News
Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigerian headlines for today, Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
1. Oil Marketer Jailed For N30m Fraud
A Lagos State High Court in Igbosere on Monday convicted an oil marketer, Jideofor Akpa, and his company, International Maritime and Shipping Limited, over a fraud of N30m.
2. Man, 40 dies in Anambra hotel — Police
The police in Anambra on Monday confirmed the death of a 40-year-old man, Paul Okwudili, who died shortly after checking into a hotel with a lady in Onitsha.
3. LSTML To Block Moulders: Your Blocks Must Be Stamped
The Lagos State Government has said that all block moulders in the state must have their block stamped by the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL) as means of identification irrespective of their number.
Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has disclosed that the security outfit, Amotekun, has come to stay in the southwest states.
5. No Going Back On Registration Of Real Estate Practitioners – LASG
The Lagos State Government at the weekend insisted that the registration of real estate practitioners across the State is not negotiable.
6. Buhari meets service chiefs, NSA Monguno absent
President Muhammadu Buhari on monday met with the service chiefs in a closed-door meeting which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
7. China sentences bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison
A court in China has sentenced Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison over charges of illegally providing intelligence abroad in a case that has rattled relations between Beijing and Stockholm.
8. East Timor PM Taur Matan Ruak resigns as coalition collapses
The prime minister of East Timor has sent a letter of resignation to the president, he said on Tuesday, as the tiny Southeast Asian nation faces new political instability after the collapse of a coalition supporting him in Parliament.
9. Children among injured as German man ploughs car into crowd
A man who intentionally rammed a car into a crowd at a carnival procession in the German town of Volkmarsen has injured dozens of people including children, police said
10. Trump asks for $2.5bn to fight coronavirus, gets $1bn for vaccine
United States President Donald Trump’s administration is asking Congress for $2.5bn to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus, the White House said on Monday.
11. Two Customs men die in Akwa Ibom crash chasing smugglers
Two officers of the Nigeria Customs Service attached to the Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, reportedly died in an auto crash on Sunday while pursuing a bus suspected to be carrying smuggled rice.
12. NERC puts limits on Discos’ estimated billing
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has cancelled the Estimated Billing Methodology Regulation as a basis for computing the consumption of unmetered customers by the Discos.
13. 2023: Lagos APC backs Tinubu, says ex-gov qualified
The All Progressives Congress in Lagos State has said the resourcefulness, dedication, and pedigree of the party’s National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, makes him the right man to lead the country in 2023.
14. Endowed Lady Prefers To Hawk Water Than Sleep With Men To Survive
19-year-old Paris Diamond, Mass Communication student of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Owerri, Imo State hawks satchet water every weekend, sells Jollof rice in school, among other petty tradings to make money.
15. SARS Officer Who Allegedly Killed Footballer ‘Kaka’ Revealed (Video)
The death of Remo Stars assistant captain, Tiyamiyu Kaka Kazeem has reawakened the call by Nigerians who have been seeking the end of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
16. ‘Amotekun’ Will Attract More Investors – Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yoruba Land, Iba Gani Adams, on Monday said that the successful implementation of ‘Amotekun’ would attract more investments to the six states in South-West.
17. Olubadan Installs New Mogajis, Baales
Amidst fanfare and tight security, Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, Aje Ogunguniso I, on Monday installed five Mogajis and seven Baales in Ibadanland.
Thanks for experiencing our major headlines for today. More tales are offered on Ekohotblog internet site. (Click Here)
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekohotblog/
Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/ekohotblog_
Follow us on Instagram:http://instagram.com/ekohotblog
To register for our e-newsletter, click the web link listed below.
[email protected]
Share your video clips, newspaper article with us on [email protected] and also you will certainly be made up.
Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:
Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.
Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.
Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611
