The Taliban have formed government, Afghanistan Gets a new President EkohotBlog reports that the co-founder of the group; Mullah Baradar will lead the newly formed government for the country. Announcement to be made shortly, close sources to the extremist group revealed on Friday. This is coming in the midst of their battle with rebel fighters … Read more
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has just received the NDDC forensic audit report from the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. EkohotBlog reports that President Muhamamadu Buhari has received the conclusive report of the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio. Read Also: Breaking: … Read more
Leonard, an envoy of the US has assured Nigeria that she won’t share Afghanistan’s fate and tragic end. EkohotBlog reports that the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, reiterated the assurance during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The ambassador expressed that Nigeria and Afghanistan’s situations lack similarity and connection. Many Nigerians had sounded … Read more
Late President Yar’Adua’s son has been remanded in prison. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has remanded Aminu Yar’Adua, 36, the son of late former President Musa Yar’Adua, in prison for allegedly killing four people in an auto crash in Yola. It was gathered that the … Read more
The lawmaker explained that the aim of his bill is to amend Section 308(1) (a), (b) and (c) and Section 308(2) to ensure government leaders, no matter how highly placed, face the consequences of their actions. The House of Representatives is deliberating the removal of the immunity clause President, Vice President, and Governors enjoy. The … Read more
He said the present leaders have run thecountry aground. He called on Nigerians to ensure that consideration of tribe does not determine the emergence of a president, governor, or any other leader in 2021. The Northern Elders Forum has accused the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari of turning tribes in the country against each … Read more
The latest meeting was held eight weeks after the governors met in Asaba, the Delta State capital, on May 11, 2021. Southern Governors have agreed that the Southern region should produce the next president of the country. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the latest development was part of the decisions the Southern Governors reached at … Read more
“I am a Christian; born again for that matter. And I have no reason to hate anyone. The president is my president. The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has revealed that he has no grudges against President Muhammadu Buhari amid face-off with the presidency over herdsmen attacks. Ortom, who disclosed this in a media briefing … Read more
A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., has advised a former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, against running in the 2023 presidential election.
Peter Obi, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, vice presidential candidate, has reacted to campaign poster circulating online ahead of 2023 presidency. The campaign poster which surfaced online on Friday, has Obi running for president while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, former Kano State Governor is his running mate. The Slogan on the campaign poster reads: “For equity and … Read more
President, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Ibrahim Gusau, has rejected his dismissal as Chairman, Zamfara State Athletics Association. Zamfara State Directorate of Sports Development on Monday, in a statement, announced Gusau’s removal. The statement, signed by the state Director of Sports, Isikaya Shameel, said Gusau was removed as the Zamfara athletics boss after “extensive deliberations” by … Read more
15 Ex-African leaders send warning messages to the U.S. government headed by President Donald Trump to respect the governing systems of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In a statement on Friday, the former leaders said the bank and its president, Akinwumi Adesina, should not be distracted at a time when the continent is battling the … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu has alleged that Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity was chased out of Aso Rock by Aisha Buhari. Ekohotblog reports that Kanu, who is the leader Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), made this allegation about Aisha Buhari in a post obtained from Daily Post. READ ALSO: NAFDAC Reacts … Read more
President John Magufuli of Tanzania has ordered a probe on the country’s COVID-19 test kits after goat and pawpaw tested positive for coronavirus. President Magufuli while speaking at an event in Chato in the northwest of Tanzania, revealed that the COVID-19 testing kits which had been imported from abroad had “technical errors”. Magufuli said he … Read more
……..As Comoros Records First Case Of Coronavirus Comoros has announced its first confirmed COVID-19 case, as Lesotho remains the only country in Africa without Coronavirus. “On this day of April 30, 2020, the government declares the first case of COVID-19 on the Comoros,” President Azali Assoumani said during an address to the nation on Thursday … Read more
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa was captured struggling to get his facemask on after delivering a speech on the importance of wearing them, in a blunder live-streamed recently. Ekohotblog reports that President Ramaphosa announced that the nation would be easing some of their lockdown restrictions from next month. Adding that non-essential trips should not be … Read more
The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has accused Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari of ‘hiding away from the public’ because he is a ‘doppelgänger’. Ekohotblog reports that self-exiled Kanu has always maintained that President Buhari is dead but was replaced by an imposter “Jubril” from Sudan. The Abia-born lead Biafra … Read more
The President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina has officially launched a local herbal remedy claimed to prevent and cure COVID 19. The President said, “tests have been carried out — two people have now been cured by this treatment.” Rajoelina was speaking to ministers, diplomats and journalists at the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA), which … Read more
With physical distancing and virtual meetings becoming the new normal in a coronavirus (COVID-19) infected world, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, 77, ditched a more conservative approach to governance for a millennial, hipster one, Wednesday. The president held a teleconference with the Presidential taskforce on #Covid19, #PTFCOVID19 at the State House in Abuja. President @MBuhari in … Read more
In a video Ekohotblog obtained from reubenabati news, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has announced Special intervention packages for its citizens as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. In his 5th state-wide broadcast since the pandemic began, President Akufo-Addo announced that the government will cover the water bills of its citizens for the months … Read more