A General Court Martial in Abuja on Friday sentenced Majors Akeem Oseni, Ogbemudia Osawe, Captain S. Amosu and Second Lieutenant Nuhu Dogary to 10 years in prison for torturing L/Corporal Benjamin Collins to death. The officers were said to have moved Collins from a guardroom at Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, to a bush near Ihejirika quarters … Read more
No doubt, one of the common themes in Nollywood is money rituals. While such stories could be entertaining, especially with the mystical manipulations embedded in them, Minister of Works and Housing and former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola has asked moviemakers to stop telling such stories, because, according to him, money ritual is a … Read more
More air has been cleared over the refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the service chiefs during meeting with the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, over the deteriorating security situation in the country at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday This came days after … Read more
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has appealed to African Union member states to channel additional resources to support Nigerian security forces and displaced victims of Boko Haram violence. Mr. Guterres’ call came at a press briefing held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. Read Also: Tension in Delta kingdom over monarch’s leadership The … Read more
Ogbe-Ijoh kingdom, Warri southwest council area of Delta State, is currently under tension over the leadership style of the monarch, Couple Mackson Oromoni, in directing the affairs of the kingdom. A group under the aegis of Concerned Indigenes, in a protest letter are, calling for the intervention of the state governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa. The … Read more
The Commissioner of Police in Ekiti State, Mr Asuquo Amba, says the command has started investigating an explosion that went off at the old state secretariat in the early hours of Saturday. The explosion, which occurred at about 7.05am in the Explosion Ordinance Disposal unit situated within the old Secretariat at the ori Omi area … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Sunday, February 9th, 2020 1. LASG Reiterates Commitment To Safety Of Lives Of Students In Public Institutions The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola has reiterated the government’s commitment to the safety of lives of students and lecturers in public and tertiary … Read more
A Thai soldier who gunned down at least 20 people in a deadly rampage and hid in a mall overnight was shot dead by commandos on Sunday, ending a near-17-hour ordeal which left dozens wounded and stunned the country. It was unclear how many people remained trapped inside the Terminal 21 mall in Nakhon Ratchasima … Read more
The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola has reiterated the government’s commitment to the safety of lives of students and lecturers in public and tertiary institutions across the State. Speaking at a workshop for field officers on school safety survey organised by the Commission, in collaboration with the Lagos Bureau of Statistics and … Read more
In line with the Lagos State Government policy of an all-inclusive healthcare service delivery to residents, the Lagos State AIDS Control Agency has sensitised 250 members of the hearing and visually impaired communities in Lagos on HIV prevention. In her address at the event, the CEO of the Agency, Dr. (Mrs.) Monsurat Adeleke emphasised that … Read more
A 45-year-old woman, Funmilayo Shotayo, on Friday appeared in a Magistrates’ Court, Ogudu, Lagos for allegedly sprinkling ”liquid”, suspected to be urine on the premises of a businessman. Shotayo, who resides in Ogunlana Street, Ketu, Lagos, is charged with breach of the peace. She, however, pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution counsel, Insp. Lucky Ihiehie, told … Read more
The General Manager Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, LASDRI, Mrs. Afusat Tiamiyu has expressed the readiness of the Agency to partner with Transafe 360 Degree Global Initiative on a training and road safety advocacy programme designed to improve road traffic management, restore sanity and promote road safety culture among road users across the Lagos metropolis. Read … Read more
Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwu-Olu has promised to ensure the inclusion of indigene youths in the employment plan of the Lagos State. Just as he implored companies operating within communities to facilitate empowerment programmes for skilled and unskilled youths in communities hosting them. The Governor made the assertion at the 2020 Badagry Youth Oil and Gas … Read more
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Saturday recovered wreckage of a burnt truck laden with cardboard papers and other combustible materials on 3rd Mainland Bridge. Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director General of LASEMA, who made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said a truck laden with several bundles/packs of cardboard papers … Read more
One Mr Kayode Oladeinde, a resident of Olope street Ogijo, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly impregnating his stepdaughter, a 13-year-old girl. The Ogun State Police Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, on Saturday said the 50-year-old Oladeinde was arrested following a report by his wife at the Ogijo police station, in Obafemi … Read more
Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offence court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced one Abdulrauf Alade Owolabi to one-year imprisonment, with an option of N250,000 for being in possession of false documents and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of $5,000. The convict was arraigned on a two-count charge by the Economic … Read more
Most of the petroleum stations in Badagry communities have closed as the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria suspended distribution of fuel to the city. Chairman, South-West Chapter of the union, Mr. Tayo Aboyeji, told the newsmen in Badagry that the suspension was due to harassment and molestation of its members … Read more
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the family of late Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, asking for an order to unfreeze some bank accounts belonging to him and other members of the family. The accounts, domiciled in banks in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Island of Jersey, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, were frozen … Read more
Unidentified gunmen suspected to be members of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have attacked Gurmana, old Gurmana, and Ashirika communities in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. An eyewitness told newsmen on ground that the armed men numbering over 100 stormed the communities at about 10:00 am on Saturday, some on … Read more
There is a deadly and abusive industry growing rapidly in Nigeria. It’s the child begging industry. It’s not unusual to see children with begging bowls or twins strapped to their mothers’ backs while they ask you to bless the twins. I think it needs to be said that when you give children alms on the … Read more