EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday called its first witness in the defence of the petition brought against it by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar regarding the outcome of the February 25 polls. This online media platform gathered that the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last general elections, Teslim Folarin, not to associate his failure in the last governorship poll with the state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde. The party made this disclosure … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Deliberations have reportedly commenced that would see the five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders under the aegis of the G-5 dump the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 general election. The G-5 is made up of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and former governors … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is urging members of the National Assembly to collaborate more closely with the executive branch. The party’s national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has stated that this collaboration is what the Nigerian people expect from their elected officials. EDITOR’S PICKS OPM’s Apostle Chibuzor Rushed To … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that The standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo, during the March 28 governorship election, Senator Teslim Folarin, on Saturday, said he lost his bid to govern the state due to what he termed “political arrangement” for the party to win the presidential poll for President Bola Tinubu. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday night expressed excitement to see former governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode. Ambode was at the Lagos House, Marina, to honour an invitation to the reception held in honour of the president. Tinubu had on Tuesday returned to Lagos after a seven-day trip abroad. Ambode’s … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the trio of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and former Lagos governors Akinwunmi Ambode and Babatunde Fashola were on Thursday seen together for the first time in years. The governor and former governors met at the State Reception held in honour of President Bola Tinubu at Lagos House, Marina, on … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Senate Majority Whip in the ninth Senate, Orji Kalu, has said that the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, won the contest in a free, fair and credible manner. The former Governor of Abia State was reacting to media reports that some unnamed 22 Senators of the All Progressives Congress were … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress has debunked speculation that President Bola Tinubu’s private visit to the United Kingdom from the Paris summit on Saturday was to attend to his ailing health. The development comes in the wake of the president’s return to the country on Tuesday ahead of the Eid-el-Kabir … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has slated its National Caucus (NC) and the National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings for July 10 and 11, 2023. The two meetings are coming over a month after the inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shetimma. EDITOR’S PICKS Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that Garba Shehu, spokesman of former President Muhammadu Buhari has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) would have lost the presidency if the former president had removed fuel subsidy. Recall President Bola Tinubu who took over from the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari removed fuel subsidy as soon as he assumed power on … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the jostle for the Senate minority leadership seat appears to be creating uneasy calm among senators who are members of the opposition parties following moves by some vested interests to impose leadership on them. In the 10th Senate, the APC has 59 senators; PDP, 36; LP, 8; SDP, 2; NNPP, 2; YPP, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that as aggrieved political parties challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election closed their respective cases at the Presidential Election Petition Court, the court has fixed July 3 for the respondents to open their defence. The petitioners are challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu, who was declared … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is set to conduct a post-elections review for the just-concluded 2023 polls from July 4 to August 5, 2023. In a statement on Thursday by the commission’s spokesman, Festus Okoye, the electoral umpire said the review will commence with a meeting of the Resident Electoral Commissioners … Read more
Southeast, infrastructure, political appointments, Tinubu administration, 10th National Assembly, Okechukwu, APC, democracy, Igbo adage Okechukwu: Southeast needs infrastructure, not political appointments. Southeast lacks leadership in 10th National Assembly. Southeast may be Tinubu’s administration’s greatest beneficiary. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, says the Southeast does not … Read more
The PDP has called 26 witnesses to testify against the APC and INEC in the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. The party still has 74 more witnesses to call to prove its case. The hearing of the PDP’s petition resumed on Tuesday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in … Read more
By Judith Ukoh Just a little over a year ago, on June 8, 2022, Uju Ken Ohanenye, the only woman among the 23 presidential aspirants of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) withdrew from the contest in favour of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. For many Nigerians especially women who represent half of the population, … Read more
EkoHotBlog reports that Senator Abdulaziz Yari, former Governor of Zamfara State has cried out, saying he was betrayed by his colleagues in the contest for the 10th National Assembly Senate President. Speaking during an interview in Abuja, Yari who contested but lost the Senate Presidency seat to the preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), … Read more
A group called National Progressive Hub hails Godswill Akpabio’s appointment as Senate President, ending rumors of an Islamisation plot in Nigeria. They believe the allegations were spread by the opposition and congratulate Akpabio They expressed confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senate President Akpabio’s leadership for good governance. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) traveling from Imo State to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday died in an auto crash. The bus conveying them as gathered by media reports had a head-on collision with another bus at Agbor in Delta State. EDITOR’S … Read more