The 7th edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF), which was held from the 27th of February to 1st of March, 2020 indeed left an indelible memory in the hearts of every participant. Ekohotblog understands that the festival which was themed ‘Going Out Of Bounds’ opened on Thursday, 27th February 2020 with a ceremony at … Read more
An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos State, on Tuesday sentenced an unemployed man, Bashiru Osho, to 12 years imprisonment for attempting to defile an eight-year-old girl. The police charged the 25-year-old, whose address was not provided with attempting to commit the felony of defilement. READ ALSO: My Ailing Grandmother Made Me Commit Crime The Prosecution … Read more
Two persons, Obi Sobenna Jude and Robert Sunday Olaoluwa have been arrested in Bauchi by the Kaduna zone of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for defrauding members of the public, through job scam. According to the agency, the two suspects posed as foreigners working for American companies on the internet. They were arrested at … Read more
Nokia’s chief executive officer Rajeev Suri will leave the telecom equipment provider in September and be replaced by the current head of Finnish energy group Fortum, Nokia announced on Monday. Pekka Lundmark will take over on September 1, Nokia said. Suri, who has been Nokia’s president and CEO since April 2014, had “indicated earlier to … Read more
President of the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Tijani Muhammad-Bande, has advised against the politicisation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic. Muhammad-Bande, from Nigeria, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Monday evening. Ambassador Tijani Muhammad-Bande spoke against the backdrop of the rapid spread of the virus … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Mr. Segun Agbaje has disclosed that the bank will continue to focus on caring about human feelings to win the digital payment space in the future. Agbaje made the statement while discussing the topic, ” Going beyond the Digital Experience” at the Social Media Week (SMW) in … Read more
Legendary singer/songwriter and record producer, Innocent Idibia popularly called 2Baba, has finally dropped the long-awaited album titled, Warriors. And we are live!#Warriors is out on all major distribution platforms (link in bio)Stream, download and enjoy this work of art. #WarriorsAlbum #iamwarrior #20YearsAKing https://t.co/QyYuTo7pBQ — #ONELOVERELIGION #UNWASHTHEBRAINWASH #OPENYOUREYES (@official2baba) February 28, 2020 Songs in the album … Read more
A prosecution witness, Dr. Musa A. Musa, on Thursday, February 27, 2020, narrated before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja how Shamshudeen Bala, son of the former FCT minister and now Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, made payments for three units of four-bedroom semi-detached duplexes, located in Apo and Guzape areas of … Read more
All countries need to prepare to combat the deadly coronavirus, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, as authorities raced to contain the epidemic’s rapid global spread. With new infections reported around the world now surpassing those in mainland China, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said even rich nations should prepare. … Read more
The first case of the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) has been confirmed in Lagos, Nigeria, by the Federal Ministry of Health through the Lagos Ministry of Health on Friday morning. Ekohotblog understands that the virus was brought in by an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on the 25th of February from Milan, Italy for a brief … Read more
………FG Advices Citizens On What To Do The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, broke the news in a statement released early on Friday. He said: “The case, which was confirmed … Read more
Netflix, which has set up an office in Nigeria, has unveiled its first Nigerian original – a six-part drama series from Vaya director, 45-year-old Akin Omotoso. According to PM News, the movie which has no title yet but will be directed by Omotoso, Daniel Oriahi and CJ Obasi. Lined up to star in the movie … Read more
Nollywood Actor, Zubby Michael has replicated the miracle style of a controversial Anambra prophet, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, popularly known as Prophet Odumeje, in his latest movie, “Obele Chukwu.” The Nollywood actor, fondly called “Eze Ndiala” (King of mad people) by some of his supporters, is a member of the Mountain Of Holy Ghost Intervention in Onitsha, … Read more
The Nigeria Police Force has sacked the Zonal Intervention Squad officer who was involved in the alleged murder of the Remo Star football club player, Tiamiyu Kazeem. Inspector Olaniyi Ogunsoro’s dismissal came following a recommendation sent to the Assistant Inspector General of police in charge of zone two, after the dismissed officer’s trial by the … Read more
A journalist was on Wednesday was gunned down by unidentified gunmen in Swat, a valley in North-Western Pakistan that had once been under Taliban control, police said. According to a local police official, Hazrat Mohammad, Javedullah Khan, who worked as Bureau Chief for the Urdu language newspaper, Ausaf, was shot dead in the Matta area, … Read more
Metro Bank (MTRO.L) swung to a huge loss last year as it battled a loan miscalculation fiasco that upended the business. Metro Bank said on Wednesday it made a loss of £130.8m ($170m) last year, compared with a profit of £40.6m in 2018. The bank blamed a £88m write-down of assets, including millions of costs … Read more
The Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, has on Wednesday night released on bail Daniel Ojukwu, a former reporter of An24.net. Ekohotblog understands that Daniel was detained over a story about a pastor who allegedly made attempts to lure teenage girls into illicit relationships. Daniel was released on health ground but he was asked … Read more
Nollywood curvy actress Ini Edo has reportedly found love again, and it is with music producer and singer Larry Ndianefo, aka Larry Gaaga. The Universal Music Group recording artist, announced the news on his page with a bride, love and lip emoji while also penning a note for the film star. He wrote: The SECRET … Read more
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Asaba has sentenced one Tonwerigha Oyintonbra Tombrown to 66 years imprisonment without an option of fine for defrauding one Izabela Glogowska to the tune of ( €55,000) Fifty-Five Thousand Euros under the pretext of paying it into her Perfect Money online account. Tombrown had pleaded not guilty … Read more
A video currently trending online, where a man was seen proposing to his girlfriend who refused the proposal at an eatery outside the shores of Nigeria. Despite that everyone kept cheering her on to say yes, the girl refused, and all hell was let loose. The man who became really angry removed her shoes and … Read more