77 Suspects Arrested In Enugu For Robbery, Kidnapping, Others

Date Is Set For Fresh Nigeria Police Recruitment- Ogun CP

Seventy-seven suspects have been arrested by the Enugu State Police Command for conspiracy, robbery, unlawful possession of firearms, kidnapping and other crimes. Commissioner of Police Ahmad Abdurrahman, who addressed reporters, said 16 arms, 122 ammunition of different calibres, six vehicles, among others, were recovered from the suspects. He noted that the feats were achieved in … Read more

Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Wednesday, January 1st, 2020

Newspaper Headlines

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, January 1st, 2020 Happy New Year! Ekohotblog Wish You A Prosperous 2020! The Management and staff of Ekohotblog wish you a happy and prosperous 2020. READ MORE 1. 600 Youths In Anambra Benefit From Tony Nwoye Empowerment Scheme 600 youths in Nsugbe community, … Read more

600 Youths In Anambra Benefit From Tony Nwoye Empowerment Scheme

600 youths in Nsugbe community, have been empowered with materials worth over N80 million by the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2017 in Anambra State Tony Nwoye. Some items donated by Nwoye include over 150 motorcycles, 200 sewing machines, 200 grinding machines and N6 million naira. Nwoye said the gesture was part … Read more

50-Year-Old Nigerian Man Introduces App That Can Easily Interpret Maps

A 50 year old Nigerian Femi Akinseloyin has developed an application that’ll help people; particularly non geographers interpret map easily and accurately. The app developer who is an alumnus of University of Ilorin says how to make map reading easier for people has been his desire for long time, after observing the intricacies and hassles … Read more

25 Ambassadors, Heads Of Foreign Missions Dismissed From Office By Presidency

Just In: Buhari Awards Scholarship To Three Science Students

A spokesperson of the foreign  affairs ministry, Ferdinand Nwonye, on Tuesday confirmed the sacking of 25 ambassadors and heads of foreign mission by the Federal Government. It was reported that the affected ambassadors and heads of mission had earlier been informed of the plan to disengage them at the end of 2019, but they had … Read more

Buhari Names Ahmad Salihijo As MD, Rural Electrification Agency

Mr Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad has been appointed  as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Rural Electrification Agency by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Aaron Artimas, the Special Adviser, Media and Communication to the Minister of Power, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Read Also: Buratai Promises To Improve Welfare … Read more

Buratai Promises To Improve Welfare Package Of Army In 2020

Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has assured Nigerian Army troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) of improved welfare package in 2020. Buratai gave the assurance while addressing the troops during an operational visit to Pulka in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno on Tuesday. He said the government had assured the army of … Read more

Ganduje Halts Ban On Unisex Tricycle

The Kano State Government , on Tuesday, nullified its earlier  plans to stop commercial tricycles from conveying male and female passengers together following controversies that trailed the new policy. When contacted on Tuesday , the Hisbah spokesman , Lawan Fagge , who confirmed the suspension , said it was the outcome of a meeting held … Read more

Adekunle Akinlade Hopes He Will Become Ogun State Governor Soon

Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in the 2019 Ogun State Governorship Election , Adekunle Akinlade, has expressed the optimism that someday he will become the governor of the state. Akinlade said this on Tuesday during a reception organised for him by the All Progressives Congress in his ward at Agosasa , in the Ipokia … Read more

Lagos Set To Decide Fate Of Okada Riders

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said a major decision would soon be announced on the fate of motorcycle and tricycle riders in the state. He also noted that an agency would be created in 2020 to regulate the activities of street traders in the state, Punch News reports. Sanwo-Olu spoke on … Read more

Teenagers Arraigned In Court For Belong To A Cult Group

A teenager, Adeshola Okiki, 17, and one Toheeb Abdulrasheed, 27 – both unemployed – were on Monday arraigned in Ikeja for allegedly belonging to an unlawful society and holding a cult meeting. The duo were also charged and brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court with conducting themselves in a manner likely to cause breach … Read more

Huawei’s Revenue Hits Record $122 Billion In 2019 Despite US Threat

Huawei's Revenue Hits Record $122 Billion In 2019 Despite US Threat

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies flagged record profits for 2019 on Tuesday, despite a tumultuous year that has seen the U.S. and its allies blacklist the firm. “Despite concerted efforts by the U.S. government to keep us down, we’ve made it out the other side and continue to create value for our customers,” said rotating … Read more

Barrack Obama And Donald Trump Are America’s Most “Admired Man”

Barrack Obama And Donald Trump Are America’s Most “Admired Man”

Barack Obama and Donald Trump are tied this year as the most admired man. It is Obama’s 12th time in the top spot versus the first for Trump. Michelle Obama is the most admired woman for the second year in a row. Each year since 1948, Gallup has asked Americans to name, in an open-ended … Read more

Iraq Protesters Attack US Embassy Over Airstrikes

Airstrikes

…….Iraq PM Asks Protesters To Leave US Embassy ‘Immediately’ Several thousand protesters attacked the US embassy in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday in anger at US air strikes that killed more than two dozen pro-Iran fighters at the weekend. A stream of men in military fatigues, as well as some women, marched through checkpoints that … Read more

See Why Govt. Fined Facebook $1.65m

See Why Govt. Fined Facebook $1.65m

Brazil on Monday fined Facebook $ 1 .65 million for improperly sharing users’ data in a case linked to the global Cambridge Analytica scandal. Facebook engaged in an “ abusive practice” by allowing data from 443 ,000 users in Brazil to be unduly available to developers of the application “ This is Your Digital Life … Read more

It’s Already New Year In Samoa, Kiribati, Christmas Island, New Zealand

It’s Already New Year In Samoa, Kiribati, Christmas Island, New Zealand

While the world is waiting to take a joyful leap into the new year, a few countries in the continent of Oceania are already in 2020. Samoa, Kiribati and Christmas Island, a territory owned by Australia welcomed the new year by 11:00am Nigerian time, while New Zealand saw it in 2020 by 11:15 am. By … Read more

Cee-C Was Problematic And Wrong Ambassador, Wale Jana Reveals Why She Was Fired

Sapphire scent owner, Wale Jana has revealed that former BBNaija housemate Cynthia Nwadiora, aka Cee-C was “problematic and a wrong ambassador”. Jana made the revelation in an Instagram post, where he said he made the wrong mistake of endorsing Cee-C, as he narrated his experience while she worked with him. Also explaining the mistakes a … Read more

UK To Increase Minimum Wage By Four Times Inflation

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Britain’s minimum wage is to increase by more than four times the rate of UK inflation from next year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government announced Tuesday. A 6.2-percent increase from April takes the so-called national living wage for workers aged 25 and over from £8.21 to a minimum £8.72 ($10.79 to $11.52, 9.63 euros to … Read more

See Why DPR Sealed Petrol Stations, Pumps In Enugu

Lagos, DPR Seals 7 Illegal Cooking Gas Plants In Lagos

No fewer than five petroleum stations and nine pumps have been sealed and penalised by the Department of Petroleum Resources in Enugu State for upscaling their pumps beyond the negligible range of 0.2. The clampdown was during a routine surveillance exercise by the agency within the Enugu metropolis to identify stations that hoard products and … Read more