A member of the House of Rep has been arrested The police caught the PDP member with different foreign currencies just a day before the 2023 election. Chinyere Igwe is a supporter of the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Dr Chinyere Igwe, has been … Read more
A popular House of Reps candidate has died. Ado Isa was confirmed dead four days before the 2023 elections. He died on Monday after a brief illness. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate in the Wudil/Garko Constituency of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Kamilu Ado Isa, is dead. Isa, … Read more
House of Reps has kicked against the extension of the deadline for old notes. Godwin Emefiele on Sunday announced that the deadline has been extended by ten days. The House on Tuesday constituted the ad hoc committee to look into the deadline set by CBN. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ad hoc committee on … Read more
Abba Bello, a reps candidate of the PDP, has passed on. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Barrister Abba Bello Haliru, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Birnin Kebbi/Kalgo/Bunza Federal Constituency of the House of Representatives, is dead. EDITOR’S PICKS Buhari Mourns Kebbi Boat Victims PVC: Peter Obi Sends Message To Nigerians Ahead Of … Read more
Reps have asked the CBN to suspend the new cash withdrawal policy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Reps on Thursday asked the CBN to suspend the new cash withdrawal policy. The House also summoned CBN Governor Godwin Emiefele in accordance with the provisions of the Central Bank Act to brief the Chamber … Read more
FG Has Been Urged To Channel Abacha’s loot To ASUU EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dachung Musa Bagos, a member of the House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Government to use part of the recently returned $23,439,724million Abacha loot to settle the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that Nigeria and the … Read more
Nollywood has reacted to the allegations of the National Assembly. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the movie industry has responded to the claim by the House of Representatives that the Nigerian motion picture industry was responsible for the new trend of money rituals happening in different parts of the states among young citizens in the … Read more
The House of Reps has proposed a 7-year jail term and N500m fine for politicians seeking treatment overseas EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives has tendered seven years jail term and a N500 million fine for any public officer of the public office of the federation or any part thereof, seeking to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former member of the Lagos State House Assembly, representing Epe constituency II, Hon Segun Olulade Eleniyan has made public his intention to vie for the National Assembly seat for Epe Federal Constituency in the forthcoming election in 2023. This online media platform recalls that Eleniyan, a two-term member in … Read more
House of Representatives has increased 2022 budget EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives has passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill and the 2021 Finance Bill. Read Also: Electoral Bill: Read Full Text Of Buhari’s Letter To National Assembly The House also increased the total estimates of the Federal Government’s budget from the proposed N16.39 … Read more
House of Representatives says the Federal Government should declare a state of emergency on stable food in Nigeria due to insecurity. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House warned that famine looms in the country due to the growing insecurity that is frustrating agriculture. According to the House, the security crisis in the country is … Read more
House of Reps Orders Immediate Sack of Lai Mohammed The Lagos judicial panel in its report says Nigerians military and police brutalised and killed protesters at Lekki Tollgate on October 20 EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party lawmakers in the House of Representatives say President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the Nigerian minister … Read more
House of Reps air conditioners have broken down. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the House of Representatives, on Tuesday rushed through the legislative business of the day, decrying the unbearable heat in the chamber after the AC broke down. A member of the House, Haruna Dederi (APC-Kano), through Point of Order, had pleaded for the plenary to be … Read more
The plot to impeach President Buhari, Lawan and Gbajabiamila has gathered momentum as opposition parties join the impeachment call. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has urged the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against President Muhammadu Buhari. The spokesperson, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere made the call on Wednesday at … Read more
The House of Reps has told President Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the House of Representatives has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare bandits as terrorists in the country. The call is coming barely 24 hours after the Senate called on Buhari to declare the bandits as terrorists. EKOHOTBLOG … Read more
Security operatives, on Monday, took over the National Assembly. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the management of the National Assembly, in the early hours of Monday, beefed up security in and around the premises apparently to stop a planned protest by some legislative aides. It was gathered that the legislative aides, under the auspices of … Read more
Gbajabiamila has released conditions for the unity of Nigeria. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has listed no fewer than three conditions required to achieve unity in Nigeria. According to a statement by Lanre Lasisi, the Speaker’s media aide, Gbajabiamila listed the three conditions at the 112th Founder’s Lecture … Read more
Another House of Reps member has dumped PDP for APC. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the member of the House of Representatives representing Tai/Eleme/Oyigbo Federal Constituency of Rivers State, Promise Chisom Dike, has dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection of the lawmaker was announced via a letter … Read more
The Speaker of the House of Reps, Gbajabiamila, has visited Tinubu in London. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has visited the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in London, United Kingdom (UK). Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is recuperating in London after … Read more
According to Oke, 12 Ministries, Departments and Agencies aside from the 65 agencies were not audited from 1993 to 2010. The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has said that 65 government agencies have never been audited since they were created. Chairman of the committee, Oluwole Oke, said this at the opening of … Read more