Fourteen students died on Saturday morning in Toeni, Sourou province, in northwestern Burkina Faso when the bus transporting them jumped on a mine, Xinhua learned from a security source. “A bus transporting students to the city of Toma jumped on a mine. “The death toll is 14 and four injured,” an army official said on … Read more
No fewer than 215 inmates have been trained in different vocations in line with the mandate of the Nigeria Correctional Service. The Public Relations Officer of the Enugu State Command of the service, Mr Emeka Monday, on Saturday said that the training was aimed at impacting self-reliant skills on the inmates. The spokesman said that … Read more
The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King has urged staff of the Board to embrace professionalism in their quest for qualitative service delivery to residents of the State. Alawiye-King gave the advice at the Y2020 joint prayer session held on the first working day of the year … Read more
A newly constructed section of Lagos-Badagry Highway was on Friday, declared open for public use by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, fulfilling the promise made at the inception of his administration. The construction of the 4-kilometre section, which stretches from Agboju to Trade Fair, started shortly after the current administration took off. Sanwo-Olu led members … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Saturday, January 4th, 2020 1. Obalende Street Lights Restored, After 20 Years Of Malfunction Executive Chairman of the Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon Fuad Atanda-Lawal has fulfilled his promise to the residents of Obalende to ensure that street lights were provided in … Read more
Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Mfon Bassey, said his ministry in collaboration with the police has arrested six suspected NITEL cable thieves at Atekong Street in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area in Cross River State. He said that the suspected thieves stole NITEL cable and destroyed the green area of Atekong Street, close to the defunct … Read more
Spain’s electoral board ordered on Friday that Catalan president Quim Torra be disqualified from being a member of Catalonia’s regional parliament, meaning he would lose his post. The decision comes after a Spanish court last month convicted him of disobedience for failing to remove separatist symbols from public buildings during an election campaign and banned … Read more
Executive Chairman of the Ikoyi/Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon Fuad Atanda-Lawal has fulfilled his promise to the residents of Obalende to ensure that street lights were provided in the community. The chairman said the street lights which had been out of order for over 20 years, will become functional again on or before … Read more
Owners of abandoned vehicles and motorcycles parked at the Adatan Division in Abeokuta have been warned by the Ogun State Police Command to remove their vehicles or risk forfeiture. The vehicles, according to a statement issued by the police spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, ‘’are one green Nissan Almera (SMK 629XA); one Nissan Sunny (GBE 548 XA) … Read more
Coachella, one of the most famous and profitable music festivals in the United States has announced that afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti will be performing in 2020 edition. The festival is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Excited about the news, Kuti shared a video of his … Read more
Nollywood actress Moyo Lawal has revealed that she has never had birthday sex in her entire life. She made the revelation in an Instagram post where she shared a raunchy photo in celebration of her birthday. Lawal also stated that same has to be prevented from happening next year. Read Also: Martial, Lingard Sent Home From … Read more
Following the killing of Iran commander, Qassem Soleimani by a US airstrike, the American rap star, Cardi B, condemned the killing as she vows to Dump the God’s own country for Nigeria. Ekohotblog gathered that the Revolutionary Guard General, Soleimani was killed on Friday. The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of … Read more
The 2020 African Individual Chess Championship is set to be hosted in Lagos as the Nigeria Chess Federation have accepted to welcome other Chess star to country. This is the second time that the country will be hosting the chess championship with the first hosted in Abuja in 2003. According to a statement released on … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Prof. Theophilus Princewill, the natural ruler of Kalabari Kingdom, Rivers State, on the occasion of his 90th birthday on January 4, 2020. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday. President Buhari said in … Read more
Nigeria’s Super Eagles defender Godfrey Oboabona has resumed training and rearing to be back in action for his club. The HNK Gorica of Croatia defender has been having ups and downs in his career since 2013 due to a series of injury that plagued him. The former Sunshine Stars defender who has also played for … Read more
Shortly after he ordered a drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, United States President Donald Trump has advised all Americans to flee Iraq immediately. The president retweeted a warning from the State Department on Friday morning that advised Americans to leave the Middle East nation. “Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the … Read more
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has stated that it will be suicidal for the Super Eagles not to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Pinnick in an interview on Channels TV’s Sports This Morning called on Nigerians to come together and help bring about tranquillity to the federation and ignore all distractions which engulfed … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on Friday said that the Agege Pen Cinema flyover bridge has reached 70 per cent completion, assuring residents and motorists that the bridge will be completed and commissioned for use by June ending or early July 2020. The governor, who toured the project site on Friday in company of … Read more
The Kano State Fire Service had disclosed that no fewer than 111 persons have been burnt to death in a series of fire incidents in the state. Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saidu Muhammed, disclosed that losses were recorded in 813 fire incidents in Kano between January and December 2019. Muhammed also said that his … Read more
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a 39-year-old fake lecturer, Obi, in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Obi is charged with three counts of false pretence, fraud and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Simon Uche, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on November 1, 2019 in Lagos. He alleged that the … Read more