The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has said the remains of 19-year-old Aishat has been recovered from the Onilegogoro canal, in the Surulere area of Lagos State. Reports have it that the flood resulting from a heavy downpour on Monday swept away Aishat after she reportedly fell into the canal while trying … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 452 Coronavirus Cases, See Breakdown Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 452 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday evening, June 23. READ MORE 2. … Read more
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences ( ICPC ) has launched an investigation into fraudulent procurement practices in the award of contracts for constituency and executive projects in 16 states of the federation. The states are Rivers, Delta, Cross River, Taraba, Ekiti, Ogun, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kebbi, and Kwara. Others are Jigawa, Abia, Ebonyi, … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been accused of more than N1 trillion fraud with documented video evidence by a whistleblower, Dr. George Uboh. The video traces corruption and diversion of recovered loot at the EFCC as far back as during the tenure of Nuhu Ribadu. Ekohotblog understands that the anti-corruption agency is … Read more
Kidnappers of father of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, have demanded a ransom of N100m to free him. Suspected gunmen last week Thursday abducted the father of the former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye at his residence. The Plateau State Police Command, while speaking on the development on Tuesday revealed that … Read more
The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has summoned the Minister of Industry, Trade and investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo and the management of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to appear on Friday 26 June. The summon followed the refusal of SON to honour several invitations to appear and explain why it had … Read more
The Chairman, House Committee on Works and Infrastructure and Legislator representing Epe Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Abiodun Tobun has today assured Epe residents of timely and quality delivery of ongoing Lagos State Government projects in Epe and other parts of Lagos. Hon Tobun who spoke with some youth representatives … Read more
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that his administration is set to reform the almajiri system of education to ensure sustainability. The governor made this known at a virtual meeting, hosted by the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday. He said that the state government conducted a census and identified three … Read more
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, among others poured tributes on late Sen. Adebayo Osinowo at a special parliamentary session held in his honour Eko Hot Blog reports that Osinowo, 65, reportedly died of COVID-19 on June 15 in Lagos and has been … Read more
The thirty-six States’ governors under the eagis of Nigeria Governors’Forum is set to hold it’s eleventh teleconference meeting on Wednesday 24th June 2020. The meeting which is expected to be joined by all the 36 governors is scheduled to begin at 2 pm. According to the invitation issued by the Director General of the Forum … Read more
There are growing concerns about the safety and whereabouts of Olorunyomi Comfort Anjorin a missing young lady and student of Kingsley College of Education in Kwara State. The student has not been sighted by anyone in about two weeks, precisely since Tuesday June 9th, 2020. Her ordeals started when some unknown armed men accompanied by … Read more
A woman has claimed that she was brutalized by an abusive husband because she intervened to stop him from beating his wife. Mogbonjubola Awofolu took to Instagram to share photos of her bandaged hand. She revealed that the man’s wife and children were in her house when the man, named Tobi, came in and tried … Read more
Jaiz Bank Plc says it has closed down its branch in Ikeja, Lagos, following the confirmation that one of its staff in the branch has tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19 virus In an email that was sent out to customers, the non-interest explained that it does not want any more of its staff or … Read more
Donald Trump has authorized the Federal Government to arrest anyone who vandalizes statues and has warned that any culprit who commits the act faces up to 10 years in prison, amid Black Lives Matter protests in the US. The US President made the announcement in a tweet on Tuesday, June 23. He said action will … Read more
One of the beneficiaries of the N-Power scheme – who are due to be disengaged soon by the federal government – has reportedly committed suicide. Though not verified, the volunteer was from Eruwa, Ibarapa East local government area of Oyo State. Reports say he left a note behind saying, “he cannot go back to the … Read more
The Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP), a non governmental organisation, on Tuesday donated laboratory consumable items worth millions to Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Virology laboratory. Dr Taiwo Shola, CIHP Senior Officer Clinical Service, said that CIHP was a leading Non Governmental Organisation promoting better health outcomes for all Nigerians through partnership. Shola … Read more
Personnel of the 404 Force Protection Group (404 FPG) Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base Kaduna have thwarted an armed bandits’ attack along Kwauya-Tsamiya Village axis in Kaduna State. The coordinator, Media defence operations, major General John Enenche stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja. According to him the operation occurred in … Read more
Almost all U.S. tech firms, from Google to Amazon, Twitter, and Facebook have condemned the latest visa ban announced by President Donald Trump. They said the freeze would make the US less competitive. Trump on Monday banned new H-1B visas, used by major companies to bring over highly-skilled engineers from abroad. Around 18,000 H1-B visas … Read more
Germany has announced a fresh COVID-19 lockdown in its most populous state after an explosion in infections. More than 1,500 people have tested positive for the virus at the Toennies slaughterhouse in Rheda-Wiedenbrueck. Thousands have been put under quarantine to try to halt the outbreak. The infections were all linked to an abattoir. The new … Read more
A woman has died by alleged suicide in Port Harcourt after taking to Facebook to post a cry for help that no one took seriously. Princess Folashade Eloho Bello, a single mum-of-one, took to Facebook on June 19 to pour out her heart. She spoke about giving up hope but ended the post with a … Read more