Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale announced the development in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the suspects were … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the state collation of results for the Bayelsa governorship election. The Returning Officer of the election Faruk Adamu Kuta announced this late Saturday at the INEC Collation Centre in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. EDITOR’S PICKS Banky W Loses Out As Court Affirms … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri, has voted at his polling unit. This online media platform understands that the incumbent governor arrived at the polling unit a few minutes before 9 a.m. and immediately went through the voting … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa state has said that it decided to use only Permanent staff of the Commission as Supervisory Presiding Officers in today’s governorship elections in the state to protect the sanctity of the process. The Nation however learnt that about 26,000 security personnel … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission has reported the abduction of one of its officials in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. In a statement on Friday, Wilfred Ifogah, head of INEC voters’ registration in the state, said the electoral official was kidnapped while waiting to board a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the electoral agency has no candidate in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bayelsa State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has been hit by a major crisis barely two days before the scheduled November 11, 2023, governorship election in the state. This online media platform understands the Labour Party in Bayelsa has split into four factions as the State Executive has … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed three Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) to Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States, ahead of the the governorship elections scheduled for November 11. This online media platform understands that the DIGs were deployed to oversee the security arrangements and ensure the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has identified why there may be violence in the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi State. Speaking on behalf of the party yesterday in Abuja, PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, said one of the issues instrumental to electoral violence is delay in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has vowed that he and the deputy governors of the apex bank would work to change the public perception of the bank. He pledged that the new management team of the CBN would put in their best to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Stephen Olarewaju. The IGP made this known on Sunday night during an appearance on Channels TV’s Peoples Townhall. Egbetokun took the decision six days to the November 11, 2023 off-season polls … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a peace agreement will be signed by political parties and their governorship candidates ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi. In a statement made in Abuja on Saturday, the chairman of the National Peace Committee, Abdulsalami Abubakar, said the peace accord will be signed on … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja appealed to all candidates participating in the November 11 gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States, as well as the electorate to ensure free and fair elections. According to a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, he made the appeal at … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Campaign Council in Bayelsa State has advised the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the November 11 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva, to honourably step down from the race as the odds were allegedly against him. The Director-General of the campaign council, Mitema … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, vowed that there will be no glitches in the upload of results for the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV). This online media platform recalls that the upload of results was a major issue in the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a judgement delivered on Monday, disqualified the Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 11 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva. Justice Okorowo ruled that Chief Sylva having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no plans to extend the October 10 deadline for political parties to upload the list of their agents for polling units and collation centers for the November 11 Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo governorship elections. INEC National Commissioner and the Chairman, Information … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday expressed its intention to transmit the results of the November 11 Bayelsa governorship election manually. The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Obo Effanga stated this in Yenagoa on Wednesday. EDITOR’S PICKS Why I Slumped During Ministerial Screening – Balarabe Speaks Out … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been asked to clarify how it intends to transmit the result of the Bayelsa State governorship election slated for November 11. This online media platform gathered that the request was made by the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). EDITOR’S … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Abdullahi Ganduje has released a 495-man list to head the party’s campaign in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. APC in the list released on Saturday announced the Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya as the … Read more