Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu seeks support of Senate caucus over his presidential ambition He said that having served as a state Chief Executive Officer and as a Senator, he has the experience and capacity to be the President of the country EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National leader of the … Read more
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, will meet with the APC Senate caucus today to discuss his plan to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The meeting takes place ahead of the ruling party’s national convention on March 26, 2022. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Barring any last-minute changes, … Read more
Akwa Ibom state elders have threatened to work against any governorship aspirant found making inciteful comments capable of jeopardising the state’s current peaceful atmosphere. They declared that they would oppose any attempt by politicians to return the state to the ignominious days of politically motivated assassinations and kidnappings that dotted the political landscape between 2007 … Read more
Atiku said Tinubu wanted to be his vice president in the year he lost his first presidential race, but he turned him down He revealed this to members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at a meeting in Abuja EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Vice President Atiku … Read more
Tinubu camp has revealed that VP Yemi Osinbajo, Fayemi, and others won’t declare unless Jagaban Withdraws his presidential ambition. The race to the Aso Villa is expected to kick off fully after the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). EKO HOT BLOG reports that the camp of former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu, Wednesday … Read more
The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary said every part of Nigeria has the quality of personnel who can genuinely rule Nigeria in 2023 “…the moment we begin to talk to ourselves and reconcile, all those tendencies will start to subsume into the common goal…” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened … Read more
Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), reportedly nominated Osinbajo as Buhari’s running nominate in the build-up to the 2015 general elections The highest decision-making body of the APC in Lagos, the Governors’ Advisory Council (GAC), said Tinubu remains its choice EKO HOT BLOG reports that The Asiwaju Bola Tinubu presidential campaign … Read more
Senator Uba Sani distributes 59 cars to party members as he declares his gubernatorial ambition in Kaduna According to him, the high standards he has set are both a source of pride and a challenge to his associates and loyalists EKO HOT BLOG reports Senator Uba Sani representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the National … Read more
Senator Binani declares gubernatorial ambition to run for the governorship seat in Adamawa She assured that she is offering herself to move the state forward EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Aishatu Dahiru, known as Binani, has declared intention to run for the office of governor in Adamawa State. Binani made her intention known on … Read more
Atiku recalled that the PDP is the oldest political party since the creation of Nigeria The former Vice President expressed worry that the party ”will be in opposition again for the next eight years if it does not win the election EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2019 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party … Read more
Senator John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee, returned to the APC’s Wuse 2 headquarters on Tuesday amid tight security and jubilation among party staff. Some governors, including Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, have called for the removal of Akpanudoedehe and the chairman of the caretaker committee, Yobe State … Read more
Muhammad Dattijo, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, has declared his intention to succeed incumbent Governor Nasir El-Rufai in 2023. Dattijo, who was recently appointed as an associate and founding member of the Dunning Africa Center by the Henley Business School at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, announced this … Read more
Mala Buni’s loyalists have retaken National Secretariat in Abuja. This is coming shortly after a failed coup against the National Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Gov. Mai Mala Buni’s loyalists, on Tuesday took over the Buhari House national secretariat of the party. This is coming shortly after a … Read more
Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, says her father is fit to govern Nigeria. She said this amid concerns raised about the health of her father, who in January told President Muhammadu Buhari that he would like to succeed him. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Palpable tension has gripped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as party sources hinted at a division over zoning of the presidential ticket. While some of the aspirants have been lobbying to have the ticket zoned to the south, others are pushing for an open contest. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is tension and anxiety … Read more
Bello took over after Buni had left the country for medical treatment The Niger State Governor’s chairmanship is said to backed by the President amid reports that Buni was planning to delay APC’s planned convention EKO HOT BLOG reports that Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday said his Yobe State counterpart Mai Mala Buni … Read more
Emefiele under pressure to contest presidency as group insists that he joins the race “We are here in Plateau to add to this call and mount this pressure further until we have acceptance from Emefiele.” EKO HOT BLOG reports a pressure group, Unified Northern Nigeria Youth Forum, has called on the Governor of the Central … Read more
Niger REC says IDPs to vote in camps if security fails to improve The commission has mapped out strategies to enable IDPs exercise their franchise during the forthcoming 2023 general election EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Niger State, Professor Sam Egwu, has disclosed that … Read more
Wike blasts Obaseki says he has the DNA of a serial betrayer and is an ungrateful person Obaseki had slammed Governor Wike over his reaction to comments by Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, that PDP members who defected from the APC in Edo were not happy and do not feel accepted into the new … Read more
Some of Kwankwaso’s loyalists have been visiting top politicians on consultation with Shekarau, Sule Lamido and Atiku Abubakar Kwankwaso had at the National Conference Centre in Abuja attended the launch of The National Movement (TNM)… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that he is … Read more