Kelechi Iheanacho’s lone goal helped Leicester City defeat Brentford as the Foxes qualified for the next round of the FA Cup. The Nigerian international scored four minutes into the match when he tapped in a cross from full-back James Justin, who had been found by Dennis Praet’s superb raking pass. Leicester were the better team … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on his investiture as Knight of St Gregory the Great (KGG). President Buhari’s congratulatory message was conveyed through a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Saturday. The president also rejoiced with all citizens of … Read more
Leah Sharibu, the Christian girl who refused to denounce her faith in the midst of the Boko Haram sect has allegedly been delivered of a baby boy. Leah who has been in captivity for over a year gave birth few weeks ago after reportedly being forced to marry a top Commander in the sect. See … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday reaffirmed his administration’s plan to transform the educational sector of the State, vowing to increase government’s investment for the good of the pupils. Over 3000 teachers from various schools and education districts across the State converged at De Blue Roof of the Lagos Television, Ikeja where the Governor … Read more
Amnesty International, has called on the Lagos State Government to immediately halt the violent and unlawful evictions of residents of Tarkwa Bay in Lagos. Director Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, described the forced eviction as violation of human rights. ““What is happening at Tarkwa Bay, Lagos is a violation of human government rights. See This: … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosun, on Friday, disclosed that the force has arrested 65 suspected cultists following the cult clashes in the Ijede Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. Odumosun, who made the disclosure during an emergency meeting with stakeholders in the area said that the command would partner with local … Read more
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded one unemployed Charles Eze in the Ikoyi Custodial Centre after he pleaded guilty to stealing 16 Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards and some Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. The police arraigned 33-year-old Eze together with Raphael Nwachukwu, 36, before Chief Magistrat T. A. Ojo. The defendants, whose residential … Read more
The Lekki Estate Residents and Stakeholders Association (LERSA) has called on Lagos State Government to take advantage of the dry season to resume construction of drainage, roads and mounting of streetlights along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. LERSA President, Chief James Emadoye made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday … Read more
Two former managers of Water Ripples Hotel, in Ajah, Lagos, Ademola Adeniyi, 38, and Modupe Ikuyemisi (now at large) have been charged before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly conniving to use the name of the hotel to defraud a diesel dealer, Kikelomo Jiba and 12 others of 200, 000 litres of diesel valued at … Read more
The police on Friday said the death of popular Lagos-based traditional medicine practitioner Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun could be linked to an ongoing fraud issue in his Lagos office. “An interesting twist to the story was that the deceased probably had earlier detected an alleged bookkeeping records fraud in his Lagos office … Read more
Prof. Modupe Adelabu, Chairman, Governing Board of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has commended Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) for setting the standard among polytechnics in Nigeria. Adelabu, who was the former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, gave the commendation while inspecting ongoing TETFund projects in the college. YABATECH in the latest Polytechnic webometric … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), paid a courtesy visit to the JAMB State Coordinator, Mr Cyril Mozie, in Awka on Friday agreeing to facilitate the successful conduct of the March 2020 UTME examination. NAN reports that Anambra Commandant of the Corps, Mr David Bille they are in full support on the campaign … Read more
Association of Lawyers with disabilities in Nigeria (ALDIN ) on Thursday, decried the discrimination meted upon them by the ECOWAS court. The group during a courtesy visit to the President of the ECOWAS Court, Hon. Justice Edward Asante and other Judges, made a case for the appointment of Lawyers with disabilities as Judges, condemning the … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, January 25th, 2020 1. No Compromise On Standard In Essien Udim Re-run Poll – Akwa Ibom REC The Independent National Electoral Commission Resident Commissioner REC for Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini has warned officials going against the core value of the Commission … Read more
Four suspected cases of Lassa fever has been received by the Rivers State Centre for Disease Control. The Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in the State, Dr. Chinwe Tonye-Atata, released updates on the reports saying that 57 persons are under watch. She said findings show that two out of the four cases reported are … Read more
Thirty Nigerian females stranded in Mali have voluntarily returned to the country after spending many years in the Francophone country. Their return, The Nation learnt was facilitated by the assistance programme put together by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) after a harrowing experience in Mali. This is just as no fewer than nine persons … Read more
The Borno government on Friday began the payment N30,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state. Mr Bulama Abiso, the Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Maiduguri. Abiso said that the organised labour in the state appreciated the governor, Babagana Zulum, … Read more
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded five men in the Kirikiri Custodial Centre, Lagos State, for allegedly robbing two men of valuables worth N395,000, at gunpoint. The defendants – Rasaki Sunmola, 20; Kunle Asemidara, 22; Japhaet Scoth, 28; Joseph Jimoh, 29, and Daniel Joseph, 23 – are facing charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and … Read more
An 18-year-old bricklayer, Kazeem Abdulfatai, on Friday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged membership of an unlawful society and displaying dangerous weapons. Abdulfatai, who resides at No. 16 Inusango, Mosalasi Alhaja, Agege, Lagos State, is charged with three counts of belonging to an unlawful society, displaying dangerous arms and conspiracy, but pleaded not … Read more
The Ibadan zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned two siblings; Olatunji Beyioku (aka Bashorun) and Oluwayomi Oluwafemi Beyioku (aka Ola 1)for allegedly falsely presenting themselves as agent of the commission to defraud members of the public. The duo were on Thursday, January 23, dragged before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of … Read more