A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday sentenced a 28-year-old unemployed man, Taiwo Folarin, to one year imprisonment, for trafficking 2.6 kg of Cannabis Sativa. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke sentenced Folarin, following his guilty plea. Aneke gave the convict an option of to pay a fine of N50,000. Earlier, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency … Read more
The Dora-Care Behavioural Foundation, an NGO, has urged Nigerians to try as much as possible to eliminate stressors and depression in order to live a normal healthy life. The Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Mrs Kemi Akinyelure, gave the advice in an interview with the Eko Hot Blog in Lagos, on Friday. According to … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar says the recent killings by Boko Haram insurgents would have been avoided if the government had risen to the occasion. For weeks, insurgents and bandits launched series of attacks on communities in the north, resulting in the loss of lives and destruction of property. This is Contained in a … Read more
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has seized assets belonging to Umaru Baba Abdullahi, the chief promoter of Doggi Group Limited, over a N440 million debt. AMCON took possession of two properties located at Plot 3810, Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, and Plot 1274, Cadastral Zone B07, Katampe Hills, Katampe … Read more
Queensland coal miners have discovered an ancient dinosaur footprint in Australia with proof that the dinosaur is larger than the average Tyrannosaurus Rex which once roamed through the region’s swampland. The footprints, that measure up to 80cm in length, were discovered by miners in the 1950s and 1960s but were only recently studied by scientists … Read more
The Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, oba Ewuare II, oba of Benin finally speaks on the ongoing political crisis in Edo state. Oba of Benin in a statement signed by Frank Irabor, Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council kicked against imposition and godfatherism in the state. The statement debunked reports on social media that the … Read more
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Nigeria free of wild polio. The declaration followed the completion of documentation for the free status. WHO regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, announced this Thursday. “Today, Nigeria’s complete documentation for Wild Polio virus-free status was accepted by the Africa Regional Certification Commission for polio eradication (ARCC). … Read more
The national coordinator of the presidential task force (PTF), Sani Aliyu on COVID-19, says Nigerians now stand a higher risk of contracting COVID-19. He disclosed this during the PTF briefing in Abuja on Thursday. According to Aliyu, there is a greater risk of infection now that the lockdown has been eased and peo ple choose … Read more
The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has appealed to resident doctors currently on strike to return to work. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF) and PTF chairman who stated this during Thursday briefing urged the doctors to consider the appropriateness of going on strike at this time. Read Also: Edo … Read more
Leader of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, use his office to split Nigeria into parts before the 2023 election. Giwa, in a statement on Thursday specifically said the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress was as a result … Read more
The Nigerian government has fired back at the African Union over its rejection of the nomination of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to contest for the office of the director-general of the World Trade Organisation. Recall AU’s office of legal counsel had rejected the former Minister’s nomination of grounds of coming after the November 30 deadline set by … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, June 19th, 2020 1. #COVID19Nigeria: NCDC Announces 745 New Cases, 6 Deaths The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced 745 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. READ MORE 2. Cubana Chief Priest Blesses Kemi Olunloyo As He Regains … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit in Lagos State has released Instagram celebrity and Executive Director, Cubana Group, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest. Okechukwu, known for his lavish lifestyle, was invited for alleged misuse of police escorts and weapons as well as unexplained wealth. He arrived at the Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos … Read more
The Osun state police command has confirmed the arrest of Malik Ayo who was said to have been on the run due to the death of his girlfriend, Faderera, after a rice breakfast. It also disclosed that the remainder of the meal consumed by the deceased and her friend, Kemisola, has been sent to the … Read more
A 51-year-old Nigerian man, Ronayerin Ogolor, has been sentenced to three years in prison for commiting internet fraud in the United States. Ogolor, who naturalized in the US had scammed hundreds of thousands of dollars from 13 victims from around the US and Italy. In October 2019, Ogolor pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced 745 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. According to a tweet via NCDC’s official handle, of the 745 COVID-19 cases recorded on Thursday evening, 280 were detected in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial city, Oyo-103 Ebonyi-72 FCT-60 Imo-46 Edo-34 Delta-33 Rivers-25 Kaduna-23 Ondo-16 Katsina-12 Kano-10 Bauchi-8 Borno-7 Kwara-5 Gombe-4 Sokoto-2 … Read more
Former Ebonyi Commissioner, Donatus Ajah has been arrested by the state police on allegations of murder. According to The Nation, Ajah was accused of having a hand in the death of a 46-year-old man, Azubuike Inya. Ajah and the late Mr Inya are from Amankwo village, Nkpoghoro community, in the Afikpo North Local Government Area … Read more
Acting National Chairman of the All progressive congress APC senator Abiola Ajimobi has inaugurated the Edo State Governorship primary election and appeal Committee for the three aspirants cleared to participate in the June 22, Edo governorship primaries. The APC National Working Committee, headed by the Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Deputy National Chairman, South, was represented by … Read more
Facebook on Thursday deleted President Donald Trump’s re-election ads that contained a symbol used in Nazi Germany for political prisoners. The leading social network, which has drawn fire over its hands-off approach to political speech in recent months, said in a statement the campaign messages violated a policy against “organized hate” and were taken down … Read more
A lawmaker representing Obudu constituency at the Cross River State House of Assembly, Godwin Akwaji is dead. Godwin Akwaji died at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) isolation centre on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The lawmaker who was said to be diabetic also exhibited fatigue, fever, cough, breathlessness. According to TheCable, Akwaji had been … Read more