A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has sentenced five youths to six months in a correctional facility for inciting disturbance of public peace. The convicts; David John, Emmanuel Samuel, Alpha Emmanuel, Polycarp Ishaya and Kingsley Ishaya were tried and convicted of criminal conspiracy and inciting disturbance of public peace, PM News reports. Read … Read more
Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who tried to warn others about the Wuhan coronavirus died on Thursday from the disease, according to Chinese state media, Global Times. Li, a 34-year-old doctor working in Wuhan, raised the alarm about the virus on December 30, but was silenced by local police. According to CNN, he was one of … Read more
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has inaugurated a weather station at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, to enhance learning and research. The event took place shortly after the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the agency and the university. EkoHotBlog reports that ascertaining climate conditions is key to daily human activities, but most Nigerian universities … Read more
Recall that a serving senator allegedly slapped the complainant, a nursing mother forcefully without provocation at a Shop in Abuja The Magistrate court sitting in Zuba has resumed hearing on the criminal assault case instituted against the senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo. At the resumed sitting, the prosecutor informed the court that, they do … Read more
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has warned against extortion of examination candidates by owners of tutorial centres. This warning was made in Ado-Ekiti where the operator of a popular tutorial centre was arrested for defrauding three hundred students. EkoHotBlog gathers that the Tutorial Center, registered Jamb Candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination … Read more
Dare- Devil armed robbers on Thursday invaded an old generation bank in Ile-Oluji, leaving four persons feared dead in the process. The identities of those that were killed by the robbers cannot be confirmed as at the time of filing in this report. Read Also: New Allowance: NYSC Members Pay Appreciation Visit To Buhari An … Read more
Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Wednesday, paid an appreciation visit to President Muhammadu Buhari over the increment of their monthly allowances from N19,800 to N33,000. The NYSC members were led to the State House by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare and the Director General of the … Read more
Corps Marshal, Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), Mrs Gbemisola Akinpelu, said on Thursday that 95 persons had been prosecuted in 2020 for crossing expressways. Akinpelu, a retired Commissioner of Police, gave the figure in a statement signed by the Corps Head Public Affairs, Mr Kehinde Adebayo. Adebayo quoted her as speaking while briefing her officers … Read more
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2019 November/December Senior School Certificate Examination with over 17,004 cases examination malpractices recorded in the exercise. Acting Registrar of the Council, Mr Abubakar Gana who announced the results on Thursday, said the results were released exactly 49 days after the last paper was written, … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday received Dr. Markus Thill, President of Robert Bosch Region Africa on a courtesy visit at the State House, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. See photos below;
The Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has promised to engage more youths in the state using agriculture, ICT and skill acquisition programs to make them self reliant. Special Assistant to the governor on Youth and Sports, Comrade Olamide Lawal, revealed this during a radio interview in Abeokuta. Comrade Lawal hinted that thousands of youths have … Read more
Professor Nosiru Olajide Onibon, provost of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Associate has been inaugurated as a sectoral member of the world bank sponsored African Center of Excellence for Innovative and Transformative STEM Education(ACEITSE) on the 5th of February, 2020. READ ALSO: Farmcrowdy Launches Retail Meat Hubs In Lagos ACEITSE is a programme that … Read more
Former Kenyan President, Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, will be honoured with a state funeral on February 11, the government said Thursday. Moi died on February 4 aged 95. “The former president will be accorded a state funeral with full civilian and military ceremonial honours,” … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission has deregistered 74 political parties, with 18 surviving the latest exercise by the agency. The exercise was a review of performance of political parties during and after the 2019 elections. Don’t Miss: Nobel Laureate Faces 100 Lawsuit As a result of that 74 parties were dissolved because they could not … Read more
Innovative technology-based agrobiz company, Farmcrowdy, has officially acquired Best Foods (L&P) Limited to offer a wider livestock production. Ekohotblog understands that the recent acquisition is an expansion of Farmcrowdy operations base. This online news platform also reports that Farmcrowdy plans to fully enter the meat retail market with the formal launch of Farmcrowdy’s meat hubs … Read more
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, is facing more than 100 lawsuits from disgruntled employees at the telecoms unit of his poverty-busting microfinance Grameen Bank, lawyers said Thursday. The cases filed against him and other senior managers in a Dhaka court relate to claims from Grameen Telecom employees for a share of profits, their lawyer Jafrul … Read more
A 24-year-old man, Bashiru Akinyemi was arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for allegedly cutting his friend’s hand with a cutlass over a dispute. However, Akinyemi pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him, NAN reports. Insp Edet Akadu, while presenting the case to the court, said that the offence was … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has urged farmers, particularly the youths, to take Agriculture as a business to transform from subsistence production to commercial and profitable business. Lawal noted that several opportunities abound in the various agriculture value chains and, if properly explored, could yield substantial and sustainable income. Read Also: OAU … Read more
Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has announced the suspension of one Monday Omo-Etan, a lecturer for assaulting a 19-year-old student. The institution also said Omo-Etan had been handed over to the police for further investigation. Read Also: Buhari Unveils fighter aircraft to improve NAF arsenal A statement by the OAU Public Relations … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inducted three attack helicopters – two Agusta 109P helicopter and one Mi-171E helicopter, stressing that the Federal Government would do all it could to tackle insecurity. The President noted in his address that the government would not fail the trust Nigerians placed in him, adding that the diversification of the … Read more