three months after the Ligue 1 club ended his initial four-year spell in charge. Monaco are seventh in Ligue 1, 17 points off leaders Paris St-Germain. … Read more

Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Sunday, December 29th, 2019

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Newspaper Headlines

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, December 29th, 2019 1. We Will Turn Lagos To Technology Hub As Quickly As POSSIBLE Says LASRIC The Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council says it will deploy all means at its disposal to ensure that the desire of the state government … Read more

Yellow Fever Kills Three In Jos

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed 13 cases of Yellow Fever, which has resulted in three deaths in four local government areas of Plateau State. WHO State Coordinator, Wonk Vingey Bassey, confirmed the incident while presenting a report on a survey conducted on affected councils during an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Jos. The meeting … Read more

North Korea Holds Meeting On How To Overcome ‘Harsh Trials And Difficulties’

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North Korea has opened a high-profile political conference to discuss how to overcome “harsh trials and difficulties,” state media reported Sunday, days before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for Washington to make concessions in nuclear negotiations. The ruling Workers’ Party meeting is a focus of keen attention as some observers predict North Korea might … Read more

Ndigbo Scraps Chieftaincy Titles In Germany

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A ban has been placed on the conferment of traditional Igbo titles on members of  Ndi-Igbo Germany (N.I.G.), the apex body of all Igbo unions in Germany. This is contained in a statement Njointly signed by Engr. Oge Ozofor and Mazi Tony Dominic, the coordinator and the general secretary of the group respectively. The statement … Read more

FUUNAB Urges Youths To Take Agriculture As A Business

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FG Graduates

Youths have been encouraged to take up agriculture as a business and means of livelihood. Speaking at the 2019 Agribusiness Excellence Recognition Award, put together by the Golden Crown Agricultural High School, Awa Ijebu, Ogun State, Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Prof. Kolawole Salako said the population of developing countries, such as … Read more

Redeemed Pastor’s Death: Mrs Diya Says Her Husband And Kids Know How To Swim, There Must Have Been A Malfunction In The Pool

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Following the death of her husband and two children in a resort swimming pool on the Costa del Sol in Spain, on Christmas Eve, Mrs Olubunmi Diya, has insisted all three knew how to swim, the BBC has reported. Spanish police had concluded that Gabriel Diya, 52, his daughter Comfort Diya, nine, and his son … Read more

Ministry Of Health Impounds 147 Cartons Of Fake, Expired Drugs

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One hundred and forty-seven cartons of fake and expired drugs, concealed in an uncompleted building was siezed by the Kano State Taskforce on Fake and Counterfeit Drugs and Unwholesome Processing Foods, Miscellaneous Committee, under the State Ministry of Health, on Saturday. Briefing newsmen on the seizure, Saturday morning, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aminu … Read more

EPL: Everton’s Revival Under Ancelotti Continues With 2-1 Away Win Against Newcastle

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Dominic Calvert-Lewin can become one of the best strikers in Europe, says manager Carlo Ancelotti after his double helped Everton to victory at Newcastle. The 22-year-old scored the only goal against Burnley on Boxing Day to give the Italian the perfect start to his reign and again produced a brilliant display in attack. “He is … Read more

EPL: Nigeria’s Iheanacho Scores As Leicester City Get Back To Winning Way

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West Ham’s miserable home record continued as defeat by a much-changed Leicester side left them stuck in a Premier League relegation battle. Boos from the Hammers fans greeted the final whistle at London Stadium as Manuel Pellegrini’s side racked up a fourth straight home defeat, with the veteran Chilean manager paying the price by being … Read more

EPL: Kane Late Strike Earn Tottenham Point Against Norwich

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Harry Kane struck a late penalty to earn Tottenham a point at Carrow Road and deny Norwich a first Premier League victory in seven matches. Mario Vrancic opened the scoring with his first Premier League goal for the Canaries before they were denied a second when Teemu Pukki’s goal was ruled out for a marginal … Read more

West Ham Sack Manager Manuel Pellegrini

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West Ham have sacked manager Manuel Pellegrini after a 2-1 home defeat by Leicester City – their ninth loss in the past 12 games. The Hammers’ latest defeat on Saturday leaves them 17th, one point above the Premier League relegation zone. Former West Ham boss David Moyes is among the candidates being considered to replace Pellegrini. … Read more

2019: Nigeria’s Stock Market Ends In Red, 2020 Offers Hope

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2019: Nigeria’s Stock Market Ends In Red, 2020 Offers Hope

By- Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma (NAN) With no fewer than six days of trading before the year ends, it is almost certain that transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will close in the red zone. The outgoing year is, indeed, turning out to be yet another locust year for both local and foreign investors, due to … Read more

See Why CAC Boss Was Ordered To Step Down

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See Why CAC Boss Ordered To Step Down

Azuka Azinge, Acting Registrar of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has been asked to step down as head of the commission by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Ms. Azuka stood trial before CCT on the 23rd of December on an eleven-count charge over fake declaration of assets. She was also arraigned for collecting allowances … Read more

Money Heist: Armed Robbers Trapped Inside Bank, Surrender (VIDEO)

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Suspected robbers who took siege of a First Bank of Nigeria branch in the Mpape area of Abuja have been stuck inside the bank building after they were unable to carryout their operation.

Reports say that they broke into the bank in the morning on Saturday guns blazing but got stuck in the bank after learnung that the bank had been surrounded by the police.

Policemen and soldiers ringed the premises after they were deployed to the scene.

Journalists tried to reach the spokesman of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police command, Anjuri Manzah, but were unable to

It was later disclosed by the police that four of the alleged robbers were in their custody while one other got the end of the gun as he tried to escape arrest.

The Federal Capital Territory’s police comissionner, Bala Ciroma, disclosed that one of the arrested men was a staff of the bank.

In a phone interview with TheCable, the commissioner said, “We have concluded the operation. Four suspects arrested and one dead. One of them is an insider but we are still investigating.”

 

 

Gombe: Gov. Inuwa Yahaya Signs N130.83bn 2020 Budget

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Gombe: Gov. Inuwa Yahaya Signs N130.83bn 2020 Budget

Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has signed the 2020 budget passed by the Gombe State House of Assembly into law. He assented to the bill during a brief ceremony on Friday at the Government House in Gombe, north-east Nigeria. The N130.83 billion Appropriation Act tagged ‘Budget of Change’ has N71.04 billion for capital expenditure while … Read more

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