Eko Hot Blog reports that the Supreme Court of Nigeria is set for a busy week, as it schedules hearings for 21 appeals concerning disputes from the last governorship elections. These appeals, involving a number of states including Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom, are slated for hearing from Monday … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New Nigeria Peoples Party has dismissed claims that the party has reached an agreement with the ruling All Progressives Congress over its (the NNPP’s) appeal at the Supreme Court. The party’s National Auditor, Ladipo Johnson, who disclosed this in a phone interview with our correspondent on Saturday, said though one … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s (NNPP) National Working Committee led by its acting National Chairman, Kawu Ali, has insisted that the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, is a card-carrying member of the party. Ali stated this at a press conference on Thursday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS APC Wins In Ekiti … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has conveyed his deep sorrow following the Nigerian Army’s bombing in Tundun Biri, Kaduna State, which resulted in numerous deaths during a Maulud celebration. Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano State, criticized the airstrikes as a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the North Central Citizens Council (NCCC) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to take decisive measures to avert bloodshed and prevent descent into anarchy by any means necessary. The Council expressed concerns about inconsistencies in judicial decisions following the March 2023 governorship elections in Nigeria. These decisions according to them, … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party led by Agor Major has urged the Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso-led faction not to resort to self-help over the Court of Appeal’s judgment that sacked the state Governor, Abba Yusuf. Addressing journalists on Monday in Abuja, the National Secretary of the Major-led group, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Commissioner for Rural and Community Development, Illyasu Kwankwaso has claimed that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)-led government is trying to instigate political violence in the state. The APC chieftain made the allegation at a press conference in the state … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Kano State residents have taken to the streets in protest following the Appeal Court’s ruling that removed Governor Abba Yusuf from office. Two weeks ago, the Appeal Court upheld the decision of the tribunal, led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, which had initially dismissed Yusuf on September 20, 2023. … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 2023 gubernatorial election in Taraba State, Kefas Agbu, has been affirmed as the elected governor of the state by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja. The appellate court while delivering judgment on Tuesday dismissed the appeal filed … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that House of Representatives member representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency, Kano, Abdulmumin Jibrin has said that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is open to an alliance with the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jibrin stated this on Sunday while hosting 1,000 Ulamas at his country home of Kofa, Bebeji, Kano for a special … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has declared that it is open for alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the NNPP, if the collaboration or alliance was in national interest, the party was ready for it. At … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Secretary of New Nigeria’s People Party (NNPP), Olaposi Oginni, has attributed the removal of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, to the former Presidential candidate of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. In response to the confirmation of the removal of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf by the Court of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the court of appeal in Abuja has affirmed the order of the Kano state governorship election petition tribunal which sacked Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as governor of the state. The panel upheld the Tribunal’s verdict led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, which sacked Yusuf … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Labour Party (LP) has denied media reports claiming it is in merger talks with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other opposition parties. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, made this known in a statement on Friday while reacting to reports that the LP is in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reserved judgment in the appeal Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf file to challenge his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. The tribunal, which delivered judgment via Zoom, had declared Yusuf’s All Progressives Congress (APC) opponent, Nasiru Gawuna, as winner of the election. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is palpable tension in Kano Metropolis as the Court of Appeal, Kano Division, begins hearing the appeal filed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State challenging the judgment of the Election Petitions Tribunal, which sacked him from office. A notice made available to the parties involved in the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Court of Appeal, Kano State Division, has scheduled a crucial hearing for Monday, November 6, to hear the appeal lodged by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, contesting the annulment of his election by the Kano Election Petition Tribunal. This case, of significant political consequence, revolves around the rightful winner of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has visited the former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, over the recent death of his mother, Hajiya Halima. In a post via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Thursday, Kwankwaso said he paid a condolence visit to … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has rejected the call of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, for his presidential flagbearer, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to join his quest to challenge the election of President Bola Tinubu at the Supreme Court. The acting NNPP Deputy National … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Department of State Security (DSS) has reportedly arrested a 23-year-old lady, Fildausi Musa Ahamadu, for threatening to commit suicide following the outcome of the ruling of the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. This online media platform recalls that the tribunal had sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New … Read more