INEC The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), says it plans to review its regulations and guidelines for political parties to accommodate COVID-19 protocols. INEC Deputy Director, Election and Monitoring Shehu Wahab said this at the opening of a retreat on COVID-19 protocol for officials on Wednesday in Kano. Read Also: ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology The News … Read more
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has sworn in the winner of the Cross River North senatorial bye-election, Stephen Odey. Odey could not take his oath of office on Tuesday because of a federal court order halting his swearing-in. However, the legal issue seemed to have been resolved as Senator Lawan, during Wednesday’s plenary, invited him into … Read more
Oyo State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Seyi Makinde to access N2billion loan facility from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers Programme. The facility is to be accessed from the CBN through Fidelity Bank. Eko Hot Blog gathered that the request was contained in … Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Tuesday, debunked insinuations that he was under pressure to sack the former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Azubuike Ihejirika from office. Eko Hot Blog gathers that Jonathan, who disclosed this while speaking during a book launch in his honour in Abuja, explained some people thought he sacked the army chief … Read more
16TH DECEMBER, 2020 Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has revealed that Nigerians need adequate restructuring of the country more than who becomes the president in 2023. According to the governor, the presidential candidates running around the country because of their presidential ambition would know better in 2022. This was contained in a statement on … Read more
15TH DECEMBER, 2020 Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Tuesday, revealed why he dethroned former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that he dethroned Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to save the traditional institution in the state from abuse. While addressing the press in Abuja, the … Read more
Budget Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Tuesday assented to the 2021 state’s appropriation bill of N156.58 billion. The budget was tagged “Budget of Sustained Economic Growth and Social Transformation —Meeting the Next Level Agenda II”, Eko hot blog gathered. Badaru, while signing the budget into Law in Dutse, thanked the state legislature for speedy … Read more
Defection Rep. Aliyu Yako (PDP, Kano) and Rep Danjuma Shiddi (APGA, Taraba), have defected to the APC. Announcing their defection on Tuesday in Abuja, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, said the duo attributed their defection to divisions in their former parties, Eko hot blog gathered. Gbajabiamila said that Yako confirmed that … Read more
Defection Mr Hamisu Ibrahim-Chidari, the new Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly has denied speculations that some lawmakers were planning to defect from All Progressives Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ibrahim-Chidari said this while briefing newsmen shortly after he was sworn in as the new Speaker on Tuesday, following the resignation of … Read more
15TH DECEMBER, 2020 APC Members and politicians on Monday stormed Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. They campaigned for the candidature of the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ahead of 2023 presidency. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that they paid a courtesy visit the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu … Read more
Northern elders Northern elders have cried out over the spate of insecurity in the northern part of the country, insisting that the zone is no longer safe for habitation. They also repeated calls that the service chiefs must be sacked. The elders, under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Elders for Peace and Development, stated … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship seats in the local government elections in Kogi State, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. Chairman of the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Mammam Eri, disclosed this on Sunday in Lokoja. While officially declaring the results of the election, he noted that the … Read more
PDP, Sanwo-Olu The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has prayed for the speedy recovery of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who tested positive to the coronavirus disease. PDP’s Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, said in a statement on Sunday that the governor needed to get well quickly because residents of the state were expecting more from … Read more
13th December, 2020 The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has set up a security network, ‘The Eastern Security Network’, ESN. The IPOB Leader revealed that the ESN was launched to protect the Southeast from marauding Fulani herdsmen and other criminal elements, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. The IPOB leader also disclosed that … Read more
APC inaugurates Caretaker Committees The Rivers chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated Caretaker Committees to pilot the affairs of the party at ward, local government and state levels. Mr Isaac Ogbogbula, the state APC Caretaker Committee Chairman inaugurated the committees at a ceremony on Sunday in Port Harcourt, Eko hot blog gathered. Ogbogbula … Read more
13TH DECEMBER, 2020 Nigerian Politician, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has revealed how the Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, made major predictions about his journey in politics. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported that in December 2019, Senator Kalu was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment on corruption charges but was released from Kuje Correctional Centre, … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned, the gruesome attack on Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state, by bandits, which led to the reported abduction of scores of students. Eko Hot Blog reported on Saturday that about 600 students were abducted when armed bandits stormed the school premises late Friday. The PDP, in a … Read more
Kogi elections The Chairman of the Kogi State Independent National Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), Mr Mamman Eri, has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the local government elections, held on Saturday, Eko hot blog gathered. Eri, who spoke with reporters in Lokoja at the end of the election, described the exercise as peaceful and successful. He … Read more
Zambia, Registration Zambia’s electoral body on Saturday announced the extension of a voter registration exercise to capture more voters. The voter registration exercise ahead of 2021 general elections had commenced on Nov. 9 and closed on Dec, Eko hot blog gathered. Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano said the commission had … Read more
Kogi governor Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has pledged speedy implementation of recommendations for the take off of the state-owned Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) Osara, by 2021. Bello, who gave the assurance when he received report of the committee set up by the state government for the commencement of the new university, … Read more