Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, sent a message to the kids who featured in their 5-0 defeat to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night. Klopp praised them for their heroic display, despite their heavy loss. The Reds fielded their youngest-ever side against Villa, with an average age of 19 years and six months … Read more
Budding gospel musician Femi Adedoyin has officially changed his stage name to ‘Phemade.’ This is coming weeks after release of his album Sound of Rain. Read Also: Gov Wike Sets Aside N8b As Minimum Wage The album has been endorsed by the Young Boss Group and made the official sound for the Young Boss Academy … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 1. Gov. Wike Sets Aside N8bn As Minimum Wage Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has set aside N8bn as minimum wage for state civil servants. READ MORE 2. Lagos To Host Pens Down Ceremony For 15 Permanent Secretaries The Lagos … Read more
The Lagos State Government will host a befitting Pens Down Ceremony for 15 Permanent Secretaries who had served the State meritoriously and retired from the civil service in the course of the year 2019. Mr. Femi Ogun, Head of Public Affairs in the Office of the Head of Service, said that the ceremony is in … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday hosted pensioners to a grand reception to mark the annual pensioners’ day, restating its determination to give needed attention to the welfare of the senior citizens. The event was hosted by the Civil Service Pensions Office of the Lagos State Ministry of Establishments, Training and Pensions in Anchor Events … Read more
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, commissioned a newly constructed Christopher Olatunde Segun Court Complex at Ajah-Badore, Eti-Osa LG.
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi, was named La Liga’s best player at the MARCA’s awards ceremony in Spain on Monday night. Messi also received his sixth Pichichi Trophy award for the highest goal scorer in the 2018/19 La Liga season. The 32-year-old was not present at the gala but spoke on a video accepting the award. … Read more
Cameroonian legend, Samuel Eto’o has backed Ernesto Valverde‘s Barcelona to beat Real Madrid when both sides clash in the La Liga El Clásico fixture on Wednesday night at the Camp Nou Stadium. Eto’o, who has played for both Barcelona and Real Madrid, also hoped to see a great match between both teams. Barcelona head to … Read more
The Oduduwa Secondary School Old Students Association (ODUSOSA) has honoured more than 30 former and serving teachers/principals of the school in its 2019 teachers’ appreciation day. The association, which earlier cleaned the Ladipo auto spare part market as part of the activities marking this year’s reunion, said they came together to contribute to a … Read more
The Federal Inland Revenue Service has warned tax defaulters to clear their taxes or face sanction. This was contained in a notification sent to tax payers “The FIRS hereby informs all taxpayers (individuals, partnerships, enterprises, corporate organisations, ministries, departments and agencies) who are in default of payment of taxes arising from self-assessment, tax audit, tax … Read more
Proprietor of the African Independent Television, (AIT), Raypower Fm and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi says he has no immediate plan to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Dokpesi, disclosed this while addressing party faithful in Agenebode, Estako East Local Government Area (LGA) … Read more
Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim has hopes that a new relationship will work perfectly for her in 2020. The actress took this to her Instagram page on Tuesday where she prayed that her next relationship would be the one she had always prayed for. Read Also: Young Men Slump, Die During Military Exercise Ibrahim said: … Read more
The Office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Central Business Districts has assured traders, shoppers, visitors, and commuters within the Lagos Island Central Business District of their safety during and after the festive period. Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Central Business Districts, Mr. Olarenwaju Elegushi gave the assurance while monitoring … Read more
Ecobank Nigeria is partnering Lagos State Ministry of the Environment on Waterfront Clean-up Programme to enhance the preservation of marine Ecosystems and effectively facilitate socio-economic activities such as transportation, power generation, irrigation and habitat to aquatic life. The exercise tagged “Cleaner Waterfront Our Pride”, was flagged off recently at the Lagos State Government, Ferry Jetty, … Read more
The integrated mass transportation initiative of the Lagos State Government has recorded huge progress with the successful completion of an elevated sea-crossing track of the Lagos Blue Line Rail Mass Transit project. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, led members of the State Executive Council to inspect the five-kilometer long Continuous Beam Bridge constructed from Iganmu … Read more
The Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Plateau chapter, Ayuba Barau, has emphasized that the world had gone past the analogue stage and that there was an urgent need to adopt modern trends in teaching children, hence the need for more instructional materials to facilitate that. He called for improvement in the supply … Read more
The Lagos State Government today commenced the sale of its popular brand of rice, Lake Rice, in preparation for the coming yuletide celebrations with the formal flag-off exercise by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal. Lawal noted that Lake Rice is available for sale in centres across the State including the Agricultural Development Authority … Read more
Two young men were said to have slumped during a marathon race at the ongoing recruitment exercise of the Ekiti State Nigerian Army. The race is one of the exercises put in place to ascertain the physical fitness of those expected to be enlisted into the Nigerian Army. Read Also: Reps Reject A Bill Seeking … Read more
Nollywood actress, Angela Okorie who reportedly survived gunmen attack, revealed her plans to show appreciation to God. Recall that Okorie survived “assassins” attack on Saturday, December 14, but it is not clear who sent the assassins. The mother of one later revealed that 10 bullets were removed from her head and two close to her … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 1. Ize-Iyamu Applauds Obaseki The former gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party PDP in 2016, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has applauded the administration of the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki. READ MORE 2. Teachers Gather To Review Senior Secondary School … Read more