The NBS said Lagos had the highest active internet and voice subscribers in the country. The total number of active internet subscribers in Nigeria rose by 9.07% from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022. The total number of voice subscribers across the country grew by 13.87% from Q4 2021 to Q4 2022. Eko Hot Blog reports … Read more
Umahi has reappointed sacked coordinators. Umahi previously directed the sack of the coordinators and mandated them to hand over all government properties in their possession. Reappointing the coordinators, he stated that the essence of the appointment is to assist the transition committee in completing its assignment. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Dave Umahi of … Read more
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
Tinubu led a delegation of APC governors on a thank-you visit to Buhari in Daura. Tinubu flew in from Abuja on Wednesday night. Tinubu met with the president to thank him for the support he received during the election campaign. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu alongside some Apc Governors … Read more
The APC in Ebonyi intends to challenge allegedly manipulated votes despite Umahi’s victory. The party’s chairman has already reported the issue to the INEC and is confident that the grievances will be addressed. The party pledges to seek legitimate means of redress and retrieve all manipulated votes to thank its supporters. EKO HOT BLOG reports … Read more
Peter Obi has been declared winner of Ebonyi. The LP candidate won the state with over 259,000 votes. Tinubu emerged second with 42,402 votes. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Ebonyi State. He defeated his counterparts; Bola … Read more
Peter Obi was in Ebonyi to hold the LP presidential campaign rally. Residents of the state came out in large numbers to show their support for the LP candidate. Peter Obi took to Twitter to share some photos of the massive turnout, praising the Ebonyi people. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the supporters and well-wishers … Read more
Gov Umahi has declared work-free days in Ebonyi for PVC collection. The State Commissioner for Information and State Orientation declared a break from work on Thursday, January 26th and Friday, January 27th. Governor Umahi said the break was given in consideration of the INEC deadline for collecting PVCs. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ebonyi State … Read more
Umahi said Igbos prospered under Tinubu when he was Lagos governor. The governor made the statement at an APC rally in Ebonyi on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. He said the party’s presidential candidate will take care of the southeastern state if elected president. Eko Hot Blog reports that Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has rallied … Read more
A Catholic bishop has rejected a special award from Gov. Umahi of Ebonyi state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the bishop, Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Most Rev. Father. Peter Nworie Chukwu, has rejected an award offered to him by the Ebonyi State Government, saying he wants governor Umahi to facilitate speedy trial and termination of … Read more
The wife of an Ebube Agu Commander has been killed as gunmen razed his home. Eko Hot Blog reports that gunmen have killed the wife of Oyeku Chima, commander of the Ebube Agu security outfit in the Afikpo south LGA of Ebonyi state. EDITOR’S PICKS How Kwankwanso Helped Me Survive 2014 Bomb Attack In Kaduna … Read more
Umahi has ordered the arrest of the Ebonyi APC Chairman. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has ordered the arrest of the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Stanley Emegha, over an alleged involvement in the death of three citizens. A statement issued by the governor through … Read more
INEC says the persistent attacks on its offices may affect the conduct of the 2023 elections. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised the alarm that the conduct of the 2023 elections may be affected if the attacks on its offices persist. EDITOR’S PICKS Fourth INEC Office Set Ablaze … Read more
Ohanaeze has called for the arrest and repatriation of Simon Ekpa over killings in the South East. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, on Monday, called for the arrest and repatriation of Simon Ifeanyi Njoku Ekpa, the alleged mastermind of the ongoing horror being witnessed in Ebonyi, Enugu, … Read more
Ifeanyi Odii has been affirmed as the Ebonyi PDP Gov Candidate. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ifeanyi Odii has been affirmed as the standard governorship flagbearer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State. A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki on Friday upheld that Odii was the authentic candidate of the PDP as … Read more
A High Court has voided the primary election of the Ebonyi PDP chapter after a Supreme Court ruling. EKO HOT BLOG reports that confusion seems to have set into the Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has voided the primary election of the party. … Read more
The fourth INEC office has been set ablaze in three weeks. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Orlu LGA of Imo state has been set ablaze. EDITOR’S PICKS INEC Announces Dates For Collection Of PVCs 2023: Dogara, Other Aggrieved Northern Leaders Endorse Atiku For President World Cup: Cameroon … Read more
Umahi has placed a ban on political rallies in schools ahead of the 2023 election. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has placed a ban on any form of political rallies in all the state’s primary and secondary schools starting from November 1, 2022, ahead of the 2023 general election. … Read more
One Nnamdi Ngwuta Obaji, a suspected commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN), has been taken into custody by the police in the state of Ebonyi. Eko Hot Blog reports that according to a statement from the Command’s spokesperson, Chris Anyanwu, Obaji, also known as State Commander No. 3, was taken into … Read more
Peter Obi visited Governor Ortom of Benue State to commiserate with him over the flood disaster in his state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has visited Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State following the flood disaster in his state. The former Governor of Anambra State met … Read more