Last week, President Bola Tinubu renewed the Nigerian government’s perennial, often fruitless interest in the notorious Ajaokuta Steel Project. He talked about investment prospects that may never come — as usual. The steel plant, built on 24,000 hectares of land in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, was started by the Soviet Union in 1979 under a cooperation … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the leader of an Abuja-based music band, Adewunmi Samuel Softmade, has disclosed the amount his group paid as ransom to kidnappers for their release. The band leader, alongside his crew, were abducted in December 2023 while returning from a show in Kogi State. Editor’s Picks BREAKING: FG Moves To Seize … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that gunmen have attacked the residence of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Kogi State, Dr Hale Longpet, in Lokoja, the state capital. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the disclosure in a statement shared on X on Friday. The incident came a day after some protesters besieged INEC’s state … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has expressed hope that the state will overtake Lagos or probably trail it in development. Bello spoke on Tuesday while leading the state governor-elect, Usman Ododo, on a visit to President Bola Tinubu’s wife, Oluremi. The governor said he envisions that Kogi state would … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commissioner National Commissioner in charge of Kogi, Kwara and Niger states, Prof Dani Adam, has said that the just-concluded governorship election in Kogi State was free, fair and credible. Adam spoke on Friday in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, at the presentation of Certificate of Return to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has cancelled the supplementary election it earlier scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 18, in Ogori-Magongo and some other local government areas of Kogi State. The INEC’s Head of Voter Education and Publicity, in Kogi state, Haliru Sule, made this known in an interview … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi State, on their victory in the November 11 governorship elections. The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has again extended the break in the ongoing collation of results from 4pm to 7pm. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Kogi State, Gabriel Longpet, said the extension has become necessary since the results of the remaining three Local Government Areas were not … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Police on Sunday morning, barred journalists from entering the result collation centre for the Kogi State governorship election. This follows the resumption of collation at the centre in Lokoja by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). EDITOR’S PICKS Banky W Loses Out As Court Affirms LP’s Thaddeus Atta As … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale announced the development in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the suspects were … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced uploading Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa state polling unit results to the INEC Result Viewing (ReV) portal. This news medium had earlier reported that off-cycle elections were held in Bayelsa State, Kogi State, and Imo State today. Editor’s Pick BREAKING: PDP In Early … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun sorting and tallying votes in Lokoja, Kogi state capital. INEC is carrying out the exercise at the Federal Medical Center junction polling unit in Lokoja Local Government Area. This online media platform gathered that the exercise commenced at about 3 p.m. as … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to viral forged results from Kogi State. This online media platform earlier reported that a civil society organisation, YIAGA Africa, raised the alarm on Saturday morning, over the discovery of election results from a polling unit in Kogi before the conclusion of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is back on the field for the off-cycle 2023 governorship elections holding in Bayelsa State, Kogi State, and Imo State commence today. In Bayelsa, Governor Duoye Diri is seeking a second term in office under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). However, … Read more
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 Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed three Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) to Kogi, Bayelsa and Imo States, ahead of the the governorship elections scheduled for November 11. This online media platform understands that the DIGs were deployed to oversee the security arrangements and ensure the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 11, 2023 election in the Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has reacted to the attack on the residence of the Director-General of the SDP Campaign Council, Ibrahim Jibrin. Ajaka, on Tuesday, claimed that he was the target of the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that some aggrieved members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), have stormed the Police headquarters in Abuja over the killing of three policemen and some members of the party at Anyigba, Kogi State. This online media platform learned that the governorship candidate of the party in the November 11 election, Muritala … 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