EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, Abia State on Tuesday upheld the victory of the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu at the polls. The three-man panel of the tribunal in its ruling, dismissed the petition by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigerians have been charged by the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo to prepare themselves for potential “miracles or shocking” outcomes from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT). Ohanaeze noted that despite the high expectations of the public, the 2023 presidential election turned out with disappointment. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘You … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was a rowdy session during the screening of ministerial nominees on Tuesday after a lawmaker raised a petition against the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. This online media platform gathered that El-Rufai is among the 28 ministerial nominees sent to the Senate last week for screening … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Ibadan on Thursday dismissed the petition challenging Governor Seyi Makinde’s victory at the March 18 governorship election in Oyo State. This online media platform understands that the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) and its candidate had approached the court to challenge the Independent National Electoral … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that as aggrieved political parties challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election closed their respective cases at the Presidential Election Petition Court, the court has fixed July 3 for the respondents to open their defence. The petitioners are challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu, who was declared … Read more
The Presidential Election Petition Court has refused to halt a petition challenging President Tinubu’s eligibility. The petition was filed by the Allied People’s Movement (APM). The APM has requested a postponement until June 26 to secure a document from INEC to support its case. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a turn of events on … Read more
Osun State’s Labour Party suspended its National Legal Adviser, State Women Leader, and 11 local government chairmen for factional activities and undermining party unity. They were accused of disrupting the LP presidential candidate’s petition against President Bola Tinubu’s victory. The state party executives back the National Working Committee’s actions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
Officials from INEC testified in court on the petition filed by PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar, challenging the 2023 presidential election results. The witnesses, ad-hoc staff during the election, faced BVAS device issues and discussed INEC’s instruction on result sheet signing. The court will continue to hear the case and rule on objections later. EKO HOT … Read more
PDP chairman, Ndubisi Nwobu, denies accusing Peter Obi of election rigging and condemns distortion. PDP’s petition targets APC and INEC, not Labour Party or Obi. Nwobu clarifies that Labour Party won, not rigged by Obi. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Chief Ndubisi … Read more
Tinubu and the APC oppose Atiku’s use of INEC ad-hoc staff as witnesses in his challenge against Tinubu’s win in the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu’s representatives argue that Atiku should have included the witnesses’ statements in his initial petition, citing a violation of the Electoral Act 2022. The court deliberates on the objections … Read more
Peter Obi’s petition challenging the outcome of the presidential election has been adjourned. Obi’s legal team cited the unexpected development as the reason for their inability to present vital documents supporting their claim of election rigging. The court has granted the adjournment while Obi’s team assures their presence and determination to proceed with the case. … Read more
Tinubu has responded to Atiku’s request for the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja to be aired live. Atiku and the PDP had urged the court to grant permission for proceedings to be televised, but Tinubu has yet to confirm his position on the request. The court has adjourned further pre-hearing … Read more
Tinubu has called for the dismissal of a petition filed by APM. The APM’s petition, marked CA/PEPC/04/2023, claimed that Tinubu’s candidacy was invalidated due to the withdrawal of Mr. Ibrahim Masari. The party argument involves the three-week gap between Masari’s intention to withdraw, the actual withdrawal, and Tinubu’s replacement of him with Senator Kashim Shettima. … Read more
INEC has been accused of manipulating the results of the 2023 presidential election by the Labour Party and its candidate Peter Obi. The accusations came after server logs and uploads on the IReV revealed inconsistencies in the election results, which allegedly favoured the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. INEC had requested for the petition challenging … 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
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
Ohanaeze has announced its resolve to petition President Buhari and send a protest letter to the National Assembly regarding attacks on Igbos during the 2023 general elections. The group expressed sadness and disappointment over the situation, and plans to send a high-powered delegation to Lagos to establish a peaceful relationship between Igbo and Yoruba. Properties … Read more
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
Chude Nnamdi was arrested by police officers on Saturday, March 18, 2023. The arrest sparked controversy on social media as his friends and family were not sure about which security agency arrested him amid speculations of Interpol involvement. There was also no confirmation of his alleged crime until Wednesday. Eko Hot Blog reports that the … Read more
A petition claiming that Peter Obi’s presidential campaign gave N2 billion mobilisation fee to CAN recently circulated on social media. The campaign described claims in the petition as “blackmail stuff” and denied its candidate gave out any money to mobilise people to vote for him. The Christian body also denied that it was unaware of … Read more