The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke (SAN), in Abuja. Adoke was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja at 3:45pm by the anti-graft agency on Thursday, on his return from Dubai. A brief statement by the EFCC reads: “Former … Read more
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed an appeal by a former Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Nwobike. Nwobike had approached the appellate court in a suit challenging his conviction by the Lagos State High Court. Nwobike was convicted in April 2018 of attempting to pervert the course of justice by inducing … Read more
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, December 25, Thursday, December 26 and Wednesday, January 1, 2020, as public holidays for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made this known on Thursday in Abuja through a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs Georgina Ehuriah. Aregbesola, … Read more
Nigerian Vice-President,Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is presiding over the National Economic Council(NEC) meeting in Abuja. The meeting is attended by state Governors. The meeting started around 11.06am at the Presidential Villa and which is the last NEC for 2019. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/18/delta-gets-approval-to-establish-court-of-appeal/ The meeting is still ongoing as at the time of filing in this report.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the impeachment of Donald Trump was based on “made-up” grounds, adding that he did not believe it marked the end of the US president. “It still needs to go through the Senate, where the Republicans have a majority,” Putin said after the House of Representatives voted to impeach … Read more
The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has said that the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) will be reconstituted and inaugurated after the forensic audit of the organisation, according to a State House statement on Thursday. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/04/buhari-approves-permanent-secretaries/ The statement signed by Buhari’s media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, said: “The President has also directed that … Read more
Residents of Orin Ekiti in the Ido/Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State have protested alleged plot by suspected herdsmen to take over their community. The Orin Ekiti indigenes carrying placard, lamented that the invading herdsmen had allegedly destroyed farms worth N50m owned by 70 farmers. Inscriptions on the placards are, ‘Save Orin Ekiti from … Read more
Erstwhile Democratic Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton, has said that the impeachment suffered by President Donald Trump was the only “remedy” to check his “abuse of power.” The Former First Lady whose husband, Bill Clinton, had also suffered Trump’s fate on December 19, 1998 during his second term as president, argued that Trump’s impeachment was another … Read more
The National Association of Yoruba Descendants in North America, Egbe omo yoruba has condemned the re-arrest of the Convener of #Revolutionnow, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare by the Department of State Services (DSS) operatives. The group said that It was particularly disgraceful that the actions of the DSS agents took place in the court room … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has ordered an investigation into the death of a United States of America returnee, Mutiu Agbosasa, who was murdered in the Ikorodu area of the state on Sunday. Agbosasa,returned to the country early this year after spending 45 years in the US, was murdered by gunmen while returning … Read more
Six persons have died when a mining pit collapsed at Zawan Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State. The member representing Jos South Constituency in the State House of Assembly, Mr Gwottson Fom, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday. Fom said that the ages of the victims … Read more
A tear-gas canister allegedly fired by Police personnel attached to the Operation Puff Adder in the direction of drug peddlers and hoodlums has allegedly set a thatched house ablaze in Calabar, Cross River State. The house, located on No. 6 Murray Street, off Target Road, caught fire after the police team allegedly fired gunshots and … Read more
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has called on the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to beam his searchlight on the activities of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr Monday Udoh. Senator Diri said in defiance of the tribunal’s … Read more
The President of the Students’ Union Government(SUG),Plateau State University, Mr Ezekiel Lutei, has confirmed the rape of one of the institution’s female students by gunmen. The gunmen had attacked the university located in the Bokkos Local Government Area of the state. Luka, who said this in Jos on Tuesday, explained that the gunmen also dispossessed … Read more
The Ogun state House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of 17 out of the 18 commissioner-nominees sent to it by Governor Dapo Abiodun. The confirmation followed a motion moved by Yusuf Sherif, the Majority Leader, and seconded by Mr Sylvester Abiodun (PDP-Ijebu North 1). The majority leader had earlier read the report of the … Read more
Nigerian President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has said that he would not compromise the electoral process to favour any politicians interested in contesting the 2023 general elections. President Buhari made this known on Tuesday morning when Secretary to Federal Government, Mr. Boss Mustapha, and some of his aides and assistants went to present a … Read more
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission(ICPC) has secured an order to seize vast property belonging to a Deputy Commandant with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Ms Adenike Ishola,in Abuja. In a statement posted on the website of the commission on Monday, the ICPC stated that a High Court sitting in … Read more
A Federal High Court in Kano State has dismissed a bribery case against kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of evidence. The suit was filed by a Kano-based lawyer Bulama Bukarti. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/12/ecowas-court-delivers-final-judgment-on-nnamdi-kanus-petition-against-nigerian-government/ The lawyer asked the court to mandate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) to investigate Ganduje for allegedly receiving a … Read more
Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the US to recall its ambassador to Lusaka for criticising the southern African nation over a 15-year jail term slammed on two gay men for consensual sex. Daniel Foote came under fire in Zambia after he expressed horror over the high court ruling late last month and urged Lusaka to … Read more
Ebonyi state Governor, David Umahi has said that politicians are the most ungrateful people on earth,nobody, but God, has the power and means to influence who succeeds him in 2023. The Governor stated this at a special thanksgiving service at the Christ Embassy, Mile 50 Abakaliki, the state capital, on Sunday. Umahi alleged that many … Read more