EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as State Governments to come up with a comprehensive plan of action for preventing flood disasters in the country.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Minister of Aviation and Director of New Media of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Femi Fani-Kayode has stated the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu will put an end the things that President Muhammadu Buhari has not done well.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he will not campaign for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, because he’s working with enemies of the state.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, says Nigeria will fail and break up if the All Progressive Congress (APC) wins the 2023 presidential election.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, popularly known as ‘Obidients’, have been offended by some comments made by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has stated the attack on the campaign train of the governorship candidate of the party in Lagos, Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor is unacceptable.
The Lagos State Government has called on school pupils in the State to ensure they know their rights and be ready to defend them when they are infringed upon.
The Lagos State Government has again reassured residents that there is no cause for panic despite recent flash floods being experienced in parts of the State, occasioned by the unprecedented heavy downpour of the past days
The Lagos State Government on Monday issued a fresh update to all waterfront residents of highbrow Ikoyi, Lekki and Victoria Island and coastal areas of Epe and Badagry to be wary of backflow due to the high tide in the Lagos Lagoon.
The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has pulled down an ongoing illegal construction built under a powerline along Church Street, off AIT Road, Alagbado, Lagos.
The Chief Medical Director, of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Prof. Adetokunbo O. Fabamwo has harped on the need for Lagosians to eat healthy diets always.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised Israel’s neutrality in the Ukraine war, saying the decision by its leaders not to support Kyiv with weaponry has encouraged Russia’s military partnership with Iran.
The value a society places on the philosophy of service to the nation no doubt influences an individual’s decision to work for his or her fatherland. The first prime instinct of man and necessity for human survival is that man works to earn a living and be able to feed himself and his family.
Africa is not renowned for its technical advances or high quality of life, but rather for its poverty and deeply ingrained corruption, thus it is not expected that it would boast the strongest currencies in the world. Nevertheless, several legal tenders on the dark continent command respect on the foreign currency market; hence, this list of the highest currencies in Africa.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea are reportedly set to name Laurence Stewart as their technical director, having reached an agreement with AS Monaco.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal, Chelsea and Newcastle United have rejected offers to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal have been backed to rival Chelsea for the signing of Leandro Trossard as the race for the Belgian international hots up.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 16 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has relisted paralympic sports in the National Sports Festival, scheduled to hold in Delta State from November 28, 2022.
The National Council on Sports had on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, agreed to remove para sports from the 21st NSF.
But in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday, the ministry had decided to relist the para sports after consulting with stakeholders.
The statement was signed by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mohammed Manga.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Monday married his sixth wife in two months.
The marital rites for his latest bride, Princess Temitope Adesegun, took place in the Magodo area of Lagos State.
Following Ooni’s recent marriages, social media users have likened the Osun State monarch to the Biblical King Solomon, who had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
A Facebook user, Ayoola Sunday, said, “This is another King Solomon in modern age. You are permitted. More wives and more children to ascend the throne.”
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has warned that Nigeria will collapse completely if the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is elected to govern the country.
Obaseki, who stated this in Benin on Monday, at the inauguration of Edo State Campaign Management Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, said that no administration had done the kind of damage the APC government had done to Nigeria, noting that the debt profile of the country under the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd)-led government has hit N60trn.
He said that the PDP must win the 2023 elections in order to rescue the country from the ruling APC.
Obaseki asserted: “God forbid APC comes into power, this country will break; this country will fail, it has already failed, because no government has ever done the kind of damage the APC has done to this country.
Another batch of 137 stranded Nigerians, on Monday, arrived from Libya.
They arrived at about 5.15pm, through the Cargo Wing of Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos.
The stranded Nigerians were received by the officials of Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, NEMA.
This came in less than two weeks after a batch of126 stranded Nigerians returned home from Libya on October 12, 2022.
WITH a resolve to diversify the economy from oil and gas dependent, President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, launched the long-awaited Special Agro-Processing Zones Programme, SAPZ, in seven States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Buhari who was represented by Voce President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo described the SAPZ as game-changer, as it would give a boost to food production, wealth creation, employment generation, and export.
He acknowledged Nigeria’s large arable land, relatively cheap labour should be able to feed herself, which he pointed some challenges facing agriculture recently including inflation, high food prices, high input prices, insecurity, Russia-Ukraine War, drought and flooding caused by climate change.
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 24, 2022, secured the conviction and sentencing of Aisha Alkali Wakil, aka “Mama Boko Haram” , Tahiru Alhaji Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
The defendants were prosecuted on a-three count charge of conspiracy and cheating to the tune of N34, 593,000 (Thirty Four Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Three Thousand Naira only).
Delivering judgment today, Justice Kumaliya found the defendants guilty on the three counts and convicted them accordingly.
Central Bank Bank (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefilele has expressed displeasure over the decision of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to impose a visa ban on Nigerians as well as plan to stop Emirates Airlines from flying into the country.
The CBN Governor said Nigeria was a big market for their business and should not continue threatening the country over disagreements.
He spoke during a meeting convened by the leadership of the House of Representatives to resolve the problem of about $700million trapped funds of foreign airlines operating in the country.
Emefiele said the government was making efforts to ensure the money is repatriated to the countries of various arilines. stating measures adopted by the UAE were unnecessary.
The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has expressed concerns over Nigeria’s preparedness for the 2023 general election, saying the outcome will affect the entire continent.
It stated this when a delegation of ECOWAS Pre-Election Fact Finding Mission to Nigeria led by Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, former Chairman Electoral Commission of Ghana visited the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters.
Speaking on behalf of the delegation, the Director of Political Affairs, ECOWAS Commission, Dr. Remi Ajibewa, said that they were in Nigeria on a fact-finding mission ahead of the 2023 polls in line with ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol 2021 to observe elections in Nigeria.
According to Ajibewa, Articles 11, 12 and 13 of the protocol mandated the Commission to deploy electoral fact-finding missions to every member state of ECOWAS about to conduct elections, especially presidential polls.
President Muhammadu Buhari has has directed the Minister of Water Resources to lead and coordinate with the Ministries of Environment and Transportation as well as State Governments to develop a Comprehensive Plan of Action for Preventing Flood Disaster in Nigeria.
Buhari’s directive, which was conveyed to the Minister in a letter signed by his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, said the plan should be presented to him in 90 days.
A terse statement by Garba Shehu on Monday broke the information to reporters in Abuja.
It added that President Buhari is regularly receiving updates on the flooding situation in the country and restates his commitment towards addressing the challenges caused by the disaster in the country.
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that no agreement was signed with the federal government before calling off the eight month strike.
The President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this on Monday during a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives.
It would be recalled that the Appeal Court had affirmed the ruling of the National Industrial Court that asked the union to return to school.
However, before the ruling by the court, the House had brokered some agreements between the union and the executive.
In the meeting, Mr Osodeke said the lecturers acted in good faith by calling off the strike without any written agreement.
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