A 28-year-old woman in India has given birth to a baby girl with no arms and legs in the Sakla village of Sironj Tehsil in the Vidisha district yesterday, according to local reports. The baby was born with an autosomal recessive congenital disorder – Tetra-Amelia – which is characterized by the absence of all four … Read more
The Federal Medical Centre located in No 1, Salihu Ibrahim Way, Lokoja, Kogi State is now under lock and key. The FMC was locked after gunmen in their numbers stormed the hospital to rob staff and patients of their valuables. The operation lasted for about 30 minutes and phones, laptops were stolen by the armed … Read more
The Lagos State Magistrate Court has sentenced a customer care representative of Airtel Nigeria Limited, Jeremiah Mustapha to five years jail term for facilitating a N2.2m fraud. According to reports, Mustapha was arraigned on June 14, 2017, alongside Nurudeen Salimu on nine counts bordering on conspiracy, stealing, fraud, and diverting messages from a phone number … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new Coronavirus cases with the NCDC announcing 561 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The new cases were confirmed on Tuesday night in a series of tweets on the verified Twitter account of the health agency. Ekohotblog understands that the NCDC noted that of the 561 COVID-19 cases recorded on Tuesday evening, 200 were detected … Read more
Happy new month messages, prayers, and wishes for friends, and family members for July 2020, have been compiled by Ekohotblog. New Month Wishes are widely popular throughout the world. The first day in every new month, just like the new year, means a lot to many folks who usually share messages, wishes, greetings, and prayers … Read more
Good morning and a happy new month, welcome to Ekohotblog roundup of the latest Npower news in Nigeria for today Wednesday,1st July 2020. Here the latest Npower news in Nigeria today… Npower Issues Warning To Applicants, Reveals Grounds For Disqualification The social intervention scheme, N-power, on Tuesday said some applicants are engaging in activities that … Read more
Fear gripped residents of Isiokwe, Amankounato community in Oji River LGA of Enugu State after Fulani herdsmen invaded the area to cause terror. The incident occurred on Friday, June 26th 2020 with one life lost. Read Also: Akwa-Ibom State Police To Enforce Law On The Use Of Face Mask A village chief identified as Eugene … Read more
Nigeria has changed the way marginal oilfields are allocated to avoid legal problems that bedeviled previous bidding round, the director of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Tuesday. Nigeria in early June launched its first bidding round for marginal fields – smaller blocks typically developed by domestic companies – in nearly 20 years. … 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
As preparation towards reopening of schools and allow some sets of students in primary and secondary schools in Lagos State to resume and sit for their terminal examinations to enable them to seek admission for further studies, the state government will likely announce publicly the modalities and protocols that will guide such reopening on Wednesday … Read more
Nigerians have reacted after controversial journalist, Kemi Omololu Olunloyo requested for a whopping sum of money for a business. Kemi took to Twitter on Tuesday night to request for the sum of $450M in establishing her own media outfit. Read Also: FG Embarks On N600bn Agriculture Financing Scheme Nigerians slammed the 56-year-old woman for asking … Read more
A hand bag, one Andriod Phone, a pair of underwear, a pack of condoms, a key, and slippers have been recovered from a man identified as Shagbada Erigga. The Oyo State Police Command recovered the items after 26-year-old Erigga was arrested for the brutal murder of his girlfriend identified as Happiness Winifred. 30-year-old Happiness, who … Read more
Chinese researchers have discovered a new virus, hinting on another pandemic coming soon amid Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to reports, a group of infectious diseases researchers has discovered a new strain of viruses amongst pigs in China, where Coronavirus started from and fear that it might mutate to readily transmit between humans. Robert Gordon Webster, a … Read more
Let me begin by thanking the President, Chief Adeniyi Lasaki and members of the Abeokuta Club for inviting me to deliver the 2017 Chief Sobo Sowemimo S.A.N Annual Lecture today 6th August, 2017. Many are no doubt entitled to wonder what entitles me to such a rare honour. Be that as it may, many more … Read more
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu as sworn in Mr David Oladapo Famuyiwa as chairman Agbado-Oke Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Ekohotblog reports that Famuyiwa before his appointment was the Former Vice-Chairman of Agbado-Oke Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Famuyiwa on Tuesday took the oath to formally assume the chairman Agbado-Oke Local Council Development Area (LCDA), three … Read more
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono on Monday said the Federal Government has earmarked N600 billion to enhance farmer access to agricultural financing in the country. Nanono said this at the inauguration of the 2020 wet season rice cultivation support programme at Tofai community in Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State. … Read more
The Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has tested positive for COVID-19. Ekohotblog reports that Akeredolu disclosed his COVID-19 status via his official Facebook page on Tuesday. His words; “Akeredolu tests positive for COVID-19. Earlier today, I got confirmation of a positive result for Covid-19. I am asymptomatic and not displaying any symptoms,” he … Read more
The operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team have arrested two persons, Victoria Ogunsomi and Shafe Abayomi, for allegedly siphoning fuel from a pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects allegedly dug wells in their respective places of residence … Read more
Three persons yesterday lost their lives while several others were injured in an auto crash involving a Dyna van and a trailer on the old Aba –Umuahia highway, Abia state. It was gathered that the van with registration number: EZA 826 YF, was conveying wood and other roofing equipment as it rammed into a trailer … Read more
There was pandemonium in the Alaja community, Moniya, Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Monday, when a woman, Mrs Adeola Bamidele, and her daughter, Dolapo, were attacked by yet-to-be-identified assailants. It was gathered that Adeola, 45, and her 23-year-old daughter were asleep when the hoodlums broke into their home around 1am. The hoodlums … Read more