The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has revealed that the commission would continue to deploy smart card readers for the purpose of conducting credible elections in the country. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, on Thursday in Abuja. It … Read more
The All Progressive Congress in Edo State has distanced itself from the south south caucus meeting in Abuja. A statement by the State chairman of the party in Benin, Mr Anselm Ojezu stated that the meeting should be held in the zone and not at the private office of the suspended National Chairman of the … Read more
The Sokoto state government has appealed to some 1,000 workers allegedly collecting illegitimate salaried to come forward with a view of securing pardon. Alhaji Abdussamad Dasuki, the Finance Commissioner and Acting Chairman, Sokoto state Steering Committee on Integrated Payroll and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), disclose this in a news conference on Thursday in Sokoto. Dasuki … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC Zamfara chapter has vehemently condemned the arrest of some the state’s party members allegedly by the ruling People Democratic Party PDP. The state Chairman of the party, Alhaji Lawal Liman, condemned the action in Gusau on Thursday while meeting with the 14 local government chairmen of the party in the … Read more
The Edo State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress APC has berated the suspended former state chairman, Anselm Ojezua, stressing that he could no longer speak for the party. The State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chris Azebamwan in a statement Thursday in Abuja said the suspension of Mr Ojezua has since been ratified by … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to empower the Attorney General of the Federation with the status to be able to confirm the registration of companies in the country. The president’s request was contained in a letter sent to the leadership of the Senate on Thursday. In the letter, Buhari quoted section 26(5) of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for the approval of the Nigerian Senate to obtain an external loan of $29.96 billion for infrastructural development. According to the President, the loan would be used to execute key infrastructural projects across the country. President Buhari, in the letter, said the Eighth National Assembly approved only a part of … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC has distanced itself from Charles Enya who initiated a law suit seeking for the amendment of the constitution to allow President Muhammadu Buhari a third term in office. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Thursday in Abuja said it read in the … Read more
The Nigerian Senate has ordered that immediate commencement of the probe of Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC) after nine years of its passage into law. The upper chamber while mandating the committee to probe the utilization of the sum of N612,177,269 appropriated so far to the Commission, directed the panel report back to … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has reinstated the commitment of his administration to ensuring the political stability of the country. Buhari added that he would do everything within his powers to safeguard the interest of investors as investments cannot thrive in an atmosphere of social and political instability. He stated this when he received the Chairman/Chief Executive … Read more
The Governor of Zamfara State Bello Matawalle, has alleged that the former Governor of the state Abdulaziz Yari has threatened his administration over failure to pay his allowances. Matawalle spoke on Wednesday while assenting to the repealed law in which past governors, deputy governors, speakers of the state house of assembly earned about a billion … Read more
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the All Progressive Congress APC and its governorship candidate Emmanuel Jime to pay a fine of N150,000 for filing a suit challenging the victory of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. The decision was taken unanimously by a five-member panel at the appellate court, led by A. … Read more
Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, MOCPED, will on Thursday, November 28, kickstart its 25th anniversary with a series of activities. Activities lined up for the one-week event include but not limited to a health walk for the staffers and students of the college. The health walk will start from the College gate to Ita … Read more
UK conservative prime minister, Boris Johnson has been accused of pushing racial stereotypes over a newly-unearthed column written during his time as editor of the Spectator in which he said young people had “an almost Nigerian interest in money”. The prime minister has been under pressure in recent months over a series of comments he … Read more
U.S President Donald Trump has shared a photoshopped image of himself on his favourite social media platform, Twitter, dressed up as a boxer, with trunks and gloves. The mercurial American leader gave no caption to the image, possibly leaving room to all kinds of speculations as to the meaning. Coming hours after he had what … Read more
China on Thursday threatened to retaliate after US President Donald Trump signed legislation supporting Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters, just as the world’s top two economies edge towards a trade truce. Trump had seemed reluctant to sign the legislation, but came under heavy pressure from Congress, where the issue has attracted rare bipartisan support. In a … Read more
The board of Forte Oil Plc has called for a special meeting to be held in Lagos next month to approve the renaming of the company to Ardova Plc. Ekohotblog Recalls that in June 2019, former majority shareholder of the energy firm, Mr Femi Otedola, sold his 75 percent equity stake in the company to … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of faulty condoms on sale in Uganda have been recalled by the Global health charity Marie Stopes. The recall followed a warning from Uganda’s National Drug Authority that the Life Guard brand condoms had failed manufacturing “quality tests” as they contained holes and may burst while in use. According to the government … Read more
The Ikeja High Court on Tuesday remanded dismissed police inspector, Ogunyemi Olalekan, at the Ikoyi Prisons after he was arraigned for allegedly killing Kolade Johnson, at a viewing centre in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the dismissed police officer during his arraignment pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder. Following … Read more
The environs of Itire-Ikate area of Surulere, Lagos State was left disordered after some hoodlums invaded some streets and vandalised over 200 vehicles belonging to residents. Some residents who spoke on the incident stated that the vandalised vehicles were parked on Bashorun, Shobande, Ogunsami, Ogunmuyiwa, Oredola, Lagos, Oshiga, Salami Bashorun and adjoining streets under the … Read more