French club Lille and Napoli are undecided about the move of Nigeria international Victor Osimhen. The Super Eagles star is one of the most sought after strikers in Europe and has been linked with various clubs, with a move to Napoli looking more of a done deal. But while Lille manager Marc Ingla at a … Read more
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has bemoaned the current political crisis that’s rocking Mali. Obasanjo expressed his concerns over the uprising In an article he wrote on Thursday. Obasanjo submits that the crisis could have adverse effect on Nigeria if it spiralled out of country, noting that it poses grave security risks to West African countries … Read more
The SFAFP Chairman, Iliyasu Gashinbaki also revealed that 25 per cent of annual budgets are diverted through bad schemes by politicians. The Society for Forensic Accountants and Fraud Prevention (SFAFP), a body that studies the management of funds by Government agencies, has revealed that Nigeria loses N2.5 trillion yearly in the national budget to public … Read more
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Pauline Tallen, has frowned at the uprise in rape cases nationwide. She noted with worry that no fewer than 3, 600 cases of rape were recorded during the lockdown. She further said, “Reports that we received from commissioners of women affairs across the 36 states of … Read more
A Nigerian mother in the United States of America, Helen Adesuwa Uzamere, demands justice for her son after he was assaulted and imprisoned wrongly by the US police. Nigerian mother with the hashtag #JusticeForSho alleged that her son had committed no crime except to have intervened when he saw police shoving a group of young … Read more
The office of Three countries, Attorney-General of the Federation said it had received petitions from three countries, the United States of America, India and Ghana, demanding the extradition of 11 Nigerians. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), disclosed this in a report titled ‘Ministerial Performance Report May 2019 – May 2020’ According to … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID19 cases with the NCDC announcing 626 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 626 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Thursday evening, July 2. READ ALSO: How 14-Yr-Old Girl Was Used As S*x Tool … Read more
Delta state overtakes Lagos with 166 COVID-19 cases recorded on Wednesday as Nigeria also recorded its highest daily rate of 790 cases. The oil-rich state seized control of the daily leaderboard, from the usual leader Lagos, which recorded 120 cases. recall Delta state Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife and daughter announcing they had contracted the … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday said it had secured the release of 36 Nigerians “caught entering Ghana illegally”. However, there are reports suggesting that the Nigerian citizens were arrested illegally by Ghanaian authorities. “Available information corroborated the fact that about 35 Nigerians are currently detained; some, for more than 45 days in unsanitary conditions in … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated Caretaker and an Extraordinary Convention Committee that would organise and spearhead the election of new leadership of the party. The inauguration, which took place at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, was Presided over by the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Male Buni who is the Chairman of … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that the country has recorded 566 fresh cases of COVID-19. NCDC disclosed this via it’s official Twitter handle on Monday night. 566 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-166Oyo-66Delta-53Ebonyi-43Plateau-34Ondo-32FCT-26Ogun-25Edo-24Imo-15Bayelsa-13Benue-12Gombe-11Kano-11Kaduna-11Osun-8Nasarawa-7Borno-5Katsina-2Anambra-2 25,133 confirmed9,402 discharged573 deaths pic.twitter.com/cTRnI4xulq — NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 29, 2020 READ ALSO: Comedian Lasisi Elenu In Serious Trouble … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 566 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria, as the country’s total infections exceeded 25,000. NCDC confirmed this via its Twitter page on Monday night. According to the health agency, 25, 133 persons have tested positive to the virus, while 9,402 patients have been treated and … Read more
Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has won the Marc-Vivien Foé RFI-France 24 Prize for best African player in the French Ligue 1, the French football championship for the 2019-2020 season. The runners up are the Algerian forward Islam Slimani (Monaco) and the Moroccan defender Yunis Abdelhamid (Stade Rennais). Osimhen, 21-year-old is now the second Nigerian … Read more
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has announced that it will soon reopen for operations, urging its customers to ‘please bear with us’. FAAN, in a Twitter post on Monday, apologizes to their customers for any inconvenience in the delay of reopening the airport for flight. Recall that the Presidential Task Force for COVID-19 … Read more
The federal government has successfully airlifted 314 Nigerians stranded in London. The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja aboard Air Peace at exactly 9.50pm. One hundred and fifty seven of the evacuees were scheduled to disembark in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the rest expected to be flown to Lagos. The … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported fresh 490 cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the NCDC confirmed the new 490 cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria in a series of tweets on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Sunday evening, June 28. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/06/28/covid-19-lasg-harp-on-safety-guidelines-seals-business-centres-for-flauting-orders/ According to the NCDC, of the four … Read more
The federal government on Saturday said Nigerians stranded in Turkey will have to cough out $1,300 for one-way flight ticket. The Nigerian embassy in Turkey made this known in a statement on its website. According to the statement, those returning home are expected to pay $1,300 for economy class while business class passengers will pay … Read more
Nigeria has recorded new COVID-19 cases with the NCDC announcing 684 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 684 new Coronavirus cases in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter on Friday evening, June 26. This online news platform understands that the NCDC noted that … Read more
A twitter user identified as Alabo Braide, shared his encounter with an Uber driver who bashed his car. Alabo said on his way into admiralty road, the Uber driver, coming from One-way ripped off the bumper of his car. After accessing the damages, the Uber driver was told to pay 105k and was made to … Read more
Some Nigerians stormed the Nigeria Embassy in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia to express their grievances over the unjust treatments that are being meted out to them by the Indonesia immigration officers. The aggrieved Nigerians voiced their displeasure over an alleged discrimination and targeted raids by Indonesian immigration officers. The Nigerians who held up placards … Read more