Manchester United boss, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has Liverpool team performance after his team outplayed at Anfield on Sunday evening. Goals from Virgil Van Dijk and Mohamad Salah was all the Reds needed to see off their fierce Premier League rival. Following their defeat to the Merseyside team, Solskjaer said the Jurgen Klopp’s side will win … Read more
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp heaped praise on his team following their 2-0 victory over Premier League biggest rival, Man United on Sunday at Anfield. Two goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah gave Klopp’s men all three points against the Red Devils at Anfield. Speaking after the game, Klopp was quoted by Liverpool’s official … Read more
The United States has granted asylum to a popular Nigerian journalist, Ohimai Amaize, a former African Independent Television (AIT) presenter who fled Nigeria last year. Ekohotblog reports that the journalist confirmed the development to PREMIUM TIMES in an e-mail Sunday. The mail sent by the popular Nigerian journalist reads as thus; “I have just received … Read more
Facebook is “backing away” from earlier plans to sell ads for placement inside its enormously popular WhatsApp messaging service. According to The Wall Street Journal, the team that had been working on building ads into WhatsApp was disbanded in recent months, with their work subsequently “deleted from WhatsApp’s code.” The Journal notes that Facebook still … Read more
The flag-draped coffins of the 11 Ukrainians who died in a plane mistakenly shot down by Iran amid heightened tensions with Washington arrived in Kiev on Sunday. President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Oleksiy Goncharuk and other officials attended the solemn ceremony at Kiev’s Boryspil airport to see the downed plane’s nine Ukrainian flight crew and … Read more
Candidates interested in the recruitment exercise of The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission have been warned to be careful of fraudsters. The agency said it has engaged the services of DSCL Corporate Services Limited to conduct the recruitment on its behalf to fill vacant positions approved by government. It said, “The general … Read more
Controversial reality star, Oluwabusayo Abiri better known as Khloe has taken to Instagram to blast her former schoolmates who now follow are on the platform. In a post on Friday, Khloe described those people as those who provoked her during high and middle school days. “A few people who teased me in high school and … Read more
After two and half years of dating, Barbadian R&B star Rihanna and her Saudi Arabian boyfriend, Hassan Jameel have parted ways. Rihanna and Jameel who were private while they dated, reportedly broke up this week. Sometime in 2019, she opened up about her relationship with Jameel in an interview with Vogue, where she said “Yeah, I’m dating,” … Read more
Victor Osimhen scored once more to send Lille into the French Cup Round of 16 following a 2-0 victory away to ESM Gonfreville. The Nigerian started the game from the bench after replacing Luiz Araujo in the 61st minute, nonetheless, he got the Great Danes’ second goal in the tie’s last minute. Loic Remy broke … Read more
Issac Hayden scored a 94th-minute header to snatch a stunning 1-0 win over Chelsea, earning Newcastle their first Premier League victory of 2020. A well-drilled Newcastle side kept Chelsea who had 70 per cent of the possession and 19 shots but at bay and completed the ultimate smash-and-grab with 30 seconds to play as Hayden … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, January 19th, 2020 1. PDP Berates Oshiomhole Over Politicizing Supreme Court Judgment The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP has blasted the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole over what it described as politicizing the Supreme Court judgment that … Read more
A Lagos State based professional golfer from Ikoyi Golf Club, Francis Epe has emerged the winner of the inaugural invitational open championship organized in honour of the governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson. Epe, who played 7 under par over 18 holes to emerge the overall winner, urged young Nigerians to make a … Read more
The President of Old Grammarian Society (OGS), of C.M.S Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos State, Mr. Olu Vincent has called on the government to bring together the critical stakeholders who have ideas to proffer solutions to the challenges confronting the education sector. He urged stakeholders in the sector to work harder at motivating teachers. He made … Read more
The remains of late Prof. Simon Mallam who died in a gas explosion in Sabo Tasha, Kaduna have been laid to rest in his hometown, Malagum, Kaura Local Government, Kaduna State. Mallam, a Professor of Nuclear Physics at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, was until his death, the Chairman of Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission. … Read more
The philanthropy and humanitarian activities of prominent businessman and philanthropist Sir Kessington Adebutu, have been recognised and commended by Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday. He spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during the investiture of Adebutu, popularly known as ‘Baba Ijebu,’ as the first honorary member of Abeokuta Club. At the event, which … Read more
19-year-old Norwegian youngster, Erling Braut Haaland who joined Dortmund for £17.1m last month came off the bench to help Dortmund win with a resounding hat-trick. Dortmund were trailing 3-1 before the former Red Bull Salzburg forward was introduced which secured all needed three points. Haaland netted 28 goals in 22 appearances for Red Bull Salzburg this … Read more
Real Madrid moved three points clear of champions Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-earned victory against Sevilla at the Bernabeu. Brazil midfielder Casemiro scored twice for Zinedine Zidane’s side, either side of Sevilla striker Luuk de Jong’s exquisite, curled equaliser. Luka Jovic’s clever backheeled pass had allowed Casemiro to break Sevilla’s … Read more
Anthony Joshua, World heavyweight boxing champion has expressed his readiness to stand for Nigeria when the need arises. He said this at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday, in the United Kingdom. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, “ The President congratulated the … Read more
The Director of Public Health, Enugu State, Dr Boniface Okolo, has cautioned Nigerians against the consumption of cassava flakes, otherwise known as garri to avoid contacting Lassa fever. Okolo, who gave the warning in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Enugu, said the rats that caused the disease were mostly … Read more
Lagos State Infrastructure Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA) has commenced renovation work in Secondary Schools across the state. At a project meeting with Principals of the affected Schools on Thursday, the General Manager of the Agency, Nike Adekanbi stated that this phase of work became necessary following a comprehensive assessment of the state of schools in … Read more