The Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has warned the federal government not to use the joint security task force by southwest states known as Operation Amotekun to incite Nigerians to war. George, who threw his weight behind the outfit said Amotekun should be embraced and not criticized … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked the senator representing Anambra South district, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah from the Senate. The Young Progressives Party (YPP), senator Ubah, was sacked from the senate following a judgment of the federal high court sitting in Bwari area of Abuja on Friday. Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/17/darkness-envelops-nigeria-as-national-grid-collapses/ More details later…
Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister, Abuja. Dear Sir, PROTEST OVER YOUR ILLEGAL ORDER TO SOUTH-WEST GOVERNORS I find it disturbing your statement of Tuesday, January 14, 2020, declaring the security initiative of South-West governors ‘Amotekun’ as illegal. You also threatened that the full course of the law will … Read more
The Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has reacted to the federal government declaration of the southwest joint security outfit known as Operation Amotekun as illegal. Makinde in a his reaction stressed that the Attorney General of the Federal lacks the jurisdiction to ban the security outfit. He disclosed this during a visit to the … Read more
The Attorney General of the Federation was reported to have declared the regional community security outfit (Amotekun) illegal. I disagree with the Attorney General. On the contrary, it is absolutely constitutional and legal. The issue of Amotekun is an issue of Public Safety and Protection of property. There is no law in Nigeria which prevents … Read more
The Federal Government has unveiled plans to partner with University of Dundee, Scotland to develop a technical committee that will focus on the study of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Forensics and Information Communication Technology (ICT) for mutual benefits. The Minister Of State For Science and Technology, Barr. Mohammed Abdullahi, disclosed this development on Thursday while receiving the … Read more
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has blasted the Fulani herdsmen association Miyetti Allah, over it comment on the joint security task force of the southwest states, Operation Amotekun. It could be recalled that The Miyetti Allah Kaute Hore had described Amotekun as illegal saying it may affect the chances of the region to produce the … Read more
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has reacted to the recent declaration of the southwest joint security outfit known as Operation Amotekun by the Federal Government as illegal. Kanu in his reaction to FG’s declaration, said the people of Biafra have pledged to support the Operation Amotekun regional … Read more
A single mother who was identified as Ms Odegua Okojie, has filed a law suit against the Nigeria’s Secret Service for illegal dention at a Federal High Court in Benin. Okojie prayed the to compel DSS to pay her N300m as compensation for illegal detention adding that, she was illegally detained for nine days in … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the Need for Nigerian women to be educated and empowered. Buhari also noted that to ensured that Nigerian mothers were educated and empowered, all hands must be on deck. Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/16/39-more-prophecies-yet-to-manifest-father-mbaka/ President Buhari stated this at the official commissioning of the Head office of the Federal Ministry of Women … Read more
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has revealed the secret behind the Supreme Court verdict that declared him winner of the last gubernatorial poll in the state. Uzodinma stressed that the ‘eagle eye’ of the apex court gave him victory. Speaking immediately after he received the Certificate of Return from the Independent Electoral Commission, … Read more
The Secretary and Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, Lawrence Okah and Chris Azebanmwan, have berated a former party chieftain, Anselm Ojezua for calling for the removal of the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole. The party stressed that Ojezua lacked the capacity to all for the removal Oshiomhole, having … Read more
The Progressive Governors of the All Progressive Congress APC, have lauded the Supreme Court verdict that announced the its judgment in favour of the party’s gubernatorial candidate in Imo state, Hope Uzodinma as the legitimate winner of the governorship poll. The progressive governors described the judgment as restoration of Uzodinma’s ‘stolen mandate.’ Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/01/15/breaking-hope-uzodinma-sworn-in-as-imo-state-governor/ … Read more
The All Progressive Congress APC gubernatorial candidate in the Imo state governorship election in march 2019, Hope Uzodinma, has just been sworn in an governor of the state. The swearing is coming barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court verdict declaring the APC candidate the legitimate winner of the gubernatorial poll. Details later…
In the wake of the Federal Government declaration of the joint security outfit by southwest state popularly known as ‘Operation Amotekun’ as illegal, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, in its replied stressed that Amotekun has come to stay. NANS described the move by the federal government as tactical moves to shut down Amotekun … Read more
The Buhari led Federal Government has issued a strong warning to state governors in the habit of diverting local governments allocations stressing that such governors will not escape the wrath of the law. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang, issued the warning while featuring on a … Read more
It is customary in Nigeria that the Nation sets aside January 15, to celebrate the nation’s fallen heroes who paid the supreme price for defending the nation’s territorial integrity. Nigerians irrespective of religious, ethnicity or social status have taken to various social media platforms to celebrate the Nation’s fallen heroes. According to Nwawuike John, “TODAY … Read more
The Chairman of the Osogbo South Local Government Development Area has been suspended by the Osun State House of Assembly for gross misconduct. This development was contained in a statement of the Speaker, Timothy Owoeye, signed by his media aide, Kunle Alabi on Thursday. It was gathered that the lawmakers came to the resolution at … Read more
A fatal accident in Opi-Nsukka road has claimed the lives of at least three persons while four others are in critical condition at the hospital. The accident occurred when a commercial bus collided with a tipper lorry along Opi axis in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Monday. It was gathered that The … Read more
The governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom and his counterpart in Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, have urged the leadership President Muhammadu Buhari to sustain the ‘Operation Whirl Stroke‘ in the northern states. The duo made the appeal at a joint security meeting on Sunday in Lafia, following tensions arising from the federal government’s decision to … Read more