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
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
Nollywood actress Moyo Lawal has revealed that she has never had birthday sex in her entire life. She made the revelation in an Instagram post where she shared a raunchy photo in celebration of her birthday. Lawal also stated that same has to be prevented from happening next year. Read Also: Martial, Lingard Sent Home From … Read more
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, sent Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial home from training on Friday, just 15 minutes after they arrived, because of illness. ESPN reports that both players arrived at Carrington, but were asked to leave, after being checked over by club medical staff. It is a further blow for Solskjaer ahead … 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
Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, has stated that it will be suicidal for the Super Eagles not to qualify for the 2022 World Cup. Pinnick in an interview on Channels TV’s Sports This Morning called on Nigerians to come together and help bring about tranquillity to the federation and ignore all distractions which engulfed … Read more
Israel has placed its military on heightened alert on Friday following the U.S. killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani. Israel, America’s closest ally in the Middle East and Iran’s top regional foe, has not publicly responded to the death of Quds Force chief Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in the U.S. air … 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
A Former Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly,Godfrey Dikeocha, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). He made this known after he defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the PDP, commending President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft policy. According to him, “I believe in the anti-corruption principles of Mr. President, and he is fighting … Read more
Top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani was killed on Friday in a US strike on Baghdad’s international airport, Iran and the US confirmed, in the most dramatic episode yet of escalating tensions between the two countries. The Pentagon said that US President Donald Trump ordered Soleimani’s “killing,” after a pro-Iran mob this week laid siege to … Read more
The Ex-President of the Senate, David Mark,Otukpo, Benue State residence was on Thursday,gutted by fire. The house is located in the GRA area of the town. The fire, according to workers in the compound, started from a nearby bush near the fence of the guest house and burnt two ambulances and over 15 motorcycles to … Read more