Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has disclosed why he joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fani-Kayode explained that the APC he joined was different from the one he heavily criticized in the past. EkoHotBlog reports that the former minister had officially defected to the ruling party on Thursday. His defection was disclosed at the Presidential … Read more
A former Nigerian governor has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a former Military Administrator of Rivers State, General Anthony Ukpo, has passed away. Ukpo, a former Information Minister, was pronounced dead in the early hours of Monday. The demise of the former minister was disclosed by Leonard Anyogu, a constitutional lawyer and the secretary … Read more
Former minister, Mamman, has spoken about his sack by President Buhari. EKOHOTBLOG reports that former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, says it took President Muhammadu Buhari not more than two hours to make him a Nigerian minister. Mamman made this known in an interview with BBC Hausa on Saturday. EKOHOTBLOG had earlier on Wednesday reported that … Read more
Ex-Minister, Mamman, has spoken about collapsing after sack. EKOHOTBLOG reports that former Nigerian Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has debunked reports that he collapsed on hearing the news of his sacking by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Reports had on Thursday emerged that the former Minister slumped and hospitalised after hearing his removal from office. … Read more
Ex-Minister of Power, Mamman, has reportedly slumped after his sacking by President Buhari. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the former Nigerian Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has reportedly slumped and hospitalized. It was gathered that the 63-year-old Mamman reportedly slumped upon hearing his sacking as the Minister of Power by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. A family … Read more
Sadat became a minister in Ashraf Ghani’s cabinet in 2018 but he left in 2020 owing to disagreements with him. He then fled Afghanistan and relocated to Germany. An Afghanistan former Minister, Syed Ahmad Shah Sadat, who served under the recently deposed Ashraf Ghani’s cabinet, has been seen working as a pizza delivery person in … Read more
A former Nigerian minister is dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Minister of Agriculture, Malami Buwai, is dead. It was gathered that the former minister was pronounced dead on Monday in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital following a protracted illness. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Buwai served as Minister of Agriculture under the … Read more
Dr Olorunnibe Mamora, the Minister of State for health, said the Federal Government will appeal, rather than force anyone to take the Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccines for COVID -19 Mamora made the disclosure, on Friday, in Asaba, while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after he inaugurated some projects at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Asaba. His … Read more
The former Governor of Rivers State and the current minister of transportation, Rotimi Ameachi has asked Nigerians not to be distracted by the politics of 2023, saying he is not a politician. The transportation minister said he is preoccupied with delivering on the various railway projects across the country, adding that he could not combine … Read more
late I-G, Jimeta as quintessential police icon The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi, has described the late I-G, Mr Gambo Jimeta, as a quintessential police icon. Dingyadi said this in a condolence message by his Press Secretary, Mr Osaigbovo Ehisienmen, on Friday in Abuja, Eko hot blog gathered. He said that Jimeta, the … Read more
Dr Ramatu Aliyu, FCT Minister of State, has urged Nigerian youths to key into the acquisition of skills development as a panacea to reducing unemployment and poverty in the country. Aliyu made the call at the inauguration of tree planting project by Nigerian youths in commemoration of the World Youth Skills Day, organised by the … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister Muhammad Bello’s Aides have tested positive for COVID-19 pandemic. The minister disclosed this via his Tweeter handle (@MuhdMusaBello). Bello noted that those affected have been taken to isolation centers in Abuja, as part of precautionary measures to curb the spread of the virus. “As part of routine precautionary measures, … Read more
Former French prime minister, François Fillon and his Welsh wife, Penelope, were sentenced to jail on Monday for embezzling public funds as part of the “fake job” scandal. A French court found Francois guilty of charges of creating a fake job for his wife, using taxpayer money. The 66- year-old was accused of creating a … Read more
A former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation, Chief Abimbola Osuolale Richard Akinjide is dead. According to a family source, the 88-year-old who lives in his Ibadan, Oyo State home died 1:00am on Tuesday. He was reportedly indisposed for about three years before his death. Richard Akinjide was born in Ibadan, the Oyo … Read more
Italy will close all schools and universities from today Thursday, as it also rolled out other emergency measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in Europe’s worst-hit country as the death toll and number of cases jumped. The total number of dead in Italy rose to 107 after 28 people died of … Read more