Northern Governors have declared their position on 2023 Presidency. EKOHOTBLOG reports that governors of the 19 Northern states have described the position of the Southern Governors that the country’s next president must come from their region as unconstitutional. This was made known by the Plateau State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors … Read more
The Ekiti State Governorship election is scheduled to hold on June 18, 2022. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a step further in their bid to win the Ekiti 2022 Gubernatorial election. The opposition party, on friday, announced the release of its timetable and schedule of activities in preparation for the election. As gathered, … Read more
Appeal Court Declares Ozigbo As PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Anambra State. EkohotBlog reports Appeal Court has declared Valentine Ozigbo as PDP’s legitimate Candidate for the Anambra 2021 gubernatorial election. The declaration was made by Court of Appeal in Abuja. Valentine Ozigbo has been declared as the validly nominated candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) … Read more
The body maintained that planning and preparation for election must come with certainty and adherence to timelines. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned that multiple Court Orders are a major threat to the conduct of the November 6 Anambra Governorship Election. According to the commission, the Orders have “the tendency of eroding the … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 20 chairmanship seats in the Local Government election held in Ogun State on Saturday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the 20 chairmanship seats in the state. The OGSIEC … Read more
The residents of Lagos State have spoken about their lack of interest in the Local Government Elections in the state on Saturday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the residents of Jakande Estate, Oke-Afa Ward, have explained that they did not participate in the Lagos State Local Government Elections due to the non-performance of political office … Read more
An electoral officer, who preferred anonymity, said that there was enough publicity about the need for voters to come with their nose masks. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), made it a mandatory condition for voters seeking to exercise their rights to vote to use nose masks. This, some voters at the Okerube … Read more
Major roads in Lagos State were on Saturday deserted as motorists comply with the restriction of movement order by the state government. EKO HOT BLOG reports that all the major roads in Lagos State were on Saturday deserted as motorists comply with restriction of movement order by the state government following the Local Government and … Read more
“When we get to the election, Asiwaju is a formidable, experienced person, the type that could contest the presidency in any country. A former presidential aspirant, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, has described National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as a formidable politician ahead of the 2023 presidential race. He stated this while … Read more
“We should all think of the country first before any other thing. There is a need for dialogue for peaceful coexistence in the country.” The President, Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, Yerima Shettima, has expressed fear that the 2023 general elections may not be held in the country. Speaking in Kaduna on Saturday, Yerima Shettima … Read more
“The publication of fake and unverified results can heat up the polity unnecessarily” The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has distanced itself from Saturday’s outcome of its primary election currently circulating on some social media platforms. The APC on Tuesday described the results as fake and urged the general public, especially party … Read more
The Centre for Democracy and Development (West Africa) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ban any political party or candidates found to be involved in electoral violence ahead of the 2023 general elections. Director of CDD, Idayat Hassan, who issued the statement, also condemned the violence which disrupted the conduct of … Read more
Delta State government says there will be a restriction of movement in the state starting from 12 am on Friday, March 5 to 4pm on Saturday, March 6, 2021. The announcement was made ahead of local government elections holding in the state on Saturday. The State Government added that only officials and emergency duties with … Read more
APC leader in Alimosho and Lagos State Organizing Secretary, Abdullah Enilolobo debunked the rumour going around that he raised money for the incumbent Governor, Babajide Sanwo-olu, during the last election and all sort of unprintable allegations. Enilolobo said “first, they attempted to put a barrier between me and my God by saying I have a … Read more
Onwuzuligbo Accusses Obaseki Different Degree Certificates Justice Yunusa Musa Adjourn Case A forensic expert, Raphael Onwuzuligbo, says Governor Godwin Obaseki presented two different University of Ibadan degree certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in 2016 and 2020. Onwuzuligbo said this Monday while testifying as a subpoena witness at an Edo Election Petitions Tribunal … Read more
Nnamdi Chukwuocha, a Nigerian-America, has won a seat at the Delaware house of representatives, a state legislature in the US. Chukwuocha, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected to represent district 1 of Delaware in the ongoing US general election. The Nigerian-American was first elected to the Delaware house of representatives in 2018 after … Read more
Election, Femi Gbajabiamila The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Ondo Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on his re-election at Saturday’s polls in the state. Gbajabiamila, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said that Akeredolu’s reelection had shown that both the Governor and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have wide acceptance among … Read more
Election, Yiaga Africa A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, says the Ondo State governorship election was marred with vote buying and inadequate compliance with Covid-19 protocol. Dr Aisha Abdullahi, Co-chair, Yiaga Africa 2020 Ondo Election Observation Mission, stated this on Saturday at a press conference on situational report on the election. Read Also: Gov. Akeredolu … Read more
Election In fulfilment of its pledge to continue promoting transparency in electoral process using technology, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it made progress in uploading election results from polling units (PUs) during Saturday’s Ondo State Governorship election. According to INEC, the results were uploaded on its result view portal. Read Also: Gov. Akeredolu … Read more
Saturday, 10 October 2020 Heavy rainfall in Owo town the early hours of Saturday has delayed voting in today’s Ondo State Governorship election. Owo is the hometown of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who is seeking reelection on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The rainfall started some minutes before 8 a.m, just as people … Read more