Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom has said that his administration was ready to support the security agencies in the state. The Governor made the statement at a thanksgiving service in honour of a newly ordained priest, Reverend Father Cornelius Anagbe, younger brother to the Bishop, Catholic Diocese of Makurdi, Most Reverend Wilfred Anagbe, in Aondona, … Read more
The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to come forward with concrete, verifiable evidence if any further action is taken against the Chairman of Air Peace Airline, Chief Allen Onyema. Kanu made this statement in a broadcast on Biafra radio. According to him, it was a show of … Read more
Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial district, Prof Ajayi Boroffice has debunked the purported plan to support the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on his second term bid. Boroffice who made this statement over the weekend through his media aide, Kayode Fakuyi, said that he had no pact with Akeredolu as regards who becomes the standard-bearer … Read more
Some senators have frowned at the increment on the budget,saying that the leadership of the National Assembly decided to favour some of their loyalists with projects from the added N264bn. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had proposed a budget of N10.33tn for the 2020 fiscal year but the federal parliament increased it to … Read more
Former Ogun state Governor, Gbenga Daniel,has said that his eight-year-old trial for alleged N200m fraud is nothing but persecution by his successor, Ibikunle Amosun. He said that despite charging him with theft, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) had not been able to show the court that any money was missing from the treasury of … Read more
Twenty-four people have been killed when a landslide engulfed a gold mine in DR Congo’s eastern Ituri province after days of torrential rain battered the region, an official said Sunday. Provincial minister of mining Dieudonne Apasa said: “Our teams on the ground have pulled out 24 bodies and saved two people,” As rescuer workers were … Read more
The United States secretly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, The New York Times reported Sunday. The newspaper, which cited people with knowledge of the episode, said that it appeared to be the first time in more than 30 years that the US has … Read more
The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Chinedum Orji, has refuted rumors making the rounds that he was aspiring to contest for Abia Governorship seat in 2023. The speaker said that the rumour was the handiwork of his detractors who are deliberately spreading the falsehood just to distract him. Chinedum Orji is … Read more
Erstwhile Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul-Aziz Yari, has met with the All Progressives Congress(APC) supporters in his hometown, Talata-Mafara, said that the All Progressives Congress(APC) will reclaim the state in 2023. Ekohotblog earlier reported that Governor Matawalle had warned Yari to desist from holding meetings in his hometown or face arrest. In a colourful ceremony, … Read more
A coalition of women rights organisations have issued a three-day ultimatum to the Governor of Ogun state, Mr. Dapo Abiodun to nominate more women in his cabinet. The group said that it was unacceptable for the Governor to include only two women out of the 17 commissioner-nominees he sent for confirmation to the state House … Read more
The Speaker of the House of Representatives,Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on the member representing Koko/Besse Federal Constituency, Shehu Koko, to go and appear before the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC). Following Gbajabiamila’s clearance, Koko is expected to appear at the ICPC on Monday. The lawmaker was declared wanted because he … Read more
The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said that two Nigerian students held in a Bosnian immigration centre would return home soon. She said that their return would be made possible by the diplomatic interventions from the Nigerian Mission in Hungary and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyema, who ordered … Read more
The mother of the former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, is dead. Madam Muinat Mimiko died in Ondo town at the age of 88. The news of her demise was confirmed by an aide to the former governor, Johnpaul Akinduro via his Twitter handle @akinduro. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/12/man-slumps-dies-at-lagos-airport/ The tweet reads: “Madam Muinat … Read more
At least 25 people have been injured and one injured in an explosion on Friday at a residential building in the German city of Blankenburg. Those hurt suffered severe injuries, said the spokesman, adding that it was too early to identify the dead. Police were also unable to say if the blast was deliberately set … Read more
A tanker laden with 33,000 litres of diesel, has fallen and spilled its content along the Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue at Victoria Island, Lagos State. According to the Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyintolu, one of the tyres of the truck conveying the diesel burst while in motion and the truck ran over … Read more
The electoral commission said on Friday that Ex-prime minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune has won Algeria’s widely unpopular presidential election without any need for a second-round runoff. Tebboune, 74, scored 58.15 percent of the vote, trouncing his four fellow contenders, commission chairman Mohamed Charfi announced. Like him, they all served under the two-decade rule of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, … Read more
The Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption, has urged the Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, to resign his position from the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The group’s leader, Dr Nwambu Gabriel, made this known at a press conference in Abuja to mark the International Anti-Corruption Day. The Group said that it was … Read more
The National Union of Electricity Employees has suspended its nationwide strike. Eko Electricity Distribution Company made this known via its Twitter handle @EKEDP on Thursday. Ekohotblog garnered that the electricity workers had, on Wednesday, shut down the headquarters of Ikeja Electric and Eko Electricity Distribution Company in Ikeja and Marina, Lagos. President of the NUEE, … Read more
The 59 sacked workers of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, has rejected the government gesture to reinstate them into the Civil service. The Chairman of the Governing Council of the institution had last week, during a meeting with the representatives of the institution’s chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, said that Governor … Read more
Two expatriates and a Nigerian member of staff of Triacta Construction Company have been kidnapped by gunmen in Galadima Kogo village of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger state. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Adamu Usman, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Tuesday, said the gunmen who wore … Read more