Ekp Hot Blog reports that the political atmosphere in Kano State has been stirred by the invitation extended by Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Kano State, to the state’s incumbent governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, and the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the former Governor of Kano State and the current National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has made his first return to the state since leaving office in May 2023. His return follows the APC’s loss in the Kano governorship election to the New Nigerian Peoples … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has reacted to his victory at the Supreme Court on Friday. Yusuf who contested on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) was affirmed as the duly elected governor of Kano State. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasiru Gawuna, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Kano State citizens, particularly in the capital, are in anxiety as they anticipate the Supreme Court ruling on the Kano Governorship election today. According to reports, financial institutions and schools are shut in anticipation of the violence that may erupt after the verdict. The Supreme Court is expected to deliver … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Supreme Court of Nigeria is set for a busy week, as it schedules hearings for 21 appeals concerning disputes from the last governorship elections. These appeals, involving a number of states including Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom, are slated for hearing from Monday … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the North Central Citizens Council (NCCC) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take decisive measures to avert bloodshed and prevent descent into anarchy by any means necessary. The Council expressed concerns about inconsistencies in judicial decisions following the March 2023 governorship elections in Nigeria. These decisions according to them, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Kano State residents have taken to the streets in protest following the Appeal Court’s ruling that removed Governor Abba Yusuf from office. Two weeks ago, the Appeal Court upheld the decision of the tribunal, led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, which had initially dismissed Yusuf on September 20, 2023. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has finally reacted to the Appeal Court ruling that sacked him. According to him, all his political travails which include his losses at both the Elections Petition Tribunal and most recently at the Court of Appeal are targeted attacks against his political godfather, Rabiu … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the Kano governorship election, Nasiru Gawuna, has applauded the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which sacked Governor Abba Yusuf from office. In a statement he signed and made available to journalists in Kano on Saturday, Gawuna said truth has prevailed … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf file to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. The tribunal, which delivered judgment via Zoom, had declared Yusuf’s All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent, Nasiru Gawuna, as winner of the election. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Nigerian Police Officers, on Wednesday, attacked some journalists covering the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Court. The tribunal is set to deliver its judgment in a petition by the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the victory of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Wednesday, September 20, 2023, to pass judgment on the petition challenging the incumbent Governor’s election victory. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, had filed a petition before the Tribunal, challenging the declaration of Kabir Abba Yusuf … Read more