EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the electoral agency has no candidate in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has identified why there may be violence in the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi State. Speaking on behalf of the party yesterday in Abuja, PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, said one of the issues instrumental to electoral violence is delay in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has vowed that he and the deputy governors of the apex bank would work to change the public perception of the bank. He pledged that the new management team of the CBN would put in their best to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Stephen Olarewaju. The IGP made this known on Sunday night during an appearance on Channels TV’s Peoples Townhall. Egbetokun took the decision six days to the November 11, 2023 off-season polls … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to upload polling unit results in real-time on the Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The Acting Director of Voter Education and Publicity of the Commission, Mary Nkem, made the promise on behalf of the Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at Channels Television’s People’s Townhall … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos State, on Saturday sacked the Senate Minority Whip, Darlington Nwokocha of the Labour Party (LP) as the winner of the Abia Central Senatorial election. The court in its ruling also declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Austin Akobundu as the rightful winner … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal, Kano State Division, has scheduled a crucial hearing for Monday, November 6, to hear the appeal lodged by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, contesting the annulment of his election by the Kano Election Petition Tribunal. This case, of significant political consequence, revolves around the rightful winner of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, is currently in a crucial meeting with members of the Commission and members of the Imo State Chapter of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). The meeting is being held at the media center of the state’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja Friday reserved judgment on appeals seeking to determine the authentic governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming November 11 polls in Bayelsa State. One appeal was filed by former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,Timipre Sylva, whose candidacy was … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed nine new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). These appointments, each with a five-year term, are pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. The President’s decision was made in accordance with Section 154 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has delisted the name of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva from the list of candidates for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. According to the updated list uploaded on the INEC website on Tuesday, the name of Sylva’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has said that the commission must prove the reason it failed to upload the presidential poll results to the INEC results viewing portal (IreV). Jega stated this during an Interview with Arise Television on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICK … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu‘s meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) earlier scheduled for Monday, 23rd October has been postponed. This online media platform understands that Ribadu was earlier scheduled to meet the electoral body to discuss the security situation in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states ahead … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the request by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to present President Bola Tiubu’s academic records. Naija News recalls the INEC had declared Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied reports suggesting the electoral body is reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to be used for the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State inside the state government house. INEC said the report which is being propagated by the Kogi State … Read more
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
EKO HOT BLOG reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, gave an update on the court case filed against the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa Ari. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Chairman of INEC, Rotimi Oyekanmi, said the commission is in court with Ari. EDITOR’S PICKS List … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP), on Friday, alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is plotting to stall election tribunal proceedings at the Court of Appeal. The party made this allegation in a statement titled, “Open Letter To INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu By The Leadership Of Labour Party On … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party has described the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states as a golden opportunity for the Independent National Electoral Commission to redeem its allegedly battered image. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, who stated this in Abuja on Sunday, also demanded the … Read more
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