EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, has declared Monday, June 13, as a public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day which comes up on June 12.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that with the electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) setting a deadline of June 17 for all political parties to submit a list of Presidential candidates and their running mates, preparations are now in top gear for the 2023 election.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday pledged its support to the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has finally congratulated Bola Ahmed Tinubu for emerging the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate at the party’s convention in Abuja on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, has opined that the consideration of a Muslim president and a Muslim vice president in the country in 2023 is dead on arrival.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that reports have claimed that Nyesom Wike may emerge as the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Toyota Sienna carrying members of the All Progressives Congress’s Rivers State chapter from Abuja to Port Harcourt somersaulted, killing one person on Thursday
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will bid farewell to the state’s Hajj Intending Pilgrims in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was tension around the Jakande Estate at Isolo, Isheri Road in Lagos State after a motorcyclist hit a passerby who died instantly.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has condemned the reported attack on people from the South-East who live in Lagos.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has provided nutritional packages and other resources to pregnant women in Epe Local Council, in collaboration with Alaro City.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National President of Lagos Focus and Founder of Gabous Peace and Humanitarian Foundation, Dr Mrs Yetunde Akinluyi, has congratulated the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory at the just concluded All Progressives Congress, APC, Convention held at the Eagle Square, Abuja.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that at least 32 people have been reportedly killed by bandits in separate attacks on four communities within Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin has been left humiliated after Russian troops blew themselves up by accident while placing mines, according to reports
EKO HOT BLOG reports that two Britons and a Moroccan who were captured while fighting for Ukraine have been sentenced to death by a Russian proxy court in eastern Ukraine.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has announced the Premier League Team of the Year.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United and Liverpool are battling it out for Benfica’s Darwin Nunez with the Reds holding an advantage as Jorge Mendes jets out for showdown talks in Portugal.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United are said to be in advanced negotiations with Ajax winger Antony for a possible transfer from Ajax.
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The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of destroying billboards belonging to its candidate in the July 16 governorship poll, Senator Ademola Adeleke, across the state.
A statement on Thursday by the Chairman, Osun PDP Caretaker Committee, Dr. Akindele Adekunle, said Adeleke’s campaign billboards were destroyed in many parts of Osogbo and other parts of the state, describing the development as barbaric and plot to cause a political crisis.
The statement read in parts, “Let us, for the purpose of emphasis, warn those behind this plot that they will be matched, not necessarily by an equal measure of violence but by whatever it takes legally to resist such attempt as to intimidate the good people of Osun State or coerce them into submission.
“This will mean that we will not hesitate to mobilise Osun people against the violence that is being promoted by the ruling All Progressives Congress.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Thursday, said the Federal Government had done enough to honour the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Chief Moshood Abiola.
He also said that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would address the nation through a live broadcast on Sunday, June 12, 2022, by 7:00 am to mark Democracy Day.
Buhari had in 2018, directed that Nigeria’s Democracy Day, which was hitherto marked every May 29, be shifted to June 12 in honour of late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993, presidential election.
The President had also honoured Abiola with a posthumous award of Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic.
Super Eagles defeated Leone Stars of Sierra Leone 2-1 at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja without fans in the stands on Thursday in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations encounter.
The fans were absent as a result of the one-match ban placed on the country by the world football–governing body, FIFA, over the fracas that followed the end of the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff round against the Black Stars of Ghana in March.
In the Day 1 game of the 2023 AFCON, Alex Iwobi and Victor Osimhen scored for Nigeria while J. Morsay scored for the visitors.
Four days later, Nigeria will tackle ‘The Falcons and True Parrots’of São Tomé and Príncipe at the 45,000 –capacity Grand Stade de Agadir in southern Morocco.
Despite recording zero votes at the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC presidential primary in Abuja, the serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Church Pastor Tunde Bakare expressed excitement for staying true to his beliefs at the political contest.
The articulate pastor, who commended himself, noted that his bravery and steadfastness indicated that he had passed the test of character and courage by not buying votes at the APC primary.
Bakare, in a statement on Thursday, Bakare said he spoke the truth in the midst of wolves.
He said, “I am happy that I have passed the test of character by not paying any delegate.
Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated presidential election flag bearers of various political parties particularly Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples democratic Party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All peoples Congress, Peter Obi of the Labour Party as well as others for the emergence at the conclusion of party primaries, urging them to run a campaign devoid of rancor and divisiveness and utilize the opportunity to promote peace and unity.
Jonathan commended the candidates for their interest in leading the country which he described as a demonstration of their commitment and belief in the progress of the nation.
Noting that Nigeria is at a critical junction in its march to nationhood as it grapples with security and economic challenges, Dr. Jonathan stated that the 2023 elections present an opportunity to renew the dreams of our founding fathers and revitalise our economy.
He however charged the candidates to, in their campaigns, eschew violence and acts that could encourage any form of bloodletting or exacerbate the national fault lines, noting that it is the responsibility of all political leaders to strive to de-escalate the tension in the country.
LEADERS of thoughts, elder statesmen from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF have hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for staying true to his promise of non-interference in the process of electing the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC.
The SMBLF in a statement yesterday have also congratulated the National Leader of the APC and former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his emergence as the Presidential candidate of the party ahead of 2023 Presidential poll, just as they have reiterated their call on the people of Southern Nigeria, the Middle Belt region and all well-meaning Nigerians to, as a hallowed responsibility to the nation, vote for only southern Presidential candidates in the 2023 election, in the national interest.
The leaders of South South, Afenifere, Middle- Belt, Ndi- Igbo( Ohaneaze, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF who commended Buhari and the APC on the emergence of Tinubu, but said however that they had preferred the Presidential ticket to go to the South-East zone of the country.
The statement signed yesterday by Amb. Okey Emuchay for Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide; Comrade Jare Ajayi for Afenifere; Dr. Isuwa Dogo for Middle Belt Forum (MBF) and Hon. Ken Robinson for PANDEF/Acting Coordinator, SMBLF said that they are impressed by what they described as the nationalistic essence demonstrated by the APC Governors and political leaders of the Northern States.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested 140 suspected internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo Boys”, at two hotels in Ikorodu, Lagos State.
The anti-graft agency’s Head, Media & Publicity Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects, between 16 and 42 years, were nabbed in separate sting operations at Lakers Lounge Hotel and Bar and De Butlers Hotel in Ikorodu.
Uwujaren said this followed credible intelligence on their alleged involvement in internet-related fraud.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested no fewer than 666 suspects for alleged drug trafficking in Borno between 2021 and June 2022.
The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Joseph Icha, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Thursday.
Icha said that in 2021, the agency arrested 561 suspects, comprising 553 males and eight females, while in the first quarter of 2022, 113 persons were arrested for various drug offences.
He explained that large quantities of drugs ranging from cannabis sativa, Cocaine, heroine, tramadol, Rohypnol and Diazepam, among other substances, were recovered from the suspects.
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, congratulated All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
Zulum also saluted President Muhammadu Buhari, APC national leaders and stakeholders for the successful conduct of the primaries.
“Asiwaju’s antecedents as a freedom fighter for the entrenchment of democracy in Nigeria, which culminated into his founding role in the APC’s formation, makes his choice very unique for our party”, his statement reads.
Zulum said the ex-Lagos Governor has many attributes, including “exceptional wisdom in identifying, nurturing and assembling talented persons regardless of their ethnic and religious identities”.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted its National Campaign Council for the Ekiti State governorship poll.
The election will be held on Saturday June 18, 2022.
The PDP named Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde as the council chairman.
National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said Abia Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu will serve as his deputy.
The spokesman’s statement on Thursday listed Adedamola Adegbite as the administrative secretary.
Council members are Governors Nyesom Wike, Udom Emmanuel, Amb. Taofeek Arapaja and Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, among others.
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