Seven APC aspirants from the South-West are expected to be in attendance at the meeting It was gathered that discussion would centre around the South-West unity and the possibility of putting forward a consensus candidate EDITOR’S PICK Party Delegates Furious After Discovering They Were Bribed With Fake Dollars APC Announces 18 Sub-Committees Chairpersons To Elect … Read more
Sanwo-Olu Speaks On Zoning Presidential ticket Sanwo-Olu spoke when he returned his nomination and expression of interest forms at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja EDITOR’S PICK Why I Haven’t Named Those Behind Insecurity In Imo —Uzodimma 2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze Threatens Boycott Of Polls Over Zoning Niger-Delta Youth Group Sends Strong Warning To Wike Over … Read more
Akande said it was agreed that the aspirants should shun divisiveness and go about their campaigns with maturity The meeting, which was held on Friday at the Lagos House in Marina, had Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; a former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, and some governors in the region in attendance EDITOR’S PICK 2023: PDP … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, at the weekend restated his commitment towards securing the South West from intruders saying the safety of his people is non-negotiable. Speaking during a thanksgiving service at Saviour Ministries Cherubim and Seraphim(C&S) in Lagos as part of activities to celebrate … 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
South-West Governors have met in Lagos and discussed issues of interest. EKOHOTBLOG reports that members of South-West Governors Forum on Tuesday met in Lagos State to discuss issues of interest to the region. The South-West Governors were hosted by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the State House, Marina, Lagos. But for Oyo … Read more
MURIC has disclosed the reason Yoruba Muslims will not vote for Christian presidential candidates in 2023. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has again reaffirmed its preference for a presidential candidate from the Yoruba Muslim stock, saying any party that picks a Yoruba Christian as its 2023 candidate should forget Muslim votes. MURIC made … Read more
Gani Adams has spoken about the Oyo jailbreak. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has described the attack on the prison in Abolongo in Oyo Town, Oyo State, as a national embarrassment. Gani Adams made this known via a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde … Read more
Scores of bandits have been shot dead. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Acting Director, Defence Media Operation, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, has said that over 40 bandits have been shot dead in the North West region of the country. Onyeuko made this known at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday while giving updates on the activities of troops across all … Read more
The Nigerian Army will today unveil new operations across the country. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya, will on Monday (today) inaugurate three new security exercises across Nigeria. The unveiling of the new operations was made known via a statement by the Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West on Monday called on the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to resign from office due to his alleged inability to curb the high rate of killings across the country. The PDP South-West Publicity Secretary, Chief Sanya Atofarati, mentioned that the killers have now turned the heat on … Read more
“Former President Obasanjo travelled to Zanzibar on August 1.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has reportedly met with Beninese President, Patrice Talon, over the arrest and detention of popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho, in the Francophone West African nation. Obasanjo, EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has spoken about the arrest of popular Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho, in the Benin Republic. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says people are “working behind the scenes” over the arrest and trial of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has spoken about the agitation for the Yoruba Nation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has condemned calls for the actualization of Yoruba Nation in the South-West region. Soyinka, who made the comment while speaking during an interview with BBC Pidgin, said he preferred a united … Read more
“They were invited to defend themselves, they confirmed it and party supremacy had to come to play. Nobody is bigger than the party For allegedly hobnobbing with the South West Agenda for 2023 (SWAGA), a political platform rooting for the Presidential aspiration of the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives … Read more
Sunday Igboho has issued a fresh eviction notice to killer-herdsmen in the South-West. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, has given a fresh eviction notice to killer-herdsmen in the South-West region of the country. Sunday Igboho made this known in an interview anchored by his spokesperson, … Read more
Gani Adams has written a letter to the US, UN over killings in the South-West region. Aare Ona kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called on the international community to intervene in the protracted killings across the South-West region of Nigeria, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. Gani Adams made the call via a strongly … Read more
”Tell them I am in the South West and there is no way for sharia here” The proposed introduction of sharia law in South West is a recipe for chaos and an attempt to create disharmony and confusion among tolerant Muslims and Christians, who’ve co-existed peacefully, in the region, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has … Read more
The Senate has proposed the implementation of Sharia Court in the South-West region of the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a group known as The Muslim Congress has submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, proposing the implementation of Sharia Court in the South-West region. The Sharia … Read more