NOVEMBER 7, 2020 Following the circulation of a purported zoning arrangement on social media, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday, has said that the party is yet to unveil the zoning arrangement for the forthcoming National Convention of the party. The Nation reports that the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena dismissed the viral … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 7TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Released list Of #EndSARS promoters frozen by Central Bank Of Nigeria It is no longer news that the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) has obtained an injunction from the federal high court in Abuja to freeze the accounts of 19 individuals and a company who were involved during the End SARS … Read more
Global rights organisation, Amnesty International, has alleged that the lives of his employees were in danger following its reports of the Lekki shootings of October 20, 2020. Amnesty, in a statement on Friday, said some faceless groups issued threats to attack its workers and office premises. It, therefore, called on the Nigerian authorities to “to … Read more
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital has nullified the candidacy of Frank Ibezim to represent the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Imo North senatorial district bye-election. In his judgment, Justice Garba Ringim nullified the victory of Ibezim as the winner of the APC primaries conducted on … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 6TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Nigerian Lawyer, Reno Omokri has blasted Nothern Governors for misplacing their priorities Recall that, days ago, all Northern Governors met alongside some traditional rulers to talk about social media and its regulations. Their meeting stirred emotions of many Nigerians and reactions have been floating the social media surface till date. In … Read more
Vote Of Confidence, Nigerian Navy The House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Navy has passed a vote of confidence on the Nigerian Navy for good performance of the 2020 budget. Rep. Yusuf Gadi, the Chairman of the House Committee during the budget presentation by the Nigerian Navy on Friday in Abuja, said he was happy … Read more
APC Chairman Kwara Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has reaffirmed Mr Bashir Bolarinwa as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. AbdulRazaq stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Ilorin by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye. Read Also: Fresh Updates On 2020 United States Election The News … Read more
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday presented the report of the 2019 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mamood Yakubu, made the presentation while briefing journalists at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He began with an explanation that the document contained two reports – the Report of the … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 6TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Nigerian Politician and Lawyer, Reno Omokri delivers a strong warning to Brazil government in his Twitter post today, with the hash tag “Don’t loan to Buhari.” Reno Omokri first tweeted, “from N11 trillion debt in 2015, to N38 trillion projected debt and growing! What did Nigeria are worse off than we … Read more
By-elections The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would commence consultation with stakeholders by Nov. 10 to decide the new date for the conduct of the 15 outstanding by-elections. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja on Thursday. … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday expressed worry over President Buhari’s posture on the future of education in the country. Professor Mahmud Lawan, Kano Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, told reporters in Kano that “ASUU is worried on the irresponsible posture of the office of the President of the federal Republic of Nigeria on … Read more
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed ex-Oyo Governor Rashidi Ladoja was impeached because he was ungrateful to his late political leader, Chief Lamidi Adedibu as well as Chief Yekinni Adeojo. He spoke at the launch of Ex-Oyo Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala’s autobiography titled Amazing Grace in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday. Obasanjo, who was … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 5TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The leadership of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide says the group would hold the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Nyemson Wike, responsible for what it described as “Genocide and Cleansing ethnic group in Obigbo, Rivers State. … Read more
Democracy A legal luminary, Yusuf Ali, has said that any political party whose internal democratic mechanism is not credible cannot form a transparent government. Ali made this observation on Wednesday in Ilorin while delivering a keynote address at the event to end the activities marking the Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria … Read more
NOVEMBER 4, 2020 Owolewa is a native of Omu-Aran in Kwara State He becomes the first Nigerian-US Congressman in history Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Democrat Oye Owolewa on his victory as a shadow US Representative for the District of Columbia. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Governor described his emergence as … Read more
Cost of governance unsustainable – Mbam The RMAFC may have begun amplifying the voices of many Nigerians who have repeatedly called for a review of the remuneration of public officers The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has begun looking into the remuneration packages of political and public officers. Chairman of the Commission, Elias … Read more
Anambra Guber, Election The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu says the commission will introduce electronic voting in 2021 Anambra governorship election. Yakubu made this known in an interview with journalists on the sideline of the 2021 budget defence at the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on Wednesday in Abuja. … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 4TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general election. According to the electoral body, INEC, the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead … Read more
The National Industrial Court has ordered the Kogi State Government to pay a former deputy governor of the state, Simon Achuba, the sum of ₦180 million. According to the court, the sum will be paid to Achuba as outstanding security votes due to him from April 2018 to August 2019. In a judgment delivered on … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 4TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Today, the Nigerian-born Democrat, Oye Owolewa, will be elected as a shadow United States Representative out of the District of Columbia As the United States of America heads to the polls on Tuesday, no less than nine Nigerian-Americans are on the ballot for various elective offices. Among the nine, Oye … Read more