Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended 14 suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale announced the development in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the suspects were … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his wife, Patience, have casted their ballots in the ongoing off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa State. The former leader and his wife arrived at Polling Unit 39 in Ward 13 in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State around 10:00 a.m. Addressing … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the electoral agency has no candidate in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has identified why there may be violence in the forthcoming governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi State. Speaking on behalf of the party yesterday in Abuja, PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, said one of the issues instrumental to electoral violence is delay in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to upload polling unit results in real-time on the Result Viewing Portal (IReV). The Acting Director of Voter Education and Publicity of the Commission, Mary Nkem, made the promise on behalf of the Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, at Channels Television’s People’s Townhall … Read more