Gunmen Invade APC Meeting, Kill Two Chieftains, Kidnap One

Gunmen have invaded APC meeting, killed two chieftains and kidnapped one. EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunmen on Tuesday evening killed two stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State during the invasion and attack of the party’s meeting in Enugu South LGA. The gunmen also abducted another chieftain of the party while … Read more

APC Spokesman Dumps Party

APC spokesman has dumped party. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, Delta State chapter, Ogheneluemu Sylvester Imonina, has dumped the party. Imonina revealed his resignation in a letter titled ‘Resignation Of My Membership Of All Progressives Congress And Position As Acting State Publicity Secretary Of The Party.’ Read Also: See … Read more

Party Guests Given ‘Ghana Must Go’ Sack Full Of ‘Provisions’ [VIDEO]

Party Guests Given ‘Ghana Must Go’ Sack Full Of ‘Provisions’ [VIDEO] EKO HOT BLOG reports that guests who attended one Gbonjubola’s party were gifted beverages, noodles and other necessary supplies. In a video sighted by this reporter, vegetable oil and milk, are some of the other items distributed. See video below;   Parties such as … Read more

Anxiety In APC Over Plot To Hold Primaries Before Convention

There is an ongoing anxiety in APC over plot to hold primaries before convention. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there is anxiety in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over an alleged plot to hold presidential, governorship and other primaries before the National Convention of the party. The party’s Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) is … Read more

[BREAKING] Secondus’s Case: NJC Places Judges On Watchlist, Bars Them From Promotion

  • The NJC has placed judges on watchlist and barred them from promotion.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that National Judicial Council (NJC) has placed
three High Court judges on watchlist and barred them from promotion for issuing conflicting ex-parte orders in the cases involving the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus.

The affected judges are Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the High Court of Rivers State; Justice Nusirat I. Umar of the High Court of Kebbi State, and Justice Edem Ita Kooffreh of the High Court of Cross River State.

A statement by the Director of Information, Soji Oye said NJC, at a meeting chaired by Justice Mary Odili, barred the affected judges from promotion between the next two to five years, issued them with warning letters and placed them on its watch list.

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According to the statement, “The meeting which was chaired by the Deputy Chairman of Council, Hon. Justice Mary Peter-Odili, CFR agreed with the recommendations of the Investigation Committee set up in September 2021 that Hon. Justice Okogbule Gbasam of the High Court of Rivers State be barred from elevation to higher Bench for two years whenever he is due, as he failed to exercise due diligence in granting the ex-parte order in suit No: PHC/2183/CS/2021 between Ibealwuchi Earnest Alex & 4 others and Prince Uche Secondus & another, as there was no real urgency, in the circumstances of the matter, that would have required an ex-parte order.

“His Lordship is also issued with a warning letter to be circumspect in granting such ex-parte Orders in the future.

“Council also resolved that Hon. Justice Nusirat I. Umar of the High Court of Kebbi State be barred from elevation to higher Bench for two years whenever due, having found fundamental defects and non-compliance with the law in granting the ex-parte order in suit No: KB/HC/M.71/2021 between Yahaya Usman & 2 others and Prince Uche Secondus & another.

“He is also issued with a warning letter to be circumspect in granting such ex-parte orders in the future.

“Hon. Justice Edem Ita Kooffreh of the High Court of Cross River State will not be promoted to higher Bench for five years for allowing himself to be used as a tool for “forum shopping” and abuse of Court process in suit No: HC/240/2021 between Mr. Enang Kanum Wani and Uche Secondus, as it was evident that, in granting the ex-parte order, he was seised of earlier orders of the High Courts of Rivers and Kebbi States, being courts of coordinate jurisdiction with his.

“He is also to receive warning letter to be circumspect in granting such ex-parte orders in the future.

“The council also placed him on its watch-list for a period of two years.”

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Exposed: See What PDP National Leaders Are Doing Ahead Of Osun, Ekiti Governorship Elections

The PDP national leaders have been doing the below ahead of Osun and Ekiti governorship elections. EKO HOT BLOG reports that ahead of the Osun and Ekiti states governorship elections, the national leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Southwest have resolved to take practical steps to woo aggrieved leaders in the zone. It … Read more

How Buhari Disappointed Tinubu In 2015 – Bisi Akande

Bisi Akande has revealed how Buhari disappointed Tinubu in 2015. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chief Bisi Akande, former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari reneged on his promise to run with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in 2015. While stating this in “My Participations”, his autobiography, which … Read more

Osun 2022: Here Are List Of Aspirants That Picked PDP Governorship Forms

  • Aspirants have begun to pick PDP governorship forms.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, is leading five other aspirants who are vying for the post in the 2022 election under the party.

The others who have collected the expression of interest and nomination forms of the PDP are Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, Honourable Sanya Omirin, Prince Dotun Babayemi, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade and Mr Dele Adeleke, who is Ademola Adeleke’s nephew. Babayemi and Dele Adeleke purchased their forms at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Friday.

In a statement he issued after the purchase, titled ‘The time to re-engineer Osun is now’, Dele Adeleke said the present All Progressives Congress (APC) administration in the state led by Governor Gboyega Oyetola had plunged the state into debt through misplacement of priorities.

“This is what the APC represents – misplacement of priorities and mismanagement of scarce state resources,” he said.

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Adeleke noted that there was the urgent need to reengineer Osun State, saying that he was in the race to restore Osun to prosperity.

He stated: “One thing is clear to even the people who are in power today: Osun State needs urgent re-engineering. Financially, administratively, politically and socially, we need a new direction, a new mindset, a new thinking and a new approach to solving our problems. We need a new order.”

Speaking on the new order, he declared: “I am coming into this race with three decades of hard-earned working experience in corporate financial re-engineering, project management and human resource management.

“My professional qualifications and proven track record of practical industry exposure have prepared me for challenging situations like the one Osun is presently mired by. I am eminently qualified, competent and ready to undertake the reengineering and repositioning that Osun so urgently needs.

“Therefore, I offer myself in service to be the vessel of uplift, the ladder of ascension to the progress and prosperity of our beloved state.

“In addition, coming from a family that has over the years proven her commitment to social development, my ancestry and indeed my personal engagements across the state make me eminently ready for the task of service to the people of Osun State, as governor.

“Picking up my nomination form is the first step in the long journey towards wresting power from the incumbent APC. Having taken this first step, I declare my readiness to do all that it will constructively take to win the confidence of all stakeholders, leaders and teeming party faithful to be elected as the PDP flag-bearer, go on to win the governorship election and ultimately deliver great service to the people of our dear state.

“We must halt the retrogression of our dear state under the mismanagement of the APC. We must re-engineer, rebuild and reposition. We must salvage and make sense of all that we have left now, to build a today that is blissful for us and a future that our children can be proud to be part of.

“Finally, this is an urgent call to the good people of Osun, a call to the oppressed, the deprived, the downtrodden and particularly the youths’ yearning for a better future. A revolution has started, a time to say no to any form of oppression, a time to rise up to action and rescue our dear state. Do not just complain, act.

“Please join hands with me, support this movement to birth a new dawn of prosperity. Let us stand firm and undeterred in our conviction to set Osun on the path of sustainable development. Together we will achieve this great feat.”

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Osun 2022: See Main Reason Why Senator Adeleke’s Brother Joined Race For PDP Ticket

Ahead of the Osun 2022 governorship election, the main reason why Senator Adeleke’s brother joined race for PDP ticket has been revealed. EKO HOT BLOG reports that it is no longer a rumour that Dele Adeleke, nephew of Senator Ademola Adeleke, another aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally joined the Osun 2022 … Read more

Osun 2022: PDP Announces Date To Commence Sale Of Nomination Forms

  The PDP has announced date to commence sale of nomination forms in Osun. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed November 22, 2021 as the date to commence sale of expression of interest and nomination forms for Osun State Governorship Election. In a statement issued by the Party National … Read more

Anambra Governorship Election: Soludo Reacts To His Victory

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  • Soludo has reacted to his victory in the Anambra Governorship election.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has reacted to his victory in the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election.

File photo: Soludo

Speaking during an acceptance speech shortly after he was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday morning, Soludo said, “Let me say with utmost humility and gratitude to God, I accept the results of the 2021 Anambra Governorship Election as declared by INEC. And this reflects the supreme will of the Almighty God and an overwhelming sacred mandate of the people…This is a divine journey whose time has come.”

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“The election itself tested the integrity of our federal institutions. Many times there were tensions, especially as one party boasted that it must take or ‘conquer’ but the judiciary stood for the integrity of the judiciary,” he added.

Soludo also thanked the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano; and the President Muhammadu Buhari amongst a list of persons.

He promised to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people of the state while extending an olive branch to his contenders in the race.

It had earlier been reported that the Returning Officer of the Anambra Governorship Election, Prof Florence Obi, announced the result on Wednesday morning at the INEC office in Awka, Anambra State.

“That Charles Chukwuma Soludo of APGA, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar said on Wednesday.

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File Photo: Central Bank of Nigeria and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, with other members of the party during a campaign meeting

Soludo, who was the apex bank governor between 2004 and 2009, was declared winner after a supplementary election was held in Ihiala Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. He won 19 of the 21 local governments areas including Ihiala LGA.

Sixty-one-year-old Soludo won with 112,229 votes beating Valentine Ozigbo of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress who got 43,285 votes. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressive Party who polled 21,261 votes came fourth.

Soludo is expected to be sworn into office next March after the expiration of the two-term tenure of Obiano, who is also of the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

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Oyo APC Congress: Committee Gives Fresh Update, Declares New Date

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The Oyo APC congress committee has declared Saturday as the date to conduct the state Congress.  Ekohotblog reports that the committee set up to conduct All Progressives Congress (APC) state congress in Oyo State has given a fresh update and declared that the committee has finalized all arrangements to conduct the state congress on Saturday. … Read more

Another Federal Lawmaker Joins APC

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Another Federal lawmaker from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has joined the APC Ekohotblog report that Hon. Chukwuma Umeoji, another top-ranking legislator representing Aguata (Anambra) Federal Constituency from the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA on Friday joined the All Progressive Congress (APC). The Yobe State Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, … Read more

Former Minister Dumps APC For PDP

A former Minister of Transport, Ibrahim Isa Bio has defeated from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ekohotblog reports that a former Minister of Transport, Ibrahim Isa Bio has defeated from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday. It was … Read more

JUST IN: Ex-APC Spokesman Dumps Party

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Ex-APC spokesman has dumped the party.   EKOHOTBLOG reports that the former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Ogbanna Nwuke, has officially dumped the party.   Nwuke, who recently resigned his position as the spokesman of the APC, made known his decision while addressing newsmen in Port Harcourt, the Rivers … Read more

Breaking News: I Will Be Sacked For Anti-Party Activities – Aisha

The popular activist, Aisha Yesufu has joked about joining a political party. EkoHotBlog reports that the #BringBackOurGirls advocate has hinted that if she joins any political party, she will be asked to pack her loads and shown the exit door. Read Also:  The Taliban Claims Victory Over Opposition Forces In Pjanshir This was revealed in her … Read more

Breaking News: Why I Have Problem With Aregbesola -Gov Oyetola

BREAKING: Oyetola Orders Withdrawal Of Case Against Aregbesola Loyalists

The governor explained that those in disagreement with him wanted to be involved in appointment processes. EkohotBlog reports that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has disclosed that the disagreement between him, his immediate predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola, and some party leaders was a result of alleged non-inclusion. Governor Oyetola noted that efforts are being made … Read more

OPINION: Making Sense Of Oshiomhole’s Reprieve By Abiodun Komolafe

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Once upon a sociopolitical space, there was an unknown ‘Edo Boy’, who came into limelight through the Textiles Industry, where he was a paid secretary of its Union. (Conventionally, paid secretaries are never made political heads. But Adams Oshiomhole became the political head of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, which, in itself, was an anomaly). The … Read more

Friends Host Retirement Party for Supercop and Former Lagos CP, Mr Fatai Owoseni

Cheers and applause reigned supreme at the Radisson Blu Hotel, GRA, Ikeja as former Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, was treated to a lavish retirement party by close friends and associates. Mr. Owoseni delivering his speech The amiable gentleman and thoroughbred professional who took a bow after 35 years of meritorious … Read more