As Osogbo residents eagerly await the Supreme Court verdict, a formidable security presence has been established throughout the city. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a critical day has dawned in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, with a substantial increase of security operatives at major junctions and roundabouts on Tuesday morning ahead of the Supreme … Read more
NWC of APC will discuss the National Assembly leadership. Tinubu earlier approved ratification of zoning and consensus candidates for Red and Green Chambers. Every senator-elect has equal opportunity to woo colleagues. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is scheduled to hold a critical meeting on Monday … Read more
Arewa group leader Musa Saidu laments the prospect of Godswill Akpabio emerging as Nigeria’s Senate president. Akpabio’s ascension to the position could have detrimental consequences for the nation, Saidu asserts as he speaks of his concern for the North. Saidu emphasized that no true Northerner would endorse Akpabio for the role of Senate President. EKO … Read more
Tensions are running high in the 10th National Assembly as the APC faces a brewing conflict. 37 senators-elect refuse to back Godswill Akpabio and Jubrin Barau for Senate President and Deputy Senate President, leading to a divided party leadership. Tinubu’s picks have been rejected, with some senators-elect suggesting Orji Uzor Kalu and Senator Abdulaziz Yari … Read more
The idea of Tinubu’s inauguration as President of Nigeria has not sat well with a few Nigerians of the political class. Yoruba Group, Yoruba Commitment Leaders, however, have stood up to slam those against it. They criticize the political actors of bitterness towards Tinubu’s inauguration. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yoruba Commitment Leaders (YCL), a … Read more
The Kaduna State chapter of the Labour Party has disowned the Apapa-led faction. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kaduna State chapter of the Labour Party on Saturday suspended three members and distanced itself from the Lamidi Apapa faction of the party, intensifying the ongoing crisis within its ranks. The three members were suspended over … Read more
INEC has urged politicians to accept defeat and success in good faith. Effanga charged politicians to always learn to accept failure and success in an election rather than blaming the electoral umpire. Edo State INEC REC stated this on Friday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Obo Effanga, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Edo State, … Read more
Labour Party National Spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, has been suspended by the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the party. Okonkwo describes his suspension as a comic distraction from the party’s pursuit of its presidential mandate in court. He argues that the faction is a department of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje opens up on the handing over of power in Kano State after his tenure as governor elapses. According to the governor, he is unsure of which political party he will be handing over power to. The APC continues to dispute the results of the election in court, prompting Ganduje’s statement. EKO HOT … Read more
The APC holds a narrow majority in the House of Representatives. The majority puts the party in pole position to produce the next Speaker of the House. The president-elect has revealed his preferred choice for the position. Eko Hot Blog can authoritatively report that President-elect Bola Tinubu has endorsed Tajudeen Abbas, a member of the … Read more
The APC won the majority of seats in the Nigerian senate in the recently concluded elections. The victory set up an intense battle within the party for the senate presidency. However, a governor familiar with the race says it is over. Eko Hot Blog reports that the outgoing Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has … Read more
Adamu Garba has stated that Nigerians should count themselves lucky to have Tinubu as their incoming President. According to Graba, Tinubu represents the ideal type of leader that Nigerians crave. He urged Nigerians to support Tinubu in his quest to rebuild the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Adamu Garba, a chieftain of the All … Read more
The Abia Factional Speaker is set to probe the performance of Governor Ikpeazu’s administration. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abia State House of Assembly, under its factional Speaker, Chukwudi Apugo, says it has received a plethora of petitions against government agencies and will soon begin a probe. Recall that Apugo was elected the Speaker … Read more
The Military has sent a fresh warning to politicians who are plotting to scuttle Tinubu’s inauguration. The military stated that its officers would be on standby to forestall any unwanted happening in the country. Maj. Gen. Musa Danmadami gave the warning on Thursday during the bi-weekly press briefing. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Military … Read more
The Apapa-led faction has suspended LP spokesperson Kenneth Okonkwo and 11 others over anti-party acts. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party’s National Executive Council, headed by Alhaji Bashiru Lamidi Apapa, has suspended 12 party executives, among them Kenneth Okonkwo, the spokesperson for the party’s Presidential Campaign Council. Apapa’s leadership announced the suspension during … Read more
Tinubu was in Rivers on Wednesday to commission a project. While in the state, he promised not to marginalise any part of Nigeria. He also praised Wike for his infrastructural achievements and political support. Eko Hot Blog reports that President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to work evenly for the country without marginalising any part … Read more
Sokoto Gov-Elect Aliyu has set up a committee to investigate Tambuwal. The Deputy Governor-elect, Mohammed Idris Gobir, is in heading the committee. The 20-member committee are investigating the alleged N86 billion loan the Tambuwal administration had secured for the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Sokoto State Governor-elect, Ahmed Aliyu, has set up a … Read more
INEC Upholds Gboyega Adefarati victory in the Ondo National Assembly election. The electoral commission marked it with the presentation of certificate of return to the politician at Abuja. This follows the decision of the Court of Appeal to uphold Adefarati’s election victory.. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Asiwaju Gboyega Adefarati, the winner of the February … Read more
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State takes the bull by the horn to dissolve the State Executive Council. In a statement released by the Special Adviser on Media Projects, the dissolution took place on Wednesday at the weekly executive council meeting. This action of course left some mixed feelings as reasons were not given. EKO … Read more
Emma Uche has dumped APC for LP in Abia State. Uche declared his withdrawal from the party on Tuesday in Abia state. He cited the persisting and unavoidable internal crisis ravaging the Abia chapter of the APC. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mazi Emma Uche, a southeast chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on … Read more