Bayelsa Elections: Governor Douye Diri Casts Vote In Off-cycle Election

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri, has voted at his polling unit. This online media platform understands that the incumbent governor arrived at the polling unit a few minutes before 9 a.m. and immediately went through the voting … Read more

Court Upholds Umo Eno’s Victory In Akwa Ibom Guber Election

Akwa Ibom Guber

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the victory of Governor Umo Eno in the Akwa Ibom State governorship election. This online media platform understands that the court, on Friday, dismissed the petition filed by Action Alliance (AA) and Accord Party (AP) against Governor Eno. EDITOR’S PICKS Banky … Read more

[BREAKING] Bayelsa Election: INEC Official Kidnapped, Result Sheets Lost In Capsized Boat

Missing Fulani leader

  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission has reported the abduction of one of its officials in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. In a statement on Friday, Wilfred Ifogah, head of INEC voters’ registration in the state, said the electoral official was kidnapped while waiting to board a … Read more

Imo Election: APC’s Hope Uzodinma Leads In Pre-election Opinion Poll

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has been tipped to win the forthcoming November 11 governorship election. A new governorship pre-election opinion poll conducted by a consultancy think-tank, LAKEWHYTE Communications, said Governor Uzodinma would win by a landslide. EDITOR’S PICKS Banky W Loses Out As Court Affirms LP’s Thaddeus Atta … Read more

Minister Lalong Celebrates Court Victory In Plateau South Senatorial Election

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has reacted to his declaration as the winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election by the appeal court. The Minister who revealed he is currently out of the country described the development as fantastic news, adding that it is a win for … Read more

‘Nigerians Rejected You’ – Presidency Slams Peter Obi Over Comment On Supreme Court Verdict

Peter Obi

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu’s government has slammed the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the last election, Peter Obi, over his statement on the outcome of the Supreme Court verdict on petitions challenging the outcome of the February 25 election. It was earlier reported that Peter Obi, during his World Press … Read more

‘I’m Pleading For Free & Fair Elections’ — Tinubu Tells Guber Candidates In Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi

Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja appealed to all candidates participating in the November 11 gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States, as well as the electorate to ensure free and fair elections. According to a statement by the president’s spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, he made the appeal at … Read more

‘Supreme Court Ruling An End To The Litigation On The Presidential Election’ – PDP Governors

PDP Governors

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors, on Tuesday, spoke on the ruling of the Supreme Court affirming President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election. The Governors after their emergency meeting in Abuja stated that the Supreme Court judgement has brought an end to the … Read more

Kogi East Rally Draws Massive Support For APC Governorship Candidate

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EKO HOT BLOG reports the people of Kogi East Senatorial District in Anyigba, turned out in large numbers to express their unwavering support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Usman Ododo, pledging to bolster the state’s unity by delivering a resounding victory for the APC in the upcoming November 11 governorship election. Notably, … Read more

‘No Glitches’: INEC Assures Smooth Results Upload For Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Guber Elections On IReV

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EKO HOT BLOG reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, vowed that there will be no glitches in the upload of results for the Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV). This online media platform recalls that the upload of results was a major issue in the … Read more

Lagos: Jandor Files 34 Grounds Of Appeal Against Tribunal On Sanwo-Olu’s Election Victory Verdict

EKO HOT BLOG reports Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Lagos state, AbdulAzeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has lodged a notice of appeal against the September 25 judgment of the state election petition tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, the All Progressive Congress (APC), the Labour Party and its Candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour were all listed as respondents in the notice of appeal filed by Jandor. EDITOR’S PICKS Atiku Petitions BBC Over Report On Tinubu’s Certificate JUST IN: Former Minister, Bello Yusuf Is Dead Daniel Bwala Reacts To Viral Video Of Senator Berating Senate President The appeal, which is contained in a 38-page document dated October 13 and comprises 34 grounds, was filed by a team of lawyers led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Clement Onwuenwunor. Jandor argued in the appeal that “Contrary to the misleading conclusion of the tribunal, the issue of disqualification of the winner of an election is both a pre and post-election dispute and that it was highly erroneous of the tribunal to treat it as merely a pre-election issue.” Jandor and his party reiterated the reliefs in their petitions, requesting the disqualification of the candidates from both the APC and Labour Party. The PDP candidate criticized the tribunal for dismissing the Labour Party and its candidate from his petition, particularly considering the numerous allegations of misconduct against Rhodes-Vivour. He pointed out that the law recognizes that anyone accused must be included as a party in such proceedings. Jandor maintained that contrary to the tribunal’s decision since he had also alleged that Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour’s sponsorship was invalid, the tribunal must invalidate his candidacy before he could benefit from their egregious misconduct. The PDP candidate, in his appeal, also said that he deserved to raise issues in the tertiary qualifications of Governor Sanwo-Olu, which were built on false A Level WAEC certificates as demonstrated in some of the exhibits he placed before the court. Among other reliefs, he wants the Court of Appeal to hold that the tribunal had no jurisdiction to hold that the different names in the different certificates presented by Sanwo-Olu belong to one and the same person. “That at the time of the Governorship Election of Saturday, March 18, 2023, Sanwo-Olu and Hamzat, were not qualified to have contested the election. “That all the votes recorded for both candidates and the APC in the said election were wasted votes owing to the non-qualification of both men to have participated in the election. “That the candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, was also not qualified to have contested, and all votes recorded for him and his party in the said election as the second highest number of votes cast at that election, were wasted votes owing to his non-qualification. “That Jandor, having scored the third highest number of votes in the Election and having satisfied the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022, is the validly qualified candidate to be returned as the winner of the said election. FURTHER READING Flood Sweeps Teenager In Anambra Court Revokes Bail Of Jos ‘Organ Harvester’, Orders Remand We Didn’t Rank Abia Best Performing State – WAEC “That the Certificate of Return issued to Sanwo-Olu is null, void and of no effect and that it may be determined and declared that INEC shall forthwith issue the Appellant, Dr Azeez Olajide Adediran, with a Certificate of Return as the duly elected Governor of Lagos State,” Jandor’s appeal reads. Click to watch our video of the week https://youtu.be/XyRx-ToaIDI

EKO HOT BLOG reports Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last governorship election in Lagos state, AbdulAzeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has lodged a notice of appeal against the September 25 judgment of the state election petition tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his … Read more

‘It Lacks Merit’ – Tinubu Seeks Dismissal Of Atiku’s Appeal At Supreme Court

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the appeal filed by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the opposition party. Tinubu, who was the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, said this in a … Read more

Liberia Decides At The Polls Today

Eko Hot Blog reports that citizens of Liberia will be deciding their leader between the former football star, George Weah and Joseph Boakai at the polls today.  Weah, 57 is running alongside his former Vice President Joseph Boakai, 78. Contending at the polls of the highest office in the country are 19 candidates, which includes two … Read more

Bayelsa Governorship: INEC Reveals How It Will Transmit Election Result

Bayelsa Governorship

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday expressed its intention to transmit the results of the November 11 Bayelsa governorship election manually. The state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Obo Effanga stated this in Yenagoa on Wednesday. EDITOR’S PICKS Why I Slumped During Ministerial Screening – Balarabe Speaks Out … Read more

BREAKING: LP Loses As Tribunal Delivers Ruling On Rivers Guber Election

Rivers Guber

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rivers State Governorship Election petition has thrown out the petition filed by the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Beatrice Itubo challenging the declaration of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Simnalaye Fubara as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in the State. Hearing is ongoing at the Tribunal sitting in … Read more

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

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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

PDP Kicks Over Tribunal Judgement On Ebonyi Election

Ebonyi election

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, affirmed the election of Governor Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress. The tribunal dismissed the petitions of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Ifeanyi Odii as well as the All Progressive Grand Alliance and its … Read more

Peter Obi’s Supreme Court Appeal An Exercise In Futility – LP Chieftain

Peter Obi

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) coordinator for the 2023 presidential election in Ekiti State, Moses Jolayemi on Sunday stated that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi‘s effort to appeal judgment is an exercise in futility. Recall that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal struck out the petition filed by Obi against President … Read more

Bayelsa Election: Wike Dropped, Gombe Gov, Yahaya Leads APC Campaign

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Abdullahi Ganduje has released a 495-man list to head the party’s campaign in the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. APC in the list released on Saturday announced the Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya as the … Read more