The election of Senators into the 10th National Assembly has been completed, with the ruling APC winning 60 seats and the opposition PDP taking 35 seats. Other parties that won seats include the LP, NNPP, SDP, APGA, and the YPP. The full list of the 109 senators-elect has been released by the INEC. EKO HOT … Read more
INEC is set to make a final decision on the outcome of the Adamawa State governorship election on Tuesday, April 18. This follows the illegal announcement of the election result by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who has been summoned to Abuja to explain the reasons behind his decision. The collation of results remains suspended … Read more
Nigerians are hoarding redesigned naira notes ahead of the December deadline for the phasing out of old notes. Despite the Supreme Court ruling that old and new notes should circulate until the end of the year, most notes spent by Nigerians are still the old ones. The CBN is printing and releasing more new notes … Read more
Former Sokoto Gov Aliyu Wamakko has been declared the winner of the Sokoto North Senatorial Election District, defeating his closest opponent by a margin of 23,023 votes. He secured a total number of 141,468 votes, earning him a third term in the Senate. Wamakko was also a deputy governor to Attahiru Bafarawa for over seven … Read more
Omoyele Sowore (AAC) has raised concerns about the health status and whereabouts of Bola Tinubu. Sowore alleged that Tinubu’s supposed location in Mecca is untrue, and that sightings of him in France are unverifiable. He questioned why Tinubu’s health status is being hidden from Nigerians. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the African Action Congress (AAC) … Read more
Well known philanthropist, Sonia Patterson visited Nigeria recently on a mission to spread joy and hope. On her visit, she stated in an interview with the press she intended to visit Asaba in Delta State to execute some of her philanthropic projects. Patterson also revealed she also intends to feature in a movie she produced … Read more
Tinubu has described Atiku Abubakar as a consistent serial loser in response to the petition filed by Atiku and the PDP before the Presidential Election Petition Court. Tinubu’s team of lawyers filed a response stating that Atiku has lost all the presidential elections he has contested since 1993 and that his petition is frivolous and … Read more
NUPENG has demanded that local refineries be functioning before any plan to remove fuel subsidy is made. NUPENG expressed disappointment in the government’s failure to make the three national refineries operational before contemplating the removal of the subsidy. The union is not against the removal of the subsidy but insists that local refining must be … Read more
INEC has declared that it will not nullify the 2023 Nigerian presidential election despite allegations of infractions. The electoral body maintains that the election was free, fair, and credible and conducted in substantial compliance with the Electoral Act and its Regulations and Guidelines. The use of technology enhanced the ease, credibility, transparency, and integrity of … Read more
Atiku contested the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, but failed to meet the constitutional requirements to be declared the winner. INEC declared that Atiku did not score at least one-quarter of the votes cast in at least two-thirds of the 36 states of the federation and FCT. INEC urged the court to dismiss the petition … Read more
Umahi has declared that no one can stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from becoming Nigeria’s next President. Umahi made this known during a courtesy visit by the Speaker of Ebonyi State Assembly and Governor-elect, Francis Nwifuru. He called for an end to extreme politics and urged the younger generation to be given more opportunities to contribute … Read more
INEC has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to dismiss all the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election. All the opposition parties challenging Tinubu’s victory joined INEC as a co-defendant. INEC defended Tinubu’s win, stating that he “scored highest valid votes cast at the … Read more
Ad hoc committee set up by the Nigerian House of Representatives to investigate illegal crude oil sales by the NNPC has commenced its hearing. The committee is led by Mark Gbillah who began investigation proceedings on Tuesday. According to the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, who was represented by Ibrahim, the committee had the … Read more
The International Monetary Fund has released Nigeria’s economic growth projection for the year 2023, stating an improvement of 3.2% growth. This counters its initial projection of a decline from 3.4% in 2022 to 2.8% in 2023. The Washington based lender however warns of the current uncertainty in the financial sector that poses a risk to … Read more
A passenger onboard an Ibom Air flight, who is an adversary of the President-elect, has been denied bail. The court denied his bail application due to concerns over his mental capacity, and ordered that he be taken to a government hospital for assessment before further proceedings. He is currently being held at the Kuje Correctional … Read more
The APC governors have charged the party’s leadership to take steps on zoning the office of the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives. They have called for a meeting with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to discuss the issue. The party governors are mindful of religion as a crucial factor in choosing the … Read more
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has celebrated Ayo Adebanjo, the leader of Afenifere, on his 95th birthday. Tinubu praised Adebanjo’s contributions to democracy in Nigeria and wished him good health and long life. Despite political differences, Tinubu put aside his grievances to honor Adebanjo’s milestone birthday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the The president-elect, Bola Tinubu … Read more
Femi Adesina, has revealed that some political promises were made during the 2015 elections that even the then-presidential candidate, Buhari, was unaware of. Adesina also clarified that Buhari promised to review the presidential fleet and not sell them off indiscriminately. Additionally, Adesina claimed that Buhari’s sickness in 2017 caused a setback for the current administration’s … Read more
Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has expressed concern over the activities of the DSS. She alleges that the DSS, along with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, President Buhari, and President-elect Tinubu are planning to push the country into destruction. This follows the recent arrest of UK-based Pastor Tomi Arayomi and his wife … Read more
Nigeria has been struggling with an exodus of health workers to the UK in recent years. In October 2022, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said the total number of Nigerian-trained doctors in the UK stood at 10,387. The UK government appears to be taking steps to reduce the brain drain in Nigeria and other countries. … Read more