EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has budgeted N500 million for the establishment of a new Federal Medical Centre in President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown of Daura, Katsina State.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Diaspora Directorate of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council has said that the unprecedented Q&A format which the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, deployed at the Chatham House has come to stay.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has debunked reports that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will step down for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar ahead of the 2023 election.
Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Sterling Bank PLC, has set a new milestone by winning the Overall Best Place to Work title for the fifth consecutive year at the annual Great Place to Work awards held in Lagos recently.
The world is currently in a climate emergency, and Nigeria is not exempted from the devastating effects of this crisis. Recently, Nigeria experienced its worst flooding disaster in more than ten years. The flooding, attributed to climate change, killed more than 600 people and affected more than two million Nigerians. Interestingly, experts have asked people in flood-prone areas to brace up for worse next year.
Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria’s electoral history and democratic development have frequently contained ‘violence’. The time leading up to, during, and following elections always sees an escalation of different forms of this threatening act across the nation.
While no state government has overtly admitted to drawing inspiration and making imitations of Lagos, there are telltale signs of replicated patterns ideated by Lagos. Lagos is the first past the winning post. Sanwo-Olu’s terrain is not called the “Center of Excellence for Fun.”
The concept of student loans is not alien to the American tertiary education system. An average American undergraduate or postgraduate student either owes a student loan or knows someone who does. A student loan is a financial assistance rendered to a student in post-secondary education to cover tuition and related expenses, including books, supplies, and living costs.
On Tuesday, 31st August 2021, social media was ablaze with Manchester United’s delightful announcement of the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus on a two-year contract with the option to extend for a year further. Almost every Manchester United fan was delighted to hear the return of the “Old Trafford hero” as most people believed he would help bring back the glory days that Manchester United is known for.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has vowed that the state will not spare anything to ensure that the family of late Gafaru Buraimoh gets justice.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has said that it would soon release new methods that will aid private participants in building control and development measures of the present administration.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (LSDSVA) has launched the Domestic and Sexual Violence case Management System.
The Reichsbürger were, for years, a source of national derision, dismissed as crackpots but they’re increasingly a source of concern for the security services who say they’re becoming more radical and more dangerous.
A group of 28 people has escaped from a plane after it made an emergency landing in Barcelona’s El Prat airport in Spain, officials say.
Peru’s ousted president Pedro Castillo has been seen on police premises after being impeached – just hours after he tried to dissolve Congress.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin has warned that the threat of a nuclear war has risen.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin has said that Poland has grand designs on Ukraine and has made the bold claim that Russia is the country’s only saving grace.
The New York Times is facing its first major work stoppage since the 1970s, after staff demanding better pay and benefits declared a 24-hour walkout.
It has been branded the “Bali Bonking Ban”. The revised criminal code which has been approved this week by the Indonesian parliament is getting the kind of publicity rarely given to arcane changes in another country’s legal system.
Suspicious or threatening packages sent to Ukrainian diplomatic missions all had the same sender address – a Tesla dealership in Germany – Ukraine’s foreign minister says.
Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the business partner of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison.
Your immune system is your body’s defence mechanism against illness and disease. It is made up of a complex network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect you from foreign invaders, such as bacteria and viruses.
In a lecture that has all the characteristics of policy directions for renewed hope and national rebirth, the appearance in London’s Chatham House of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, December 5, 2022 became a moment of sober reflection for his audience as he established a nexus between authentic democracy in which the will of the majority must always prevail and some significant development indicators such as security, agriculture, youth employment, health, fiscal and monetary policy, the armed forces, and foreign policy, among others.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nollywood actress, Bimbo Ademoye, has ignored the speculations of her secret engagement with Nigerian video jockey, VJ Adams.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Paris Saint-Germain president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has said they don’t have space for Cristiano Ronaldo in their attack.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that former France international, Louis Saha has hailed England international Marcus Rashford, saying the Manchester United player is on the same level as Kylian Mbappe.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 22 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has summoned the management of the Shell Petroleum Development Company over an alleged breach of contract involving the oil firm and Messrs Omire and Associates.
The Chairman of the Senate panel, Senator Ayo Akinyelure, gave the order on Wednesday when the matter came up for hearing during the sitting of his Committee.
Lawyers to Messrs Omire and Associates, Mr K.K. Peters had in a petition to the Senate alleged that the multinational oil corporation allegedly refused to pay his client’s service charge for its contractual dues in respect of contracts NGO1001316 (A28) and NGO1003128 (A29) awarded to his client in 2008.
He also alleged that the SPDC short-paid his client for three years by converting his payments from Dollars to Naira and that all entreaties made to the Company to be paid fell on deaf ears.
The Edo State Government and the state All Progressives Congress have traded blames over the fire that gutted about 20 shops at the Lagos Street Market in Benin, Edo State.
In a release on Wednesday by the Assistant State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Victor Osehobo, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Col. David Imuse (retd), sympathised with traders who lost millions of naira worth of goods.
Imuse, who blamed the disaster on the refusal of the PDP-led government to separate electioneering campaigns from real time decision making as a government, said that the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, had in six years continued to make a mess of governance.
The APC chairman recalled that Obaseki in 2021 promised the employment of more firemen in addition to the 18 across the state while creating the incentives for them to work, as well as to make them feel cherished and appreciated.
“Obaseki even promised to buy additional fire trucks and refurbish the already dilapidated fire service trucks in the state as well as instal hydrants and water facilities in markets in collaboration with the federal fire service. But at this moment I can tell you that the governor has forgotten about this critical partnership which would have safeguarded lives and properties of traders in Edo markets.”
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Wednesday, commissioned the digitalised Central Motor Registry Command Centre at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.
The CMR is domiciled at the Department of Information and Communication Technology, at the Louis Edet House.
Force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Wednesday acquired by our correspondent, noted that the creation of the CMR was in line with the IGP’s quest to ensure a digital environment for policing the country for robust and more proactive measures in crime prevention, investigation, and prosecution.
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says only two companies expressed interest in the auction of the 3.5GHz Spectrum band by the close of business on Monday, December 5, 2022.
It listed them as; Airtel Networks Limited (Airtel) andS tandard Network & Connections Limited (Standard Network).
However, the Commission said only Airtel had paid the Intention to Bid Deposit (IBD) as stipulated in the Information Memorandum (IM) whereas, Standard Network sent an email appeal for the deadline to be extended by twelve (12) working days which was not acceptable in view of the auction timetable.
AS 2022 flood leaves deep injuries and scars on Nigerians, the Ijaw Diaspora Council, IDC, Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare Ijawland disaster zone.
This was contained in an open letter addressed to the President dated December 2, 2022, and signed by the President, IDC, Prof. Mondy Selle Gold, and made available to Vanguard.
IDC pointed that the open letter to Buhari was to draw his attention “to the ravaging flood that has devastated most of the Ijaw states in the Niger Delta region.”
The letter reads in part, “Mr. President, the impact is so severe that it’ll take years for many communities to recover. This no doubt has compounded the immense environmental pollution and its associated health issues the Ijaws have been facing for decades now. The following are also ‘albatrosses’ the people are forced to contend with.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has explained its decision to harvest Voter Identification Numbers VIN from Permanent Voter Cards PVCs of Nigerians registered several years ago but are yet to collected their PVCs.
INEC National Commissioner in charge of Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye, in a statement on Wednesday, said the commission had become aware of a video circulating on various social media platforms.
According to the statement, the viral video was showing some INEC staff at our FESTAC Town, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area Office, Lagos extracting Voter Identification Numbers (VINs) from Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and entering same into their cellphones.
The makers of the video, Okoye said, had insinuated that they were doing this for the purpose of undermining the 2023 General Election.
National Vice President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene has predicted that over eighty percent Nigerian would vote for the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2023 general elections.
He said Obi’s change agenda, wide endorsement from the Afenifere, Middlebelt Leaders Forum and many other ethnic social-cultural organisations across the country informed reasons for his prediction.
Speaking during the inauguration of Anambra State Obi/Datti presidential campaign committee on Wednesday in Awka, Okeke- Ogene who doubles as South East Zonal coordinator, stressed that Southeast support for Obi was not for interest of Ndigbo but that of Nigerians.
He said: “We don’t want to make our support to Peter Obi an Igbo affair and we are not supporting him because he is an Igbo man. Ohaneze is fully in support of Peter Obi/Ahmed Datti joint ticket. We are fully in support of it “in and out” .
The presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has explained why Nigerians should vote for him at the 2023 polls.
In an exclusive interview with BBC Africa Reporter, Peter Okwoche, on ‘Focus on Africa’, Tinubu also discussed what his main priorities are and the source of his wealth.
Okwoche asked: “Nigerians have lived under this Buhari administration for almost eight years. Some would say these eight years have come with a lot of pain and a lot of suffering You are coming from the same perspective as President Muhammadu Buhari and, you know, you’re members of the same political party. You helped bring him into office nearly eight years ago. What are you going to do differently? Why should Nigerians be voting for you?”
Tesla boss and Twitter owner, Elon Musk, on Wednesday, lost the world’s richest title to Bernard Arnault after a steep drop in the value of his stake in the electric-car maker and a $44 billion bet on the social media firm.
Tesla’s shares fell about 4 per cent in morning trading on Wednesday, 7th of December 2022.
This is coming months after Musk sold Tesla stocks to fund the $44 billion purchase of Twitter.
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said its officers have the power to search any building for any smuggled products.
DAILY POST reports that there have been controversies on whether or not customs officers have the right to storm any building in search of contrabands.
Many have argued that operations of the NCS officials should be done at the border posts only instead of chasing smugglers into the busy roads.
But, the Controller of Customs in Ogun 1 Area Command, Bamidele Makinde, made it known that the Customs and Excise Management Act (CEMA) empowers the NCS to search premises, vehicles, planes, to arrest, detain and enforce the law like the police
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