Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has been dragged to the Federal High Court in Abuja by six elders in Rivers State. The elders dragged him to court for allegedly compelling Governor Siminilaya Fubara to enter an unconstitutional agreement. The plaintiffs, led by a member of the Rivers State House of Assembly representing … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that another political crisis is brewing in Benue State as lawmakers elected on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform have condemned the leadership style of the state Governor, Hyacinth Alia. The lawmakers, on Thursday, accused Governor Alia of anti-party activities, high-handedness, corrupt tendencies, and running a “one-man” show. The Benue State … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn the impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The lawmakers believed to be loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, withdrew the impeachment notice during their sitting … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that there is no going back on the issue of the 25 Rivers State Assembly lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP in a statement released on Tuesday at the end of an emergency meeting of its National Working … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that as the political tension in Rivers State intensifies, the Minister of FCT and former Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike has disclosed that his readiness and that of his team to follow the way of peace but will not allow themselves to be dragged down. Wike made this known in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked purported reports of a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to influence the outcome of a Supreme Court appeal filed by Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP). EDITOR’S PICKS New ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu Assumes … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has declared that it is a known fact that he won the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria. Obi made the declaration on Sunday while speaking on parallel facts, a Twitter spaces interaction. According to him, the truth that he won the 2023 presidential … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Olajumoke Ogunkeyede is a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State. JMK, as Ogunkeyede is popularly called, was also a chieftain of the now-rested National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). He participated actively in putting an end to military rule and the enthronement of democracy in Nigeria. In a chance encounter … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has congratulated his friend and ally, former President Muhammadu Buhari, an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism on his 81st birthday. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu described the former President as the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Rivers State Commissioner for Housing. Dr. Gift Worlu has resigned from the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Worlu’s resignation brings the total number of commissioners who have resigned from Fubara’s cabinet to seven as six other commissioners had previously tendered their resignations. The Commissioner stated that he is resigning … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, on Thursday, said the embattled 27 members of the House of Assembly can carry out their duties anywhere out the demolished complex. In a visit to the national headquarters of the APC in Abuja, the state caretaker committee emphasized that, supported by the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, on Thursday, gave an update on the political crisis between the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. Okocha noted that the move by President Bola Tinubu to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike on Thursday, resumed sitting despite a contrary court order as the political drama in the state continues. The lawmakers resumed legislative activities in the auditorium of the House of Assembly Quarters located on Aba Road. The … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice in Rivers State, Zacchaeus Adangor has tendered his resignation. Adangor in a letter addressed to the state Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, said his resignation was “based purely on personal reasons”. The letter reads, “I hereby give Your Excellency Notice of my resignation as the Honourable … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that popular Constitutional lawyer, Femi Falana has stated that the 27 Rivers State Assembly members who had their seats vacated lacked proper legal counsel. It would be recalled that the five-man Assembly declared the seats of members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Hon. Linda Somari Stewart, the lawmaker representing Okrika in the Rivers State House of Assembly, has reportedly made a U-turn on her earlier defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to reports from the south-south state, Stewart has officially returned to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Her return to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Osun State Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a tense exchange of accusations and counter-claims, engaged in a heated debate following an alleged incident of suspected food poisoning. About 18 pupils from James Primary School B, Osogbo, were hospitalized due to complications linked to the mid-day meal provided … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has hinted that some senators and governors in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may dump the opposition party and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Akpabio jokingly made the disclosure during his remark at his birthday celebration organised for him at the Godswill Akpabio … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to initiate the immediate process of conducting fresh elections for the 27 state constituencies in Rivers State. This demand came as a response to the perceived vacancy resulting from the voluntary departure of “27 former (Rivers) state … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that twenty-seven lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Martin Amaewhule, alleged loyalists of FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, have officially switched their allegiance from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressive Congress (APC). The lawmakers who instigated the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara, have cited … Read more