The United States envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr. has disclosed that Nigerian deportees would be dropped in Lagos. Mills Jr. also explained that convicted prisoners would be among the first set of Nigerian deportees. He spoke during an audience with Nigeria Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu. The…
The Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen Michael Langley, has raised the alarm over growing efforts by extremist groups and terrorists in the Sahel to gain access to West Africa’s coastline. Describing recent attacks in Nigeria, the wider Sahel, and the Lake Chad Basin as deeply troubling, Langley warned that terrorist access to the…
Residents of Pako, Amukoko Roundabout in the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State are grieving the tragic death of a businesswoman and grandmother, who was allegedly stabbed to death by her grandson. According to EKO HOT BLOG, the assailant, after committing the crime, fled with N4 million in cash and gold jewelry. According…
The Personal Assistant to the President on Constituency Affairs, Hon. Khadijat Omotayo Kareem paid a courtesy visit to the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs. Oluwatoyin Madein, to discuss key initiatives aimed at supporting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. During the meeting, Hon. Kareem highlighted her office’s nationwide engagement with critical stakeholders…
Lawmakers in Iran yesterday voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, as retaliation for US strikes on its nuclear facilities. The vote comes hours after authorities in the country threatened that the US strikes late Saturday night, which destroyed its three nuclear sites, would have everlasting consequences, saying there…
Muhsin Hendricks, popularly recognised as the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot and killed in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric, who led a mosque in Cape Town known as a safe haven for LGBTQ+ and marginalized Muslims, was ambushed on Saturday morning while traveling near the southern city of Gqeberha. According to police,…
The Ofokutu Royal Dynasty and the Ijesha People have taken legal action against Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke over the installation of Prince Clement Adesuyi Haastrup as the Owa Obokun of Ijeshaland. The matter, which has been in court for a while, saw its first hearing before Justice Aderibigbe of the Osun State High Court,…
Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist and lawyer, has just broken his silence amid a heated legal battle. In a bold statement on X, Farotimi declared, “I’m ready for war”. “I am strong enough to rumble unruffled against principalities and powers, but I am human enough to retain the capacity to shed tears of joy…
The National Youth Service Corps has refuted reports that it queried 200 corps members in Oyo State for participating in a Christmas carol. Reports earlier circulated on social media that query letters were issued to 200 corps members serving in Atiba Local Government Area of Oyo State for reportedly failing to attend a Christmas carol…
No fewer than 250,000 registered voters in Kogi Central Senatorial District yesterday submitted a recall petition to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The total number of registered voters in the district is 580,000. The petition was received by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs. Rose Oriaran-Anthony, at the agency’s head…