EKO HOT BLOG reports that a recent picture of the immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has caused mixed reactions on social media, particularly on the micro-blogging platform, Twitter. This online media platform gathered that a former aide to the ex-president, Bashir Ahmad on Thursday, shared a new picture of Buhari on his X … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, have bought a massive roadside billboard ahead of his 62nd birthday. This comes after the LP candidate, via his Twitter page on Monday, disclosed that he is not ready to celebrate … Read more
Desmond Tutu’s body lies in state in his old cathedral EKO HOT BLOG reports that the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s remains have arrived at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town, where he will be laid to rest for two days. On Sunday, December 26, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient who helped abolish apartheid in South … Read more
Kano Police Arrest 13 Notorious Thugs Over Attack on Senator’s Campaign Office, Recover Dangerous Weapons EKO HOT BLOG reports that thirteen suspected thugs (Yan Daba) have been detained in connection with the attack on the campaign office of Senator Barau Jibril of Kano North Senatorial District. According to reports, hundreds of thugs armed with lethal … Read more
Couple recreates wedding 77 years later after the original wedding didn’t have photos EKO HOT BLOG reports that a couple who was married in 1944, but wasn’t able to have their ceremony photographed, recently recreated their wedding 77 years later. Royce and Frankie King married on September 16, 1944, just before Royce left for the … Read more
Saraki’s 2023 Presidential Posters Flood Ibadan EKO HOT BLOG reports that in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, posters of former Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki for the 2023 presidential election have surfaced. Recall that Saraki ruled Kwara State as governor between 2003 and 2011 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Saraki … Read more
PHOTOS: Colonel Dodo decorated as Buhari’s Aide-De-Camp EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lt. Yusuf Dodo, Buhari’s aide-de-camp (ADC), was decorated by the President on Thursday. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the wife of the ADC stood by the president during a brief ceremony at the State House in Abuja prior to the start of the … Read more
PHOTOS: Amotekun Arrests 18 Suspected Bandits, Seizes Over 500 Weapons They were alleged to have taken off from Kastina before landing in Ondo. EKO HOT BLOG reports that days after the military withdrew from checkpoints and highways in Ondo State, personnel from the state’s Security Network Agency, better known as the Amotekun Corps, apprehended suspected … Read more
Ahead of National convention, PDP stakeholders meet for last-minute arrangements The national convention is holding after the PDP crossed hurdles including court cases instituted by the ousted National Chairman of the party Ekohotblog reports that the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from around the country are converging in Abuja ahead of the Peoples … Read more
Former Governor of Ekiti State visits the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Fayose’s visit according to him was to wish Tinubu a quick recovery. Ekohotblog reports that the former Governor of Ekiti State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ayodele Fayose on Tuesday paid a visit … Read more
Cross River State pensioners, mainly local government retirees, reportedly blocked the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar metropolis to protest the non-payment of their benefits to them by the state government since 2014. They also chanted songs and carried placards as they asked Governor Ben Ayade to pay them their pensions. They arranged chairs and sat … Read more