Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG roundup of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Friday, December 13th, 2019 1. Only Tax Payers Will Benefit From Housing Transactions – LASG The Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Ministry of Housing, Mr. Wasiu Akewusola has said that the State Government will only entertain applications for housing transactions that are accompanied by … Read more
The Permanent Secretary in the Lagos State Ministry of Housing, Mr. Wasiu Akewusola has said that the State Government will only entertain applications for housing transactions that are accompanied by evidence of tax payments by applicants. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting in Alausa, Akewusola maintained that the State government will not enter into any transaction with … Read more
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has expressed grief over the passing of Chairman, Delta State Bureau of Pensions, Anthony Obuh who died yesterday at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, after a protracted illness at the age 62. Obuh, a retired Permanent Secretary and governorship aspirant of the People Democratic Party (PDP) hailed from Oki … Read more
A 60-year-old man, Taofeek Shotayo has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 10-year-old stepdaughter (name withheld). The suspect allegedly defiled the little girl after luring her into his room in Abule Aro area of Obantoko, Abeokuta with N600, PM News reports. The state’s police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi who … Read more
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called for stronger collaboration among all stakeholders to eradicate the HIV pandemic in Nigeria and end the unenviable record of having the second largest HIV epidemic in the world. He made this call yesterday while unveiling the South-West Zonal Office of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS … Read more
The Nigerian Navy Ship Victory has confirmed the arrest of seven in connection with the seized items at the Agbana West point by the Tom Shot Island. The patrol team intercepted a wooden boat conveying 432 drums of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, otherwise known as diesel from Nigeria to Cameroon. Read Also: Bello Swears-In … Read more
24 local government area chairmen elected in the November 30 council poll were sworn in by the Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello on Thursday. Twenty three of those sworn in were of the All Progressives Congress (APC) while the 24th council chairman for Gbako LGA was elected on the platform of the Peoples … Read more
Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) is set to hold the 14th edition of the Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF) Awards tomorrow at Landmark Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos. AAAN’s Publicity Secretary, Jenkins Alumona, said the theme for this year’s awards is Tori Tori of LAIF. Read Also: Fracas In Edo, As Thugs Set … Read more
A car has already been set ablaze by thugs to welcome certain APC leaders that were planned to attend the rally to welcome Ize Iyamu. There is so much chaos in the street presently as thugs had surrounded the airport, carrying different weapons like machetes, bottle, tyres waiting for the politicians. There have been … Read more
Committed to putting an end to HIV/AIDS by 2030, the Federal Government has assured that it would therefore sustain HIV prevention and treatment activities nationwide by providing sufficient resources. Speaking during the launching of the Faith- based Action for Scaling up of Testing and Treatment for Epidemic Response project in Nigeria, Minister of State for … Read more
Due to repeated cases of poor passenger treatment by the international carrier, the Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations until it was ready to operate with the right size of aircraft that could transport all passengers with their baggage at the same time . The directive which arrived through … Read more
Recalling its efforts in curbing child labour in West Africa, Nestlé is spending 45 million Swiss francs ($45.13 million) a year in order to source cocoa sustainably. The company, which has spent about 220 million francs over the past ten years on efforts to tackle child labour and deforestation in cocoa, said it aimed to … Read more
Sheyi Adeleye, 20, and Tobi Tajudeen, 21, were on Thursday remanded by a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court at Ikoyi the Correctional Centre for allegedly stealing a Bajaj motorcycle, valued at N217,000 after threatening to kill the owner, one Sulaiman Sanni with a knife. The defendants were arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing … Read more
Ex Big Brother Naija housemate, Tokunbo Idowu, has admitted she misses being pregnant. Posting a maternity picture in which she was heavily pregnant on Instagram, the reality TV star said she didn’t think she was going to miss the ‘discomforts’ of being pregnant. “#Pregnancy – Enjoy it cos you would miss it when your child … Read more
The rally of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for Benin, Edo State, on Friday was suspended today by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, with the letter forwarded to the Deputy Governor, Philip Shuaibu. The faction organising the rally is said to be loyal to the party National Chairman, Adams … Read more
Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr Oscar Onyema, has said most insurance companies licenced to operate in the country are largely undercapitalised. Mr Onyema made this declaration when he addressed participants at the Insurance Sector Forum held on Tuesday at the Stock Exchange House in Lagos. During his speech, the NSE … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed Time magazine’s naming of Greta Thunberg as 2019 Person of the Year, saying the climate activist should “chill” and go see a movie. “So ridiculous. Greta must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with a friend! Chill Greta, Chill!” he … Read more
The Abuja Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has on Wednesday, December 11, 2019, secured the conviction of three internet fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) before justice A.O Musa of the FCT High Court, Bwari Abuja. They are Opara Donald C, alias White Harris; Daniel Uduoborie, alias David Butter and Illoh Joseph Chiedu, … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on leaders in the public and private sectors to ensure the development of the mining industry. The Governor revealed that there will be a collaboration between the Federal and State Governments to ensure sustainable development in the mining sector. The Governor disclosed this on Thursday at the … Read more
A middle-aged man, Abdulkareem Kashif, was on Thursday arraigned in an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for allegedly abducting a 21-year-old lady and marrying her without her parents’ consent. The prosecutor, Insp. Mathew Ologbonsaye said Kashif was arrested following a petition by Basheer Adefaka against the defendant alleging that he abducted and married his daughter with radical … Read more