The Legal Director of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council has denied claims that Tinubu is evading court papers regarding the petition against his victory. According to the legal director, Tinubu’s absence from the country won’t stall the election petition process. The election tribunal has ordered the LP and PDP to serve Tinubu with copies of … Read more
Peter Obi has sent his condolences to the family of Anumudu, the Imo LP’s Gubernatorial Aspirant. Anumudu was found dead in his apartment on Saturday morning. Reacting, Obi has expressed sadness at Anumudu’s sudden death, describing the death as a huge loss. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr … Read more
Fani-Kayode has threatened that Nigeria would become “ungovernable” if Tinubu’s swearing-in is obstructed by Labour Party or PDP. Fani-Kayode warned the supporters of Atiku and Peter Obi to desist from their attempts to annul the 2023 presidential election which produced Bola Tinubu. He gave the warning via his official Twitter handle on Saturday. EKO HOT … Read more
Bola Tinubu has been accused of deliberately avoiding petitions filed by the PDP and LP. The Presidential Election Petition Court has ordered that Tinubu be served with copies of the petitions seeking to nullify his election. The court passed the ruling following separate ex-parte applications filed by Atiku Abubakar of the PDP, Peter Obi of … Read more
Peter Obi has responded to Festus Keyamo’s call for his apprehension. The APC spokesman had on Thursday petitioned the DSS to arrest Obi and Datti for what he described as incendiary comments. Reacting, Obi’s Media Office, Onifade interpreted the call as a “huge joke”. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Head of the Peter Obi-Yusuf … Read more
APC has warned Rhodes-Vivour against inciting violence following Guber elections. Recall that the The LP lost the Lagos State Guber election to Sanwo-Olu. The APC in that state noted that Rhodes-Vivour’s claims of winning the election was false and misleading. EKO HOT BLOG reports that The Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the … Read more
The Enugu governorship election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023. However, no winner was returned until Wednesday night after the electoral commission suspended the collation of results on Monday. The commission resumed collation Wednesday evening and consequently declared a winner. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate … Read more
Alex Otti has been declared winner of the Abia state Guber election. The LP candidate is only the second person to win a governorship race for the party. Former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was the first. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship … Read more
Wike has revealed the initial plan of the G5 Governors. The Rivers state Governor revealed that G5 worked towards Southern Presidency and not for Peter Obi. Recall that Wike was the supposed leader of the G5 Governors, a group that broke from the PDP, and worked against Atiku’s ambition. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor … Read more
Atiku has filed a lawsuit challenging the outcome of Tinubu’s triumph at the Tribunal. Atiku is praying for the tribunal to declare that Tinubu was not duly elected by a majority of the lawful votes cast. He wants an order mandating INEC to retrieve the certificate of return issued to Bola Tinubu. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Peter Obi has demanded a cancellation of the Feburary 25 elections. The LP file a petition for fresh elections to be conducted. It was also requested that all votes cast for the President-elect and Vice President-elect should be deemed wasted. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the … Read more
INEC has postponed the announcement of the winner of Enugu governorship race. The postponement is coming following concerns from both the Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party. The PDP alleged that the Labour Party received more votes than was anticipated in the Nsukka. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has secured a reelection bid after seeing off challengers from Olajide Adediran popularly known as Jandor, of the Peoples Democratic Party and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party. EDITOR’S PICKS INSIGHT: What Does Tinubu’s Loss In Lagos Portend For Sanwo-Olu’s Reelection Bid? A Call … Read more
Labour Party candidate has foiled ex-Governor Nnamani’s bid to return to the Senate. Kelvin Chukwu polled 69, 136 votes to defeat Chimaroke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 48, 701 votes. Kelvin replaced his brother, Oyibo Chukwu, who was allegedly murdered few days to the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. EKO … Read more
LP has stated that the March 18 Guber elections, proves that the Presidential election was rigged. According to the LP National Chairman, the Commission rigged the election to favour a particular candidate. He stated that Obi’s gain victory from Nigerians and it was not a ‘glitch’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of … Read more
In 2022, INEC announced that the governorship and House of Assembly elections will hold on March 11, 2023, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly elections. But, days before the election, INEC shifted the elections to March 18, 2023, due to the reconfiguration of key election tools, BVAS machines. The time has finally come … Read more
The Lagos governorship election will hold on Saturday, March 18, 2023. Observers suggest the election is a two-horse race between the APC and LP. The LP Guber candidate is banking on keeping the support that won his party the presidential election in Lagos, but his party leaders are reportedly developing cold feet. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
LP has spoken on allegedly recruiting Igbo lawyer to defend Peter Obi at tribunal. The Campign Council debunked the rumours, stating that lawyers are present from different ethnic groups. He also stated that the initial list that generated the controversy was incomplete. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LP PCC) … Read more
The Labour Party in Kwara has announced its decision not to form an alliance with any political party for the upcoming elections. The party aimed to win the election and take power from the incumbent party. The party chairman dissociated the party from the gubernatorial candidate who had aligned with the People’s Democratic Party. EKO … Read more
Peter Obi has reacted to the death of Archbishop Anikwenwa. The LP candidate described his death as a loss in all ramifications. Anikwenwa passed on Monday at the age of 83. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of the … Read more