The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned leaders of political parties over the spate of violence that has marred campaigns for the 2023 general elections. Eko Hot Blog reports that the election umpire will be meeting with critical party stakeholders next week to discuss the troubling situation. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Gunmen Abduct Labour Party … Read more
Peter Obi has opened up on the alleged arrest and detainment of El-Rufai during his governorship tenure. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi has denied claims that he arrested and detained Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state in Anambra state while he was governor of the state. He … Read more
Peter Obi is mourning the death of the Labour Party Zonal Chairman. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, is in mourning following the death of one of the party’s Zonal Chairmen in Kaduna State, Mallam Lawal Garba. Garba lost his life in a fatal road … Read more
Labour Party has called for the arrest of Tinubu’s daughter over alleged harrasment and intimidation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Labour Party (LP) has demanded the arrest and prosecution of the Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Mrs. Folashade Tinubu Ojo, who is the daughter of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This online … Read more
Peter Obi says Nigeria’s biggest wealth lies in the northern part of Nigeria and he’s willing to unlock it. Eko Hot Blog reports that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has said northern Nigeria houses the country’s biggest and sustainable wealth. EDITOR’S PICKS Peter Obi, Baba-Ahmed Visit Bandit Negotiator, Sheikh Gumi … Read more
Peter Obi has urged electorates to vote for a patriotic leader. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has appealed to the Nigerian electorate to put aside ethnic and religious differences in the forthcoming generation elections. In a statement issued in Abuja by the party’s campaign … Read more
Obi’s visit to Gumi has split opinions on social media. Eko Hot Blog reports that the decision of Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to pay a courtesy visit to Ahmad Gumi, an Islamic cleric, has left some angry and others impressed. EDITOR’S PICKS Peter Obi, Baba-Ahmed Visit Bandit Negotiator, Sheikh Gumi … Read more
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a Labour Party senatorial candidate in Ebonyi State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former House of Representatives member for Ohaozara Onicha Ivo Federal Constituency, Ebonyi State, and a senatorial candidate on the platform of the Labour Party, Dr. Linus Abaa Okorie has reportedly been kidnapped by gunmen alleged to be … Read more
See five things you should know about Peter Obi’s wife. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the Presidential Candidate and flagbearer of Labour Party, Peter Obi has continued to be a topic in the mouth of many, both his supporters and opponents. So much is known about his presidential ambition and ‘obident movement’, but very little … Read more
Peter Obi has spoken up on allegedly receiving private jets for campaign. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) presidential flag-bearer, Peter Obi, on Sunday denied reports that some Nigerians donated their personal jets for his 2023 presidential campaign. This online media platform gathered that the presidential hopeful took to his verified social … Read more
APC has made plans to neutralise Obi’s influence. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disclosed its plan to neutralise the influence of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his ‘Obidients’ movement as the 2023 general election approaches. According to the party’s campaign team, plans are underway to adopt … Read more
For someone who’s desirous of presiding on the governance affairs of a multi-ethnic nationalities such as Nigeria as Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate is trying to do, his little lies of having only one wrist watch and sleeping in the cheapest hotels when he was governor of Anambra State for eight years … Read more
Peter Obi has opened up on Labour Party’s Presidential Campaign Council list. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has spoken on the controversies surrounding the campaign council list released by the party. Obi, in a statement he personally signed on Friday, said … Read more
The Labour Party (LP) will formally launch its presidential campaign in Nasarawa State on October 18. Eko Hot Blog reports that at a news conference on Thursday in Lafia, Alexander Emmanuel, the party’s state chairman, informed the media that the exercise’s preparations were complete. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Ethiopian Embassy Bans Visa On Arrival … Read more
Labour Party has unveiled a 1,234-member campaign council. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) has finally unveiled its Presidential Campaign Council membership list ahead of the 2023 election. The list was unveiled on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Tinubu Meets APC Govs, Campaign Council Over Controversial … Read more
Fani-Kayode has warned the APC not to underestimate Obidients. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) and former presidential aspirant of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Adamu Garba, have both expressed worries over the activities of supporters of the nation’s political third force, the Labour Party, popularly known as the … Read more
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stands head and shoulders above Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, according to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Eko Hot Blog reports that Akeredolu stated that Tinubu actively participated in the campaign that resulted in … Read more
APC Deputy spokesman has asked Ngige to resign if he can’t support Tinubu’s presidential bid in the 2023 election. Eko Hot Blog reports that Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Murtala Ajaka, has said Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, should resign if he cannot support the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju … Read more
Ngige has said he cannot publicly choose between Tinubu and Obi in the 2023 race for Nigeria’s president. Eko Hot Blog reports that Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has said he will not disclose his preferred presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. EDITOR’S PICKS Several Supporters March For Tinubu On Independence Day In Chicago (PHOTOS) … Read more
A group has asked ‘Obidients’ to stop their “campaign of calumny” against Tinubu. Eko Hot Blog reports that a social-political group, Yoruba Ronu, has cautioned supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, popularly known as Obidients, against violence and use of hate speech while promoting their candidate. EDITOR’S PICKS French Author Wins 2022 … Read more