Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie is expecting her fourth child with her husband, Prince Odianosen Okojie. The excited mother-of-four-to-be took to her Instagram page to break the good news to her followers. According to her, she had always wanted to have 4 kids but after 3 wonderful kids, she thought she had retired. Only … Read more
The Supreme Court has on Wednesday affirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of Lagos State in the last gubernatorial election in the state. According to Justice Paul Galinje, the reliefs sought by the appellant did not fall within the ambit of the schedule of the electoral act. Read Also: Opinion: Impeachment of Donald Trump: To … Read more
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday sealed off four Liquefied Petroleum Gas ( LPG) plants , over non- compliance and illegal operations in Lagos. Officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), which collaborated with the DPR in the exercise , also arrested three employees of the sealed LPG — … Read more
Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu, All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo North is dead. The death of the Imo North Senator was confirmed to journalists outside the Senate chamber on Wednesday by the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha. Read Also: Evelyn Ngige, Others Sworn-In As Permanent Secretaries … Read more
Evelyn Ngige, wife of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has been appointed as one of the Permanent Secretaries of the Federation. President Muhammadu Buhari has just inaugurated nine newly-appointed Permanent Secretaries. Read Also: Lagos Congress Chairman Abducted In Cross River Buhari had presided over the ceremonies about 11.10am, a few minutes … Read more
A Mazda bus , with registration number JJJ- 417 -XX , lost control due to speeding and somersaulted into the bush, killing three persons and four sustained injuries. The Sector Commander of Ogun State Federal Road Safety Corps, , Mr Clement Oladele, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the accident happened around Kara Market … Read more
Wednesday, December 18th 2019 will be another landmark in the politics of the United State of America (USA) as the Congress, the lawmaking body of the world’s bastion of democracy is set to Impeach the President, Donald Trump. His impeachment is almost certain, barring any last-minute political maneuvers or about-turns. Donald J Trump is up … Read more
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of Ben Ukpepi, Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress in the state at his residence in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. Spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, told the News Agency of Nigeria that Ukpepi was abducted at 7:30pm … Read more
IOSH Nigeria Network Group (INNG), over the penultimate weekend held her 2019 annual dinner and awards at the Grandeur Events Centre, Lagos. The event which was well-attended by HSE Professionals across the various business sectors turned out to be a night to unwind and network. Chairman of the planning committee, Mr.Wale Bakare in an interactive … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says that it has apprehended a notorious cannabis merchant, Ohimai Ayodele, 51, in Uzebba, suspected to be the mastermind of the killing of NDLEA personnel earlier this year. It has also recorded the seizure and burning of over 14.3 tonnes of illicit drugs and crops in six different … Read more
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful election winner, on Wednesday urged moderates in the party to grab back control from leader Jeremy Corbyn, whose brand of “quasi-revolutionary socialism” had failed. “The takeover of the Labour Party by the far left turned it into a glorified protest movement with cult trimmings, utterly incapable … Read more
Pope Francis has abolished the “pontifical secret” used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect paedophiles, silence victims and keep law enforcement from investigating crimes. In a new document, the Pope decreed that information in abuse cases must be protected by church leaders … Read more
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has served a seven-day notice to tax defaulters across the country. The Head, Communications and Servicom Department, Wahab Gbadamosi, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Mr Gbadamosi said the Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, Abiodun Aina, announced this in a notification letter to taxpayers on … Read more
Katsina State Police has confirmed the abduction of three residents by armed men on Monday as they invaded the staff quarters of Science Secondary School Dutsin-Ma. Those kidnapped are members of the same family. They include a woman, her sister, and a child. The woman’s husband, Shamsuddeen Yusuf, is a lecturer at Isa Kaita College … Read more
US lawmakers in the House of Representatives are due to start a debate on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Wednesday, with a vote expected to follow a heated battle between Democrats and Republicans. Democrats accuse the president of abusing his office by soliciting Ukraine to dig up dirt on his political … Read more
A passenger caught smoking on-board Air Peace plane has been found guilty by a Magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos and sentenced to two weeks imprisonment with the option of paying N200,000 as a fine. The passenger was seen smoking a cigarette and was accosted by the flight attendant, Adewale Oyebade while carrying out his … Read more
Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Transportation, Mr Sewedo Oluseyi Whenu harped on the use of bicycles for last mind journey to reduce the number of road crashes, pollution, gridlock amongst others. In an interview with Ekohotblog, Whenu who was represented by the Director of Transport Operations, Engineer Toriola explained that urban mobility is what developed countries … Read more
Recall former Pakistani military leader Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death Tuesday after being found guilty of treason, a verdict swiftly condemned by the armed forces which have ruled the country for almost half its 72-year history. The court’s decision marks the first time a former leader of the armed forces has been convicted of … Read more
British Nigerian Chinyelu Susan Onwurah has been sworn in as Member of Parliament for Newcastle Central. Susan Onwurah who became Newcastle’s first black MP in 2010 and re-elected in 2019, on Tuesday took to her official Twitter handle to thank the people of Newcastle Central and vowed to represent them. Onwurah Wrote: “Today I was … Read more
Six days before the 2016 presidential election, two Pennsylvania college students had an idea: They could try to get Donald Trump’s tax returns, which the then-candidate refused to release and which had become an election issue. Andrew Harris and Justin Hiemstra swiped into a school computer lab and tried to download Trump’s filings. What began … Read more