EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Abia State, Ceekay Igara on Saturday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state is yet to accept the reality that it is the opposition party. This online media platform learnt that Igara stated this during an interview with the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, has denied allegations by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that the state government is planning to embark on a protest over the expected decision of the governorship election petition tribunal sitting in the state. In a statement issued by his Senior … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Abia State Government on Saturday demolished a two-storey building in Umuahia, the state capital, after it was found to have structural defects. The building, located at No. 5 Akanu Street, was evacuated by its occupants after they noticed visible defects on the structure. Editors Pick BREAKING: Professor Osunbor Formally … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abia State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mike Akpara, has assured civil servants in the state that all the backlog of salary arrears and pensions will be cleared before December 31, 2023. The commissioner who spoke in a chat with selected journalists in Umuahia, the state capital, on Sunday … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Alex Otti’s led government of Abia State has banned operations of commercial motorcycles, otherwise known as Okada, within Umuahia and Aba metropolises. Otti, in a statement signed and released on Sunday through his Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko, directed security agencies in the two cities to arrest any … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abia State Government says it has discovered 2,300 ghosts in its payroll system and weeded them out, thus saving over N220m on monthly wage bill. The state said the ghost workers were detected following ongoing verification of civil servants in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS Delta Community Imposes N10,000 Fine, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Board of Directors, African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a loan of 115 million dollars to support a major road rehabilitation project in Abia State, Nigeria. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this is contained in a statement issued by the Nigeria Country … Read more
Speakership Battle: the APC finds itself in a dilemma as opposition parties strategize major upset. About 10 members of the APC have declared interest to contest the speakership. Gbajabiamila will have a top battle because most of the men in the race backed him in 2019 to become the speaker. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Governorship elections held in 28 states of the federation last Saturday, March 18, 2023. However, only 26 states have returned winners as of Thursday evening. The remaining two elections were declared inconclusive. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the winners of governorship elections in 26 of the 28 … Read more
The Enugu governorship election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. However, no winner was returned until Wednesday night after the electoral commission suspended the collation of results on Monday. The commission resumed collation Wednesday evening and consequently declared a winner. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate … Read more
Alex Otti has been declared winner of the Abia state Guber election. The LP candidate is only the second person to win a governorship race for the party. Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was the first. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship … Read more
Governorship elections held in Abia and Enugu states on Saturday, March 18, 2023. However, no winner has been returned in both states after the electoral commission suspended the collation of results on Monday. The commission said it took the decision after reviewing the conduct of elections in the states. Eko Hot Blog reports that the … Read more
Abia State’s Alex Otti, has called for his declaration as the winner of the governorship election. According to Otti, results from 16 of the 17 Local Government Areas in the state show that he won the election. INEC had earlier suspended the collation of results due to the disruption of the process by political thugs. … Read more
INEC has denied manipulating Abia governorship election results. According to viral reports, the INEC Chairman is allegedly trying to manipulate the outcome of the Governorship election in Abia State. Reacting, the commission urged the public to disregard the story tagging it as “fake news.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) … Read more
INEC has debunked reports of allegedly delaying the Abia state Guber elections. According to a report, the Returning Officer as alleged that she was being forced to do the wrong thing. INEC reacting to the reports, stated that it was simply false. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has debunked … Read more
Peter Obi has demanded prompt declaration of Abia and Enugu results by INEC. Obi stated that further delay in the announcement would delay the commission’s intent and credibility of the election. The LP flagbearer urged the commission to fast-track the review and quench the anxiety of Nigerians. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Mr Peter Obi, … Read more
INEC has suspended the collation of the Governorship election results in Abia and Enugu. The electoral body made this known via its verified Twitter handle on Monday. The further suspension is coming following demands for a reassessment of the election outcomes in Nsukka and Nkanu East. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral … Read more
In 2022, INEC announced that the governorship and House of Assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly elections. But, days before the election, INEC shifted the elections to March 18, 2023, due to the reconfiguration of key election tools, BVAS machines. The time has finally come … Read more
Abia state government has adviced all citizens to carry out their normal transactions with old notes. This is coming after the Supreme Court order to extend usage of old notes. The governor also state that those caught going again the law would face punishment. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, … Read more
Nwosu was a two-time governorship aspirant. He sought the PDP’s governorship ticket in the 2015 election cycle. The deceased sought the governorship ticket again in 2019 after he joined the APC. Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Welfare Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Friday Nwosu, has died. The APC announced his demise … Read more