EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Emmanuel Bwacha has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary rerun in Taraba State.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a major of the Nigerian Army and an officer of the Nigerian Police Force have been reportedly shot dead by some unknown gunmen in Delta State.
With the ticking clock counting down to the February 2023 election, a storm brews over the question of whether the Igbo will finally claim the presidency or if they must endure another long wait until 2031. Meanwhile, the political arena echoes the thunderous clashes and heated debates of the country’s diverse ethnic groups, all clamouring to be the chosen one to occupy the highest office.
The sad truth is, Nigeria’s educational standards have been in a downward spiral for too long. A chronic lack of political drive has left the sector lagging behind. The education sector has suffered due to a chronic deficiency of political determination from those in power to spark transformative change. The primary and secondary education system is a woeful tale of outdated lessons and crumbling classrooms, while tertiary institutions are plagued by an endless cycle of strikes.
The 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election is shaping up to be a scintillating brawl, with a horde of aspirants and political entities vying for the crown. Early signs suggest that this election could go down in history as one of the most tempestuous and closely scrutinized in the country, due to the grand prize, the daunting political and economic hurdles, and the heightened involvement of the citizens and civic organizations.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has presented 60 Teaching and Learning devices to public Primary and Junior Secondary Schools in the state to aid the use of the Nigerian Learning Passport (NLP) platform by teachers and students
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Department of Theatre Arts of the Lagos State University of Education, LASUED, Oto/Ijanikin, on Thursday, held the Initiation Ceremony for its pioneer degree undergraduate students in the Oluremi Tinubu hall, Oto/Ijanikin, main Campus.
The family of Pa Thompson Ogunsanwo has announced the burial plans for their Patriarch.
President Biden will travel to Poland at the end of the month, the White House announced on Friday, just about a year after Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine.
A 10-day old baby boy and his mother were saved from the rubble of their collapsed building in Turkey four days after deadly earthquakes hit the region , rescue workers reported Friday.
The FBI found one classified document after searching the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence for five hours Friday, an adviser to Pence said.
A 15-year-old Minnesota school student was stabbed to death Friday by another student who was arrested shortly after the attack, police said
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Eko Hot Blog reports that South African rapper, Kiernan Forbes, better known as AKA, has been shot and killed by unknown assailants.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that actor Idris Elba has revealed that he no longer refers to himself as a “Black actor” as he opens up about racism in Hollywood.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nollywood actress Angela Okorie has called out her female colleagues in the industry, stating that they should stop lying about their source of income.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Premier League and Electronic Arts (EA) are reportedly close to reaching a historic agreement worth nearly £500 million, making it one of the most lucrative deals of its kind in the league’s history.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has stated that his team should earn the right to win the Premier League title and not depend on any possible sanctions against Manchester City.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 32 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 32 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, said his administration would begin the distribution of food items to residents of the state as part of measures to alleviate their suffering caused by the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes.
Abiodun said the new development became necessary following the lingering fuel and scarcity of cash crises that had made life unbearable for the people.
The governor announced this while addressing newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital.
He said “As a responsible administration, despite all the aforementioned, and worried about how long this has taken to resolve, we have decided to directly provide palliatives to the poor and vulnerable citizens across the length and breadth of the state.
Popular human right activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, has rescued a minor locked up in a toilet by aunty in Delta State.
The activist shared the video on his Instagram page on Friday.
It was gathered that the minor, identified only as Blessing, was locked in the toilet without food or water and was allegedly told by her aunt to drink the toilet water when thirsty.
Gwamnishu said, “I am here in Ogwashi Uku for a young girl that cried out from a toilet widow.
A teenager was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence in Germany on Friday for planning a deadly attack on a school he attended, a court spokeswoman said.
At least six persons have been reportedly killed in Nagi community, Mbachohon Council Ward of Gwer West Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state by suspected armed Fulani herders who attempted to storm Naka, the Headquarters of the Council but were repelled by the military.
Vanguard gathered that the marauders who left scores with injuries also razed several houses in the community including the residence of the traditional ruler of the community.
This latest attack is coming just 10 days after the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in charge of the Gwer West LGA, Superintendent, SP, Mamud Abubakar was also killed by the marauders in an ambush.
THE Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timpre Sylva, has put the pump price of petrol at N184 per litre.
The Minister of state, who was in Lagos, Friday, to monitor the supply and compliance of oil marketers, said the government has taken bold steps toward enhancing supply of the product nationwide.
Speaking to journalists after the tour of filling stations, Sylva said that an interministerial intervention initiated by the Federal Government has set out to ensure proper management of petrol distribution across the nation.
Ahead of the February 23 and March 12 general elections, the apex Socio-cultural youth organization of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide Ohanaeze Youth Council, (OYC) has called on the federal government to disband Ebube Agu Security Network, in Ebonyi State.
OYC made the call in a statement signed by its National President, Comrade Igboayaka O. Igboayaka and sent to Vanguard in Abuja on Friday.
Igboayaka who described Ebube Agu as militia group of the State governor, Engr. David Umahi added that the security outfit is now a terror to the people.
The alleged mastermind of the gruesome murder of couple Mr Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye on New Year Day in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has explained why he carried out the act.
The suspect, Lekan Adekanbi, according to the police, said he arranged the killing because the couple refused to increase his salary.
The suspect, who allegedly enlisted the help of two suspected cultists to kill the couple, also killed their only son, Oreoluwa, who they bound with rope and hurled into a river at Adigbe area of Abeokuta.
Adekanbi claimed the couple declined his loan request, explaining the New Year robbery attack on them was to forcefully extract money from them.
Gen. Yakubu Gowon, retired has commiserated with Dr Akinwunmi Adesina over the death of his mother, Mrs Eunice Adesina.
This is contained in a condolence letter written to Adesina, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.
Mrs Adesina died on Dec. 22, 2022.
The former head of state said Mama exhibited the best of her callings in academia and enterprise development across the globe.
Senator Chimaroke Nnamani (PDP-Enugu) says he is still in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in spite of his purported suspension by the National Working Committee (NWC).
DAILY POST had reported that the PDP expelled Nnamani and six others
Nnamani, who represents Enugu-East at the National Assembly said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
He said that the NWC had no powers to suspend or expel him from the party.
Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, has insisted that a recent tweet ‘liked’ by the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly’s Twitter account criticising defender Marc Cucurella is ‘not a reflection’ of the American billionaire.
On Thursday, Boehly’s Twitter account liked a tweet from football.london with an article carrying quotes from Chelsea legend Frank Leboeuf.
“We don’t want to see Cucurella anymore,” Leboeuf said. “With all due respect to a man that I don’t know, the player is not good enough for Chelsea. It is as simple as that.”
When asked about the development, Potter told a press conference on Friday ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League tie with West Ham United on Saturday: “I don’t know, I can’t comment. It’s nothing I would say is a reflection of Todd in any way.
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