Osun Senator has lost father. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the father of Senator Iyiola Omisore, Oba David Omisore, is dead. He died at age 90. Read Also: Olubadan-In-Council Endorses New Next Olubadan (See Name) Before his death, he was the Olu of Olode in Ife South Local Government Area of Osun State. Details … Read more
Lekan Balogun may become the next Olubadan of Ibadan EKO HOT BLOG reports that going by the laid down hierarchy of ascension to the Ibadan throne, the Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Senator Lekan Balogun, may be next in line as the Olubadan of Ibadan following the demise of Oba Saliu Adetunji. The hierarchical arrangement … Read more
Former Federal House of Representatives Member, Hon. (Mrs) Sharon Aondona Daboh, allegedly beat up her husband, David Kersha Fiase, to a pulp. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Daboh who represented Jechira Federal Constituency in Benue State between 2003 and 2007, allegedly threatened to kill her husband which led to the latter petitioning her before the Inspector-General … Read more
Ahead of the Osun 2022 governorship election, the main reason why Senator Adeleke’s brother joined race for PDP ticket has been revealed. EKO HOT BLOG reports that it is no longer a rumour that Dele Adeleke, nephew of Senator Ademola Adeleke, another aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has finally joined the Osun 2022 … Read more
A poplar Nigerian senator has been spotted controlling traffic in Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a federal lawmaker, Senator Ali Ndume has been spotted in Abuja controlling traffic at a busy road. The senator is representing Borno South in the National Assembly. He was was seen controlling traffic in Abuja on Wednesday. Read Also: Okorocha … Read more
Senator Gbenga Aluko is dead. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Senator Gbenga Aluko is dead. It was gathered that the Ode Ekiti born politician was said to have died this evening after he collapsed in his office in Abuja. Report says he was rushed to an hospital where … Read more
A former Nigerian Senator has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that a former Senator, Hosea Ehinlanwo, has passed away. The demise of the former Senator was disclosed via a statement by his son, Soji, on Tuesday. It was gathered that the former lawmaker, who represented Ondo South District in the Senate between 2003 and … Read more
A former Nigerian Senator has been confirmed dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that former Senator, Abubakar Abdulazeez Ibrahim, has passed away. The former Senator, EKOHOTBLOG reports, was the younger brother of ex-Minister of Women Affairs, Hajiya Aisha Jummai Alhassan, popularly known as ‘Mama Taraba’, who died in May 2021. According to a statement issued by the deceased … Read more
Gunmen have abducted a former Nigerian Minister. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Solomon Ewuga. Ewuga, a former Senator, was said to have been abducted by the gunmen on Tuesday evening in Plateau State. It was gathered that … Read more
APC stalwarts have dumped the party for PDP. EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than 15 stalwarts of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have dumped the party for Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) along with their supporters in Gombe State. The decampees announced their defection at the PDP secretariat on Saturday. Speaking, a … Read more
Court throws out AMCON’s suit against Buhari on 600 million naira debt A Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out the suit filed by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) against Senator Buhari Abdulfatai. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the decision on Thursday after he discovered that AMCON fraudulently obtained an order to seize … Read more
A former Nigerian Senator has been abducted by gunmen. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the immediate past Senator representing Akwa Ibom South (Eket Senatorial District) at the Senate, Senator Nelson Effiong, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. It was gathered that the former Senator was kidnapped at his lounge, a popular sit-out along Oron Road in Uyo, … Read more
Bandits have killed a Senator’s son, and others in Kaduna State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that some bandits in a separate attacks have killed three persons, including a pilot, in two local government areas of Kaduna North and Kajuru, Kaduna State. The Army Captain, Abdukkarim Bala Na’Allah, said to be the eldest son of Senator Bala Na’Allah, … Read more
In a video that has since gone viral, Senator Mantu had said that he was a born-again politician after he graphically painted how he rigged elections for himself and his party. A video showing the former Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, who died few days ago, where he confessed how he rigged elections in Nigeria, has … Read more
Another former Nigerian Senator is dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Senator Biyi Durojaiye, a Fourth Republic Senator on the platform of Alliance for Democracy (AD), has been pronounced dead. It was gathered that the Ijebu Igbo born politician died on Tuesday of COVID-19 complications. Senator Durojaiye, EKOHOTBLOG reports, died at the age of 88. READ ALSO: Former Northern Senator, Nuhu Aliyu, … Read more
A statement by Alhaji Ahmed Ibrahim Matane, the Secretary to Niger State Government, said the state has lost a man of great value Nuhu Aliyu a former Senator for Niger North, is dead. Senator Aliyu died on Wednesday in Kaduna State after a brief illness. While acknowledging the news, the Niger State government described … Read more
Unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed Abba Abbey Gidan Haki, the personal aide to former governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Wamakko. According to reports, his corpse was found after the kidnappers dumped his body along a road to Durbawa town in Kware Local Government Area of Sokoto Unknown gunmen suspected to be … Read more
The By-election for a vacant seat in the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Saturday, has turned violent and nearly claimed the life of a sitting senator. Some impeccable sources disclosed that three people including a police officer were killed by the thugs while five people are said to be injured and receiving treatment at … Read more
Members of the Nigerian Senate has lamented the dispiriting state of the security situation in the country, hence called for the declaration of state of emergency. The aggrieved senator expressed their displeasure at the handling of insecurity in the nation by the Buhari-led administration. The Senate’s grouse is sequel reports of the abduction of students … Read more
A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., has advised a former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, against running in the 2023 presidential election.