Coachella, one of the most famous and profitable music festivals in the United States has announced that afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti will be performing in 2020 edition. The festival is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Excited about the news, Kuti shared a video of his … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed that his adminstration was not in a hurry to withdraw troops from conflict zones across the country. The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the withdrawal of the military from areas where peace had been restored would not be … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the invasion of the Tawari community in Kogi Local Government Area, Kogi State where 19 people were reportedly killed by unknown gunmen. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. He advised the communities involved … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has berated the British government stressing that the government of Britain was the worst enemy of Nigeria. The IPOB leader also berated those asking the group to seek the independence of the Biafra through appropriate channels, he described them as hypocrites. Kanu also … Read more
The Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Governor of Edo State, Chief Osaro Idah, has revealed the cause of the ongoing feud between Governor Obaseki and the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole. Idah revealed that Oshiomhole denied his boss the opportunity to nominate a federal appointees from Edo State … Read more
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that the opposition People Democratic Party PDP was the mastermind behind the purported third agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari. It could be recalled that President Buhari had in his new year message reinstated his resolve to withdraw from political activities at the … Read more
The People Democratic Party PDP, has berated the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Adams Oshiomhole, describing him as a broken brass. PDP urged Oshiomhole to stop canvassing for the impossible and face the tangling suspension on his political career as well as the unavoidable prosecution for the mismanagement of public funds while … Read more
The Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has set up a transition committee for 20 local government areas of the state. It could be recalled that the Elected chairmen completed their tenures in October 2019. The transition committees will be in place until the Ogun State Electoral Commission (OGSEIC) conducts an election to … Read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has promised that the electioneering process in the nation would be improved upon. Yakubu disclosed this in statement recently. He said “The Commission will continue to improve on our processes in spite of the extremely challenging environment created by the action and inaction … Read more
Six members of Spain’s police have left Bolivia on Friday after being accused of trying to sneak a wanted man out of the Mexican ambassador’s residence in La Paz, the government said. National Migration director Marcel Rivas said that the six men were members of “a special group of the Spanish Civil Guard.” They allegedly … Read more
A new bomb letter has been reported on Friday at the Okura Hotel in the south of Amsterdam, the Dutch police reported. “Employees from the mail room of the hotel found the letter and sounded the alarm. The hotel did not have to be evacuated. “The Dutch Explosives Clearance Defense Service is now investigating the … Read more
The Somali Government has confirmed that its commandos killed 30 militants and destroyed vehicles packed with explosives during a raid in the Lower Shabelle province. “They were planning massive operations and suicide car bombings against the people of Somalia,’’ Gen. Ismael Abdimalik Maalin, commander of the US-trained elite forces, told state-run Radio Mogadishu earlier. Maalin … Read more
The police in Abuja, on Friday, gave assurance that they would rescue two women abducted on Tokolo village road, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the kidnappers have contacted the families of the abducted women, demanding for N10 million to free them. The Divisional Police Office … Read more
Nigeria’s Super Eagles defender Godfrey Oboabona has resumed training and rearing to be back in action for his club. The HNK Gorica of Croatia defender has been having ups and downs in his career since 2013 due to a series of injury that plagued him. The former Sunshine Stars defender who has also played for … Read more
Nineteen people are feared dead while houses have been razed by fire as some unknown gunmen invaded a community in Kogi state. It was gathered that the unknown gunmen invaded the Tawari community in the Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State on Friday and reportedly left after causing so much havoc. The Public Relations … Read more
Following fresh allegations levelled against Ex-senator, Shehu Sani by the complainant, Alhaji Sani Dauda,the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has obtained a court order to detain him(Shehu Sani) for 14 days. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/20/court-grants-efcc-permission-to-detain-former-agfadoke-for-fourteen-days/ Shehu Sani was arrested on New Year ‘s Eve by the EFCC operatives in Abuja for allegedly extorting $10,000 from … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that there was no diplomatic row with Ghana, also denied media reports that the country’s High Commission in Ghana has been evicted. The Nigerian Government said that the property located at No.10 Barnes Road, Accra was recently reallocated to Amaco Microfinance by Ghana’s Ministry of Lands and Natural … Read more
Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved the conversion of the death sentence of four prisoners to life imprisonment. Obaseki, made this statement through Mr Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Media and Communications, gave the approval in exercise of the powers conferred on him under section 212 of the Constitution … Read more
The military forces on Thursday evening, repelled the Boko Haram insurgents in an attempt to attack Michika, a town in the northern part of Adamawa State. A source said that the insurgents who drove into town about 6pm on Toyota Hilux and several motorcycles through Koppa village, were engaged by the military in a gun … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, as APC’s Southeast leader. He said that APC would put more effort to win in at least three of five Southeast states in the 2023 general elections. The party’s Southeast zonal caucus met at the Uburu country home of … Read more