Former Kenyan President, Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, will be honoured with a state funeral on February 11, the government said Thursday. Moi died on February 4 aged 95. “The former president will be accorded a state funeral with full civilian and military ceremonial honours,” … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission has deregistered 74 political parties, with 18 surviving the latest exercise by the agency. The exercise was a review of performance of political parties during and after the 2019 elections. Don’t Miss: Nobel Laureate Faces 100 Lawsuit As a result of that 74 parties were dissolved because they could not … Read more
Innovative technology-based agrobiz company, Farmcrowdy, has officially acquired Best Foods (L&P) Limited to offer a wider livestock production. Ekohotblog understands that the recent acquisition is an expansion of Farmcrowdy operations base. This online news platform also reports that Farmcrowdy plans to fully enter the meat retail market with the formal launch of Farmcrowdy’s meat hubs … Read more
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, is facing more than 100 lawsuits from disgruntled employees at the telecoms unit of his poverty-busting microfinance Grameen Bank, lawyers said Thursday. The cases filed against him and other senior managers in a Dhaka court relate to claims from Grameen Telecom employees for a share of profits, their lawyer Jafrul … Read more
A 24-year-old man, Bashiru Akinyemi was arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for allegedly cutting his friend’s hand with a cutlass over a dispute. However, Akinyemi pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him, NAN reports. Insp Edet Akadu, while presenting the case to the court, said that the offence was … Read more
Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, has urged farmers, particularly the youths, to take Agriculture as a business to transform from subsistence production to commercial and profitable business. Lawal noted that several opportunities abound in the various agriculture value chains and, if properly explored, could yield substantial and sustainable income. Read Also: OAU … Read more
Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has announced the suspension of one Monday Omo-Etan, a lecturer for assaulting a 19-year-old student. The institution also said Omo-Etan had been handed over to the police for further investigation. Read Also: Buhari Unveils fighter aircraft to improve NAF arsenal A statement by the OAU Public Relations … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inducted three attack helicopters – two Agusta 109P helicopter and one Mi-171E helicopter, stressing that the Federal Government would do all it could to tackle insecurity. The President noted in his address that the government would not fail the trust Nigerians placed in him, adding that the diversification of the … Read more
A total of 1,153 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been discharged from hospital after recovery by the end of Wednesday, Chinese health authorities said on Thursday. Wednesday saw 261 people walk out of the hospital after recovery, the National Health Commission said in its daily report. See Also: US Astronaut Returns To Earth … Read more
An FCT high court has sentenced one Mister Obinna Echanu to death by hanging for killing an Uber driver. Obinna was standing trial alongside one Mister Everly Nnerun for allegedly conspiring to kill the Uber driver identified as Edwin Ali on December 26th, 2016 along the Abuja airport road. Read Also: Record-Breaking US Astronaut Returns … Read more
NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth safely Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Koch touched down at 0912 GMT on the Kazakh steppe after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian … Read more
NASA’s Christina Koch returned to Earth on Thursday having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. Koch touched down on the Kazakh steppe at 0912 GMT after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian … Read more
A diesel-laden tanker went up in flames at the Abule Osun Bus Station, in the Ojo barracks axis of the Badagry expressway, Lagos. The incident involving the 11,000 litres tanker took place adjacent the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) construction yard Read Also: Traffic Gridlock: LASG Calls For Support For Construction Of Junction Improvement … Read more
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, has called for the support of stakeholders for the construction of junction improvement works at Ikotun roundabout in lgando-lkotun LCDA. The Hon. Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. ldris Salako made this plea at the stakeholders meeting held on … Read more
Two Augusta 109P helicopter and one Mi-171E helicopter has been launched by President Muhammadu Buhari to win the war against the Boko Haram insurgency. During the launching on Thursday in Abuja, Buhari assured that the Federal Government will do its best to tackle insecurity. See Also: Germany Announces New Immigration Policy For Nigeria He vowed … Read more
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has debunked a trending social media report alleging that traffic officials, particularly LASTMA officers, have been banned from apprehending violators of traffic laws and restricted to traffic control. A release issued by the General Manager of LASTMA, Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, refuted the claim that the decision emanated from a … Read more
Detectives attached to the Homicide section of the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID), of the Lagos State Command have commenced a manhunt for a 23 years old man, one Michael Okhide, who allegedly stabbed his 60-year-old father, one Barr. Clement Okhide and mother, to death before bolting away. The young man was also … Read more
The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, on Wednesday disclosed that more than thirty-four suspects were arrested after a clash between the Police and a protesting bike riders at Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos State. According to a statement signed by Bala, 86 motorcycles were also impounded at Aboru area during the clash. … Read more
A 21-year old lady identified as Katherine Akpan has come out to narrate her near death experience over the night as an insect creeped into her ear. Ekohotblog gathered that, Katherine was used to sleeping with earphones puffed into her ears, but this particular night, she forgot. Katherine said she had slept off at about … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Sokoto Zonal Office on Wednesday, Febuary 5, 2020 arraigned one Aminu Dan Manya before Justice Isah Muhammad Bargaja of the Sokoto State High Court on a three-count charge bordering on Obtaining Money by False Pretence to the tune of Six Million Eight Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira (N6,840,000.00). … Read more