One million Fine For Defaulters Fuel Marketers and NUPENG Declare Strike Indefinite Strike by Petroleum Unions Motorists in Delta State may soon face a fresh fuel shortage as members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have announced an indefinite strike. The … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigeria Air Force(NAF) Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has expressed concern over the steep fuel prices and the imposition of surcharges. Abubakar noted that the price of Jet A-1 stood at approximately N1,200 per litre, significantly higher than the N360 per litre budgeted by the service. Editor’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has recently published a report indicating a notable increase in the average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas Prices). According to the latest data update released by the government agency, the price of refilling cooking gas surged by … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the electoral agency has no candidate in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made this known in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
The South-South forum of former National Assembly members has expressed appreciation towards the APC for assigning the Senate President role to their region. They have urged the APC to ensure that it comes to fruition and maintain the established zoning formula. The group demands that all persons elected as principal officers should be above board … Read more
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah of YPP-Anambra South has said that the southeast caucus in the senate will not accept the APC’s decision to zone the leadership positions in the 10th Senate. The APC had earlier zoned the Senate Presidency position to the South-South, which has led to disagreement with the southeast caucus. Ubah stated that the … Read more
By Femi Odere You would think that once PEFERN met with all those jostling for the Number 3 seat and expressed his choice, all the senators-elect under the APC banner would automatically fall in line. But the cabals, in different strategic formations, who never wanted PEFERN to emerge at the presidential primaries, let alone emerge … Read more
Aspirants for leadership positions in the National Assembly are lobbying their colleagues and stakeholders, including the APC and the Progressive Governors’ Forum. The APC NWC is set to meet on Wednesday to decide their fate and may agree to zone the Senate presidency to either the South-East or South-South. Multiple aspirants are vying for the … Read more
Tinubu has reportedly stated that the Senate President’s seat for the 10th National Assembly should be zoned to the South region rather than micro-zoning to the South-South. He believes that a fair contest should be held and all qualified aspirants from South East and South-South should be allowed to participate. Tinubu rejected pressures by some … Read more
South-South Coalition Group for a United Nigeria has called for the zoning of Nigeria’s Senate President seat to the South-South region of Nigeria. The group made the call following a press conference held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Monday. This follows the outcome of the 2023 elections that has the South West and North … Read more
A support group of Jonathan has backed Akpabio for Senate Presidency. The CNPDN believes that Akpabio, as the only ranking senator from the South-South region in the 10th national assembly, should be nominated by the APC for the position. They argue that this choice would reduce acrimony among different geopolitical zones and promote national unity … Read more
APC support groups have vowed to deliver the South-South region to Tinubu. EKO HOT BLOG reports that South-South support groups of the All Progressives Congress have vowed to deliver the region to the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and running mate Kashim Shettima, in the 2023 presidential election. The groups said the era of political … Read more
The conflict inside the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would soon be resolved before the general elections, according to the governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri. Eko Hot Blog reports that in advance of the PDP’s presidential campaign flag-off on Monday, Diri made this statement over the weekend at the PDP South-South Zonal Stakeholders gathering at … Read more
Some South-East and South-South youths have started jogging from Yenagoa to Lagos in support of Tinubu. Eko Hot Blog reports that youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria have commenced jogging from Yenagoa, Bayela State, to Lagos to drum support for the party’s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. … Read more
‘You’re Biting More Than You Can Chew’, Youth Group Slam Miyetti Allah EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders (COSMBYLA), has issued a warning to Miyetti Allah cattle breeders to desist from forming a security vigilante in all the states across the country, saying it is a declaration … Read more
Panic In Osinbajo, Tinubu’s Camp As North, South East, South-South Reportedly Endorse Lawan For President. Lawan, who is running under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was endorsed after a meeting by the leaders of the group on Wednesday. EDITOR’S PICK BREAKING: Atiku Officially Receives PDP’s Certificate Of Return BREAKING: Fresh Suit Seeks … Read more
South-South, South-East, Lagos Not Applying for Police jobs – Force PRO, Mba EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Police Force has extended the online registration in the ongoing 2021 police constable recruitment to Saturday, January 22, 2022, to allow Southerners apply. Announcing this in a statement on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank … Read more
A delegation of South-South and South-East leaders from Rivers and Delta states have endorsed Moses Ayom for 2023 presidency. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the groups described Ayom as a credible, competent, and unifying presidential candidate in the 2023 election. Led by Igwe Friday Ozochi (Ozochimere Eze 1), the leaders conferred on Ayom, a leading … Read more
Lagos FCT Rivers among leading states in Nigeria with highest IGR per population as 2021 half-year IGR reaches N849.12bn … Lagos generated IGR of N267.2 billion is more than what the entire northern states generated and more than south-south and south-east put together. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says … Read more
The Nigerian Army has revealed those behind South-East killings. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Nigerian Army has claimed that the recent killings, arson, and destructions in the South-East region of the country were orchestrated and executed by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). This … Read more