Eko Hot Blog reports that the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal by Senator Smart Adeyemi challenging the nomination of Usman Ahmed Ododo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the November 11 gubernatorial election in Kogi State. The apex court in a judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Akomaye Agim … Read more
Smart Adeyemi has urged Bola Tinubu to investigate the naira redesign policy that caused Nigerians to suffer. He alleged that the redesign was a calculated attempt to frustrate Tinubu’s presidential ambition. Despite this, he believes that a new Nigeria will emerge when Tinubu’s presidency begins on May 29th. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Smart Adeyemi, … Read more
Smart Adeyemi has openly faulted the primary election of the APC that was conducted in Kogi State. The secretary of the Kogi APC election committee, Patrick Obahiagbon announced Ahmed Ododo as the winner of the primary polls on Friday with 73,704 votes. Smart Adeyemi however alleged that the results were made available even before the … Read more
BREAKING: Senate approves bill to make Abuja landlords collect rent monthly EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed a bill seeking to regulate rent payments in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for second reading. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Senator Smart Adeyemi (All Progressives Congress, APC, Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria), specifically … Read more
“We shouldn’t pretend that we need foreign support now” Remi Tinubu, senator representing Lagos central, has questioned the rationale behind criticism of president Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration handling of insecurity in the country by Smart Adeyemi, her All Progressives Congress (APC) colleague from Kogi west, For weeks on end, there’s been an inexorable rise in … Read more
Several parts of the country have been witnessing attacks orchestrated by armed bandits or terrorist groups. A lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has decried the rate of insecurity in the land. In a video that has gone viral on social media, the lawmaker is seen contributing to a motion on insecurity … Read more
The Abia State Government says senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi, needs to be hospitalised for urgent psychiatric evaluation. The statement government said this in response to the senators comments calling the state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu a drunkard. EKO HOT BLOG had reported how Adeyemi made a disparaging remark calling Ikpeazu … Read more
– The appeal court in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed by Dino Maleye challenging the victory of Smart Adeyemi – A three-man panel of justices of the appellate court, however, dismissed the suit in its judgement delivered on Tuesday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory The Abuja Division of Court of Appeal on Tuesday, … Read more
Tribunal has has struck out a petition by Dino Melaye and People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The petition was challenging the outcome of the election that saw smart Adeyemi emerge the Senator for Kogi West senatorial District. The tribunal dismissed the petition for lacking in merit and subsequently upheld Adeyemi as the duly elected senator for … Read more
Senator representing Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi, has said he feels pity for President Muhammadu Buhari, because of the crashing prices of crude oil. Adeyemi made this comment, while contributing to a debate on the revised 2020 budget on the floor of the Senate on Thursday. According to Daily Post, the lawmaker said when Nigeria sold … Read more
Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that the stay of Senator Dino Melaye in the National Assembly was disastrous. Smart Adeyemi defeated Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in November 30 supplementary election for Kogi West Senatorial District. Ekohotblog garnered that he was declared winner in the Court of … Read more
The Kogi West Senator-elect Adeyemi Smart of the All Progressive Congress APC, has berated the former senator represting the senatorial district Dino Melaye. Smart described the period Melaye spent at the National Assembly as a disaster. It could be recalled that Adeyemi was declared a winner in the Court of Appeal ordered rerun, haven polled … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP Senatorial candidate In the Kogi West Senatorial district Senator Dino Melaye, has been defeated by the All Progressive Congress Candidate Adeyemi Smart. Smart defeated the PDP candidate in the just concluded rerun election in Kogi West senatorial district. It could be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission had declared … Read more
Senator Smart Adeyemi of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on party members not to relax but give their all to win next Saturday’s Kogi West supplementary poll. Adeyemi made this known on Friday, in Lokoja, on the sideline of INEC’s pronouncement of the date of the exercise. The APC candidate is already … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that rerun of the Kogi West Senatorial District election would hold on Nov. 30. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee Mr Festus Okoye, dislsed this in a press statement on Thursday in Abuja. He recalled that at the conclusion of the court-ordered Kogi … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the senatorial election in Kogi West Senatorial District inconclusive. The Poll was declared inconclusive on the ground that the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Dino Melaye who got 59,548 is 20,570 which is lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared inconclusive the Kogi West senatorial election on the ground that the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Dino Melaye who got 59,548 is 20,570 which is lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 polling units of 20 registration areas in the … Read more
– Kogi APC said that Former governor Ibrahim Idris has shown us that the PDP candidate is not acceptable or sellable – Senator Smart Adeyemi urged the PDP governors and businessmen not to waste their resources on the opposition – The opposition too are now aware that they have lost it. The only option they … Read more
– Director of Bello/Onoja campaign organization, Smart Adeyemi said that PDP was planning havoc – He said that there was no evidence that the PDP is ready for a free and fair election – He, however, expressed concern over the inactivity by the opposition parties, particularly the PDP, who he said was not campaigning or … Read more
– Senator Smart Adeyemi urged his kinsmen in kogi west to vote for Gov.Yahaya Bello – He said: “Bello stands in the best position to guarantee power shift to Kogi West. So he deserves our support to make our dream come true – “Since the creation of the state 28 years ago, Bello’s administration stands … Read more