The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi says he is greater than the duo of Sango and Ogun, two deities worshipped by the Yoruba. He said, though he respected the deities for the role they played during their eras and proud to call himself their son, he stressed that education and exposure to other … Read more
Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said Sunday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo Island. The Malaysian health ministry’s director-general, Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the baby from Tuaran in eastern Sabah state had been admitted into intensive care after experiencing fever and muscle weakness. “The patient … Read more
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has depart for the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The vice president would speak on “The Role of Religions in Promoting Tolerance: From Possibility to Necessity’ at the Sixth Assembly of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies.” A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on … Read more
The Remains of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Women Leader Salome Abuh, has veen aid to rest amid tears. It could be recalled that Salome was attacked by some thugs who burnt her to death during the just concluded gubernatorial poll in Kogi state. Her remains was laid to rest amid tears and wailings by … Read more
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum spoke at the United States Institute of Peace – President Nancy Lindborg. He described Nigeria’s democratic journey as full of ups and downs rather than a destination with a clear road-map. Read the full text: Humanizing power: All over the world, democracy seems … Read more
The Governor of Ogun State Prince Dapo Abiodun, has urged the public workers to brace up for the hard work that lays ahead in 2020. Abiodun noted that the year 2020 would required more from the all workers to move the state forward. Adding that, the coming year which would put serious demand on their … Read more
The Makurdi High Court has rejected the request for stay of proceedings filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, over a N10m libel suit. It could be recalled thag Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue filed the N10m libel suit against Oshiomhole. The APC National Chairman had approached the Court … Read more
The Social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, has ridiculed the convener of the RevolutionNow, Mr Omoyele Sowore over what transpired during his rearrest. It could be recalled that some armed men of the State Secret Service had stormed a Federal High Court in the bid to rearrest Sowore. She advised the … Read more
There has been report of low turnout at the Saturday local government elections across Ekiti State. The local government poll across the 16 council areas were reportedly peaceful apart from a lone incident of shooting said to have occurred at a polling unit in Ikere Ekiti, there was no confirmed report of violence. Witnesses said … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP gubernatorial candidate Wada Musa, has dragged the Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello before the State Election Petitions Tribunal over the recent gubernatorial poll in the state. Wada and his party is asking the tribunal to sack governor Bello and declare him legitimate winner of the governorship poll in the state. … Read more
The Imo State Coordinator, Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria (ISPON), Dr. Martins Dike, says the crisis in the institute could have been averted but for “ignorance” on the part of some of the gladiators. He stated this in an interview with newsmen at the just concluded ISPON’s 38th Professional Development Conference/ Exhibition (PDC) held … Read more
A teacher at CMS Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos, Mr Ikena Ekwenam, has been arrested by the police for inflicting injuries on his 10-year-old pupil, David Uwakwe. Ekwenam, who teaches Agricultural Science at the school, beat up the Junior Secondary School 2 pupil for allegedly failing to come early for a make-up test. According to report, … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday denied reports that it invaded the Federal High Court, Abuja, to rearrest activist and journalist, Omoyele Sowore. Ekohotblog reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday night had released Sowore after spending 124 days in detention. This was following a court ruling ordering DSS to … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, MOCPED, will on Monday, December 9, commence its 25th anniversary with a series of activities. Recall the anniversary was previously scheduled for Monday, November 25th but due to the unfortunate demise of its 100 Level students, Late Oni Olubuko , the college rescheduled it to the … Read more
Twelve people have been swept to their deaths by floods in western Uganda, the Red Cross said on Saturday, as the East African country is battered by torrential rain. “We have recovered 12 bodies from the water and one person has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries,” said Diana Tumuhimbise, Red Cross branch manager … Read more
The Senator representing New Jersey, Bob Menendez, has reacted to the recent rearrest of the convener of the RevolutionNow movement Omoyele Sowore, by the officials of State Secret Service. It could be recalled that armed men of the DSS had stormed the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday where they caused commotion in … Read more
Actress and Instagram comedian, Etinosa Idemudia has tendered her apology for using bible as an ashtray while smoking. Ekohotblog reported that Etinosa received severe backlashes from social media users for her actions as she also threatened to use the Quran. In the video, the Warri born actress thrashed Prov 22:6 saying it’s a scam. She … Read more
Donald Trump announced on Friday that he was “temporarily” renouncing on naming the Mexican drug cartels as a “terrorist organization” at the request of Mexico’s Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. “All the necessary work has been done to classify Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations. From a legal point of view, we are ready to do it, … Read more
A 56-year old man, Dahiru Inusa, has been apprehended by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps in Nassarawa state for allegedly chaining and dragging his 15-year old daughter on the streets of Lafia. NSCDC boss, Mahmoud-Fari told newsmen on Friday that the suspect had been arrested on Wednesday at Bukan-Sidi area of Lafia, and … Read more
US authorities said on Wednesday that the British firm Cambridge Analytica, known for the massive hijacking scandal of Facebook users, has deceived social network users about how it collects and processes their personal information. The Federal Trade Regulatory Agency, the FTC, overcame its investigation launched in March 2018 concluding that the former political consulting firm … Read more