Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 1. Lagos, Canada Discuss Bilateral Cooperation The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Mayor of Brampton City in Ontario, Canada, His Worship, Mr Patrick Brown, on Tuesday discussed on ways to collaborate using technology. READ MORE 2. Sanwo-Olu … Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Mayor of Brampton City in Ontario, Canada, His Worship, Mr Patrick Brown, on Tuesday discussed on ways to collaborate using technology. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Brown led a delegation to Lagos State House, Ikeja, on a courtesy visit to Sanwo-Olu. The governor said … Read more
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated that residents of the State can only reap the dividends of democracy when political aides understand every aspect of the T.H.E.ME.S development agenda of the current administration, just as he called for unwavering commitment, innovation and transparency from such aides. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke through the Secretary … Read more
The operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) have arrested a suspect for impersonating a Police Officer as well as using his motorcycle for commercial purposes on a restricted route in Oshodi, Lagos. Speaking on the incident, the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi said the suspect was apprehended by … Read more
The Lagos Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), on Tuesday, commenced a weeklong induction programme for the newly appointed secondary school teachers into the State Teaching Service. The Chairman, Teaching Service Commission, Mrs. Olabisi Ariyo, stated that the induction was organised for the recently recruited 1000 secondary school teachers in line with the present administration’s resolve to … Read more
The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu has appealed to parents and guardians to strive to bequeath legacies of quality life and sound education to their children in spite of the rising rate of abuse globally. Dr. Sanwo-Olu who gave the charge during an awareness walk to sensitise members of the public … Read more
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has formally terminated the two-decade-old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States, delivering on threats to downgrade an alliance important to US interests on Tuesday It was revealed in a social media post by Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr that Manila’s notice of termination was received by the deputy chief … Read more
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido breezed through security at an airport near Caracas on Tuesday, returning home without incident from a risky international tour that included a White House meeting with United States President Donald Trump. He entered Venezuela via the country’s main airport, Maiquetia. A year on, Guaido’s image in trouble as opposition faces … Read more
The reconciliation talks over Ile Arugbo on Ilofa Road, GRA, Ilorin, Kwara State which commenced last Thursday has ended without yielding success The meeting between the representatives of the state government and Asa Investment Limited allegedly owned by the late Dr. Olusola Saraki ended on Tuesday without an agreement or a date for another meeting. … Read more
The Governing Board of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos, has removed embattled acting Director-General of the institute, Mr Chima Igwe. Our reporters learnt that the Director of Production, Analytical and Laboratory Management, Dr. Agnes Asagbra, was appointed to take over from him. An official notice to the workers on Tuesday, written by … Read more
Following the death Oba Idowu Oniru, on September 23 2019, succession crisis to who becomes the next Oniru of Iru land, Lagos, rages, the Ogunyemi Ruling House amongst other rulling house (Abisogun and Akiogun) is laying claim to the throne, saying it is the turn of the House to produce the next oba. In a … Read more
For more than 5 years, Apomu, the headquarters of Isokan City government Area of Osun State was without a typical ruler after the fatality of Oba Lasisi Afolabi of the Ayeye Judgment House. On January 6, the procedure for selection of an occupant of the uninhabited stool began. The state federal government had accepted Royal … Read more
The cops command in Abia state has peeled the rumour that it is plotting to scuttle the interment of the parents of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Ekohotblog understands that Kanu’s mother, Sally, and father, Eze Israel Kanu, the Traditional Leader of Afaraukwu Ibeku, passed away in August … Read more
The initial vaccination targeting China’s coronavirus could be offered in 18 months, “so we have to do everything today using readily available weapons,” World Wellness Organisation (WHO), Principal Tedros Ghebreyesus claimed in Geneva on Tuesday. Tedros Ghebreyesus stated the virus had actually been named COVID-19, discussing that it was very important to prevent preconception and … Read more
The Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has finally accepted to spend a sum of $1billion to fight terrorism and also various other safety obstacles in the sub-region and the Sahel. President Muhammadu Buhari made this recognized throughout a top-level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the … Read more
Former Aviation Minister and critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has berated the Federal Government for not allowing IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to bury his parents in peace. He described it as a shameful act, sheer wickedness and utterly unacceptable. In a post on his Facebook page, Fani-Kayode pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari not to shed the … Read more
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said “Covid-19” would be the new official name for the deadly Coronavirus that was first identified in China on December 31. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told journalists in Geneva, Switzerland, explaining that “co” stood for “corona”, “vi” … Read more
A former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Farida Waziri, on Tuesday said that she lost her husband and daughter within one year when in service as the head of the commission but did not receive condolences from her predecessors. She also said there were assassination attempts on her but was never deterred … Read more
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has given its approval to six milk business running in the country for the importation of milk products and its by-products. Ekohotblog understands that the peak financial institution provided its approval in a round provided by the Director, Profession as well as Exchange Division, Dr. Ozoemena Nnaji in Abuja … Read more
The Public Relations Officer of the Cross River State Police Command, ASP Irene Ugbo has condemned the jungle justice meted on a middle aged man identified as Victor. In the early hours of today, Victor was waylaid, beaten and burnt to death by an angry mob in Ekpo Edem in Calabar South LGA for stealing … Read more