Pa Adebanjo is currently under fire for ‘threatening’ Nigeria with a breakup. The elder statesman said Nigeria would break up if his candidate was not voted as the next president of Nigeria. Pa Adebanjo made the statement on Wednesday that there would be no Nigeria if Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, is … Read more
INEC prepares for the 2023 general elections with new technology that will aid in displaying results. The INEC Deputy Director of ICT, Lawrence Bayode appeared on Channels TV to explain how the device will be used. INEC are currently in the process of configuring the machine ahead of the elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
By Femi Odere Our attention has been drawn to another attempt, as his wont, of the PDP presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to reap where he doesn’t always sow with his latest pre-recorded video message admonishing President Muhamadu Buhari to extend the now extended deadline of the old Nigerian currencies as legal tender. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Like Tom and Jerry, Ebora chases Artikú down the road, clutching a machete and a horn in each hand, a few cowries and amulets falling off his hunter’s regalia. Three young men ran after Ebora in hot pursuit. “Haba! Baba, Baba, please, forgive and forget, please! This is Satan at work o! … Read more
Osinbajo hosted the APC legal team in Abuja ahead of the 2023 elections. The meeting was held at the Presidential Villa after the weekly FEC meeting. Those at the legal meeting include the two Ministers who are Senior Advocates of Nigeria: Babatunde Fashola and Festus Keyamo. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo … Read more
Afenifere Group has promised to generate five million votes for Obi. According to the council, the group will intensify grassroots mobilisation to rally support for Obi. Afenifere had organised a two-day training for various support groups for Obi in Jos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the youth wing of the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Are dogs clairvoyant? People in the market square believe so. Mouths ajar, traders watched as over half a dozen village dogs barked and wagged their tails menacingly against the three notorious town criers, raising dust and eyebrows. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Nigerians Have Chosen Him’ – Ohanaeze Slams Kwankwaso Over Comment On Obi Osun: … Read more
By Bashorun J.K. Randle This is obviously a crucial point/crossroads in the chequered history of our nation. The Last Mile of the election/democratic cycle has crept up on us. We are at our most vulnerable economically, financially and every otherwise ranging from terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, sabotage, and fear as well as INSECURITY of lives and … Read more
IGP has revealed that new recruits will be deployed for the 2023 elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has said that the force would deploy newly recruited constables to monitor the 2023 general elections across local government areas. The police boss noted this while speaking at … Read more
INEC has announced a one-year jail term and N500,000 fine for anyone found culpable of vote buying. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said one-year imprisonment or a fine of N500,000 awaits anyone found guilty of buying votes during the 2023 elections. Professor Muhammad Lawal Bashar, the INEC Commissioner … Read more
By Abiodun KOMOLAFE Originally, in the secular world, the State comes before the Church, because, by its institutional characteristics, it is the custodian of all other institutions. In other words, the State is the behemoth institution; co-existing, but superior to other social institutions. And that has been established since 1648! Thenceforward, the marriage between the … Read more
The APC in Lagos East Senatorial District is calling on its members to cooperate with one another and sacrifice whatever they can offer to ensure the success of the party in the 2023 elections. By Babatunde Kaka Eko Hot Blog reports that the Director General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council in Lagos, … Read more
The Tinubu/Southwest Media Veterans Support Group have come to the conclusion that there probably will be no let up anytime soon in the deliberate bad press from the stables of ARISE TV and THISDAY on Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate. EDITOR’S PICKS Osinbajo Presides Over FEC Meeting In Abuja Lagos Govt To … Read more
In a lecture that has all the characteristics of policy directions for renewed hope and national rebirth, the appearance in London’s Chatham House of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, December 5, 2022 became a moment of sober reflection for his audience as he established a nexus … Read more
𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑵 𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑺𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑮𝑮𝑳𝑬 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑫𝑬𝑴𝑶𝑪𝑹𝑨𝑪𝒀 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑹𝑨𝑮𝑰𝑵𝑮, 𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬 𝑾𝑬𝑹𝑬 𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑲𝑼 & 𝑷𝑬𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑶𝑩𝑰 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆r𝒑𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝑨𝑻 𝒃𝒚 The 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺. 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒌𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒉𝒆r 𝑩𝒆𝒔𝒕. EDITOR’S PICKS Tinubu Makes Fresh Push To Take Over South-South Ahead Of 2023 Elections Tinubu Jets Out To London, Shuns Arise TV’s Town … Read more
Sultan of Sokoto and CAN have sent messages to Nigerians, ahead of the 2023 elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, and Archbishop Daniel Okoh have expressed their concerns over the conduct of the 2023 general elections. The President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) … Read more
Atiku and his running mate Okowa met with former President, Goodluck Jonathan behind closed doors in Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa on Thursday night met with former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Okowa made this known via a post … Read more
Peter Obi has appointed Katch Ononuju as his new Special Adviser ahead of the 2023 general elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party for the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi has appointed Katch Ononuju, an economist and public commentator as his Special Adviser on Public Affairs. Doyin Okupe, the … Read more
Atiku has taken his presidential campaign fight to United States of America. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku has departed Nigeria for the United States of America to intensify his political campaigns ahead of the 2023 elections. Atiku is proceeding on a weeklong political campaign … Read more
Labour Party’s senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South in the 2023 elections, Hon. Linus Abba Okorie, has been detained for drug-related offences and other offences, according to the Ebonyi State Police Command. Eko Hot Blog reports that a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Chris Anyanwu, disclosed Okorie’s arrest … Read more