Sunday Igboho was arrested last year in neighbouring Benin Republic while attempting to flee alongside his wife so as to avoid his arrest by the Federal Government He has been in custody of the Beninese government since then EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yomi Aliyyu, Counsel to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has debunked reports … Read more
Sunday Igboho was released by the Benin Republic government on Monday and handed over to the Emeritus Professor Banji Akintoye The 49-year-old activist might not return to Nigeria till May 2023 after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure EKO HOT BLOG reports that self-styled Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho will not leave … Read more
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State was on Monday sacked as the chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee Security agents had stormed the party’s secretariat ahead of the meeting EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State has urged stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sheath swords … Read more
President Buhari has ordered the immediate removal of Mala Buni as the APC chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party The step was taken following the crisis plaguing the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari, has allegedly approved the removal of the Yobe … Read more
Senator Al-Makura has denied opposing President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice of a consensus candidate He expressed confidence in the President’s choice and the leadership of the party EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Tanko Al-Makura, a frontline aspirant for the national chairmanship position of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has claimed not to be working against … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Nigeria for London. Buhari, who departed Abuja for London on Sunday, is expected to undergo his routine medical check-up. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the president had initially planned to embark on the medical trip from Nairobi, Kenya, after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50 in … Read more
The former Nasarawa State governor is vying for the post of the national chairman at the APC national convention …the APC National Convention is scheduled to hold on March 26 and the chairmanship of the party has been zoned to the North… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the chairman, Council of All Progressives Congress (APC) … Read more
Over 5,000 Nigerians, the majority of whom are students studying in Ukraine have been caught up in the conflict The first and second batch of Nigerian evacuees, numbering 416 and 183 respectively, arrived in the country from Romania, aboard Max Air EKO HOT BLOG reports that the third batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine arrived … Read more
President Buhari was scheduled to proceed from Nairobi after the UNEP event to the UK where he would spend a maximum of two weeks to attend to his health The President returned to Nigeria on Friday to the surprise of many, fuelling speculations that he had abandoned the UK trip EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
The PDP claimed that the APC leadership is in chaos with no solution to the prevailing crisis in the country It charged Nigerians to brace up and support one another in the face of “abandonment” by the APC administration EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday afternoon returned to Abuja from a three-day visit to Nairobi in Kenya where he participated in United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 50th-anniversary event. Buhari, who touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja around 1pm, was initially scheduled to proceed to London in the United Kingdom, for medical checks. … Read more
Saraki said President Buhari promised to give Nigerians power but the country was now worse off in energy supply Earlier, Kano PDP Chairman warned the PDP National leadership against allowing Kwankwaso decamp from the party EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Senate President and former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki has said that President … Read more
The Federal Government had during the weekend initiated moves to bring back Nigerians caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war The Nigerian citizens resident in Ukraine had made their way to either Poland, Hungary or Romania in a bid to avoid the military assault launched by Russia EKO HOT BLOGreports that the first batch of Nigerian … Read more
Famous Nollywood actor, Kanayo. O. Kanayo, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to release detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The actor, in a video on his Instagram page, made the plea while celebrating his 60th birthday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kanayo said he’s saddened by the loss of … Read more
Max Air has announced that it will start evacuating stranded Nigerians in Ukraine today. The General Manager, Operations, Max Air, Raymond Omodiagbe, told newsmen that the Federal Government had requested the airline to carry out the task and that the carrier was set to begin. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Max Air, on Tuesday confirmed … Read more
ASUU had on Monday February 14 declared a one-month warning strike after the Federal Government failed to address its demands The striking lecturers have threatened a total, indefinite and comprehensive strike action should the government fail to resolve the issues before the March 13 deadline EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and … Read more
Recall that the new date for the APC Convention was fixed after a meeting between the governors and President Muhammadu Buhari …the new date for the APC Convention was fixed after a meeting between the governors and President Muhammadu Buhari last week EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has jet-off to London again for his routine medical check-up. Buhari is proceeding on an extended foreign trip that will last beyond two weeks with a four-day stop in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50), scheduled for 3rd – 4th … Read more
INEC had unveiled the timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general election in Abuja last week The Commission urged political parties to take note that the place for delivery of nomination papers for the elective offices would be at the INEC Headquarters Maitama, Abuja EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral … Read more
Tinubu had once said he wants the youths to be president of Nigeria, but that would happen after he has served as the president Born on March 26, 1952, he will celebrate his 70th birthday in a few weeks EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola … Read more