Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has identified the top ten states with the highest number of internet users in Nigeria. Records on the NBS database as of Sunday, February 25, 2024, indicated that there were a total of 163.8 million internet subscribers across the country. The figures, according to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that “Max Air’s constant flight delays are unacceptable,” voices frustrated passengers at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) following the unexpected hold-up of flight VM1645 bound for Lagos. Editor’s pick: President Tinubu’s Qatar Visit Set In Stone Despite Doubt – Foreign Affairs Minister Opens Up Edo State Lights Up With Celebration … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police command in Kano State says the Divisional Police Office in Nasarawa Local Government Area has been gutted by fire. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Usaini Gumel, disclosed in Kano that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. EDITOR’S PICKS [JUST IN] Rerun: APC’s Mustapha Declared Yobe … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a fresh round of protests has broken out in Suleja, the commercial nerve centre of Niger State which is only a few kilometres away to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The angry Nigerians stormed the streets on Wednesday, according to photographs obtained by SaharaReporters, calling on the President Bola Tinubu-led … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State says he will meet President Bola Tinubu over the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. ”I will personally meet President Tinubu to intimate him about the hardship the people of Kano State are encountering due to inflation with a view to providing succour to the … Read more
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 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended the ongoing rerun elections in specific constituencies in Enugu, Kano and Akwa Ibom States due to disruptions, irregularities and abduction of election officials. The affected areas are Enugu South 1 State Constituency, Enugu State, Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency, Akwa Ibom State and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports In a heartbreaking incident, a 37-year-old security guard identified as Nurudeen Shehu at Prestige International College in Kano took his own life inside a classroom after learning about his ex-wife’s remarriage. EDITOR’S PICK 1,500 CBN Staff Resume Duties At Lagos Office After Redeployment Naira Plunges To All-time Low, Falls By 50% … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, on Monday, distanced himself from the report making rounds that he signed an agreement with the presidency to influence the judgment of the supreme court. This online media platform recalls that the Supreme Court on the 12th of January, set aside the judgment of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Engineer Fidet Okheria, has revealed that the long-awaited Kano-Lagos Express Train Service is set to resume operations soon, signaling a new era in railway transportation in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Saturday night in Abuja, Engineer Okheria disclosed that the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a Kano-based politician, Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda, over his alleged threat to mobilise the masses to start an uprising and make Kano ungovernable. A senior official of the secret police in Kano confirmed to Daily Trust that the controversial politician, known for his critical … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Kano State have decided to let down its guard and move on following the final verdict of the Supreme Court over the last governorship election in the state. This online media platform reported last week that Supreme Court lead judge, Justice Inyang Okoro, overturned the court … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) has dismissed eight directors from their respective roles, instructing them to transfer all their tasks and obligations to their deputies. The development was contained in a circular issued on Friday by the Chairman of KIRS, Sani Abdulkadir Dambo. EDITOR’S PICKS Uzodimma’s Inauguration: Tinubu Meets … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has expressed that while the party has accepted the recent Supreme Court rulings, it does not necessarily agree with the decisions. Morka shared these sentiments during an interview on Channels TV’s “Politics Today.” EDITOR’S PICKS Uzodimma’s Inauguration: Tinubu Meets … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court has fixed the 13th of January, 2024 (Friday) for judgment in the Kano state governorship election appeals. According to Daily Trust, the secretary of the legal team for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Bashir Tudun Wuzirci, confirmed the development. EDITOR’S PICKS Bye-Election: Ani Emerges APC Candidate To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Kano Magistrate Court sitting at Yankaba has fixed January 18, 2024 for the ruling on bail application filed by three defendants in the murder case of one Nafiu Hafizu, a driver allegedly killed by a housewife, Hafsat Surajo. The defendants, Dayyabu Abdullahi (Hafsat’s husband), Adamu Muhammad and Nasidi Muhammad, are … 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 New Nigeria Peoples Party has dismissed claims that the party has reached an agreement with the ruling All Progressives Congress over its (the NNPP’s) appeal at the Supreme Court. The party’s National Auditor, Ladipo Johnson, who disclosed this in a phone interview with our correspondent on Saturday, said though one … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kano State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Tasiu Al’amin-Roba, a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abba Yusuf, and one Abdulkadir Muhammad for alleged diversion of the state’s palliatives. EDITOR’S PICKS Nationwide Strike: NLC Sends Letters To Electricity Union, ASUU For Compliance FG Issues Stern Warning To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Fresh protests erupted in Kano city and its environs on Monday afternoon with the demonstrators denouncing the recent judgment of the Court Appeal that sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party. This online media platform gathered that uneasy calm pervaded the state capital following a reported contradiction … Read more