EKOHOT BLOG reports that the The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that the Bank Verification Number it issues in collaboration with Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System does not have an expiry date.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, over alleged N22 billion fraud.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf, the incoming government of Kano State says it will explore all legal means to recover public properties sold by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to members of his family
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a bid to ensure a smooth transition and academic continuity for Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has expressed its commitment to providing necessary support and resources.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Garki International Market, Abuja, has been reopened by the FCT Administration.
EKOHOT BLOG reports that the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG has rejected the adoption of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, as the next Senate President and Speaker of the House of the Green Chamber, respectively.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, CFR, Ojaja II, has congratulated Prince Dipo Eludoyin, MFR, the Chairman and CEO of Paragon Holdings Limited, on his 75th birthday.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ayodele Joseph, Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been accused of r*ping a patient who came for medical treatment.
Eko Hot Blog reports that His Royal Majesty, Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi, has condemned speculations regarding his wife, Olori Sekinat, who was rumoured to be facing a life-threatening situation.
EKOHOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government, on Wednesday, in Abuja, approved the sum of N2.4bn for the construction of a new National Sports Medicine and High-Performance Centre at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Lagos to be completed in 2026.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has announced that traffic will be diverted at Ogolonto Junction, Ikorodu, Lagos, from Friday, 12th to Friday, 19th May, 2023, for a duration of one week to enable seamless repairs of the failed section.
A woman has died after being bitten by a deadly pit viper while hanging out washing in her garden
A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday for fatally shooting an armed man during a Black Lives Matter protest in Texas. The state’s Republican governor has said he wants to pardon the man.
A jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, awarding her $5 million in a judgment that could haunt the former president as he campaigns to regain the White House. (May 9)
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Judy Austin, the second wife of renowned Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, has addressed her critics, asserting that their curses have inadvertently become blessings from God.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that renowned Nigerian disc jockey and producer, Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, recently made a candid statement declaring that she is currently not prepared to embark on the journey of motherhood.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the thrilling UEFA Champions League semi-final first-leg encounter between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, saw both teams battle to a 1-1 draw.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards found themselves hilariously transformed into fanboys when they had the opportunity to interview Italian football legend Paulo Maldini ahead of the highly anticipated Champions League clash between AC Milan and Inter Milan.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 43 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on Wednesday, sought Senate approval for $800 million loan to finance the National Social Safety Network Programme.
The request was contained in a letter read by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, to lawmakers on the floor of the Senate.
The President partly wrote, “Please note that the Federal Executive Council approved an additional loan facility to the tune of USD800 million to be secured from the World Bank, for the National Social Safety Net Programme and the need to request for your consideration and approval to ensure early implementation.
Former Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N22bn fraud.
According to reliable sources, the former minister was arrested early Wednesday and was subsequently detained at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency.
The arrest is said to be in connection with the Commission’s ongoing investigation into alleged corruption in the execution of some power projects.
The Chief of Civil Military Affairs, Nigeria Army, Major Gen. MG Kangye, has said that the creation of the Department of Civil-Military Affairs has significantly reduced cases of human rights violations among military personnel.
Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH in Jos on Wednesday on the sideline of the second quarter 2023 Civil-Military Cooperation Media Chat of the Army headquarters, Kangye insisted that most of the challenges militating against civil-military cooperation in Nigeria had been eliminated.
The Army chief said, “The civil-military relations in Nigeria are working. It is achieving positive results especially since the department was created because the litigation and reports about Nigerian Army personnel that were received during the last quarter by the Legal Department has significantly reduced.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede(SAN), has congratulated the Osun State governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, over his victory at the Supreme Court.
Jegede, in a statement he signed and posted on his Twitter Account, also congratulated the entire people and residents of Osun State for the tenacious and dogged fight to keep their mandate.
He described the pronouncement of the Supreme Court that Governor Ademola Adeleke was duly elected as Governor of the State at the July 16 governorship election as a victory for democracy.
Jegede said, “I congratulate His Excellency Sen. Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke @AAdeleke_01 and the entire people and residents of Osun State for the tenacious and dogged fight to keep their mandate. By this victory, good has triumphed over evil and light over darkness. Congratulations!”
Christian and Muslim leaders, youth groups and Civil Society Organizations across Kaduna State have been sensitized by the Global Peace Foundation ( GPF) Nigeria to work towards ensuring that peace prevails ahead of the May 29th inauguration of political office holders in Nigeria.
Country Director of the Global Peace Foundation (GPF) Nigeria, Rev Joseph John Hayab who spoke during a one-day conference organized by the GPF with the theme ” The role of faith leaders in dowsing post-election tension “, told the participants that the post-election period should be peaceful while citizens should not create unnecessary tension and cause havoc.
The conference was attended by Muslim leaders, Christian clergies, representatives of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) and the apex Muslim organisation, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI); youth and women groups, journalists and politicians, people living with special needs, among others.
A few days after the National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC came up with a controversial zoning formula for principal officers position in the 10th National Assembly, one of the top contenders for the position of Senate President, Senator Osita Izunaso said his aspiration to lead the senate of the 10th National Assembly is well on course and in the best interest of the nation.
A statement from Izunaso’s Media Office signed by Kehinde Olaosebikan indicated that the senator spoke during a parley with some media executives in his campaign office at The Destination, Abuja.
Izunaso urged the APC to douse the tension generated by the zoning formula already fouling the political atmosphere of the country, by coming up with a zoning arrangement that would guarantee unity and national cohesion.
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