The Republic of Benin has revealed why it dropped it’s World Trade Organisation (WTO) candidate for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Ekohotblog understands that the West African country disclosed that it pulled its candidate out of the race to enable Okonjo-Iweala to get stronger backing during the election – this creates a problem for Egypt. It was reported … Read more
Religious centres will not remain the same again after COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor Sam Adeyemi of the Daystar Christian Centre revealed during an interview with BBC Yoruba on Tuesday. He further stated that churches with huge members may see a smaller congregation, as most people will now prefer to stream services from home. READ ALSO: West … Read more
The introduction of another lockdown in the country would be counterproductive, we just must learn to leave with it, says Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, (SAN). Ekohotblog understands that the Minister could be reacting to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s statement on the level of compliance in the state. Recall on Saturday, Lagos State … Read more
President Donald Trump stormed out of his White House news conference Monday following combative exchanges with reporters Weijia Jiang of CBS News and Kaitlan Collins of CNN. Jiang, a Chinese American, asked Trump why he was putting so much emphasis on the number of coronavirus tests that have been conducted in the United States. “Why … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 242 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria as well as 10 death from the infections. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 242 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, May 10. READ ALSO: … Read more
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday evening, approved the appointment of Mohammed Shehu as the new Secretary of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Ekohotblog reports that President Buhari also approved the appointment of Bitrus Chinoko as the Director-General of the Centre for Management Development (CMD) Lagos. A statement on Monday evening by … Read more
Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has revealed that “God is about to establish” people after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ekohotblog reports that the SCOAN General Overseer who recently returned from an undisclosed prayer mountain made this comment during a live service on Emmanuel TV on Sunday, where he also … Read more
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disclosed how a man who works at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the COVID-19 President Nana Akufo-Addo made the announcement during a nationwide address yesterday night. He further lifted the three weeks restriction on movement in other … Read more
Yemi Alade, Nigerian female music sensation is set to drop a new single. The Johnny crooner revealed this on her official Twitter handle on Monday. She wrote: “What’s for Dinner? New music loading”. READ ALSO: Nigerian Musicians Still Make Music With Rich Content – Ill Bliss The Afro-pop singer had recently featured Grammy-winning Angelique Kidjo in … Read more
Popular rhythm and blues (R&B) singer Betty Wright is dead. Ekohotblog gathered that Betty Wright died at age 66. Known for R&B classics such as “Tonight Is the Night” and “No Pain, (No Gain),” Wright’s ubiquitous 1972 single “Clean Up Woman” would be immortalized in hip hop soul history when it was sampled for the … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has activated three additional laboratories, bringing the total number to 23 in the country. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it would help to increase the nation’s testing capacity as well as curb the spread of the … Read more
Bishop Oyedepo has released new prophecies, revealing what will happen before the end of 2020. Ekohotblog reports that General Overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, released the new prophecies for the year 2020 on the micro-blogging site, Twitter. In the new 2020 prophecies, Bishop Oyedepo prayed “between … Read more
A nurse in New York City has been charged with stealing two credit cards of a dying Covid-19 patient while on admission at the Staten Island University Hospital in April. The 43-year-old nurse, Danielle Conti used the cards of late Anthony Catapano to buy gasoline and groceries. Catapano, 70, was hospitalized on April 4 after … Read more
Two persons were killed while several shops and vehicles were burnt on Friday when a tanker ladened with diesel fell around the Moniya area of Ibadan and burst into flames. The incident led to traders, commuters and residents of the area scampering for safety as the inferno continued to increase with high intensity. The extent … Read more
Nigeria is approaching a difficult era in response to the ongoing COVID-19 disease outbreak says Federal Government. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the explanation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 381 persons tested … Read more
About thirty years ago at the Metropolitan Club, Kofo Abayomi Street (named after Kole’s father, Sir (Dr.) Chief Kofo Adekunle Abayomi) on Victoria Island, Lagos the hugely cerebral artist (Sculptor and Painter) Professor Ben Enwonwu pulled me aside just before the weekly Tuesday lunch to conspiratorially whisper as he surveyed the empty tables which would … Read more
Orji Kalu who was released today after five months at Kuje correctional facility, Abuja makes his freedom speech from his residence. Ekohotblog reports that the immediate release of the Nigerian majority whip of the Senate, Cheif Orji Uzor Kalu came has a huge surprise to many Nigerians. This online news platform gathered that the freedom … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 195 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 195 new COVID-19 cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Wednesday evening, May 6. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
Controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has taken to Twitter to slam popular blogger, Linda Ikeji and her son, Jayce. Kemi Olunloyo took to her twitter page to throw shades, revealing that the blogger isn’t as wealthy as she portrays to be and she also alleged that billionaire Dudafa gave Linda Ikeji ‘N242M Dasuki money’ READ ALSO: … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). PMS has been reduced from N113.28k per litre to N108.00K per litre across all its products loading facilities. This was contained in a statement issued by the corporation’s spokesman, Dr. Kenny Obateru in Abuja on Wednesday. … Read more