Prices of crude oil slipped from a three-month high on Tuesday, June 23 after it had rallied earlier in the day as a result of comments on the status of the US-China trade deal. The Brent crude, which initially hit $43, shed 68 cents or 1.58 percent yesterday to trade at $42.40 per barrel. Also, … Read more
An American writer, civil rights activist, and co-founder of Real Justice PAC, who uses social media to promote social justice causes, including the Black Lives Matter movement, simply known as Jeffery Shaun King with twitter handle @shaunking have given an insight of who Jesus truly was in terms of race while he walked on earth. … Read more
A man identified as Oluyemi Fasipe has called for justice over his protective dog that was shot by some policemen on Wednesday morning. According to him, some yet-to-be identified policemen invaded No. 6, Samson Ogunleye street, Omi Agagu, Olufoam Area in Akure and attempted to break into their house. The residents decided to take refuge … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force in Gusau, Zamfara State has commenced investigation into the deafening explosion that rocked a forest in the state in the early hours of Tuesday. Residents ran for safety when sounds of loud and earthshaking explosions were heard inside a forest around Rukudawa community, situated just 7 kilometres east of Zurmi town, … Read more
A veteran Nollywood actress, Bose Adewoyin, is dead. This thespian passed on Tuesday morning. She was buried at about 4p.m. the same day. Late Adewoyin is famous for her role as Madam Tinubu in ‘EFUNROYE TINUBU’, written by Professor Akinwumi Isola and directed by Gbenga Adewusi in 1989. EFUNROYE TINUBU was later adapted for television … Read more
Malawian voters defied COVID-19 on Tuesday to return to the polls for the second time in just over a year after President Peter Mutharika’s re-election was annulled in a dramatic court ruling. The hotly-anticipated re-run was ordered by the Constitutional Court, which declared that the May 2019 vote, narrowly won by Mutharika, was fraught with “grave … Read more
The police in Osun state on Tuesday, June 23, arraigned one Michael Adunola before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, for allegedly killing his wife, Esther and their 14-month-old baby, Glory. The headless body of Esther and Glory were discovered in a gutter opposite the AUD Primary School, Isale Agbara, Ile-Ife in May. Police … Read more
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has said the remains of 19-year-old Aishat has been recovered from the Onilegogoro canal, in the Surulere area of Lagos State. Reports have it that the flood resulting from a heavy downpour on Monday swept away Aishat after she reportedly fell into the canal while trying … Read more
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 1. Nigeria Records 452 Coronavirus Cases, See Breakdown Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 452 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Tuesday evening, June 23. READ MORE 2. … Read more
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences ( ICPC ) has launched an investigation into fraudulent procurement practices in the award of contracts for constituency and executive projects in 16 states of the federation. The states are Rivers, Delta, Cross River, Taraba, Ekiti, Ogun, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kebbi, and Kwara. Others are Jigawa, Abia, Ebonyi, … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been accused of more than N1 trillion fraud with documented video evidence by a whistleblower, Dr. George Uboh. The video traces corruption and diversion of recovered loot at the EFCC as far back as during the tenure of Nuhu Ribadu. Ekohotblog understands that the anti-corruption agency is … Read more
Kidnappers of father of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, have demanded a ransom of N100m to free him. Suspected gunmen last week Thursday abducted the father of the former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye at his residence. The Plateau State Police Command, while speaking on the development on Tuesday revealed that … Read more
The Nigerian House of Representatives Committee on Public Account has summoned the Minister of Industry, Trade and investment, Mr Adeniyi Adebayo and the management of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to appear on Friday 26 June. The summon followed the refusal of SON to honour several invitations to appear and explain why it had … Read more
The Chairman, House Committee on Works and Infrastructure and Legislator representing Epe Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Abiodun Tobun has today assured Epe residents of timely and quality delivery of ongoing Lagos State Government projects in Epe and other parts of Lagos. Hon Tobun who spoke with some youth representatives … Read more
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that his administration is set to reform the almajiri system of education to ensure sustainability. The governor made this known at a virtual meeting, hosted by the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday. He said that the state government conducted a census and identified three … Read more
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, among others poured tributes on late Sen. Adebayo Osinowo at a special parliamentary session held in his honour Eko Hot Blog reports that Osinowo, 65, reportedly died of COVID-19 on June 15 in Lagos and has been … Read more
The thirty-six States’ governors under the eagis of Nigeria Governors’Forum is set to hold it’s eleventh teleconference meeting on Wednesday 24th June 2020. The meeting which is expected to be joined by all the 36 governors is scheduled to begin at 2 pm. According to the invitation issued by the Director General of the Forum … Read more
There are growing concerns about the safety and whereabouts of Olorunyomi Comfort Anjorin a missing young lady and student of Kingsley College of Education in Kwara State. The student has not been sighted by anyone in about two weeks, precisely since Tuesday June 9th, 2020. Her ordeals started when some unknown armed men accompanied by … Read more
A woman has claimed that she was brutalized by an abusive husband because she intervened to stop him from beating his wife. Mogbonjubola Awofolu took to Instagram to share photos of her bandaged hand. She revealed that the man’s wife and children were in her house when the man, named Tobi, came in and tried … Read more
Jaiz Bank Plc says it has closed down its branch in Ikeja, Lagos, following the confirmation that one of its staff in the branch has tested positive to the dreaded COVID-19 virus In an email that was sent out to customers, the non-interest explained that it does not want any more of its staff or … Read more