EKO HOT BLOG reports that top political gladiators close to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and in the Senate have been fingered in the plot to stop the appointment of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, as a minister in the present administration. This online media platform understands that El-Rufai’s ministerial confirmation was suspended following a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that more facts have emerged on how President Bola Tinubu offer for a former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, for the latter to become a minister in the yet-to-be-formed Federal Executive Council crumbled. Saturday PUNCH investigation revealed that El-Rufai had been promised to man the proposed Ministry of Power and … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Labour Party (LP) has refuted claims that its supporters threatened judges reviewing the petition of Peter Obi against the election results favouring Bola Tinubu. According to National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has concocted the story to tarnish the LP’s image and stir … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has informed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he is no longer interested in serving in his administration as a minister. This online media platform understands that the former governor jetted out of the country after withdrawing his interest in ministerial appointment. EDITOR’S … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has reportedly withdrawn his interest in President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial appointment. This online media platform learnt that El-Rufai lost interest in serving in President Tinubu’s cabinet after a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday held the Second Extraordinary Summit on the Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria. Below is the communique issued at the end of the meeting in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has called on the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to prioritise diplomacy in their approach to resolving the crisis in the Republic of Niger. Recall that Niger Republic is currently under military rule after soldiers deposed President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, is presiding over an Extraordinary Summit of the regional body on the political situation in Niger Republic. The summit, which is holding at the Presidential … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said the attempt by President Bola Tinubu to stop the unravelling of the controversy around his academic records is suspicious. This online media platform gathered that Atiku stated this in a statement issued on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Mary Peter-Odili has distanced herself from an allegation that she is influencing judges of the court of appeal and the Supreme Court to ensure that President Bola Tinubu gets a favourable judgment at the Presidential election petition tribunal. This online media platform understands … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the former Emir of Kano, Mohammad Sanusi on Wednesday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa. Sanusi while addressing newsmen after the meeting said he came to the Presidential Villa to brief President Tinubu on his discussions with the leaders of military junta that overthrew the democratically elected … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that ousted President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, says he is being kept isolated and forced to eat dry rice. Recall that on July 26, 2023, the military ousted Bazoum and suspended the constitution. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN BREAKING: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with former governors of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This online media platform recalls that President Tinubu nominated Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and El-Rufai as ministers. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that An international group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has dragged President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria before the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice, seeking an order of the court to stop the planned military action against the Republic of Niger. The group in the suit … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday, met with President Bola Tinubu at presidential villa, Abuja, where she revealed that the president is not unaware of the pains Nigerians are undergoing at the moment. Okonjo-Iweala, who was accompanied to the Villa by former Minister … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the organised labour has rejected the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the head of the Federal Government’s team that will negotiate with the labour unions on subsidy removal palliatives. The labour leaders made the decision during a meeting with the Senate leadership on Tuesday. EDITOR’S … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the World Trade Organisation’s Director-General, Professor Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, affirmed her commitment to aiding Nigeria during its hardships after her discussion with President Bola Tinubu. Okonjo-Iweala, alongside former Health Minister, Mohammed Ali Pate, emphasized potential grassroots programs to benefit young individuals and women. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s president and head of the West African bloc ECOWAS has not ruled out military intervention in Niger, but believes diplomacy is the “best way forward” to resolve the crisis, his spokesman said Tuesday. Bola Tinubu weighed in for the first time since the soldiers behind the coup in Niger … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed a 400-level student of the department of Economics, University of Ibadan, Orire Agbaje, as a member of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. According to Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun, the inauguration took place today at the Presidential … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Prof. Okonjo-Iweala arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 2:50 pm alongside the former Minister of State for Health under Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, Dr. Ali Pate. … Read more