KEDCO Promises To Fix Faulty Transformers, Cautions Residents Not To Pay

The management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), has warned customers against contributing money for repairing faulty transformers. expressing its commitment to fix it with other, electrical equipment. KEDCO’s Head of Corporate Communications, Ibrahim Sani Shawai, yesterday, said that the Company frowned at the criminal activities of unscrupulous community leaders who extort money from unsuspecting … Read more

Ondo 2020: APC Chairman Makes Positive Predictions

Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State Ade Adetimehin, said the party would enjoy easy ride to victory in all elections and he is  confident of  the party’s excellence in all political contests in 2020. Adetimehin, who spoke during his family’s thanksgiving in Akure, urged the people to see APC as a … Read more

Harmattan: Flights Cancelled, Passengers Stranded In Mallam Aminu Kano Int’l Airport

Airline operators were forced to cancel scheduled domestic and international flights as severe hazes and cloud weather rocked Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano State, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded. The Guardian learnt that besides the 7 am Azman Air and Maxair flights, which departed for Abuja, no single aircraft landed or took … Read more

Awolalu Nominated For President Of Appeal Court By Osun Governor

Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola has nominated Justice Foluke Awolalu as the substantive President of the Customary Court of Appeal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the letter, seeking Awolalu’s confirmation, was read at the House of Assembly by the Speaker, Timothy Owoeye. Owoeye said Justice Awolalu was expected to appear before the … Read more

School Resumption: Ibadan Records Low Turnout Of Students

Some public and private schools in Ibadan, Oyo State, recorded low a turnout of pupils on the first day of resumption for the second term of the 2019/2020 academic calendar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that as at 8am, only a few students were seen in the schools visited in Ibadan. Schools monitored … Read more

Angry Policeman Shoots Driver, Passenger, Corper To Death In Yenagoa

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A policeman reportedly shot dead three persons yesterday in Yenogoa, the Bayelsa State Capital. Those shot dead are a commercial driver and two of his passengers, leading to so much unrest and rioting in the state. According to reports, the policeman guarding a new generation bank at the Ekeki axis of the capital city was … Read more

Borno Constructs First Flyover In Northeast

Governor of Borno State,  Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum,  conducted a ceremonial launch yesterday in Maiduguri to kick off the construction of the first flyover in the Northeast region. The flyover, which is intended to ease traffic at the normally congested Customs roundabout in Maiduguri, would connect three routes, including linking Maiduguri to Dikwa-Ngala economic road … Read more

Pray For Ambode – Sanwo-Olu Tasks Lagosians

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for prayers for former governor, Akinwunmi Ambode as the latter continues his journey out of office. Sanwo-olu made the call at the 2020 Annual Thanksgiving service put together by the first family which held at Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja on Sunday. Read Also: LASG Saves 14-Day-Old Baby … Read more

LASG Saves 14-Day-Old Baby After Jehovah Witness Parents Refuse Blood Transfusion

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Lagos State Government, through the Office of the Public Defender, has averted the death of a 14-day old baby who was severely jaundiced at birth but the parents refused to consent to the urgent blood transfusion recommended for her survival. Speaking on the incident over the weekend, the Director, Lagos State Office of the Public … Read more

LASU Exams: One Injured In Stampede As School Postpones Exam

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The Lagos State University has confirmed that one of its students injured in a stampede that occurred on Monday is currently hospitalised, Punch reports. It will be recalled that about six students were injured in a stampede that occurred at the Lagos State University on Monday. It was learnt that the stampede happened during a … Read more

Motorists Drag Sanwo-Olu Over Inability To Sanitise Bus Stop

Motorists plying Funso Williams Avenue on the Lagos Mainland have criticized Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu over his inability to stop the dumping of impounded vehicles, hampering smooth traffic flow traffic at Iponri Bus Stop. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that government agencies, including the Police, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) and the Federal … Read more

Thailand Commissions Marijuana Clinic For Use

The Ministry of Public Health in Thailand has opened  a medical marijuana clinic at its headquarters in Bangkok as it seeks to expand the herb-based industry. Minister of Public Health, Anutin Charnvirakul, said on Monday that the clinic will supply patients with cannabis-based medicine that can be used to alleviate conditions such as migraines, insomnia, … Read more

19-Year-Old Charged For Murder

Court Sentences UNILORIN Student To Jail For Fraud

19-year-old Umar Shuaibu has been remanded by an Ebute-Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday, over alleged murder of one Mr Yusuf Abubakar. The police, who brought defendant on a count charge of murder, said that he hit Abubakar on the stomach during a fight over a seat. The defendants’ plea was not taken … Read more

Ayade Blows Hot On Commissioners, ‘Bans’ Them From Social Media

  Cross River State Governor, Professor Benedict Ayade has warned all commissioners and political appointees not to make policy pronouncements on social media without seeking his approval. In a statement made available to the public on Sunday, January 5, 2020, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, the Cross River governor also … Read more

Defection: I Am 100% APC -Ebonyi PDP Governor, Umahi

Governor of Ebonyi State,  David Umahi has cautioned members of the PDP planning a defection to the APC to stop because they  might be caught in anti-party activity web, saying he is “100 per cent APC.” Umahi, who spoke when the people of Ishielu and Onicha Local Government Areas paid him Christmas homage, said “Stay … Read more

Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Monday, January 6th, 2020

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Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Monday, January 6th, 2020 1. PDP Berates Buhari Over Foreign Medical Trips The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has vehemently berated president Muhammadu Buhari for condemning Nigerians who seek medical treatment abroad. READ MORE 2. God Has Been Part Of Our Journey – Sanwo-Olu The … Read more

Ex Kogi Speaker Threatens To Lead Okun People Out Of State, Due To Neglect

A former Acting Kogi State governor and one time Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Clarence Olafemi, has lamented on the neglect  of the Okun people  in political process. He threatened to lead the people out of present Kogi to join Ekiti or Kwara if they not treated fairly as an integral part of … Read more

God Has Been Part Of Our Journey – Sanwo-Olu

Coronavirus: LASG Partners Dettol On Handwashing Advocacy

The progress recorded by Lagos State, since the beginning of the fourth republic, would have been impossible without the guidance of God, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said. The Governor said the successive administrations laboured to put the State on the path of irreversible growth but said their efforts would have been in vain if God … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Advocates Peaceful Co-Existence Among Nigerians

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has emphasized the need to promote an atmosphere of cordiality, tolerance, and peace so that government policies and programmes can be successfully implemented. Speaking on Saturday at the closing/Prize Giving Ceremony of the 34th National Quran Recitation Competition held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, the governor who was represented … Read more

LASG Begins Post-Festive Disinfection Of Markets

Lagos State Government will on Monday began a week-long post-festive disinfection and decontamination of 26 major live bird markets in the State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal who disclosed this in Lagos explained that the exercise was a follow up to the pre-festive statewide disinfection and decontamination of 17 major live bird … Read more