Atiku’s camp has described Tinubu as a Tribal Evangelist. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the camp of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has described the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu as a tribal evangelist. The spokesman of the Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign council, Daniel Bwala stated this … Read more
Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has lifted the embargo placed on all government bank accounts across financial institutions less than two weeks after announcing the freeze. EkoHotBlog reports that Oyebanji had few hours after the inauguration on October 16 announced the freezing of all accounts of the state governments and directed concerned financial institutions … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ignored a proposal to move the 2023 general election schedule. Eko Hot Blog reports that the commission had been asked by a civil society organisation known as the Conference of Civil Society of Nigeria to change the sequence of the 2023 general election in its schedule. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) says the 25 local governments in the state will hold elections. Eko Hot Blog reports that Alhaji Aminu Baba, the chairman of the commission, announced in Minna over the weekend, that the election will take place on November 10. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: A’Court Moves Nnamdi Kanu’s Case … Read more
Makinde is hosting CJN Ariwoola with Wike, Ortom, and others present. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Saturday, hosted the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, and his wife at a reception held in Ibadan, the state capital. Some of the dignitaries present at the reception include … Read more
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s nominee for president, is expected to make his seven-point agenda available to the public today (Monday). Eko Hot Blog reports that Doyin Okupe, the director general of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign, announced this in a tweet late on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: A’Court Moves Nnamdi Kanu’s Case To … Read more
Tinubu has revealed how Buhari influenced Shettima’s emergence as his running mate. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has praised the democratic credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Sunday in Akure, Ondo State at the residence of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Tinubu … Read more
Kwara PDP Presidential Campaign DG has projected victory for Atiku. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director General, of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Dr Mahmud Ajeigbe, has vowed that the party would mobilise the people to queue behind the ambition of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to ensure his … Read more
Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo state, has stated that he supports the most recent stance taken by the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation Afenifere, which has dealt yet another blow to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) chances of winning the 2023 general election. EkoHotBlog reports that Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate … Read more
SERAP has asked presidential candidates for the 2023 election to publish their sources of campaign funding. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to presidential candidates ahead of the February 2023 presidential election, urging them to demonstrate leadership by directing their “campaign councils and political … Read more
Wike has called for a PDP NEC meeting amidst the crisis in the party. EKO HOT BLOG reports the camp of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commenced the push for a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) amidst the crisis rocking the party. The push is being facilitated … Read more
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, will triumph over his rivals in the 2023 election, according to Alhaji Ahmed Tijjani, a party chieftain. Eko Hot Blog gathered this was contained in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Kaduna. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: A’Court … Read more
Over 200 All Progressives Congress (APC) members are reported to have defected to the People’s Democratic Party in Kebbi State over the weekend (PDP). Eko Hot Blog reports that the defectors, who number 216 in total, came from the state’s Kofar Kola region, which is thought to be a stronghold of the country’s ruling party. EDITOR’S … Read more
Ayu has told aggrieved PDP members calling for his removal that he has the power to stop them from realising their political ambitions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has said he would have stopped the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, and those calling for … Read more
17 Anambra Monarchs have dumped Peter Obi to back Atiku. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a group of monarchs in Anambra State has reportedly declared their interest in supporting the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. This online media platform gathered that Labour Party (LP) … Read more
Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, will attempt to persuade Afenifere’s leadership to endorse him in the 2023 election by outlining his qualifications. Eko Hot Blog reports that on Sunday (today), Tinubu will meet with Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the group’s head, and other Afenifere leaders in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. … Read more
Peter Obi has promised to tackle unemployment and insecurity if voted into power. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 election, Peter Obi, said in Lafia on Saturday that he would tackle unemployment and insecurity if voted into power. Obi made the vow at the flag-off … Read more
There was a massive turn-up at Peter Obi’s rally in Nasarawa. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Saturday officially flagged off his campaign in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. The spokesman of the Labour Party, Yunusa Tanko, in a statement released on his Twitter account on Saturday disclosed … Read more
Peter Obi has informed Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and other Presidential candidates that ‘governance is not a retirement home’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, on Saturday aimed a dig at his opponents in the 2023 race, Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, APC); Atiku Abubakar (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP), … Read more
Senator Iyorchia Ayu, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has once more stated that governors seeking his resignation are wasting their time because none of them has the authority to do so. Eko Hot Blog reports that this was said by Ayu in a speech to his supporters on Friday after they had welcomed … Read more