EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a significant political shift, supporters of various opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Labour Party (LP), and Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) have officially abandoned their affiliations to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection ceremony, which took place at the Unity Fountain … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 Bye-Election. Declaring the results, the Returning Officer for the bye-election, Prof Simeon Adebayo, revealed that the APC Candidate scored a total of 11, 203 votes. Laguda, a … Read more
Ekp Hot Blog reports that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fuad Laguda has coasted home to a landslide victory in Saturday’s by-election in Surulere Federal Constituency, Lagos. Results monitored by this PM News on IRev portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) indicated that Laguda won massively in the six wards … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso has said the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, was opened to a merger as no party can singlehandedly clinch power in the country. Kwankwaso, who was the NNPP presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, said these in an interview with some radio stations on Friday. The … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director-General for Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has revealed why the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, couldn’t pay party agents during 2023 elections. Osuntokun in an interview with Punch revealed that Obi could not pay the agents because they never had the money to do … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Supreme Court on Friday, 12th January, 2024, delivered judgements on the appeals involving governorship elections in eight states of the federation. The separate judgements are all related to the outcomes of the March 18, 2023, governorship elections in the affected states. EDITOR’S PICKS Bye-Election: Ani Emerges APC Candidate To Fill … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi on Tuesday, visited the family of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. This online media platform gathered Obi visited the residence of the Akeredolus in the company of political economist, Professor Pat Utomi. EDITOR’S PICKS [BREAKING] 2024: Tinubu Addresses … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that condolence messages has continued to pour in following the demise of former Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. Governor Akeredolu died in the early hours of Wednesday while receiving medical treatment in Germany after complications arising from protracted prostate cancer. Former Presidents, Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan, former Vice President Atiku … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party on Monday urged Nigerians, especially Lagos residents, not to despair despite the current challenges facing the nation. The state’s LP Chairperson, Dayo Ekong, said this in her message to Nigerians in commemoration of the 2023 Christmas celebration. EDITOR’S PICKS Don’t Hand Over PH Refinery … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has alleged that some people in the country are threatening to destroy him if he doesn’t look away from happenings on the political scene in Nigeria. The former Anambra State Governor however insisted that he remains unbothered by such threats. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has declared that it is a known fact that he won the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria. Obi made the declaration on Sunday while speaking on parallel facts, a Twitter spaces interaction. According to him, the truth that he won the 2023 presidential … 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 leadership of Labour Party (LP) has confirmed that they are part of the new coalition of political parties formed recently. It was gathered that a group of seven opposition political parties on Wednesday formed a new coalition in a bid to mount a formidable opposition against the ruling All … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has congratulated his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on his 77th birthday anniversary. In a statement on Saturday, Obi said the former vice president has contributed immensely to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Court of Appeal Sitting in Lagos has sacked Hon. Udefuna Chukwudi Labour Party as the member representing Ezeagu Constituency in Enugu State House of Assembly over his inability to meet the constitutional requirements. The appellate court declared Rt. Hon. Chima Obieze of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP winner of … Read more
By Tunde Odesola I didn’t shoot the sheriff. I was only a member of a three-man gang that robbed a friend in Lagos in the mid-80s. Thank God, he survived the robbery and he’s alive to tell the story. Despite the incident, we remain friends. So, I’ll shield him from klieg light by referring to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party governorship candidate for Imo, Athan Achonu, and scores of his supporters on Thursday stormed the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja to demand the true certified copy of the just concluded poll in the state. Achonu, who was accompanied by the National Youth … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) has reacted to the sacking of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja. This online media platform reports that in a judgment on Sunday, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal led by Justice Elphreda Williams-Dawodu ordered the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has asked its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to concede defeat and congratulate President Bola Tinubu. The spokesman of the LP faction, Abayomi Arabambi, made this known in a statement … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has hailed the ruling of the Court of Appeal, sitting in Lagos that affirmed his victory in the last governorship election. The appellate court on Wednesday dismissed the appeals brought against the re-election of Governor Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat by the … Read more