LP Candidates and RSIEC Clash Reject N5m Security Bond Clash Over Election Results Some Labour Party candidates from the recent local government elections in Rivers State have rejected a N5m security bond that the Local Government Election Tribunal imposed. Eko Hot Blog reports that the candidates not only called the N5m bond a prerequisite for … Read more
Details Of Wike’s Meeting With Top PDP Leaders Emerge. Ex-Rivers governor blames PDP crisis on failed internal leadership. Party insists it remains united despite Wike’s scathing criticism. Prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, have insisted that the office of the party’s National … Read more
Rivers Crisis Deepens as Gov. Fubara Presents Budget to 4- Man Assembly Political Turmoil in Rivers Persist Gov.Fubara and Wike’s Disagreement Linger on Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State has officially presented the 2025 budget proposal to a faction of the state House of Assembly amid ongoing political tensions within the legislative body. The … Read more
Governor Odili Accuses Wike Wike’s Aide Rebuffs Accusations He hints on Wike’s Response The war of words between prominent Rivers State politicians intensified as Dr. Peter Odili, a former Governor of Rivers State, accused Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike of attempting to capture Rivers as his “private estate.” Speaking at a Christmas ballad … Read more
Sara-Igbe Alleges Wike’s Control of Rivers Funds for Presidential Bid Rivers Crisis: Wike Accused of Resource Manipulation by Sara-Igbe Wike’s Presidential Ambitions Linked to Rivers State Money – Sara-Igbe Former Publicity Secretary of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Anabs Sara-Igbe, has attributed the political crisis in Rivers State to Nyesom Wike’s alleged desire to control … Read more
Kwara State’s former Commissioner and PDP stalwart, Abdulraheem Adisa, has given up the ghost in Ilorin, the state capital. The politician died in the wee hours of Thursday December 26, he was aged 91. Arrangements for his burial are underway at the Muslim Public Cemetery in Ilorin, EKOHOTBLOG can exclusively report. EDITOR’S PICKS NNPC Unveils … Read more
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has nullified the ward, local government, and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, which had produced Tony Okocha as chairman. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Godswill Ogbomanu, presiding over the case, delivered the ruling on Friday, declaring the congresses invalid due … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, has uncovered a residential premises used in storing illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers State. The state commandant of the corps, Joachim Okafor, who made this disclosure, said the illegal storage facility located at Elelewo community in Obio/Akpor Local government area contains large storage tanks and cans … Read more
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, overturned a Federal High Court decision that barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from releasing monthly statutory allocations to Rivers State. The appellate court, in a split decision of two-to-one, ruled that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit that led to … Read more
Two individuals, Menwe Nnamdi James, 38, and Ekele Okorogba, 40, have been arraigned in a Port Harcourt court for allegedly spreading false information about the death of a motorcyclist. The case relates to the recent killing of a commercial motorcyclist in Ahoada, Bayelsa State. The Rivers State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) has charged the defendants … Read more
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has urged collective efforts to locate Yahaya Farouk, a corps member who went missing in Ikuru Town, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. During a visit to the community on Wednesday, Ahmed appealed to residents, including youths and elders, to collaborate … Read more
The All Progressive Congress in Rivers State is believed to have set up a nine man panel of inquiry to investigate the root and immediate cause of the attack on its secretariat, allegedly bombed two months ago. The State’s Party’s Chairman, Tony Okocha, said it was a necessity for the panel to be set up … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has begun implementing its ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET bottles smaller than 200ml. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the enforcement kicked off with an operation targeting distributors at Rumuokoro Market in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement released … Read more
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has revealed that northern governors require more time to consult on President Bola Tinubu’s proposed tax reforms. He explained that this was the reason they advised the President to withdraw the bills for further discussions. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Sunday, Governor Zulum clarified that the northern governors … Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan was conferred with the title Eze Udo 1 of Nigeria (King of Peace) by the Etche Traditional Rulers Council during the 10th anniversary celebration of HRH Dr. Ken O. Nwala, King of the Etche Kingdom, in Rivers State. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State also received the title Dike Oha 1 … Read more
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has elected Chief Tony Okocha as its new chairman. Okocha, who previously served as the party’s Caretaker Committee Chairman, was elected unopposed during the state delegate congress held on Saturday in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State. The election, conducted via voice vote, was … Read more
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning about the circulation of counterfeit Combiart Dispersible Tablets (20/120mg) in Nigeria. In a statement on its X account on Thursday, the agency revealed that the fake drug was discovered during surveillance operations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Rivers … Read more
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced the commencement of the ₦85,000 minimum wage for state workers, despite challenges posed by what he called “enemies of the state” attempting to deprive his administration of necessary funds. Speaking at the launch of the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem Appeal Fund at the Government House in Port … Read more
The House of Representatives has called on the Ministry of Interior, led by Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to enhance security measures for electricity transmission lines across the country to curb persistent vandalism of critical infrastructure. EDITOR’S PICKS Trump Taps Fox News Host Pete Hegseth As Defence Secretary Sanwo-Olu Appoints Barr. Rekiya Olufunke Hassan as new Chairman of … Read more
The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has confirmed that it will comply with court orders regarding the disbursement of federal allocations to Rivers State, despite ongoing legal disputes concerning the state’s financial entitlements. In a statement on Friday, the Director of Press and Public Relations at the OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, emphasized the office’s … Read more