Tottenham have completed the signing of Benfica midfielder Gedson Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder becomes Tottenham’s first signing of the January transfer window and the first signing of the Jose Mourinho era in north London, with the 21-year-old joining on an initial 18-month loan deal. Spurs have the option to make the deal permanent for around … Read more
The Chairman of the Osogbo South Local Government Development Area has been suspended by the Osun State House of Assembly for gross misconduct. This development was contained in a statement of the Speaker, Timothy Owoeye, signed by his media aide, Kunle Alabi on Thursday. It was gathered that the lawmakers came to the resolution at … Read more
A fatal accident in Opi-Nsukka road has claimed the lives of at least three persons while four others are in critical condition at the hospital. The accident occurred when a commercial bus collided with a tipper lorry along Opi axis in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday. It was gathered that The … Read more
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and his counterpart in Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, have urged the leadership President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the ‘Operation Whirl Stroke‘ in the northern states. The duo made the appeal at a joint security meeting on Sunday in Lafia, following tensions arising from the federal government’s decision to … Read more
The Nigeria Custom Service NCS has revealed the reason behind criminals resorting to container broaching in the nation’s ports. Custom adduced the frustration of container flying as a result of height of security presence at the wharf as major reason for criminals now engaging in broaching. Container broaching refers to breaking into and stealing contents … Read more
Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi has finally reacted to the current shake-up which led to the sack of Ernesto Valverde as the manager of the club and also the immediate appointment of former Real Betis manager, Quique Setien. The Argentine international penned a farewell message to Ernesto his former boss after he was sacked on Tuesday. … Read more
The people of Imo state have expressed jubilation at the declaration of the Supreme Court verdict announcing Senator Hope Uzodinma as the legitimate elected winner of the 2019 March gubernatorial election in the state. It was observed on Tuesday, in Owerri, the celebration mood was high as some people were seen discussing it happily. Uzodinma … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, has reacted to the Supreme Court verdict sacking the Imo State Governor Emeka Ihedioha as the legitimate elected governor of the State. It could be recalled that the Supreme Court in an unanimous order had declared the election of Ihedioha viod and declared the candidate of the All Progress Congress APC, Sen. … Read more
The Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has revealed that long awaited rail line from Lagos-Ibadan will be commissioned in April. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi while appearing as a guest on Good Morning Nigeria, a current affair programme of the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA. Amaechi who underscored the importance … Read more
The federal government in has declares the joint security outfit established by the southwest states known as Operation Amotekun as an illegal outfit. The Attorney General of the Federation made the stand of the government known in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday. In the statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media … Read more
The Supreme Court, has declared the election of the Imo state Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, void thereby, asking him to vacate the governorship seat. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement by a seven-man panel of justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Tuesday held that Ihedioha who … Read more
The House of Representatives Committee on Power has called on the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the recently announced increase in electricity tariff. NERC had directed the electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to enforce an upward review of the tariff starting from April 1. Meanwhile, the Committee chairman, Aliyu Magaji, at its meeting, asked … Read more
A truck has rammed into five vehicles and two motorcycles, Crushed one person to death and injured four others at Sango tollgate on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State. Ekohotblog garnered that the accident occurred around 4:49 am on Tuesday when the brake of the truck failed. The Sector Commander … Read more
Iran on Tuesday announced its first arrest over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran last week, after the third night of angry protests over the disaster. The Ukraine International Airlines plane was brought down by a missile shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. Tehran for … Read more
An internet user on Monday disclosed on how a school suspended some female students who were in a secret cult called “Marlian”. According to the report that was posted by the Instablog9ja, a parent identified as Adebiyi Gabriel said the school authority suspended the students for belonging to a cult identified as “Marlian secret cult”. … Read more
Fire has destroyed part of the old market in Sokoto state,says sokoto fire service. Mr Mustapha Abubakar, the Head of Operations in Sokoto Fire Service, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the inferno started at about 11:00 p.m on Monday and lasted till about 2:00 a.m on Tuesday. Abubakar said that … Read more
Iran will punish all those responsible for the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger plane, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Tuesday, adding that the “tragic event” would be investigated thoroughly. “It was an unforgivable error one person cannot be solely responsible for the plane crash,” he said. “Iranian Armed Forces … Read more
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has revealed he always wanted to play for the Three Lions of England and not Nigeria while growing up. The officials from Nigeria had tried to convince the former England youth international to pitch tent with the West Africans. The player, born to Nigerian parents, however, opted to feature for the … Read more
At least three persons suspected to be members of the Kwankwasiyya group have died while two injured in a ghastly accident along Kaduna-Abuja road. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Sanusi B. Dawakin Tofa, an aide to the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Abba K. Yusuf. The statement read: “We received the sad … Read more
Erstwhile Ogun State Deputy Governor, Senator Gbenga Kaka, has said that he was not a loyalist of any political godfather, but he was loyal to the constitution of the All Progressives Congress. The former deputy governor, who served as deputy to Osoba between 1999 and 2003, made this known on Monday while dissociating himself from … Read more