Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 675 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 675 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Monday evening, June 22. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
A woman identified as Emil Egan after sleeping for months wakes with four different accents. Emil Egan was born and raised in Essex, United Kingdom and speaks no foreign language, but hearing her speak you could swear she is a Russian immigrant or tourist, because of her Eastern European accent. But the funny thing is … Read more
A 40-year-old man simply identified as Mr. Hu in China reportedly suffers three bladder tears after drinking ten beers and then holding pee in for a shocking 18 hours. According to reports, Mr. Hu, had reportedly consumed 10 beers during a night on the town, before coming home and crashing into an inebriated sleep. Somehow … Read more
President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign hit out at protesters and the media on Sunday as it scrambled to reset after a disappointing relaunch at a rally beset by missteps. Trump’s campaign in Tulsa, Oklahoma was marred by empty seats, coronavirus infections within the campaign, and a rambling speech by Trump that was criticized for having … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with All Progressives Congress governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It was gathered that the President summoned the governors to the meeting as part of efforts to resolve the leadership crisis in the party. Read Also: Protesters Bombard APC HQ, want NWC dissolved Those at the meeting are Chairman … Read more
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the national executive committee (NEC) to dissolve the national working committee (NWC) of the party. The protesters who besieged the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Monday, held banners and placards which read: “The current NWC has destroyed our … Read more
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in collaboration with a non-profit organisation, MITIMETH, has empowered no fewer than 200 women and youths in turning water hyacinths to handcrafts. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, made the disclosure in Lagos at the opening of a centre for showcasing water hyacinth products as well as … Read more
The Ekiti State Head of Service, Mrs Peju Babafemi, has said that immediate dismissal awaits any male worker caught sexually assaulting his female counterpart in the state civil service. Babafemi stated this while receiving the wife of the state governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, who paid her an advocacy visit in her office, in Ado-Ekiti. “Any … Read more
The National Council for Democratic Development (NCDD), a Non-Governmental (NGO), has lauded the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), for successful execution of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war. This is contained in a statement released by Mr Nwaeze Onu, the Executive Director NCDD, in Enugu on Monday. In the statement, the NGO attributed the EFCC … Read more
A mother of three, Mary Alimi, on Monday sought dissolution of her 12-year-old marriage to husband, Isaiah, in a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on grounds that he chokes and attempts to strangle her. Testifying before Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of the court, Alimi alleged that Isaiah was a jealous husband who suspects her … Read more
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has publicly declared approval for Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala nomination for the World Trade Organisation Director-General election. The endorsement of ECOWAS was contained in a statement signed by its President, Mamadou Issoufou. Buhari had approved the candidacy of Okonjo-Iweala, changing the country’s previous position of … Read more
Top Program Officer at the National Youths Council of Nigeria [NYCN], Wuse, Abuja, Buhari Galadima has died after a failed surgery. Galadima who celebrated his 36th birthday on the 12th of May 2020 had been suffering from a chronical abdominal pain, it was diagnosed and the doctors related the sickness to appendicitis. It is thought … Read more
A 45-year-old Englishman has sued the woman he went on a date with for refusing to inform him that she suffered from cold sores and thus knowingly infecting him with the herpes virus when he kissed her. Martin Ashley Conway, from London, in the UK, claims he was left traumatized by the aftermath of a … Read more
A former Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development in Ondo State Solagbade Amodeni who was sacked by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is set to join the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the October 10 governorship election in the state. Mr Amodeni is expected to join the deputy governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, at a … Read more
A financially-burdened businessman from Delhi, India who wanted to end his own life, but was too scared to do it himself hired four hitmen to kill him so his family could receive a considerable insurance policy. 40-year-old Gaurav Bansal supported his family by operating a ration shop, but because of the COVID-19 lockdown, he was … Read more
Lagosians have been advised to be careful of what they buy from the markets, especially food items. A man went to a popular market to buy semolina. Whenever you buy semolina for preparation, it should dissolve whenever you pour water on it. To his utter shock, while turning it, the Semo started turning to rubber! … Read more
Negotiations with bandits to end the bloodletting and kidnapping in the North-West geopolitical zone ends in failure for three major reasons, Senator Shehu Sani has said. He made the disclosure in a tweet on Monday. Recall that governors in the region granted amnesty to cattle rustlers and armed bandits in August 2019. However, Governor of … Read more
8 school children have drowned in a river after one fell into a river and others jumped in to help. The deaths happened in Chongqing city in southwestern China. The children were described as elementary school age. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/06/22/police-rescue-2-thieves-from-being-burnt-in-lagos/ Chinese media said the children went to play at the river on Sunday and the … Read more
Nollywood actor, Hanks Anuku, has again debunked the rumour about his death. The 60-year-old confirmed that he is still alive and advised his fans to disregard the rumor in a video he shared on Instagram today. “I am alive do not listen to them, they are poisonous press vipers, and they are not the children … Read more
The world’s poorest countries could save over $12 billion owed to sovereign and other creditors this year through their participation in a debt-relief program, with Angola alone saving some $3.4 billion, according to estimates published Friday in a new database from the World Bank. Reuters reported that savings under the COVID-19-linked Debt Service Suspension Initiative … Read more