The Army has said that two soldiers were killed and seven left injured by a roadside bomb in central Mali on Monday,in the latest deadly incident. The attack follows the deaths of 13 French troops in a mid-air helicopter collision last week as they were chasing jihadists in northern Mali. Despite some 4,500 French troops … Read more
The Senate has adjourned plenary to Wednesday over the death of Jaafar Ilyasu Auna. The decision to adjourn plenary was reached after the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, informed the senate of the death of the lawmaker, who represented Rijau/Magama Federal Constituency of Niger State in the House of Assembly. According to the verified Twitter … Read more
29 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested by the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Edo command on Tuesday, State Commander of the agency disclosed. Mr Buba Wakawa said in an interview that the suspects, comprising 23 males and six females, were arrested in November. He added that the suspects were in possession of about … Read more
The Kwara State Government, has mourned the death of a House of Assembly member, Ahmed Saidu Rufai. Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday announced the death of the member representing Patigi constituency. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/03/macron-criticism-of-nato-nasty-trump/ According to a statement made available to journalists by Special Assistant (Media) to the Speaker, Sheriff Ibrahim, said “It … Read more
The US President Donald Trump,has said on Tuesday that his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron’s criticism of NATO as “brain dead” was insulting. Trump said at a joint press appearance with alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the allies’ summit that NATO serves a great purpose. He said that it was totally a wrong statement … Read more
The National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has said that it was not easy for the party to operate under a ruling party whose understanding of democracy is “impunity, intimidation and coercion”. Secondus made this known while receiving a team of Election, Party Monitoring Department of the Independent National Electoral … Read more
Erstwhile Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, a veteran journalist,has accused the senators of attempting to silence the press in a democratic nation like Nigeria. Osoba made this statement on Monday at an event commemorating 160 years of journalism in Nigeria, held at Abeokuta the Ogun State capital. Speaking on the theme, “Re-inventing the … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by the Police Service Commission (PSC) challenging the recruitment of 10,000 constables into the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) by the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The PSC had sued the NPF, the IGP and the Minister of Police Affairs as first, second and … Read more
Minister of transportation,Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he did not mind being called a sycophant for citing the Federal University of Transportation in Daura. Amaechi made this known on Monday in Daura, Katsina State, as President Muhammadu Buhari performed the groundbreaking for the university. The minister, in his welcome address, said that the university was … Read more
The Youth under the auspices of Arewa Youth Patriotic Front, have planned to hold a peaceful rally at the US embassy in Nigeria to prove that the Air Peace boss,Allen Onyema was not guilty of the $20 million allegation leveled against him by the United States Department of Justice. National Coordinator of the group, Mr. … Read more
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that after his inauguration as Governor,he was warned to be careful of his deputy, Philip Shaibu and the Secretary to the State Government(SSG), Osarodion Ogie. The Governor, who made this known at a praise and worship night to mark Shaibu’s 50th birthday, however, said that there was no … Read more
David Lyon, governor-elect of Bayelsa state, paid a courtesy visit to the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday. Lyon, dressed in a white attire was welcomed and introduced to the congregation by T.B. Joshua, the founder of SCOAN. T.B. Joshua, however, charged him to meet the expectations of the Bayelsa people. … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Sunday confirmed the accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed the lives of five persons and injured nine others. Mr Clement Oladele, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at 9.10 p.m. around … Read more
A man from Pakistan, Qasim, has been arrested by police for allegedly killing a father and his son for the theft of his WiFi password and internet service. The incident is said to have happened at the Shah Latif area of Karachi. Qasim was arrested by police after the family of the deceased accused him … Read more
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr David Lyon, has won the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Faraday Orunmuwese, announced this on Monday morning. Professor Orunmuwese returned Lyon as the winner of the … Read more
Democratic presidential candidates have given their reaction to a warning by former President Barack Obama against moving too far left in politics. Although Obama did not mention anyone by name, the message he delivered before a room of Democratic donors in Washington on Friday was a clear word of caution about the candidacies of Senators … Read more