Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said that any attempt to divide Nigeria in 2020 will be futile, adding that ‘Nigeria is one indivisible entity ordained by Allah’ Tambuwal gave the commendation in his New year Message released by his spokesman, Muhammad Bello in Abuja, on Tuesday. According to him, the travails holding Nigerian compatriots together … Read more
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC),Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to remain focus and committed to building a great nation in the New Year. Tinubu said this in a New Year message he signed and made available to newsmen on Tuesday. The erstwhile Lagos Governor thanked all patriotic Nigerians for the progress … 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
Angried mob has set on fire two trucks belonging to Dangote cement company for allegedly crushing two persons to death. Ekohotblog garnered that the accident occurred in Imowo in the Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Tuesday. The two victims, a motorcyclist, and a passenger were on the road when the trucks reportedly … 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
Mali authorities and the United Nations have conducted investigations into the alleged disappearance of over 20 civilians in the war-torn West African country this month, security and government officials said Monday. There are few details regarding the incident, but rumours spread on social media have alleged that the group of people went missing after an … Read more
Al-Shabaab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday’s massive car bomb in the Somali capital Mogadishu that claimed 81 people’s life, including two Turkish citizens. Saturday’s attack hit a busy checkpoint in the southwest of the city, killing 81 people, including a dozen university students, in the country’s deadliest assault in two years. Scores more … Read more
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has said that the attack, arrest and detention of El-Zakzaky were masterminded by Federal Government agencies in the past four years,following claim that the fate of its leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, lies in the hands of Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. In a statement yesterday by its Media Forum … Read more
Imo state Governorship candidate of the Action Alliance(AA) in 2019 general elections, Uche Nwosu, has said that he would support any candidate who emerges winner at the Supreme Court. Nwosu, who spoke to newsmen at Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, said that he had put behind him the recent Supreme Court judgment which disqualified … 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 President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has pledged to run a non-partisan leadership in the National Assembly. NAN reports that Lawan stated this on Saturday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital at a reception in his honour. “I can take it upon myself to run a non-partisan Senate, where party does not determine what … Read more
The Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Barr. Anselm Ojezua, has said that no man can play God in the state’s politics. He made this statement while speaking to newsmen after a meeting of party leaders at Jattu-Uzaire, Etsako West Local Government Area, Ojezua said there was no division in Edo APC. … 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
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 Nigerian Army has intercepted 85 bags of smuggled rice in a compound in Abor-Uwani community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The raid was part of the ongoing “Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1’’. Deputy Director, Public Relations of 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Col. Aliyu Yusuf made this in a statement on … Read more
A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, leaving more than 20 persons dead, police and witnesses said. “The blast was devastating, and I could confirm more than 20 civilians killed, there were many more wounded, but the toll can be higher,” police officer Ibrahim Mohamed told … Read more
Kano state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabir Getso, has called on the residents to comply with the monthly environmental sanitation in the state in spite of the festivities. Getso made the call in a statement through the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Bashir Habib, in Kano on Friday. He also warned commercial tricycle operators to … Read more
Two persons have died while nine persons injured in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. The Ghastly accident, which occurred opposite new Makun in the Mowe area of the state, involved a Toyota Hiace commercial bus with the number plate, KSF 272 YN. The Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement … Read more
Erstwhile Cross River state Governor, Donald Duke, has faulted past military administrations for causing the transfer of senior personnel to states they were not familiar with. NAN reports that Duke spoke on Friday at a lecture organised by the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star in Calabar, while insisting that local policing is the only … Read more