Barely 24 hours after Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared gubernatorial and House of Assembly election results in Lagos, State Signage and Advertisement Agency, LASAA, yesterday began removal of campaign posters and banners across the state. The clean-up exercise with deployment of LASAA personnels’ to Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. At the Secretariat, it was learned … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of the senators who emerged victorious in the February 23 elections. The list was released ahead of the presentation of certificates of return to the lawmakers. With a total of 62 senators, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in clear lead, while the Peoples Democratic … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, set aside May 6 for the judgment of a suit filed by human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), against the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Falana had urged the court to order the … Read more
Ethiopian Airlines say the black box of the crashed Boeing 737 MAX-8 jet that killed all 157 people on board has been recovered. In a statement issued on Monday, Ethiopian Airlines said two devices, the cockpit voice recorder and the digital flight data recorder, were recovered from the crash site. “The Digital Flight Data Recorder(DFDR) … Read more
The Returning Officer, in Imo State, Christian Ogbuagbu, has handed over two collation officers to security agents over the manipulation of results in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area. Channels TV reports that the collation officer, Ehirim Kelechi, confirmed to the Returning Officer that after issuing duplicates of the results to party agents, he altered the original copy, injecting more … Read more
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari, has been declared winner of the Saturday March 9th in the state. He will be serving another four years term in office after defeating his major challengers, Yakubu Ladol. The INEC Returning Officer, Professor Abdullahi Zuru, who announced this, said Masari who contested on the platform of the APC, … Read more
The police in Kano state have arrested the state deputy governor, Nasir Gawuna and the commissioner in charge of Local government and chieftaincy affairs, Sule Garo, for disrupting proceedings at the Kano State collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The two top government officialshad stormed the collation center at about 2am this … Read more
The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) on Sunday , in Ikeja said that Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law the Amended Lagos State Pension Reform Law. LASPEC’s spokesperson, Mrs Ajoke Lawal, said the amendment increased the contribution rates under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to 18 per cent. “It will be recalled that the … Read more
Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed his excitement over the victory of the APC flag bearer at the just concluded gubernatorial elections in the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was declared the Governor-Elect after defeating his PDP counterpart, Jimi Agbaje in a landslide victory. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode who lost the party ticket to Sanwo-Olu … Read more
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane bound for Nairobi, Kenya capital city, crashed on Sunday. The aircraft which took off from Addis Ababa, was said to have 149 passengers and eight crew members on board. The crash occurred at 08.44 local time in Bishoftu, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital. The airline confirmed the incident … Read more
INCUMBENT Governor of Oyo State and Oyo South Senatorial District candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abiola Ajimobi has lost his bid to return to the senate after his exit as governor. In the results of the National Assembly elections for the Senatorial seat as announced by INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Wole Akinsola, the … Read more
Activities has commenced at the national Collation center in Abuja with all the party agents and observers represented. In a statement the INEC chairman explained to the party agents how the Collation will be done and cordinated in Abuja. He further promised that a duplicate of all the results will be given to all the … Read more
The Independent National Electorial Commission has declared the wife of APC National leader, Remi Tinubu winner of the Lagos central senatorial district on the just concluded election.
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed his hometown of Daura to Katsina en route Abuja after participating in the presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 23, 2018. Buhari was seen off at the helipad in Daura by the Emir of Daura Alhaji Farouk Umar ,well wishers and relations . Buhari left Daura at 10:am … Read more
Senator Dino Melaye has won the race for Kogi West Senatorial District, beating his arch-rival Senator Smart Adeyemi of the APC. According to an announcement by INEC Returning Officer, Professor Emmanuel Bala, Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi who scored 66, 901 votes. The Kogi West Senatorial District comprises seven LGAs … Read more
The deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has been declared the winner of his Enugu West Senatorial District for the fifth consecutive time. Mr Ekweremadu’s political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also won the two House of Representatives seats in the district. The district has five local governments’ areas of Oji River, Aninri, … Read more
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has urged security agencies to investigate violent incidents that sought to mar the elections on Saturday. Professor Mahmood made this call in his address on Sunday, February 24. Mahmood said that the Commission has taken an in-depth analysis of the situation of things … Read more
Eko Hot Blog has a projected winner in the Presidential Election. The winner is President Muhammad Buhari (Baba Daura) The APC Presidential Candidate is in clear lead in 22 of the 36 States in Nigeria, according to reliable sources and results obtained from several local governments across the Country. While we are awaiting the official … Read more
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that no cancellation of elections in any part of the country. He also revealed that Ekiti state is the first to conclude collation of election result. The country went to polls on Saturday to vote in the presidential and National Assembly elections. Meanwhile, … Read more
An INEC office at Oriade Local Government Area in Osun state was attacked at about 3 AM on Sunday, officials say. Suspected hoodlums are said to have besieged the office, shooting at the Commission’s office and destroying parts of its property. Some of the items destroyed include ballot papers and boxes which were burnt and 2 generator sets. … Read more