Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona manager as Valencia claimed their first home win over the Spanish champions since 2007. The hosts broke the deadlock when Jordi Alba deflected Maxi Gomez’s powerful strike past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Gomez, who had a first-half penalty saved by Ter Stegen, completed the scoring in the second … Read more
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has expressed confidence that his side can still knock Manchester City out of the Carabao Cup. In the first-leg semi-final played on Tuesday at Old Trafford, City ran out 3-1 winners, thanks to first half goals from Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and an own goal by Andreas Pereira. Marcus … Read more
Following the killing of Iran commander, Qassem Soleimani by a US airstrike, the American rap star, Cardi B, condemned the killing as she vows to Dump the God’s own country for Nigeria. Ekohotblog gathered that the Revolutionary Guard General, Soleimani was killed on Friday. The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of … Read more
Erstwhile Deputy Majority Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon Pally Iriase has said that the crisis rocking the Edo House Assembly points to the fact that the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki is fighting democracy. Iriase, a member of think tank of the APC in 2015, revealed this in a chat with the Thenewsguru saying … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested Sen. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019. According to The Nation, Sani was arrested for alleged extortion of $20,000 (N7.2 million) from the owner of ASD Motors. “He was said to have collected the $20,000 … Read more
Two lastma officers and a policeman lost their lives in Apapa, Lagos since the Federal Government commenced an initiative to restore smooth traffic in the area. Executive Vice-Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Apapa Restoration of Law and Order in Apapa, Mr Kayode Opeifa, made this known on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy visit … Read more
An Angolan court has ordered the freezing of assets held by former President Eduardo dos Santos’ daughter Isabel, state news agency Angop reported on Tuesday. Report says it is the latest high-profile case in government’s anti-corruption drive. The asset freeze followed an injunction application by the state, which is seeking to recover around 1 billion … Read more
Tunisian President, Kais Saied, has extended the state of emergency in the country to another month beginning January 1, 2020. The Tunisian presidency made this known in a statement on Monday. “The decision was made after consultations with outgoing Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, who is running the government affairs and President of the Assembly of … Read more
Minister of information,culture and tourism, Lai Mohammed said, the Government has placed travel restrictions on all ministers. He said that they can only travel out of the country eight times in a year. He said President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that no minister should go on foreign trips more than twice in a quarter. Besides, … Read more
A volunteer firefighter died on Monday while fighting bushfire that was raging across eastern Australia, the Rural Fire Service reported. The service said in a statement on Twitter that the firefighter died when his fire truck overturned at Jingellic, 70 kilometres east of the New South Wales town of Albury. It is the third death … Read more
The Igbo National Council has issued a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State to release detained journalist, Agba Jalingo. The group’s President, Chilos Godsent, made this known at a press conference in Owerri, the Imo State capital. He warned that INC would storm Calabar, the Cross River capital in protest to … Read more
The Liberian government has said that it would not allow an anti-government protest in the capital Monrovia before the end of January, as opposition groups insisted it would go ahead. Opponents have called for the protest in the capital Monrovia on Monday as the impoverished country grapples with a deep economic crisis. But the ministry … Read more
Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has cautioned the international community to stop exploiting Africa which he described as the richest continent on earth. He issued the warning while flagging off the 2019 Carnival Calabar on Saturday. He said: “Let me use the opportunity to speak to the international community that Africa is indeed … Read more
The Acting Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)in Cross River State, Ngozi Oghuma, has said that the commission has received non sensitive election materials for the forthcoming bye-elections in the state. Oghuma, made this known while speaking with newsmen before the participation of INEC band in Carnival Calabar on Saturday. The elections … Read more
The Katsina State chapter of the Nigerian Labor Congress,(NLC) and the State Government are expecting to end the current negotiations on the consequential salary adjustments latest by December 31 this year. NLC state branch chairman, Comrade Hussaini Hamisu, who made this statement yesterday at the sideline of ongoing negotiations with the state government on the … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to apologize to Nigerians for their “misrule”, start getting ready for their fizzling before 2023, instead of begging for a place in history. National Publicity Secretary,Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Friday, said that Buhari’s comment on … Read more
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has charged troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole to ensure that peace was restored to the troubled communities in the North-East. Abubakar gave the charge when he visited the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole in Maiduguri, Borno State, to celebrate the Christmas on … Read more
Cross River state Governor, Ben Ayade has said that carnival is a business venture in Nigeria as at today. Ayade who spoke on the essence of the Bikers parade said that apart from the Biker parade spicing up the event, the ceremony is organized to bring everybody together on a tripod. “Before now the carnival … Read more
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has condemned statement from President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu saying that there are cabals in the Presidency. Shehu had maintained that the cabal in the Presidency are respectable Nigerians who have achieved a lot. He revealed this while dismissing claims that Buhari was being manipulated by a group of individuals who … Read more
Banks,Contractors owing the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are beginning to make refund. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who made this known in Abuja, said that millions of funds, in naira and hard currencies, had been disclosed by some banks he described as ‘culpable’ in the alleged fleecing of NDDC over the … Read more