The Yoruba World Congress Leader, Professor Adebanji Akintoye, has said that the creation of the joint patrol team in the southwest known as Amotekun would facilitate the protection of the region against all forms of aggression. Akintoye stressed that the Southwest would not fold its arms and watch while its people are been overran by … Read more
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong and the Mishkaham Mwaghavul of Mwaghavul tribe in Mangu Local Government Area of the state, Chief Nelson Bakfur, have condemned the attack on Kulben village, Mangu Local Government Area,described the attack as an attempt to distort the peace that was currently being enjoyed in the state. Lalong, who made this … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has undermined the efforts of the traditional leaders in Edo state towards resolving the crisis between him and the state governor Godwin Obaseki. It was gathered that Oshiomhole had boycotted the Auchi Celebration Day which could have served as a medium for the traditional … Read more
The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kano, Rabiu Sulaiman Bichi, has responded to the alleged dissolution of the state’s party leadership, while maintaining that he remained the legitimate Chairman of the party in the state. Bichi was reacting to the announcement of the dissolution of the 27-member state caretaker committee of the … Read more
The Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called for the release of the former Senator that represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Sen. Shehu Sani from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. It could be recalled that Sani was arrested on the 31 of December 2019, for alleged extortion of … Read more
The senior special assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has berated the opposition Peoples Democracy Party PDP, describing it as the worst enemy of good governance. Shehu disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja reacting to the interference of PDP in the internal affairs of the ruling All Progressive … Read more
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has berated the former Chief Whip of the Senate, Sola Adeyeye, who had accused of the party of playing poor politics ahead of the 2023 presidency. Senator Adeyeye had in a recent television programme, “Politics today,” took the PDP to the cleaners even as he came short of labeling … Read more
The Federal Government has ordered the National Broadcasting Corporation NBC, to implement the 70 percent local content in broadcasting across the nation. The Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja. The statement which was signed by the Special Assistant to the Minister, Segun Adeyemi, also … Read more
The Enugu State Executive Council has approved over N1.1bn for infrastructural development across the urban and rural areas in the state. The council approved the infrastructural contracts on Wednesday stressing that it was in furtherance of the state government’s renewed vigour in providing democracy dividends to the people of the state. The Commissioner for Information, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has recalled the sacked managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company Limited (NBET) Marilyn Amobi. The directive is in a memo issued by the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). Ekohotblog gathered that the agency has also been moved from the ministry of power to … Read more
Borussia Dortmund are not contemplating selling Jadon Sancho in January despite interest from a host of clubs from around Europe, according to Sky in Germany. The England international has no release clause in his long-term contract that currently keeps him at the club until the end of June 2022. Borussia Dortmund feel they would not … Read more
Suspected vandals on Thursday burnt a wooden statue of US President Donald Trump built last year by a group of villagers to criticise populist politics, local authorities said. The eight-metre-high (26 feet) statue of Trump complete with his trademark mane, blue suit, white shirt and red tie was built last August. It was named “statue … Read more
Eighteen UN troops and two civilians were injured on Thursday in a mortar attack on a military base in northern Mali, a UN official said, in fresh violence in the war-torn West African country. Olivier Salgado, the spokesperson for the UN mission in Mali, said the toll was “preliminary.” Mali has been struggling to contain … Read more
The launch of Operation Amotekun in the South-West is about to kick-off at the Oyo State Governor’s Office, State Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan,following initial fears that the programme may not hold as scheduled. Ekohotblog garnered that the venue for the launch is filled with delegates and other stakeholders from the collaborating states. Some of the … Read more
Suspected Gunmen have reportedly shot dead the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 4 (Olomu Ward 1) in Ughelli South council area of Delta state, Mr. Paul Onomuakpokpo. According to reports, the incident occurred about 7pm on Wednesday, along Ogoni Road, near the palace of Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom. The victim said … Read more
A Ukrainian airliner, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, had turned back before experiencing the problem, Iranian authorities said. “The plane, which was initially headed west to leave the airport zone, turned right following a problem and was headed back to the airport at the … Read more
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyano has issued a message to public officers in Nigeria,saying that power is transient. Keyamo cautioned public officers to make good use of their time in office. The minister made this known in a terse statement on his official Twitter page on Thursday morning. The post read: … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP),has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent comments on the nation’s electoral process is a clear admittance that 2019 general elections were not free, fair and credible. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan specifically challenged President Buhari to reciprocate the benevolence of Nigerians by recreating an electoral atmosphere … Read more
Following several years arguments, British MPs will on Thursday finally approve the terms of Brexit, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU on January 31. The House of Commons will complete its scrutiny of a bill ratifying Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s European Union divorce deal, drawing a line under an extraordinary period … Read more
The former Senator that represented the Kogi West Senatorial District in the previous Senate, Senator Dino Melaye, has mourned the demise of the state’s chairman of the party in Kogi West Senatorial District, Barr. Kola Taiwo Ojo. He late Barr. Kola Taiwo Ojo was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Kogi state, … Read more