A member of the House of Rep has been arrested The police caught the PDP member with different foreign currencies just a day before the 2023 election. Chinyere Igwe is a supporter of the PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Dr Chinyere Igwe, has been … Read more
Wike has dragged Atiku over a comment on Rivers state. According to the state governor, Atiku has insulted the people of Rivers by calling the state unsafe. Wike also confirmed that he will not support the PDP candidate in away way. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced that … Read more
Shehu Sani has reacted to Tinubu’s visit to Wike. Tinubu, alongside his running mate, met with the Rivers state governor in Port Harcourt. There are speculations that Wike has indirectly endorsed the APC Candidate. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the meeting between the All … Read more
Rivers Rivers Presidential Campaign Council has mocked Wike over his G-5 group. According to the council, the G-5 has collapsed, and the Rivers Governor is now alone. The council described Wike’s G5 group as a mind game to keep people around him. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic … Read more
Wike has debunked rumours of sending assassins against Sekibo. The Rivers governor stated categorically that he has never sponsored assassins against anyone. Wike also said victims of such attacks should report directly to the Police so that due process can be carried out. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has … Read more
Three persons have been killed and many others injured as a two-storey building collapsed in Rivers. The dead victims were reportedly labourers who were on the job site of the two-story building at the time of the incident. The incident reportedly happened on a Saturday night. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than three persons have … Read more
Wike has stated that the scarcity of new naira notes is a plan to sabotage the coming elections. The governor of Rivers made the assertion at the PDP rally in Rivers on Saturday. According to Wike, the purpose of the naira redesign program is to incite demonstrations among Nigerians, which would ultimately result in the … Read more
Wike and Atiku are members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Both men have been at loggerheads for several months over alleged injustice in the party leadership. Their relationship hit a new low on Tuesday as the Rivers government informed the Atiku campaign that it was withdrawing the approval of the campaign’s rally venue. Eko … Read more
Wike has threatened to stop Atiku’s campaign in Rivers. The Governor on Friday stated that he gave the stadium to the PDP Council at no cost but would withdraw his approval. Governor Wike warned the Director-General of the PCC in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, against any attempt to forcefully take possession of the stadium. … Read more
Three people at the APC rally suffered various degrees of injury. An explosion was allegedly responsible for the injuries. The Police are yet to comment on the alleged attack. Eko Hot Blog reports that at least three persons were injured on Thursday at a rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Rumuwoji Playground … Read more
By Praise Ben Like a chorus of discontent, Governor Nyesom Wike and the other G-5 Governors – Seyi Makinde, Okezie Ikpeazu, Samuel Ortom, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi – have all united in their fervent rejection of Atiku’s presidential aspirations. It is beyond dispute that these leaders of the People’s Democratic Party have made their opposition to … Read more
PDP has described the Rivers state governor as weak and emaciated. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign has asked the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to seek medical attention. The Special Assistant, Public Communication to Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, said this in a statement in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
The fuel scarcity across Nigeria may worsen as NUPENG threatened a nationwide strike. The union accused security agents of destroying its tankers. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
SERAP has dragged Wike, Okowa, and other oil-producing state governors to Court ‘over failure to account for N625 billion.’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the oil-producing states in Nigeria over “their failure to account for the spending of the oil derivation refunds of … Read more
Wike has replied Okowa, saying God will never give power to those who betray their brothers. Eko Hot Blog reports that Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has responded to a comment by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on the crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). EDITOR’S PICKS Bolanle Raheem: Killer Cop ASP Vandi … Read more
Some suspected members of IPOB have been arrested in Rivers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least ten suspected Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) members have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force in a recent operation. The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Okon Effiong, confirmed the development to journalists on Friday, December … Read more
A massive kerosine explosion occurred in Rivers. EKO HOT BLOG reports that properties and goods worth millions of naira were destroyed in a kerosene explosion that rocked the Elekahia area in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The fire, which started at about 8:30 am on Friday, was caused by a kerosene explosion, with over 200 persons … Read more
Tinubu’s camp and PDP G5 governors are set to meet to finalise an endorsement deal ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Eko Hot Blog reports that the camps of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, and the five aggrieved governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are set to meet … Read more
The PDP G5 governors are considering an endorsement of Tinubu. Eko Hot Blog reports that five governors under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are considering choosing the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, as their preferred candidate for the 2023 general election. EDITOR’S PICKS My Daughter Was Pregnant … Read more
Atiku campaign group has reacted to the sealing of its office in Rivers. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Special Assistant on Public Communications to the Atiku-Okowa Campaign Organisation, Phrank Shaibu has reacted to the sealing of the Port Harcourt Office of the campaign. This online media platform recalls that the Governor of River State, … Read more