Local Government Chairman commends young entrepreneur for bold inspiration for 2023 Presidency By Ibrahim Kegbegbe

Hon. Sikiru Sanda Oyedele, the Chairman of Egbeda Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State, has praised Mr. Olufemi Ajadi for his positive aspiration for 2023 Presidency, noting that optimistic curiosity could only make a young man to achieve his aims in life. Oyedele made these inspirational statements when addressing Ajadi and his followers who visited Ibadan … Read more

OPINION: Is President Buhari mismanaging Nigeria? By abiodun KOMOLAFE

It bears repeating that Nigeria’s continued existence will be at risk if the rich and the wealthy are not receptive to the clear warning of anger and poverty-induced disillusionments in the land. First, Aisha Buhari’s warning that most of Nigeria’s leaders, “as a result of a long time of injustice done to” the mass of … Read more

Nigeria, South Africa To Partner On Security

Nigeria, South Africa To Partner On Security

Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, has expressed the commitment of the Federal Government to bilateral cooperation with South Africa, especially in the areas of security and intelligence. Dingyadi, who received the South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Thamsanga Dennis Mseleko, in his office in Abuja, said despite some issues between both countries, they … Read more

Ford To Pay $30M-Plus For A Lawsuit Over Transmissions

Ford To Pay $30M-Plus For A Lawsuit Over Transmissions

Ford will pay at least $30 million in a proposed settlement over a class-action lawsuit related to failing transmissions in its Fiesta and Focus vehicles. The lawsuit represents nearly 2 million owners and former owners of the cars, which had bad dual-clutch transmissions, the Detroit Free Press reported, citing court documents. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/25/fire-razes-amu-timber-market-in-mushin-destroys-properties-worth-millions-of-naira/   … Read more

Removing Trump Will Set ‘Dangerous Precedent’ Say Defence Lawyers

Removing Trump Will Set ‘Dangerous Precedent’ Say Defence Lawyers

Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump told his Senate impeachment trial on Saturday that Democrats’ efforts to remove the president from office would set a “very, very dangerous” precedent in an election year. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, the head of the defense team, told senators they would be denying voters their right to give … Read more

Buhari Felicitates With Lalong On Knighthood

  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 Allegedly Gives Birth To Baby Boy

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

Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment To Transform Education Sector

Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment To Entrepreneurs, Innovators, Business Leaders

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

Tarkwa Bay: End Forced Evictions -Amnesty Tells Lagos State

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

Cult Clashes: 65 Suspects Arrested

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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

Unemployed Man Imprisoned For Stealing 16 Sim Cards, ATM Cards

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

Lekki Residents Decry Deplorable Condition Of Roads

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

Hotel Managers In Court For Stealing N40m Diesel

Court Sentences UNILORIN Student To Jail For Fraud

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

Police Links Death Of Oko Oloyun To Ongoing Fraud Case

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

YABATECH Wins NBTE’s Commendation

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

India-Nigeria Bilateral Trade Volume Reaches $13. 9b

India-Nigeria Bilateral Trade Volume Reaches $13. 9b

Mr Abhay Thakur, the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, claimed the profession quantity in between India and also Nigeria raised to 13.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2018-2019 Thakur claimed this at the 70th anniversary of India’s Republic and also 60th year of official polite connections in between India and also Nigeria on Friday in … Read more

Beta Glass Tops Gainers’ Log As Stock Market Gains 0.13%

Beta Glass Tops Gainers’ Log As Stock Market Gains 0.13%

Shares of Beta Glass rose by N6.10 or 9.55 percent on Friday to close at N70 per unit against N63.90 each it ended on Thursday. This made the company lead the gainers’ chart at the last trading day of the week. Beta Glass was among the 16 equities that appreciated on a day the market … Read more

Fire Razes Amu Timber Market In Mushin, Destroys Properties Worth Millions Of Naira

Just In: Fire Guts Buildings At Balogun Market Again

Fire razed the popular Amu timber market in Mushin in the early hours of Saturday destroying properties worth millions of Naira. The fire which started around 12 am on Saturday morning is still spreading to unaffected areas of the market and residential houses around. The Nation Correspondent counted more than seven house burnt. Goods worth … Read more

Group To FG: Enact Laws To Seize Property Of Landlords Who Fail To Report Pipeline Vandals

Group To FG: Enact Laws To Seize Property Of Landlords Who Fail To Report Pipeline Vandals

A human rights group, Human Rights Advocacy of Nigeria (HURAN), has called on the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, enact a law that will make owners of buildings around pipeline vandalization scenes forfeit such property for not reporting to the authority when the nefarious activity was being carried out. The group’s President, … Read more

Full List Of 11 States Where Rerun Elections Will Hold Today And Why

Full List Of 11 States Where Rerun Elections Will Hold Today And Why

Full list of eleven (11) states in Nigeria where the rerun elections will take place has emerged. Ekohotblog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct re-run elections in eleven states of the federation today, Saturday, 25th January 2019. The re-run election consists of 28 Federal and State Constituencies broken down into One … Read more