Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to inaugurate a new gas pipeline, with tensions in Libya and Syria also on the agenda. Putin arrived late on Tuesday after paying a surprise visit to Syria his first to Damascus since the war began – at a moment of acute … Read more
A director and a cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the Katsina state Government Alhaji Muhammed Inuwa have been arrested by the police for the disappearance of N16m from the office. Sources said that police arrested the duo after it was discovered that the office had been burgled by unknown persons who allegedly … Read more
Controversial OAP, Daddy Freeze has come in support of singer, Naira Marley whom a Lagos-based cleric, Apostle Chris Omatsola, described as “satanic and demonic” Omasola had in a tweet said “In 2020, God told me, Naira Marley is A Demon, He is Satanic and should repent before it’s too late. His songs are demonically inspired … Read more
The U.S. Maritime Administration website has renewed its warning about threats to U.S. commercial vessels from Iran and its proxies in the Gulf and surrounding area. The notification, valid from Jan. 6 to Jan. 13, is not substantially different from an initial warning issued on Friday. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/07/iran-places-eighty-million-dollars-on-trumps-head/ “There remains the possibility of Iranian … Read more
Hundreds of Adamawa youths on Tuesday blocked the federal highway passing through Girei community to Yola, the state capital, and other parts of the state to protest against incessant kidnappings in the area. The youths, who are from Girei Local Government Area, rendered many travellers and motorists stranded. They vowed that they would not open … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed charges against the President in Council, Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SCN), Joseph Olorunjuwon Agbenla for alleged abuse of office. Agbenla, who retired as the Permanent Secretary / Surveyor-General, Lagos State, is charged with receiving about N5million as allowances for conferences not attended. The four-count charge filed before the … Read more
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has reportedly appealed to a former member of the Ogun State Judicial Service Commission, Abayomi Omoyinmi, to accept out of court settlement in a suit filed against him. Ekohotblog garnered that Omoyinmi was appointed a member of the Commission through a letter by former Governor Ibikunle Amosun on February 2012, … Read more
The Presidency has said that no law in Nigeria mandates President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his assets publicly. Buhari’s Spokesperson, Femi Adesina made the remark while stressing that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has no legal justification to ask the President and his Vice, as well as state governors and their deputies to … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission,(INEC) has said that kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello was currently shielded by immunity clause, which protects him against any form of prosecution,following double registration at the end of his tenure. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Voters’ Education and Information Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known yesterday in Abuja. He pointed … Read more
A Kenya pastor stabbed his wife during a church service and then slit his throat in a murder-suicide witnessed by the shocked congregation, local police told CNN yesterday. On Sunday, Elijah Misiko, an assistant pastor with the Ground for God’s Gospel Church in Mombasa, left his front row seat and approached his wife, Senior Pastor … Read more
Erstwhile Governor of the old Western Region, Brigadier General Oluwole Rotimi (retd.),has said that he had given up hope on the present generation of political leaders in the country in view of their selfish approach to governance. Rotimi, who was the Chairman at the 21st Benjamin Oluwakayode Osuntokun Lecture, held at the Emeritus Professor Theophilus … Read more
The spokesperson for the Buhari Media Organisation(BMO), Niyi Akinsiju, has said that foreigners will no longer be allowed into Nigeria without having at least $200 (N72, 000) once the visa on arrival policy takes effect. The BMO spokesman made this known while featuring on a Live TV programme on Monday. He said: “If we are … Read more
Ondo State Government has said that Dr Olusegun Mimiko-led Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) administration left N220bn debt at the end of its tenure in 2016. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, made this known while featuring on a Channels Television programme on Monday. Ojogo said that the current administration in the state … Read more
An $80million bounty has been placed on Donald Trump’s head in Iran in the wake of General Qasem Soleimani’s assassination, Mirror.co.uk reports. During the televised funeral, an unidentified eulogist speaking on official state television said that one US dollar should be tabled for every Iranian in the country, with the cash going to whoever killed … Read more
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Adams Oshiomhole’s Ward 10 in the Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State has endorsed Governor Godwin Obaseki’s re-election bid. A Government house statement said that the leaders gave their endorsement during a visit to the Governor at the Government House, in Benin City, on Monday. READ … Read more
The US military has informed its counterparts in Baghdad on Monday that it was preparing for “movement out of Iraq,” a day after the Iraqi parliament urged the government oust foreign troops. The head of the US military’s Task Force Iraq, Brigadier General William Seely, sent a letter to the head of Iraq’s joint operations … Read more
Policeman guarding a new generation bank at the Ekeki axis of Bayelsa capital city,Yenegoa, has shot a commercial bus driver and two of his passengers. The yet-to-be-identified police operative reportedly boarded a commercial tricycle and escaped the scene shortly after wrecking havoc in the area. It was learnt the bullet, which was shot at close … Read more
The Northern Governors Forum is mourning the demise of the Chairman, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission, Prof. Simon Mallam, who died in a gas explosion in Kaduna. The gas explosion killed both the professor and his son alongside three others on Saturday at Sabon Tasha area, Kaduna. In his condolence message issued on Monday in Jos, … Read more
Kaduna state Governor Nasiru El-Rufai has ordered the closure of all gas refill stations located within residential areas in the state. The Governor, who gave the order on Monday, appealed to residents to report such gas outlets to government for immediate action. News Agency of Nigeria reports that El-Rufai, who visited scene of Saturday’s gas … Read more
Kenyan security forces are holding three terror suspects, who were arrested for trying to attack a British military camp in the country, an official said on Monday. The suspects attempted to force their way into the British army camp in Laikipia County in central Kenya on Sunday. “Their photos were circulated after being captured on … Read more