The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State has reacted to comment by Governor Dave Umahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he also belonged to APC. The Governor was quoted to have told the people of Ishielu and Onicha Local Government Areas at the Government House, Abakaliki, on Monday, that he was “100 … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), has blamed security agencies for their failure to act decisively when there is electoral violence in the country. Many people lost their lives and hundreds of properties destroyed by thugs during the presidential/National Assembly governorship/House of Assembly polls on February 23 and March 9, 2019 respectively. At least a dozen … Read more
Suspected Gunmen have reportedly shot dead the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ward 4 (Olomu Ward 1) in Ughelli South council area of Delta state, Mr. Paul Onomuakpokpo. According to reports, the incident occurred about 7pm on Wednesday, along Ogoni Road, near the palace of Ohworode of Olomu Kingdom. The victim said … Read more
A Ukrainian airliner, which crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran with the loss of all 176 people on board, had turned back before experiencing the problem, Iranian authorities said. “The plane, which was initially headed west to leave the airport zone, turned right following a problem and was headed back to the airport at the … Read more
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyano has issued a message to public officers in Nigeria,saying that power is transient. Keyamo cautioned public officers to make good use of their time in office. The minister made this known in a terse statement on his official Twitter page on Thursday morning. The post read: … Read more
A Kenya pastor stabbed his wife during a church service and then slit his throat in a murder-suicide witnessed by the shocked congregation, local police told CNN yesterday. On Sunday, Elijah Misiko, an assistant pastor with the Ground for God’s Gospel Church in Mombasa, left his front row seat and approached his wife, Senior Pastor … Read more
A religious police responsible for the enforcement of sharia in Kano state”hisbah corps” have arrested not less than 15 homosexuals. Ekohotblog garnered that the hisbah corps made the arrest during a party organised by fresh graduates of the Bayero University Kano. Hisbah board deputy commander-general, special duties, Shehu Tasi’u Is’haq, who confirmed the arrest of … Read more
The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed the executive bill to integrate all State revenues into law. The new law is targeted at generating sufficient revenue for the State. The Assembly also passed into law a bill to provide for the establishment of a fiscal responsibility agency. Presenting the report on “A Bill for … Read more
Following an auto crash around J3, on Ijebu Ode-Ore Expressway,the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) Command in Ogun, has confirmed the death of one person. Mr Clement Oladele, the state FRSC Sector Commander made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ota. Oladele said that the lone accident happened at about … Read more
Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday signed the 2020 budget of N1. 168trillion into law. The signing, which took place in the Governor’s office at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja had the Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; Speaker Mudashiru Obasa; Chairman, House Committee on Budget and Economic Planning Hon. Gbolahan Yishau; Commissioner for Budget … Read more
A wild leopard has killed a two-year-old boy outside his home in a village in central Nepal, a local officer said on Tuesday. The boy was left alone outside his home on Monday when the animal pounced on him, said Rudra Prasad Pangeni, chief district officer of Tanahu district. “The leopard dragged him one kilometre … Read more
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has pledged to run a non-partisan leadership in the National Assembly. NAN reports that Lawan stated this on Saturday in Damaturu, Yobe State capital at a reception in his honour. “I can take it upon myself to run a non-partisan Senate, where party does not determine what … Read more
Kano state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabir Getso, has called on the residents to comply with the monthly environmental sanitation in the state in spite of the festivities. Getso made the call in a statement through the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Bashir Habib, in Kano on Friday. He also warned commercial tricycle operators to … Read more
Erstwhile Cross River state Governor, Donald Duke, has faulted past military administrations for causing the transfer of senior personnel to states they were not familiar with. NAN reports that Duke spoke on Friday at a lecture organised by the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star in Calabar, while insisting that local policing is the only … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians not to let terrorists divide the country along religious lines, following execution of some Christians and Muslims by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The president made the call in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on … Read more
The kidnapped District Head of Birnin-Gwari, Alhaji Yahaya Yusuf-Abubakar, have escaped from the captive of his abductors. Ekohotblog garnered that Gunmen in military uniform had on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, kidnapped two including the district head along the Birnin-Gwari highway in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Birnin-Gwari is a town that shares borders … Read more