Recall that Senator Ekpeyong defeated Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the January 25, 2020 re-run election for Akwa Ibom Northwest Senatorial District, held in Essien Udim Local Government Councl The Senate on Thursday swore-in Senator Christopher Ekpenyong of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Read Also: EFCC Arrests Landlord For Providing … Read more
The Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, arrested a 33-year-old landlord, Stanley Ejike Awam and 10 of his tenants, who are suspected to be internet fraudsters hibernating in his house. Read Also: BREAKING: Ex-President Jonathan Visits Buhari The 10 suspected internet fraudsters arrested at the … Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja. After the brief meeting which was held closed-doors, President Buhari saw Jonathan off at the forecourt of the State House. Read Also: Woman who fake kidnap appears in court The last time Jonathan visited the villa was in October … Read more
A 26-year-old woman, Atagher Queen, has appeared before a Magistrate’s in Ebute Meta Lagos on Thursday for allegedly faking her kidnap The police charged Queen with three counts of fake kidnap and extortion. She, however, pleaded not guilty Earlier, the Prosecution counsel, Inspector Chinalu Uwadione, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on January … Read more
The Senate on Thursday, January 30, 2020, confirmed the appointment of Dr Kingsley Obiora as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) had asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Dr Obiora as the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Read Also: Senator … Read more
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, has described as foolish, the call by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe asking President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. Recall that Senator Abaribe on Wednesday, January 29, asked President Buhari to resign over the security situation in the country, arguing that the APC-led government has failed on its promise to secure the nation. Reacting … Read more
Justice Idris Kutigi has ordered the arrest of former Minister of Petroleum, Dan Etete over his involvement in the Malabu Oil scam. Read Also: Buhari Meets With Service Chiefs Amid Calls For Their Removal The Prosecutor, Bala Sanga, in an exparte application informed the court that the arrest of Mr Etete is key to unearthing … Read more
Less than 24 hours after lawmakers in the National Assembly called for their resignation, President Muhammadu Buhari is holding a meeting with the service Chiefs in the council chambers in Abuja. The meeting kicked off at 10 am with the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo in attendance. Also in attendance is the Chief of Defence Staff, … Read more
Russia is closing its border with China to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. Read Also: Bus Conductor Arraigned For Punching Police Officer Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin told a government meeting that the order had been signed “to take measures to close the border (with China) in the Far East,” Russian news agencies reported. … Read more
A 28 year-old bus conductor, Sikiru Dada, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with assault on a police officer and an official of the National Union Of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Dada, resident of Abule-Egba, Lagos, is facing charges of breach of peace, assault and resisting arrest. The Prosecutor, Insp, … Read more
The police on Thursday, arraigned Abdul Hassan in a Life Camp Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, for allegedly impersonating aides of the president of the Senate. The police charged Hassan, 24, who claimed to be a civil servant with Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) of 2nd Avenue Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja and one Bashiru, now at large with … Read more
The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has confirmed that 17 people sustained injuries, including a pregnant woman and firefighter at another inferno in Lagos. Mr Oke-Osanyintolu made the disclosure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Martins fire outbreak scene at about 9:30 p.m. in Lagos … Read more
MAXOkada and GOkada have called on the Lagos State Government to rescind its ban all of commercial motorcycles and tricycles within certain areas in the state. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, Chief Executive Officer, MAXOkada, Mr. Tayo Bamidiro and Pilot Operations Manager of GOKada, Mr. Victor Daminabo, said they were in compliant with Lagos State … Read more
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has urged the United Nations (UN) to rid the world of terrorism, climate change, discrimination, food insecurity and other challenges confronting human race. Aliyu spoke on Wednesday at the opening plenary session of the fifth Abuja International Model United Nations conference as part of activities … Read more
Over the six South-West governors decision to set up a security outfit to complement the efforts of the police in tackling insecurity in the geopolitical zone, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, is to meet with South-West governors over Operation Amotekun The initiative has attracted mixed reactions from individuals and groups across the country. And … Read more
Some elected council chiefs that was sacked eight months ago by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State were allegedly attacked by some thugs on Wednesday. The Chairman of the Afijio Local Government area of the state, Samuel Aderemi, was waylaid and abducted by the thugs who reportedly stormed the council secretariat in the early hours … Read more
The daughter of a Chinese tourist who is seriously ill in a Paris hospital has become the fifth person in France to be confirmed with the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday. Her 80-year-old father was the fourth confirmed case in France of the new coronavirus that has killed more than 100 people since it emerged in … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Thursday, January 30th, 2020 1. Senate Summons Inspector General Of Police Over Security Issues IGP Adamu is being summoned over some security issues that has been on the rise in recent times, as well as the call for the institution of state police. During … Read more
The Senate has summoned Mr Mohammed Adamu the Inspector-General of Police This was part of resolutions reached during plenary on Wednesday, January 29. IGP Adamu is being summoned over some security issues that has been on the rise in recent times, as well as the call for the institution of state police. During the session, … Read more
Nasarawa state commissioner of health, Mr. Ahmed Yahaya who confirmed the incident after the state executive council meeting on Wednesday, January 29, said the state has recorded a Lassa fever case According to him, the fever which first broke out in Karu Local Government Area of the state was confirmed at the Garki General Hospital … Read more