The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Timber Kesiye Wabote, former Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), over allegations of misappropriating $35 million linked to the stalled Brass Project in Bayelsa State. The investigation links Wabote to a misuse of public funds intended for a large-scale refinery and … Read more
Nigerian Air Force officer David Sangokoya has been awarded the prestigious 2023 International Sword of Honour at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell, United Kingdom. This was revealed in a statement shared by the Nigerian Air Force on Friday. The award recognizes Sangokoya, who attended the Modularised Initial Officers’ Training (MIOT) Course 22 from March … Read more
State Government Challenges Accuracy of Debt Management Office’s Report Governor Otu’s Aide: “I have not obtained any loans. There’s no record of fresh borrowing” Administration Invites Evidence, Clarifies DMO’s Debt Profiling Methodology Eko Hot Blog reports that the Cross River State Government has vehemently denied allegations made by the Debt Management Office (DMO) regarding the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has condemned the arrest of the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, in Benin City, the Edo State capital. This online media platform reported that Abure was arrested by a combined team of police officers and operatives of the Department of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the round of 16 stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is officially over and the attention of the world is now on how the quarter-finals stage will end. Note that the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFCON will run from February 2, 2024, to February 3, 2024, which means … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, approved the extension of the 2023 supplementary budget till March 2024. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, announced the approval while speaking with journalists at the presidential villa in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS [BREAKING] 2024: Tinubu Addresses Nigerians, Makes Promises – FULL … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the United Nations has expressed deep concern, labelling 2023 as a year marred by suffering and violence across various nations. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, conveyed this in a solemn video message released on the eve of 2024. The statement follows a series of troubling events, including an insurrection that … Read more
In a few days, it will be the end of the year 2023. It has been a year replete with stories, many of them bad. The mind struggles to find the good story, not tainted by doubt, or worry. Perhaps the spate of tragic, disturbing events that erupted across the world in the more recent … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has alleged that some people in the country are threatening to destroy him if he doesn’t look away from happenings on the political scene in Nigeria. The former Anambra State Governor however insisted that he remains unbothered by such threats. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Wahab Shittu, has urged the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi, to refrain from criticism and congratulate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This online media platform recalls that the Supreme Court had on Thursday, October 26, 2023, dismissed the appeals … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal filed by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the opposition party. Tinubu, who was the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, said this in a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2023 Internal Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) with a record of 61.60 percent of candidates scoring five credits and above including English and Mathematics. The examination council disclosed that 93 Schools were found to be involved in whole-school … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has given the condition in which he would drop his case against President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Thursday at a World Press Conference in Abuja, Atiku said he would only “drop” his case against Tinubu … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Ogun State government, Southwest Nigeria said that it has cancelled celebrating the 63rd Independence Day scheduled for Sunday, October 1st This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi. He said the decision was in tune with the directive of the federal … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said the 2023 general election was characterised by electoral malpractices. He said this on Wednesday at the Ethical Leadership Lecture, organised by the Strategic Contacts, Ethics and Publication, (STRACEP) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of over 2,000 people in Morocco. This online media platform gathered that a powerful earthquake shook the North African country last Friday night, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in fear. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, following his defeat at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). This online media platform gathered that on Wednesday, President Bola Tinubu was declared the rightful winner … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 presidential poll, Daniel Bwala, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will expel the former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, at the right time. Bwala said this while reacting to Wike’s recent comment where the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the 2023 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja. Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, the NBA President, stated that this would be the world’s largest gathering of legal practitioners, with over 17,000 registered participants. The conference’s theme, ‘Getting It Right, Charting The Course Of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said lessons have been learned from the 2023 general elections and that there would be an improvement in the forthcoming circle elections in Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa states. He added that the commission is satisfied with … Read more