Eko Hot Blog reports that the federal government has said there would be no night trips on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line when services resume shortly.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the newly sworn-in governor of Osun State, Ademola Jackson Adeleke has approved the appointment of new aides into his administration.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Izzi Local Government Area, Ebonyi State was on Sunday set ablaze by some unidentified persons.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Sunday, said he was prepared to block all leakages that have encouraged mismanagement and inconsistent delivery of fuel to Nigerians.
A hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, where government officials are known to stay, has come under attack.
Farideh Moradkhani, the niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been arrested after calling on foreign governments to cut all ties with the Iranian Government.
China’s major stock indices and its currency have opened sharply lower Monday, as widespread protests against the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions over the weekend roiled investor sentiment.
Eko Hot Blog reports that two young brothers, an 11-month-old baby and a 3-year-old boy, were on Saturday stabbed to death in New York City, United States.
Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukraine is set to receive Brimstone 2 missiles from the UK in a move which will enable President Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces to hunt down and target Russian tanks invading their territory.
A teenager has been charged as an adult after police claim he killed another young person and confessed on an Instagram video chat, asking for help disposing of the body.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that one of the Kremlin’s most prominent nationalist politicians said the Russian military does not have an adequate number of doctors or other adequate supplies in an extraordinary tirade against the state of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
There is a need for a society to exist, to be conscious of its existence, and to have a vision. The values of the society determine the type of politics it gets. The type of politics it gets determines the profile and approach of governance obtainable within the given society. And the kind of governance determines whether or not a nation will be built. To put it bluntly, while a society’s vision determines its development, the society dictates the type of politics that is doable, and the kind of governance pattern feasible, because politics is not something that serves itself. Rather, it is to create a phenomenon of development.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian superstar singer, Ayo Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has unfollowed everyone on the social media platform, Instagram.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paris Saint-Germain forward, Lionel Messi, is set for a stunning move to Inter Miami.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says it was an ‘unbelievable experience’ to play with Cristiano Ronaldo and has wished his former team-mate ‘all the best’ following his departure from thee club.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Germany rescued a point against a ruthless Spanish side on Sunday, keeping themselves in contention for progressing to the knockout stages of the World Cup in Qatar.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 21 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has made his first appointments after his inauguration as governor on Sunday.
Adeleke appointed Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye as his Chief of Staff.
The governor also announced the appointment of ex-chairman, Osogbo Local Government, Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, as the Secretary to the State Government
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has reiterated that the security system of the country must not be in total control of the federal government, saying that the security architecture must be decentralised.
The governor also emphasised the need for state police, adding that the stand of his administration was that a police command in Abuja could not serve the 36 states of the federation of over 200 million people.
Akeredolu stated this in his office while receiving participants of the Senior Course 45 programme of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, who were on study tour of the state.
The president, the Cooperative Federation of Nigeria, Ayeola Oriyomi, has said that the cooperative sector provides the highest Gross Domestic Product to the Lagos State revenue.
He revealed this on Friday at the Medicals (Lagos Island) Cooperative Society inauguration of passenger boat services.
He said, “I commend LASCOMED for this initiative. The passenger boat service is a value-added service provided by the cooperative for the betterment of not only their members but also the people of Lagos State.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, weekend emphasized the need for digital transformation in the governance, society and economy to improve the lives of Nigerians.
Pantami re-echoed his stands on digital economy at the third edition of CIO Awards in Lagos.
Speaking on the occasion, Pantami, who was represented by the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, said: “This award ceremony is truly a testimony that the contribution of those who have greatly shaped the industry, disrupted the ecosystem, and immensely added to the economy with their creative ideas and the solutions will not go unnoticed.
CHAIRMAN of the South West Governors Forum, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, weekend, said that the success of the security outfit, codenamed, Amotekun, in the region, shows that Nigeria’s security architecture must be decentralised.
Governor Akeredolu noted that the country’s security architecture decentralization “is for effective security of lives and properties in Nigeria.”
The governor said this while receiving participants of the Senior Course 45 programme of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, on a study tour of the state.
The 46-man team was led by the Faculty Leader, Commodore Promise Dappa.
E-hailing Drivers and Partners Association, PEDPA, on Sunday, said the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), across the country may trigger peaceful protests if it continues unabated.
PEDPA National President. Idris Oluwaseun, in a statement made available to Vanguard, said the price increase of N250/litre is taken its toll on E-hailing business with the resultant effects on the masses.
He called on the Federal Government, Petroleum Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPRA), and labour unions to stem the tide.
“The charges paid by drivers are yet to reduce and this puts them into long days of sufferings, queueing for long hours and buying the product at expensive prices.
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