EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged ministers to look beyond titles and offices and stay focused on the day-to-day task of their individual and collective contributions to the transformation of the economy for the upliftment of Nigerian households. This online media platform gathered that the president gave the charge … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a source at the presidency as explained how President Tinubu Picked the 28 ministerial nominees list presented to the Senate for approval on Thursday. According to the source, the President was meticulous in his selection of ministerial nominees. Editors Pick Why I Said ‘Let The Poor Breathe In Senate’ – … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, Kaduna has said the unit intercepted vehicles and other contrabands worth N1tn between May and July. In a statement on Friday, the command’s Public Relations Officer, Isah Sulieman, said the command recorded, 179 seizures within the period under review. Editors Pick … Read more
The Lagos Government has trained 200 youth in music and others EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, in partnership with the Temple Company of Ogidi Studios, Lekki, Lagos, has commenced capacity-building for more than 200 Youths in Music, Visual Arts, Multimedia Design and Textile, among others. Speaking … Read more
Bauchi drags ex-Reps speaker, Dogara, others to court EKO HOT BLOG reports that following the violence that occurred in both Bogoro and Tafawa Balewa local government areas of the state as a result of the 21st memorial anniversary of a Sayawa nation leader and crusader, Baba Peter Gonto, the Bauchi State Government has filed criminal … Read more
Omicron: Biden to reverse South Africa, others’ travel ban EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Joe Biden formally announced Tuesday he will lift a ban this week on travel from South Africa and other countries in the region, imposed due to fear of the Omicron Covid-19 variant. “The travel restrictions… are no longer necessary to … Read more
Bandits have attacked communities and kidnapped children and others. EKO HOT BLOG reports that bandits have again abducted five people in Dallatu and Kasuwar Da’a areas of Dutsen Abba in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. This is happening 24 hours after bandits blocked the Kaduna-Zaria expressway and killed three people while abducting scores. … Read more
Niger Police nab suspected spiritual leader to bandits, kidnappers, others EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than five suspects have been detained in Niger State, including a spiritual advisor to infamous bandits and kidnappers, simply known as Umar Samaila, who terrorize the Maikunkrle district of Minna, in the Bosso local government. The other four … Read more
Police Arrest Couple, Others for Selling 13-Year-Old Ebonyi Pupil for N150k EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Police in Delta State have arrested a man, his wife and two other relations for allegedly trafficking a 13-year-old girl, Chiamaka, to Burkina Faso, for prostitution. EKO HOT BLOG learnt that the suspects were arrested by the police … Read more
Roads leading to the Plateau State House of Assembly were blocked by youths brandishing banners.. Last Thursday 8 members of the 24 legislature purportedly impeached Rt. Hon. Ayuba Ekohotblog reports that there was pandemonium as thugs gained entrance to the Plateau State House of Assembly in the early hours of Monday, wreaking havoc and attempting … Read more
The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, on Thursday urged rape victims to speak out, saying that silence was no longer an option if they wanted to get justice. Saraki gave the advice at a webinar on ‘Enforcing Policies and Legal Instruments Against Sexual Harassment and Exploitation in the Maritime Industry’. Read Also: … Read more
To commemorate this year’s National Democracy Day celebration, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat will on June 12 hold a Democracy Day webinar for youths in Lagos. The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka will be joining the Lagos … Read more