EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesome Wike, commenced the demolishing exercise in Abuja on Monday. This online media platform gathered that the FCT Administration demolished its first structure, a fully completed multimillion naira duplex for building in an alleged unapproved plot of land. EDITOR’S PICKS JUST IN: Police Service … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has thwarted an attempt by a 29-year-old South African, Erasmus Jean Pierre, to export 2.6 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in his luggage to the Middle East through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, Abuja. The agency’s spokesperson Femi Babafemi made the disclosure in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has expressed worry over the number of abandoned and sensitive projects in the city for years. He made this known on Thursday during the inspection of some project sites at the Central Business District in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that the newly inaugurated Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, is a serving corps member. The confirmation follows a claim by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), a civil society organisation, that Musawa is … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has come under heavy criticism for banning all forms of street trading in the federal capital. This online media platform reports that Wike during a meeting with the management staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration and Federal Capital Development … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has prohibited street trading within Abuja. Wike attributes the ban to his belief that individuals who engage in activities like selling corn and street hawking contribute to the insecurity and criminal occurrences in the nation’s capital. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will Hand … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a group of protesters under the aegis of ‘The Natives’ on Wednesday backed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his threat of demolition illegal structures in the FCT, saying the former governor of Rivers State was merely assuring Nigerians he would follow due process. This online … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the new Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he is not in office to fly any party’s flag. Wike, the immediate-past Governor of Rivers State, said he will only fly the Nigerian flag and ensure the nation’s capital returns to the dreams of the founding … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja have reacted to the appointment of the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as the new FCT Minister. This online media platform reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, assigned portfolios to the newly confirmed ministerial nominees. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s Vice President (VP), Kashim Shettima, on Thursday, chaired the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This online media platform learnt that journalists were barred from the meeting and were only stationed outside waiting to be briefed on the outcome. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the federal government has deployed security operatives to bushes and train stations on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor to prevent any form of terrorist attack. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) initiated the security measures to thwart an alleged plot to attack trains plying the route. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘You Are Not Competent … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, visited the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. This comes exactly a week after the ministerial designate visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. It is understood … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Place, a hospitality and restaurant outfit, has rolled out a palliative measure for its workers. The Place is a popular indigenous restaurant in Lagos State with branches in Abuja and Ilorin, Kwara State capital. A statement issued by the company’s spokesperson, Kayode Jackson, on Friday, said the palliative measure … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday held the Second Extraordinary Summit on the Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria. Below is the communique issued at the end of the meeting in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, is presiding over an Extraordinary Summit of the regional body on the political situation in Niger Republic. The summit, which is holding at the Presidential … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Prof. Okonjo-Iweala arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 2:50 pm alongside the former Minister of State for Health under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Dr. Ali Pate. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has cleared the air over the claim that he recently begged his Oyo counterpart, Seyi Makinde, privately in Abuja. Adeleke dismissed the report and explained that he never begged Makinde when he led a delegation from Osun State to visit Makinde at the Oyo State … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, hosted a key Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain at his residence in Abuja, on Sunday. Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, had discussions with Ganduje, but the outcome of the meeting is … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the four-time African Champions in the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket, D’Tigress of Nigeria, have just arrived the country from Kigali, Rwanda, venue of the just-concluded 2023 Afrobasket Tournament. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN BREAKING: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On Niger Republic Over Coup JUST IN: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 election, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa and some governors of the party are currently in a closed door meeting in Asokoro, Abuja. The meeting has to do with the state of affairs in the party … Read more