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Former Governor Of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife Is Dead

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Chukwuemeka Ezeife Is Dead

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is dead. This online media platform learned that Ezeife had his last breath at the age of 85. EDITOR’S PICKS New ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu Assumes Office Two-year-old Boy Killed By NDLEA Laid To Rest In Delta Lagos Govt Meets Religious Leaders Over … Read more

VIDEO: Drama As United Airline’s Abuja-Bound Flight ‘Mistakenly’ Takes Passengers To Asaba

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Eko Hot Blog reports that there was a mild drama at the Asaba Airport, Delta State, on Sunday as air passengers who departed Lagos State for Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were flown to a different location. A former governorship candidate in Kano State, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, better known as Dawisu, made the disclosure … Read more

Family Announces Burial Date For Late Delta Politician Andrew Aganbi

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Late Andrew Aganbi

Eko Hot Blog reports that the family of Andrew Aganbi, the late Delta politician, business mogul and hotel management expert, has announced his funeral arrangement. In a statement issued by African Industrialist, Mr. Felix Aganbi, on behalf of the family, he said the remains of the late politician would be buried in London on Friday, … Read more

‘I Am In Serious Debt, No Longer Mentally Stable’ – LP Candidate Laments After Election Loss

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LP candidate

EKO HOT BLOG reports that a candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Delta State, Harrison Gwamnishu on Saturday lamented that he is in serious debt and no longer mentally stable. This online media platform understands that the human rights activist contested the State House of Assembly seat in Delta State in the March 18 … Read more

Asaba 2023: Team Lagos Wins Gold Medals In Male & Female Table Tennis

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Team Lagos gold medal winners in male and female table tennis, Adebakin Tobi, Sodiq Adesanya, Musbau Faizat, and Rabiu Aishat

Eko Hot Blog reports that Team Lagos has made an impressive start to its campaign at the National Youth Games, Asaba 2023. The games started on Saturday in Asaba, the Delta State capital. On Monday, the male and female table tennis camps of Team Lagos secured gold medals, trouncing their counterparts from Delta, the host … Read more

‘Prepare For Flood’ – NEMA Tells Ondo, Delta, 17 Other States (Full List)

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Flood

  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned some states in the country to prepare for flooding in the month of August as a result of heavy rainfall. NEMA in a statement on Monday by its Lagos Territorial Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye said the states to be affected include Kwara, … Read more

Tribunal Reserves Judgment On Gbagi’s Petition Against Oborevwori

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Tribunal

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, has reserved judgement in the petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) gubernatorial candidate, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, in the March 18 governorship election. Gbagi is challenging the outcome of the election and the eligibility of his rivals in the polls. … Read more

Senate Calls for Intermission Amidst Keyamo’s Screening Storm

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Keyamo's Normination

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senate has adjourned its sitting for later following the uproar which greeted the screening of the ministerial nominee from Delta State, Festus Keyamo. This online media platform earlier reported that there was mild drama on the floor of the Senate on Monday as lawmakers disagreed over the screening of … Read more

Second Niger Bridge Vandalised

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Eko Hot Blog reports that certain road fittings from the newly inaugurated Second Niger Bridge have been stolen by vandals. According to Punch, An inside source from the ministry of works confirmed the theft on Wednesday, specifying that the expansion joint walkway from axis 330 of the bridge was the missing item. The source said, … Read more

Tribunal Admits Gbagi’s Evidence Against Delta Gov Oborevwori

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Delta tribunal

    EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta, has admitted in evidence documents tendered by Chief Kenneth Gbagi, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the March 18 governorship election in the state. At the tribunal sitting on Saturday, the three-man panel, led by … Read more

Delta: Police, Army Recover Arms From Kidnappers, Robbers

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Eko Hot Blog reports that Suspected kidnappers and armed robbers were apprehended by operatives of the Delta State Police Command and soldiers from the 3 Battalion, Ekpan, Warri, Delta State, resulting in the recovery of arms and ammunition. DSP Bright Edafe, spokesman of the command, who disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday, said that the … Read more

LASU School Of Communication Pioneer Set Mourns Prof. Lai Oso’s Demise

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Prof. Oso passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023. He died from injuries sustained in a ghastly motor accident. His former students from 2006 have joined thousands of others in mourning the academic. Eko Hot Blog reports that the pioneer set of Lagos State University (LASU) School of Communication, (LASUCOC 2006) has mourned Professor Muraino … Read more

Okowa Congratulates Oborevwori, Sends Message To Deltans

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Okowa Denies Returning ₦500bn Amid Ongoing EFCC Probe

Okowa has Congratulates Oborevwori. The PDP candidate emerged victorious in the Delta state house of Assembly election. Oborevwori won with over 360,000 votes. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has expressed gratitude to people in the state for electing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori, in Saturday’s governorship … Read more

FULL LIST: Nigerians Begin Voting To Elect Governors In 28 States As 11 Seek Reelection

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In 2022, INEC announced that the governorship and House of Assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly elections. But, days before the election, INEC shifted the elections to March 18, 2023, due to the reconfiguration of key election tools, BVAS machines. The time has finally come … Read more

The ‘Obidient’ Fear In The Southeast Ahead Of Elections

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By Aminu Wada The upcoming gubernatorial elections in the Southeastern states of Nigeria have ignited a tumultuous atmosphere of anxiety and apprehension, particularly for incumbent governors aspiring to secure another term in office or maneuvering their chosen heirs into positions of power. This anxiety stems from the recent unexpected success of the Labour Party (LP) … Read more

Election: 7 States Withdraw Suit Challenging Tinubu’s Victory

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Seven PDP States have withdrawn their suit challenging Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. The seven states had dragged the Federal Government of Nigeria before the Supreme Court over the outcome of the election. The suit was filed by the Attorneys General of Bayelsa, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Delta, Edo and Sokoto State. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more

Tension As Gas Explosion Rocks Delta Community

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A gas explosion has hit a Delta Community. The gas station identified as NELMIC Gas Plant caught fire on Monday night. An unspecified number of persons were feared dead, while several others sustained injuries from the fire explosion. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fire explosion has rocked a popular cooking gas plant located along … Read more

Naira Crisis: Angry Mob Sets Access, Union, First Bank Ablaze In Delta [PHOTOS]

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  • An angry mob has reportedly burned down Access Bank, Union Bank, and First Bank in Delta.

  • The protest started peacefully on the streets of Udu before it turned violent.

  • Also, in Oyo and Osun, there have been violent protests over the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Some hoodlums who joined protesters on Wednesday set ablaze Union, Access Bank, and First Bank branches in Udu area of Warri, Delta State.

The protest against the scarcity of the new Naira notes began on the streets of Udu before it turned violent, resulting in the burning of buildings by some hoodlums.

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In the South-west states of Oyo and Osun, there have also been violent protests over the scarcity of fuel and the new naira notes.

On Wednesday, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State asked the Federal Government to review its Naira policy “before the situation gets out of hand.”

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According to him, “this is the worst policy done by the Federal Government.”

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AIG Jimeta Is Dead

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AIG Jimeta Tanko has been confirmed dead. He reportedly died on Sunday morning after a brief illness. He died at the Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that A.I.G  Lawan Tanko Jimeta, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 5, comprising Edo, Delta, and Bayelsa states, is dead. He … Read more

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