EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Friday begged the Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, HRM Oboro Gbaraun II to tell his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar to stop contesting for elections in Nigeria.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday claimed that 73 groups are in support of the presidential ambition of the party’s flagbearer, Atiku Abubakar.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, said he is happy over Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde’s membership of the G5, also known as the integrity governors.
Biyi Otegbeye, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, and 26 other party assembly flagbearers were dismissed by a Federal High Court in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday.
Eko Hot Blog reports that 15 people died as a result of bandit attacks in Giwa, Birnin Gwari and Kajuru local government areas (LGAs) of Kaduna State.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Delta State Police command arrested some suspects posing as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to donate 25 new pick-up trucks to Divisional Police formations to assist in quick response to security threats in their areas of operation.
“We share your pain,” Russian President Vladimir Putin has told a group of mothers of Russian soldiers who have been fighting – and some of whom have been killed – in Ukraine.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Twitter owner and CEO, Elon Musk, has said he is open to creating an alternative phone if tech giants, Apple and Google, boot his social media platform from their app stores.
In a tree-lined business park in Chiswick, West London, there is a heavy presence of armed police. Black, multi-role armoured vehicles called Jankels are positioned at intervals alongside Met Police armed response vehicles, fully crewed-up with armed officers inside.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russian President, Vladimir Putin is reportedly set to mobilise another two million soldiers – including 300,000 women – in a desperate attempt to fight Ukrainian forces.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vladimir Putin has told his military commanders that Russia needs to deploy five million troops in order to triumph in Ukraine.
More than 100 women have been murdered in Italy so far this year, with almost half of them killed by their intimate partner or ex-partner, the Italian police said.
At least three people were killed and 11 others injured Friday after a gunman opened fire at two schools in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, according to local authorities.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced strikes on 15 and 20 December in its pay dispute with the government.
Eko Hot Blog reports that Lawmakers voted by a large majority to include a clause guaranteeing “the effectiveness and equal access to the right to end pregnancy voluntarily”.
Eko Hot Blog reports that The 78-year-old is accused of touching a woman inappropriately in 2017, officials said.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal will make a bid for Palmeiras midfielder Danilo after the World Cup group stage, according to reports.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that World Cup host Qatar has been eliminated in the group stage after losing two straight games in Group A.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 19 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 21 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2022/2023 from the pool agent.
The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential and governorship campaigns in Nasarawa state, Labaran Maku, has accused the state police command and Governor Abdullahi Sule of attempting to disrupt the party’s campaign slated for November 28, 2022 in the Toto Local Government Area of the state.
Maku, a former Minister of Information, expressed dismay that after the PDP had informed the police of the party’s plan to commence its campaign on the said date, Sule allegedly planned with the police to fix the All Progressives Congress campaign on the same day and in the same LGA.
The campaign DG, who spoke to journalists during a press briefing in Karu LGA on Friday, however, said because the PDP had agreed to shift the first campaign to November 29, 2022.
Maku said, “It is strange that some hours to the party’s campaign rally, the police commissioner told us that he is not aware that we are holding our rally in Toto LGA, therefore, we do not have the permission.
The All Progressives Congress Campaign Council has announced that its standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will not attend the third edition of the presidential town hall meeting of Arise Television.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Media and Publicity of the APC campaign council, Bayo Onanuga, in Abuja, on Friday.
The presidential town hall series organised by the television station in collaboration with the Centre for Democracy and Development is slated for December 4.
The third edition, which will focus on education, healthcare, poverty, and human capital, was expected to host Tinubu, standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; his counterpart in the Labour Party, Peter Obi and New Nigeria Peoples Party’s presidential hopeful, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
Cody Gakpo scored again at the World Cup but the Netherlands missed the chance to secure a place in the last 16 on Friday as they were held to a 1-1 draw by a battling Ecuador, a result which eliminated host nation Qatar.
Gakpo, the gangly PSV Eindhoven forward who has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester United, put the Netherlands in front with a superb strike in the sixth minute at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Yet, with a large and vociferous support behind them, Ecuador fought back with such ferocity that the Dutch were rattled, and they deserved the equaliser when it came through Enner Valencia four minutes after half-time.
It was Ecuador captain Valencia’s third goal of the World Cup already after his brace in his country’s opening win over Qatar.
With less 48 hours to leave office, Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has signed the 2023 Appropriation Bill into law.
A statement by the Governor’s spokesperson Ismail Omipidan on Friday disclosed that the bill was signed on Thursday night at the Governor’s office, Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo.
The budget was passed into law by the House of Assembly on Wednesday. The 2023 estimate of N138 billion, is tagged: “Budget of Consolidation”.
“It has Personnel Expenditure component of N45,450,655,060; Recurrent Expenditure, N53,755,885,370; total recurrent expenditure N99,206,540,430; while Capital Expenditure stands at N39,059,447,710, making the total budget size of N138,265,988,140”, the statement reads.
The Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday, declared the purported governorship re- run primary election organized by a governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party, Otunba Jimi Adebisi Lawal to be illegal, unconstitutional and void.
The suit filed by the People’s Democratic Party and Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu with number FHC/AB/CS/220/2022 against Mr. Jimi Adebisi Lawal and others came after Mr. Jimi Lawal organized a fake rerun primary on 17th October in clear disobedience to the party’s guidelines and provision of the 2022 electoral act.
In the judgment delivered by Hon. Justice Akintayo Aluko, all the three questions formulated in the plaintiffs’ Originating Summons were resolved in favour of the PDP and Hon. Adebutu.
The court declared that the purported gubernatorial rerun primary election of the PDP in Ogun State purportedly conducted on the 17th October, 2022 was not conducted in compliance with the orders made by the Federal High Court, Abeokuta Division in Suit No: FHC/AB/CS/83/2022 between Prince Adesegun Seriki and Ors v INEC and Ors and Suit No: FHC/AB/CS/87/2022 between Taiwo Olabode Idris and Ors v PDP and Ors both of which were delivered on the 27th day of September, 2022.
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has appealed to the Federal Government to shelve any plan to shut down the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, insisting that the programme was yet to achieve its mandate saying even the disarmament phase of the scheme had not been fully realised as arms and ammunition were still in the wrong hands in the Niger Delta.
The governor, who spoke when he received the Interim Administrator, PAP, Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu ,retd, in Government House, Yenagoa, warned that any attempt to shut down the programme would plunge the region into another round of unrest.
His words: “The amnesty programme has three legs. The first is disarmament, a process, said to be completed; then the demobilisation leg and finally, the reintegration leg. On the issue of disarmament, can we completely convince ourselves that we have been able to completely disarm the Niger Delta of armaments in our region?
Parties and candidates participating in the 2023 general elections are not to contribute or accept donations above N50 million, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated.
The electoral umpire stated this in the guidelines for the conduct of political rallies, processions and campaigns as well as finances and election expenses of political parties, candidates and aspirants.
It said: “The maximum amount of money or other assets that an individual, a group of individuals or an entity can donate to a political party or aspirant for an election shall be N50 million.
“A political party shall not accept any monetary or other contribution which is more than N50,000,000 except it identifies and discloses the source of the contribution to the Commission.
Popular gospel singer, Sammie Okposo is dead.
His death was confirmed by his family in a statement obtained by The Nation.
The statement, which was signed by a member of the family, Hector Okposo, was released on Friday.
The Wellu Wellu master, as he is fondly called, was 51.
Okposo was also a music producer, psalmist, and CEO of Zamar Entertainment.
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, said he remains the governorship candidate of the party in the state.
Showunmi’s comment is coming despite a judgment of the Federal High Court nullifying all PDP primary elections in Ogun State.
It could be recalled that Showunmi, Jimi Lawal and some other aggrieved party members are in court to challenge the candidacy of Ladi Adebutu in Ogun.
Currently, the PDP does not have candidates in the general elections, as the Independent National Electoral expunged its candidates from its list in obedience to the court judgment.
Residents of Nyanya, whose properties were demolished, are calling on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, to probe the Abuja Development Control over illegal demolition.
The demolished property owners said the Minister should also wade into the crises ensuing from the destruction of their properties in Abuja and have parties settled amicably.
At a press briefing, the group also called on the National Human Right Commission to, as a matter of urgency, look into the infringement of their fundamental human right to live and own property within the Nigerian State.
Spokesman of the group, Abuo Andrew, while appealing to the Minister, said Bello was misled to approve demolition on the grounds that the land was under a high-tension electricity pylon.
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