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
Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane has suffered a torn hamstring, the club have announced. He limped off during the defeat at Southampton on Wednesday and on Friday manager Jose Mourinho said he was expecting “bad news”. No timescale has been given for his return but he is likely to miss several weeks of action, … Read more
A 25-year-old pickpocket, Francis Monday, arrested recently by the Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has confessed that he sacrifices a cock every three days to ensure that the rings he uses in picking people’s pockets is potent. According to him, the ring was given to him by an Islamic cleric, adding that the ring … Read more
The Nigerian Navy on Friday handed over 57 Nigerians, seven Sri-Lankans and two Ghanaians, suspected to be involved in oil bunkering to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The News Agency of Nigeria also reports that the seven vessels, involved in the oil bunkering and having no valid approval, were arrested by the Nigerian Navy … Read more
Kano State Fire Service has revealed that 111 people died in fire incidences recorded between January and December 2019 in the State. The figure was disclosed to newsmen on Friday by the State Fire Service Public Relations Officer, Saidu Muhammed. It also pegged the worth of destroyed properties at N679m. READ ALSO: Fruit Expert Advises … Read more
The 2nd Annual Conference of Traditional Rulers in Yoruba Land tagged #OYO2020 will be hosted by His Imperial Majesty Iku Baba Yeye, Oba Dr. Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo and permanent Chairman Oyo State Council of Obas in Collaboration with HRM Heritage Forum, the 1st world’s largest Forum of traditional rulers. Ekohotblog reports … 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
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
The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Paga, Tayo Oviosu, has said that the mobile payment company recorded over $2 billion worth of transactions in 2019 across all markets as it served the unbanked communities in rural and urban areas in Nigeria. Oviosu made this disclosure via his Twitter account. According to him, the $2 … Read more
Africa’s biggest telecome companyMTN Group, has said it plans to quit it’s stakes in Ghana and Uganda is in order to concentrate on its high-growth markets in Africa, especially Nigeria, and in the Middle East. MTN Group listed its shares on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) in 2018, while in Uganda, it had been speculated … Read more
2019 was the year of high impact events that threw social media into frenzy from the presidential election to Big Brother Nigeria, amongst others. Ekohotblog has compiled a top five rundown of some of these events that trended In 2019. #NigeriaDecides2019: Presidential Election The 2019 presidential election was an interesting one. All Nigerians started the … Read more
A woman has left many readers of her story shocked after it was reported that she exchanged her husband for the sum of Ksh 1700 (N6,000) and used the money to buy clothes for her children. The Kenyan woman identified as Edna Mukwana, said she took the shocking step after her husband failed to return … Read more
It is not unusual to see most people snack either at home, workplace, Schools and on the go. Often we snack so much on pastries such as cakes, chin chin, sausage, groundnuts and so without considering their health implications. However, a fruit styling and safety expert, Foluke Adedokun advises that fruit snacking is much healthier. … Read more
Two unemployed men, Sarafa Jinadu, 37, and Lukman Ogunshola, 38, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, accused of robbing a woman of N52,000 and a N4,000 Nokia phone. The duo, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges of conspiracy, robbery, and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Adegoke Philip said that the defendants committed the … Read more
Prof. Abiodun Adewuya, a Professor of Mental Health, has resumed as the Acting Provost, Lagos State University College of Medicine, LASUCOM. His appointment was approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN. According to a statement by the Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations of LASU, Ademola Adekoya, on Thursday, the new provost … Read more