EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ondo Speaker Olamide Oladiji is embroiled in controversy following his reported claim that 18 lawmakers are in support of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s All Progressives Congress ticket bid in the forthcoming November governorship election. Oladiji made this assertion during Governor Aiyedatiwa’s declaration of intent, igniting debates on the authenticity of his statement. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have called on the Federal Ministry of Education to integrate security education into the core curriculum of Primary and Secondary Schools. The House directed the Committee on Basic Education and Services to guarantee implementation. EDITOR’S PICKS Hoodlums Vandalize BUA Truck, Loot Spaghetti Cartons In Zaria … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives has moved to put an end to sports betting in Nigeria. In order to address the concerns surrounding gambling activities, lawmakers have called upon the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) to adhere to the Lottery Regulatory Commission Act of 2005. EDITOR’S PICKS Full List Of AFCON Awards … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives have called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the security of lives and property better than what the administration of Muhammadu Buhari did in eight years. Under the immediate past administration, insurgency, kidnapping and all manner of criminality reached an all-time high, prompting the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Speaking while launching the PDP campaigns on Saturday, Mutfwang urged the people to return the two candidates to their former positions. He also called on all the government officials appointed by his administration to select a ward in their various areas and commit themselves to the campaigns to ensure that … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that as the Plateau State House of Assembly resumes plenary today (Tuesday), the 16 lawmakers elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party said they would resume their legislative duties despite their sacking by the Court of Appeal. This came as the All Progressives Congress said the lawmakers remained sacked … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has reportedly cleared all the entitlements of the defecting 27 lawmakers for November and December. This online media platform recalls that the lawmakers dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) amidst the political crisis in the state. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) has reacted to the defection of 27 lawmakers from the Rivers State House of Assembly. This online media platform recall that various political stakeholders have claimed that the defection of the lawmakers automatically means that they have lost their seats in the legislature. EDITOR’S PICKS New … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, on Thursday, said the embattled 27 members of the House of Assembly can carry out their duties anywhere out the demolished complex. In a visit to the national headquarters of the APC in Abuja, the state caretaker committee emphasized that, supported by the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that on Wednesday, the Senate disclosed its intention to commence a recess beginning on Friday, December 1, as announced by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This decision was communicated on the floor of the Red Chamber shortly after President Bola Tinubu presented the 2024 budget during a joint session of the National … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has reportedly waded into the feud between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Recall that prominent elders and traditional rulers in the state had appealed to President Tinubu to intervene in the political crisis to avert looming anarchy. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos Assembly … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was an uproar in the Senate on Tuesday following the announcement of two minority leaders by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The seats of the Senate Minority Leader and Minority Whip became vacant after the Court of Appeal sacked the former occupants, Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon (PDP, Plateau North) and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, rejected a motion urging members to adopt at least one public school in their localities for the purpose of paying registration fees for students sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination; the West African Senior School Certificate Examination; and the National Examination Council. Trouble started … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has been summoned by the House of Representatives regarding the decision to lift the forex ban on 43 items. Recall that the said items, including toothpicks, and cement, among others, were initially restricted from accessing forex in 2015. As … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, met with a delegation of the European Union (EU) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking with the EU delegation led by the Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, Tinubu called for the strengthening of cross-sectoral partnership between Nigeria and the EU based … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the lawmaker representing Sagamu Constituency (1) in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Damilare Bello Mohammed has been arrested for his alleged involvement in a cult clash in Sagamu over the weekend. Five suspected cultists, apart from the lawmaker were arrested over the incident which started on Wednesday and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, Senator Neda Imasuen (LP, Edo South), has urged aggrieved senators to shelve alleged plans to impeach Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This online media platform recalls that reports had emerged last week that two prominent Senators from the North West and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that three members of the House of Representatives from Abia State, elected on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) have been sacked by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. This online media platform gathered understands the three lawmakers were sacked on Monday … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was a mil drama in the Nigeria Senate on Monday as lawmakers disagreed over the screening of Festus Keyamo as a ministerial nominee. This online media platform gathered that some lawmakers had taken offence over the refusal of Keyamo, who was the Minister of State for Labour and Employment … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen have shot and killed a councillor representing Eha-Ulo ward in Nsukka Local Government Area Legislative Council in Enugu State, Nelson Sylvester, popularly known as Ofunwa. It was learnt that the lawmaker was murdered on Sunday night at his residence in Eha-Alumonah. EDITOR’S PICKS Delta Community Imposes N10,000 Fine, … Read more