Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, December 27th, 2019 1. LASG Assures SMEs Of Enabling Business Environment Lagos State Government has assured small-scale business entrepreneurs of its commitment to providing an enabling environment to grow their businesses. READ MORE 2. Sanwo-Olu Pays A Surprise Visit To Lagos Island Hospital … Read more
Ekiti State Government on Friday announced the elevation of 16 traditional rulers, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The announcement was made by the state Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation, Chief Muyiwa Olumilua, in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti. He said the elevation was sequel to the approval of the White Paper … Read more
Lagos State Government has assured small-scale business entrepreneurs of its commitment to providing an enabling environment to grow their businesses. He gave the assurance at the presentation of cash grants to 1,020 beneficiaries of the Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area Business Empowerment Grant. The State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat said the State Government … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday visited the Paediatric, emergency and orthopedic wards of the Lagos Island General Hospital, Broad Street, to celebrate Christmas and boxing days with the in-patients battling various health conditions. The Governor while at the hospital, chatted with the patients, cheering them up, encouraging them and also prayed for their … Read more
Sequel to a deadly terrorist attack carried out on Tuesday in Arbinda claiming 35 citizens, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the government and people of Burkina Faso that their bothers in Nigeria and the West African subregion will not abandon them to their fate. President Buhari said the slaying of 31 women among the innocent … Read more
Liverpool do not “feel, think about or mention” the Premier League title, despite opening up a 13-point lead at the top, says manager Jurgen Klopp. The Reds demolished second-placed Leicester 4-0 and now hold the joint-biggest advantage in Premier League history after the Boxing Day fixtures. “It is just a game against a really good … Read more
Tottenham renewed their pursuit of a place in the Premier League top four as they came from behind to beat Brighton in north London. The result lifts Spurs up to fifth in the table, three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who lost 2-0 at home to Southampton later on Thursday. Adam Webster had given the visitors … Read more
Reports have it a 7-year-old Chicago girl was critically injured on Christmas when gunfire erupted outside her relative’s home, sending a stray bullet through a living room window. The unidentified youngster was playing with her younger cousins at around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday when a 38-year-old man was shot in the leg in a burst of … Read more
Carlo Ancelotti made a winning start as Everton manager as his side edged past Burnley at a packed and passionate Goodison Park. The 60-year-old Italian, who won the Premier League and FA Cup double as Chelsea boss in 2009-10, took over at Everton last week and received a fantastic reception from the home fans. Burnley, … Read more
Following a fire underneath that was caused by a crash between two petrol-laden tankers on Christmas day the federal government yesterday ordered the temporary closure of the bridge at the Sagamu interchange on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, said in a statement that “due to … Read more
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard called on his players to show “personality” after they were condemned to consecutive home defeats for the first time since 2011 by an impressive Southampton. Lampard’s side fell behind to Michael Obafemi’s superbly taken strike at Stamford Bridge and had fewer shots than in any game since he took charge during … Read more
Newly appointed Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has reacted to the 1-1 draw against Bournemouth in the English Premier League on Thursday. Mikel Arteta said Arsenal’s attitude was “better than I expected” after the Gunners rescued a point at Bournemouth in the Spaniard’s first match in charge. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s 12th Premier League goal of the season … Read more
In its bid to end their 30-year chase of the English Premier League (EPL) title, the in-form Jurgen Klopp side, Liverpool continued their fine run as they thrashed Leicester City 4-0 to go 13 points clear on the league table. Leicester City who have occupied the second position on the EPL table could not close … Read more
A flag hoisted by Boko Haram, two bicycles, copies of the Qur ’ an and other personal effects have been recovered by the Nigerian Army after a gun battle with the insurgents in the area on Tuesday. The items were retrieved by the troops of the army under Operation Lafiya Dole in Fadama village in … Read more
Ghost workers are mainly those not cleared during the screening exercise conducted by the state government. In this vein, the Kogi State government has uncovered over 300 ghost workers said to have found their way into its payroll. The state Head of Service, Mrs Deborah Ogunmola, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of … Read more
To help the West African country strengthen its capacity building in law enforcement, the Chinese government donated 100 police vehicles to Ghana on Monday. Speaking at the hand-over ceremony held in the capital Accra, Chinese ambassador to Ghana Wang Shiting, said the vehicles will play an important role in fighting crimes and protecting both Ghanaian … Read more
The Ogun State Government has kicked off its Broiler Empowerment Programme with the delivery of 54, 000 day old chicks for 54 beneficiaries. The reason for this is to increase food production and create employment opportunities for youths. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina, who led a team from the … Read more
Since the closure of the land borders in August, the Customs and other security agencies had been carrying out joint patrols at the Seme and Idiroko borders and other communities around the borders. Since the drills started, several seizures had been made including thousands of bags rice, cartons of frozen poultry , petrol , fertilizers … Read more
Following a similar thought the monarch had earlier this week, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, on Thursday, insisted on Nigerians, especially Muslims, to give birth to the number of children they can cater for. Mr Sanusi, while lecturing on the array of social problems bedeviling Nigeria, insisted that the ‘almajri’ challenge in Northern Nigeria … Read more
In its aim to monitor the traffic and security situation during the festive season, the Nigerian Air Force has conducted aerial patrols over the Abuja – Lokoja Expressway and the Lagos -Sagamu- Ore Expressway. The NAF said the patrols, which began on Monday, were to ensure the “ safety and security of commuters along some … Read more