EKO HOT BLOG reports that a suit seeking to set aside the suspension of Iyorchia Ayu as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reinstate him as the National Chairman of the opposition party has been dismissed by a Benue State High Court in Gboko, presided over by Justice D.M. Igyuse. The suit … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking Foundation (NACAT) has sued the Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Folashodun Shonubi, and the Deputy Governor, Edward Adamu, over their alleged refusal to declare their assets. The lawsuit was filed in a Federal High Court in Abuja. The Chairman of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lamidi Apapa, on Thursday made a fresh declaration hours after a judgement by the Court of Appeal affirmed him as the authentic National chairman of the Labour Party (LP). This online media platform reported earlier that the Court of Appeal on Thursday (today) sacked the Julius Abure-led faction and ordered … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct former governors currently serving as ministers in his administration to stop collecting lifetime pensions, luxurious cars, and other perks from their respective states while holding ministerial positions. SERAP also urged the president to ensure that these … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has arraigned and secured the conviction of eight persons for endangering their lives by crossing the highway at the Ojota area of the state. The Corps Marshal of the Agency, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (retd) made this disclosure at the Command Headquarters, Bolade-Oshodi. “While … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that lawyers of Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) shielded him from the media when he arrived the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday. Emefiele has been in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his arrest after President Bola Tinubu … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Dei-Dei Grade area court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the remand of a security guard, Ibrahim Koroka, in a correctional centre for allegedly slapping a pregnant woman. The police charged the defendant with criminal force, assault and causing grievous hurt, to which he pleaded not guilty. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the battle for lawful custody of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele will resume today at the Federal High Court in Lagos. Two fresh applications by both the banker and the Federal Government will come up for consideration. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola has reacted to the allegations of writing the judgment set to be delivered by the judges of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal regarding the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Fashola in his reaction through a statement released on Sunday by his media aide, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for not disclosing spending details of the approximated N400bn saved from the recent removal of the petrol subsidy. SERAP’s legal action, bearing the suit number FHC/L/CS/1514/2023 and lodged at the Federal High Court in Lagos, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), in collaboration with the Lagos State Police Command, has arraigned one Mr. Ife Adekoya for allegedly defiling a 12-year-od daughter of his neighbour at Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos. Speaking on the incident on Thursday, the Executive Secretary of DSVA, Titilola … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, says his mobile phones were not stolen at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Tuesday. Obi, who spoke through his media aide, Tai Obasi, told the Punch that the phones, believed to have gone missing, were in the custody … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Former United States (US) President Donald Trump has been charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. He is accused of four counts including conspiracy to defraud the US, tampering with a witness and conspiracy against the rights of citizens. EDITOR’S PICKS Kayokayo Festival: Epe Ogunmodede Club Defeats Epe … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, is presently inside the Presidential Election Petition Court to witness the adoption of his party’s written address against the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 election. This online media platform gathered today’s hearing majorly is … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that an application filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) was dismissed by the Maitama High Court in the Federal Capital Territory. The DSS sought an additional 14-day detention order for Mr Godwin Emefiele, the suspended former Governor of the Central Bank, based on new evidence they claimed to have … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a customary court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has sentenced a 32-year old man, Shitu Yakubu, to two years in prison for stealing 25 litres of palm oil and a sewing machine. Yakubu was charged with criminal trespass, house breaking and theft contrary to the Penal Code. EDITOR’S PICKS Massive Tragedy … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has been granted bail in the sum of N20 million. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Fderal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, granted the bail in a ruling on Tuesday. After hearing the plea from both the plaintiff … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court, Lagos, has rejected the Federal Government’s claim that it had not received a copy of the bail application filed by the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in his alleged gun possession trial. In a short ruling on the issue, Justice Nicholas Oweibo … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, access to medical doctors of his choice. Kanu’s lead counsel, Professor Mike Ozekhome, had filed an application requesting Justice Binta Nyako to issue … 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