Senator Saraki confirmed that the application seeking the forfeiture of his properties was rejected by the court The court declared that the agency failed to support its claims with evidence The former Senate President of Nigeria who was also a former Governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki in a tweet on Thursday confirmed that … Read more
By Femi Akintunde-Johnson Have you been seeing some online videos where all sorts of activists anarchists make calm and confident threats to ‘take our nation’ back from their rudderless kinsmen in leadership positions who are accused of being in cahoots with the ruling ‘oligarchs’? Well, we hope others are taking those videos in public domain … Read more
Botswana has been ranked as the most peaceful country in Africa according to the ranking by the 2020 global peace index, with nation occupying the 33 position worldwide. The Southern African nation is closely followed by Ghana and Zambia at the 43 and 44 positions while Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country sits on the 148 … Read more
Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi says Nigeria may continue in diverse crises if its current leadership does not change its culture. According to him, there is a lot of fury in the land because members of the Nigerian elite and those in government were not leading the citizens on the path of … Read more
By Femi Akintunde-Johnson Like numberless people out there, I am worried. Sometimes, I am frightened by the frequency and fervency of news reports flooding from across Nigeria. One is acutely unaware how political operators and stakeholders sleep at night, go out on these harassed streets…and when they meet to chat, what informs their agenda…what inspires … Read more
Collaboration You May Also Like Meet The Former Nigeria Head Of State That’s Being Accused Of Masterminding The Asaba Massacre The Federal Government has called for a robust collaboration with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in strengthening existing bilateral relations between the two countries. Minister of State, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, … Read more
Federal Government says Russia has agreed to supply Nigeria with her Sputnik V vaccine. A vaccine that has an efficacy of 91%. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made this known on Monday at the weekly press briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, in Abuja. Ehanire said that the Nations have had … Read more
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has called on Nigerians to resist any agenda designed to cause division in the country. The minister made the call while speaking on a radio programme, on Saturday. Mohammed said the country’s security challenges were surmountable, urging the citizens to refrain from statements and rhetorics that could … Read more
Federal Government says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday. He said the issue of the vaccine was a serious one to … Read more
Nigerian politician, Senator Dino Melaye has expressed shock upon discovery that a hospital was particularly built for an animal such as a camel, in Dubai. He revealed this in a video where lamented over the progress of the country and the low concern of the government for the masses’ health. Read Also: Breaking: Fears As … Read more
NGF Announces Possibility Of COVID-19 Vaccines YOU MAY ALSO LIKE Former Nigerian Goalkeeper, Joe Erico Dies At 72 PTML Customs Blames Revenue Shortfall On Gridlock Military Assures Victory Against Insurgency, Banditry Nigerians Governor’s Forum (NGF) has said that Nigerians should look forward to the end of February 2021 for the possibility of accessing vaccines against … Read more
Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, says Nigeria will receive 10 million doses of coronavirus vaccine in March. He made this known in a statement late Thursday, January 14, stating that the vaccines add to 100,000 expected doses of Pfizer vaccine. Recall that Nigeria has officially reported some 104,000 Covid-19 cases, of which 1,382 have been fatal. … Read more
Anthony Sani, a former secretary general of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), says talks about the disintegration of Nigeria will not materialise. Sani said this during an interview with The Sun Newspaper. He said it is not possible for the country to break up on the basis of ethnicity, adding that we would have a situation … Read more
The Federal Government has approved a five-year nutrition action plan that will help to reduce hunger and malnutrition across the country. Laolu Akande, spokesmen to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo made this known in a statement. According to the statement, the plan was approved by the National Council on Nutrition which is chaired by the Vice … Read more
The United States has disclosed reasons behind its decision to blacklist Nigeria over purported religious freedom violations. Eko Hot Blog had reported how the US designated Nigeria and nine others as countries with troubling and worrisome religious freedom record. The development came after years of monitoring the situation of things in Nigeria which prompted its … Read more
Democracy, APC The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday, that Nigeria’s democracy was in desperate need of a viable and coherent opposition political party. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary said this in a statement, stressing that the PDP had failed as an opposition party, Ekohotblog gathered. According to him, the PDP … Read more
Nigeria’s history has seen First Ladies who shone on their own without their husbands’ seats overshadowing them, and Margaret Shonekan is one of such First Ladies. Today, history remembers Margaret Shonekan, a woman who lived for herself and inspired others. She was the First Lady of Nigeria for 82 days, from August 26, 1993, … Read more
 Bukola Saraki, former Senate President says only the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has what it takes to pull Nigeria out of the doldrums it is currently enmeshed in. Saraki who spoke at the inauguration of the PDP National Reconciliation Committee in Abuja, on Tuesday, said the opposition party is the country’s only hope for … Read more
In 1983, history witnessed checkered sturdy bags leave the shores of Nigeria on the heads and in the hands of migrants who had been ordered out of the country by Shehu Shagari. Half of these migrants were from Ghana. The year was 1983, the day, January 17. Shehu Shagari, the Nigerian leader who favoured … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace and stability. Buhari made the call in his address at the 70th anniversary of the Qaddriyya on Saturday in Kano, NAN reports. Represented by Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture, Buhari said prayers would foster unity and help crush security … Read more