The Lokoja police command have rescued three kidnap victims from their abductors after six days in captivity. The state Police Public Relation Officer, DSP William Aya, said that the victims were kidnapped at about 2:15p.m on Decemeber 30, 2019 at Eika/Itakpe junction, off Lokoja-Okene Road. According to the Police Command, Mohammed Salisu Cache, Abdulraq Mohammed … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee has commended the effort of the Nigeria Airforce in destroying Boko Haram logistics facility at Gujeri, Borno State,assuring them its support in desecrating the terrorist. In a statement signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Airforce, Hon. Muhammad Shehu Koko described the recent success of the airforce as … Read more
The Ogun State House of Assembly has announced that it would commenced the screening of the nominated local government caretakers on Tuesday the 7th of January. It could be recalled that the state Governor Dapo Abiodun, had nominated caretakers to oversee the affairs of the 20 local government areas in the state pending when the … Read more
The Life Patron of Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigerian, NPAN, Alhaji Smaila Isa Funtua, has advised the Igbos to play inclusive politics if they want the presidency in 2023. He noted that the media currently promotes the clamour for Igbo presidency. Isa Funtua said this yesterday as a guest of Arise Television’s The Morning Show. … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC, Edo state chapter has inaugurated a 41-member mobilization committee ahead of the 2020 gubernatorial poll in the state. The state chairman of the party Anselm Ojezua, noted the committee consists of high-value politicians in an organised, systemic fashion that would swell the membership of the party ahead of the 2020 … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigerians must stopped the habit of seeking medical treatment in UK, US and host of other developed nations in the world. Buhari disclosed this during the inauguration and handover of completed projects to the management of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, over the weekend. Buhari who was … Read more
Hundreds of residents of Gajiganna town in Borno State have fled their home due to the fear that Boko Haram terrorists could lunch attack following the withdrawal of Chadian soldiers from Nigeria. Chadian Army Spokesperson, Colonel Azem Bermandoa, told AFP on Saturday that Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria and … Read more
A mother and daughter have been reportedly abducted by some unknown kidnappers while the father of the daughter was shot, the police announced. The police confirmed that the incident happened at a village, Nuku village in Rubocii, in Abaji Area Council of Abuja, on Saturday. The abducted mother and daughter were identified as Agmada Anyinu … Read more
The victims that were allegedly kidnapped by some suspected herdsmen in Kwara state have regained their freedom from the captivity of their abductors. It was gathered that the kidnapped persons were released on friday night following the frantic effort of the local hunters. It could be recalled that the kidnapped persons include one lady and … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has shut down flying operations in the Port Harcourt airport due to bush fire close to the runway. FAAN disclosed this on Saturday through its General Manager, Corporate Affairs Unit, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, in Lagos, adding that the shut down of the airport was temporary to ensure safety … Read more
The House of Representative committee on Air Force, has applauded the Nigerian Air Force For destroying the logistics command center of the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram in Born state. It was gathered the logistics facility which was located at Gujeri area of Borno State was destroyed on December 31 during a coordinated air strkie … Read more
The Federal Government has announced that it has taken over the surgical bill of the conjoined twins delivered in Bayelsa state. It was gathered that the conjoined twins were delivered on December 12 at the Nembe-City General Hospital in Bayelsa State, and have been transfered to an hospital in Yobe state where the separation surgery … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps Command in Niger State has confirmed the death of three persons in an auto crash on Bida–Kutigi road in Bida Local Government Area of the state. The state FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Joel Dagwa, made the confirmation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Minna. … Read more
A member of the Ondo state House of Assembly, Rasheed Elegbeleye, has raised alarm on sudden return of kidnapping and robbery in the area. Elegbeleye representing Akoko Northeast in the state assembly, described the deplorable condition of all roads in the area as a contributing factor that aided the activities of kidnappers in the axis. … Read more
The Iranian ambassador to the United Nations described the killing of one of his country’s top generals as an act of war, US media reported late Friday. The death of Quds Force commander Major General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad was the most dramatic escalation yet in spiralling tensions between Iran and the United States, despite … Read more
One person has been killed while others injured at the weekend in a communal clash between Oruma and Otu-Asiga communities in Ogbia Local Government Area, Bayelsa State. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/04/buhari-says-he-is-not-in-hurry-to-withdraw-troops-from-conflict-zones/ Ekohotblog gathered that the youths from both communities engaged in a free-for-all using machetes and other weapons in the clash that unsettled the leadership of … Read more
The current President of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), New York Chapter, Honourable Bamidele ‘Bobby’ Digi Olisa, has called on the Nigerian Government to take employment seriously and as a national priority. The New York-based Nigerian made this known during his visit to Nigeria while speaking to journalists. Hon. Bobby said: “My presence here is … Read more
Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani will be laid to rest on Tuesday in his hometown of Kerman as part of three days of ceremonies across the country, the Revolutionary Guards said. The US military killed Soleimani on Friday in an air strike outside Baghdad international airport that shocked the Islamic republic and sparked fears of … Read more
President Donald Trump on Friday said that the United States killed top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani to stop a war, not start one. Addressing newsmen in Florida, Trump alleged that Soleimani was “plotting imminent and sinister attacks on American diplomats and military personnel, but we caught him in the act and terminated him”. The … Read more
Erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that lack of unity was the major cause of backwardness in the southern part of Kaduna. Fani-Kayode, represented by Rev. Emmanuel Olorunmagba, made this known on Friday during a Dinner organised as part of activities to mark the 19th Southern Kaduna Annual Prayer Summit. The dinner was … Read more