Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has bemoaned the death of Mallam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Likewise, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has also condoled with the Kyari family after his passing. Mallam Kyari died from coronavirus, weeks after battling the virus he contracted during an official visit to … Read more
Robert Lewandowski scored his 34th and 35th goals of the season as Bayern Munich beat Hoffenheim 4-3 to reach the German Cup quarter-finals. The Poland striker nodded in his first just before half-time before scoring in the second half to make it 4-1. Bayern’s Jerome Boateng and Hoffenheim’s Benjamin Hubner had both scored early own … Read more
Tottenham battled past Southampton in a thrilling FA Cup fourth-round replay to set up a home tie against Norwich City. Spurs went ahead when Tanguy Ndombele’s shot deflected in off visiting defender Jack Stephens, before Shane Long made it 1-1 after Nathan Redmond’s effort had been parried by Hugo Lloris. Danny Ings curled a shot … Read more
Iran on Tuesday announced its first arrest over the shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner in Tehran last week, after the third night of angry protests over the disaster. The Ukraine International Airlines plane was brought down by a missile shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, killing all 176 passengers and crew on board. Tehran for … Read more
Fire has destroyed part of the old market in Sokoto state,says sokoto fire service. Mr Mustapha Abubakar, the Head of Operations in Sokoto Fire Service, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday that the inferno started at about 11:00 p.m on Monday and lasted till about 2:00 a.m on Tuesday. Abubakar said that … Read more
President of the UN General Assembly, Amb. Tijani Muhammad-Bande, says the Ukrainian plane tragedy resulting from the Iran-U.S. crisis stresses the need for diplomacy in international conflict resolution. He stated this while outlining his priorities for 2020 at an informal plenary of the Assembly in New York on Monday. The Boeing 737-800 plane crashed shortly … Read more
Sokoto state government has said that it has to embark on a realistic wide scale staff audit to verify and wipe out ghost workers within its service, also ensure that no child worker and bogus employment offers syndicates in the state system. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal made this known on Thursday night at the signing … Read more
Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong and the Mishkaham Mwaghavul of Mwaghavul tribe in Mangu Local Government Area of the state, Chief Nelson Bakfur, have condemned the attack on Kulben village, Mangu Local Government Area,described the attack as an attempt to distort the peace that was currently being enjoyed in the state. Lalong, who made this … 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
The Lagos State Government has said that it will shut PWD Level Crossing around Ikeja GRA axis tomorrow and Brewery Level Crossing along Iganmu axis on Saturday between 8pm and 6am. The Government said that this was in line with the Nigerian Railway Modernisation Project (Lagos-Ibadan section) which extends to Lagos Port, Apapa. Alternative routes … Read more
The Kano Public Complaints and Anti- Corruption Commission has said that it recovered N256, 014, 170.00 in the year 2019. According to the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Bar. Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado who briefed newsmen at the Kano Press Centre, said the Commission received a total of 3, 192 complaints. He added that 608 … Read more
Amidst the rising tension in the Middle East region, Kuwait’s defense minister said that it has received a letter from the Commander in Chief of a US military camp in Kuwait “declaring imminent withdrawal of all US military forces in three days,” state news agency KUNA said on Wednesday. “Receiving such (a) letter from Camp … Read more
The chairman-nominee for the caretaker committee in Ipokia local government area of Ogun State,Saibu Adeosun is dead. He died hours to his screening by the House of Assembly. He was one of the chairman-nominees for the 20 local government transition committees in Ogun State appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun last week. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/08/two-persons-arrested-for-the-dissappearance-of-n16m-in-the-office-of-katsina-ssg/ The … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the reinstatement of Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA),Ms.Damilola Ogunbiyi. Her reinstatement was announced in a tweet by the Federal Government via the Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, today. “President @MBuhari has directed that the suspension of Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi from her role as Managing Director of @realREANigeria, be reversed. … Read more
The U.S. Maritime Administration website has renewed its warning about threats to U.S. commercial vessels from Iran and its proxies in the Gulf and surrounding area. The notification, valid from Jan. 6 to Jan. 13, is not substantially different from an initial warning issued on Friday. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/07/iran-places-eighty-million-dollars-on-trumps-head/ “There remains the possibility of Iranian … Read more
Hundreds of Adamawa youths on Tuesday blocked the federal highway passing through Girei community to Yola, the state capital, and other parts of the state to protest against incessant kidnappings in the area. The youths, who are from Girei Local Government Area, rendered many travellers and motorists stranded. They vowed that they would not open … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed charges against the President in Council, Surveyors Council of Nigeria (SCN), Joseph Olorunjuwon Agbenla for alleged abuse of office. Agbenla, who retired as the Permanent Secretary / Surveyor-General, Lagos State, is charged with receiving about N5million as allowances for conferences not attended. The four-count charge filed before the … Read more
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has reportedly appealed to a former member of the Ogun State Judicial Service Commission, Abayomi Omoyinmi, to accept out of court settlement in a suit filed against him. Ekohotblog garnered that Omoyinmi was appointed a member of the Commission through a letter by former Governor Ibikunle Amosun on February 2012, … Read more
The Presidency has said that no law in Nigeria mandates President Muhammadu Buhari to declare his assets publicly. Buhari’s Spokesperson, Femi Adesina made the remark while stressing that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has no legal justification to ask the President and his Vice, as well as state governors and their deputies to … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission,(INEC) has said that kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello was currently shielded by immunity clause, which protects him against any form of prosecution,following double registration at the end of his tenure. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman Voters’ Education and Information Committee, Festus Okoye, made this known yesterday in Abuja. He pointed … Read more