Zimbabwean Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over the alleged irregular purchase of $60million COVID-19 medical supplies. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) confirmed the arrest of the minister Friday night. “I can confirm that Minister Moyo is currently detained at Rhodesville Police Station and will likely appear in court today,” ZACC … Read more
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has welcomed Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Minority leader in a statement on Friday described Obasaki’s decision “as a step in the right direction”. Read Also: Forces Destroy B/H Command Centre, Neutralize Scores Of Fighters … Read more
The Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed a Boko Haram Terrorists’ Tactical Command Centre and neutralized some of their fighters at Yuwe in the Sambisa Forest area of Borno State. This was in continuation of air interdiction missions being conducted under the subsidiary Operation LONG REACH to unhinge the leadership of … Read more
Former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has berated leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu again on the Biafran agitation. According to DailyPost, Asari Dokubo called the leaders of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, an “idiot” Asari Dokubo alleged that Kanu’s faction was promoting religious intolerance. He said … Read more
The federal government is set to review the Capital Market Masterplan in order to align with the assumptions and projections of the current realities in the country. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, while inaugurating the National Savings Strategy, NSS, Workgroup in Abuja on Friday said the Capital Market Masterplan proposed … Read more
IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu has stated that the Federal Government must invite the group to negotiate the peaceful exit of Biafra to prevent widespread protests. Ekohotblog understands that Nnamdi Kanu stated this in a statement signed by IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, in reaction to the arrest of Nastura Sharif, the alleged mastermind of the Katsina protests. … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Saturday, June 20th, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 667 New Cases Of COVID-19 Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 667 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. READ MORE 2. Lagos Discharges 98 More COVID-19 Patients Ninety-eight more COVID-19 patients have … Read more
Six-year-old alcoholic monkey has been sentenced to life imprisonment for aggressive behavior that began when he stopped getting liquor. The drunk monkey identified as Kalua left one man dead and 250 injured after going on the rampage when his liquor supply dried up in India. Zookeepers at Kanpur Zoological Park charged with re-assimilating the primate … Read more
Prophet Odumeje has released a new prophecy. Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere popularly called Prophet Odumeje, who is the Spiritual Director of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry World Miracle Center, alias Land of Freedom released the prophecy via his micro-blogging site, Twitter. The controversial Anambra based prophet tweeted saying this week of God shall know … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 667 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 667 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, June 19. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
Ninety-eight more COVID-19 patients have recovered from the deadly virus in Lagos State. This was disclosed by the State Incident Commander, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Friday. According to the governor, the discharged patients consist of 71 males and 27 females. Giving a breakdown of the figures, Sanwo-Olu said 23 were from … Read more
Minister of health, Osagie Ehanire says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is the most sincere and serious government the country has ever had. Speaking during a programme on Channels Television on Friday, the minister said the president will fulfill his promises to the health workers on strike. He asked resident doctors in the country … Read more
A 36-year-old driver, Umaru Madaki, who allegedly obtained a Toyota Corolla car valued at N500,000 by false pretences, on Friday appeared before a Grade 1 Area Court in Karmo, Abuja. The defendant, who resides at Gidan Sarki, Karmo, is facing a three-count charge of joint act, giving false information and shielding an offender from arrest. … Read more
The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) on Friday urged women organisations to support the call for the execution of rapists in the country. Mrs Laraba Shoda, National President of NCWS said this in a statement issued in Abuja in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. According to … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old unemployed man, Taiwo Folarin, to one year imprisonment, for trafficking 2.6 kg of Cannabis Sativa. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke sentenced Folarin, following his guilty plea. Aneke gave the convict an option of to pay a fine of N50,000. Earlier, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency … Read more
The Dora-Care Behavioural Foundation, an NGO, has urged Nigerians to try as much as possible to eliminate stressors and depression in order to live a normal healthy life. The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Mrs Kemi Akinyelure, gave the advice in an interview with the Eko Hot Blog in Lagos, on Friday. According to … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar says the recent killings by Boko Haram insurgents would have been avoided if the government had risen to the occasion. For weeks, insurgents and bandits launched series of attacks on communities in the north, resulting in the loss of lives and destruction of property. This is Contained in a … Read more
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has seized assets belonging to Umaru Baba Abdullahi, the chief promoter of Doggi Group Limited, over a N440 million debt. AMCON took possession of two properties located at Plot 3810, Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Plot 1274, Cadastral Zone B07, Katampe Hills, Katampe … Read more
Queensland coal miners have discovered an ancient dinosaur footprint in Australia with proof that the dinosaur is larger than the average Tyrannosaurus Rex which once roamed through the region’s swampland. The footprints, that measure up to 80cm in length, were discovered by miners in the 1950s and 1960s but were only recently studied by scientists … Read more
The Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, oba Ewuare II, oba of Benin finally speaks on the ongoing political crisis in Edo state. Oba of Benin in a statement signed by Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council kicked against imposition and godfatherism in the state. The statement debunked reports on social media that the … Read more