Eko Hot Blog reports that the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has said he has secured the approval of President Bola Tinubu for the recruitment of 30,000 policemen yearly. Egbetokun made this known during a working visit to Adamawa State on Tuesday. The previous administration headed by former President Muhammadu Buhari had approved … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has warned politicians against blackmailing the country’s judiciary. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), gave warning on Friday while speaking to reporters at his residence in Ijagbo community, Kwara State. Fagbemi appealed to politicians who lost out at the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s President and Chairman, Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the government and people of Liberia on the successful conduct of the Liberian Presidential Election. Tinubu made this known in a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government has announced the plan to unveil a birth, death, and marriage registration portal. The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Kwarra, confirmed the development during a pre-launch briefing on Monday, stating that the registration system includes all civil registrations such as birth registration, … 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 Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said impeachment was not equivalent to a military coup as it has constitutional backing. Wike asserted during a courtesy visit by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Bala Mohammed, and his counterpart, Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Caleb Muftwang … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has proposed N26 trillion as the 2024 budget to be submitted to the National Assembly before December 31, 2023. The Minister of Planning and Budget, Atiku Bagudu, made the budget proposal known at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Monday, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, met Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State and the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Briefing State House correspondents after the meeting, Governor Alia said he came to brief the President on the state of affairs in the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a media aide to President Bola Tinubu, Tunde Rahman, has questioned the background of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, following the emergence of the name on his Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) certificate. This online media platform understands the disclosure that Sadiq Abubakar and not Atiku Abubakar is the name … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has distanced himself from the possibility of working in a unity government with the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Monday during an interview with Arise News, Obi said he is challenging the process through which Tinubu got … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 Nigerian election, has filed a response in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, insisting on the earlier judgment that ordered the release of his opponent, Bola Tinubu’s academic records at Chicago … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has said the private interest of President Bola Tinubu could be protected in the suit filed by Atiku Abubakar, the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election. Atiku’s prayer before a Magistrate court in Illinois in the United … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) of ridiculing him when it upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu. Recall that the Tribunal, on September 6, 2023, dismissed the petitions filed by the former Vice President and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the judge of United States District Court for the Northern District, Jeffrey Gilbert presiding over a subpoena application for Nigerian’s president, Bola Tinubu’s records has reserved judgement after learning that the politician’s college transcript, which he used to gain admission into Chicago State University (CSU) in 1977, indicated it belonged … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the court has overruled the suspension of the New Nigeria People’s Party 2023 presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwanso. Editor’s Pick ‘Tomorrow’s Tribunal Ruling Won’t Stop Nationwide Strike’ – NLC JUST IN: Why We Protested Against Subsidy Removal In 2012 – Fayemi Reveals Land Use Charge Default: Oyo Govt Seals Commercial … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that not less than a hundred Nigerians have signed a petition demanding justice and transparency in the ongoing presidential electoral tribunal proceedings. The move comes amidst the delay in delivering judgment on the petition filed against President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that some of the allegations made by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, against President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal are of a criminal nature. Obi and Atiku have … Read more
When erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office on May 29, 2015, one of the things he first did was go after members of the Goodluck Jonathan administration, with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, feeling the heat of Buhari’s venom. The initial arrest of Dasuki was met with accolades for Buhari, especially on the … Read more
NGO YRC demands placing politicians, including President Tinubu, on minimum wage to address inequality. They also seek a minimum wage increase to N200,000 per month and an unemployment allowance. The group criticizes the proposed 114% pay rise for political office holders and calls for immediate minimum wage negotiations. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a non-governmental … Read more
PDP denies knowledge of Wike’s appointment under Tinubu, awaits approach. PDP will react appropriately if approached for appointments in Tinubu’s government. PDP will not support a government of national unity based on fraud and illegality. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has addressed rumours that President Bola Tinubu is considering appointing … Read more