EKO HOT BLOG reports that the latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms that Nigeria now has a total of 259,007 COVID-19 cases.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is to undergo surgery on a leg injury.
In a statement by his spokesman Laolu Akande, he explained the surgery became necessary because of recurrent pain in the leg from an injury possibly while playing squash.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, is in an early lead in the ongoing gubernatorial election in the state.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, that rushing to Abuja cannot overturn the will of the people in the Osun State Governorship election.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that protesters stormed the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osogbo, Osun State capital.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Osun State Governor, on Saturday, said having worked very hard for over three years, he should win the governorship election as officials begin counting the votes.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that bandits have ambushed a team of soldiers at Zurak Kampani community, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Saturday said the party cannot force any member to stay or exit
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday met with Speakers of states of the federation governed by the party and promised them active roles in his campaigns ahead of 2023 general elections.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that about 100 to 150 civilians were killed by Russian military strikes in Ukraine over the past two weeks, according to the Pentagon.
The fake credit alert scheme is one technique that has been used by fraudsters to swindle people of their money, goods and services in the last two decades, and it is still very much used today.
Children’s development should not only be centred on cognitive areas alone, it should embrace the whole idea of improving their psycho-motor domain of learning and emotions as well
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag has jumped to the defence of Harry Maguire by maintaining that “the team” were at fault for the calamitous goal conceded against Melbourne Victory on Friday.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Erik ten Hag has told Manchester United’s hierarchy to continue pushing for Frenkie de Jong even if he is not signed before the new Premier League season begins, according to reports.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal has agreed a £30 million deal with Manchester City to sign Oleksandr Zinchenko, according to reports.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 2 pool fixtures are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
Three persons have been arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission for alleged vote-buying.
The suspects are Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir, and Abidogun Ismail.
They were arrested at Polling Unit 002, Ward 2, Ababu, Isale Osun, Osogbo.
Meanwhile, CLEEN Foundation alleged that security agents deployed for Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, looked the other way while political party agents openly buy votes for as low as N3,000.
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in the state.
He polled 218 votes to defeat his main contender, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress.
Oyetola scored 23 votes while Dr Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord party had one vote.
Also, All Progressives Congress won elections in the polling units of Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, his deputy, Benedict Alabi, and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.
The All Progressives Congress won elections in the polling units of Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, his deputy, Benedict Alabi, and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.
In Oyetola’s polling unit situated at ward 1, LA school, Popo, Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government Area, APC got 545 votes to defeat its closest rival, Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party, who had 69 votes.
APC also won Aregbesola’s polling unit situated at Ward 8, unit 1, Isare Ifofin, Ilesa East Local Government Area of Osun State in Saturday’s election.
The ruling party secured 164 votes while PDP trailed with 134 votes.
The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) on Saturday, said its 300 accredited observers who collected data on key aspects of the governorship election in Osun state observed violations of the Electoral Act by political parties and their agents in 14 Local Government Areas.
The Centre alleged that the parties continued campaigning, and canvassing for votes in close proximity to the polling unit in LGAs during voting while officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission looked the other way when the abuses occurred.
According to the first preliminary briefing on the election by CDD, the acts which contravene the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 were mostly reported in Ife Central, Odo Otin, Osogbo, Oriade and Irepodun.
Also, the organisation said it documented claims and counter-claims by political actors over allegations of vote buying.
13 Youth groups from the six geo-political zones in the country including the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), have rejected the choice of former Borno State governor, Mallam Kashim Shettima Mustapha as the All Progressives Congress, APC Vice Presidential candidate to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu saying Shettima was unacceptable to the over 30 million youths of the country.
The youth groups in a letter to Tinubu also declared that after months of consultations and interaction across ethnic and religious divides,it was agreed that it would be in the interest of the youths to present to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the APC, Dr Ibrahim Bello Dauda also known as EL-DABI the party’s presidential running mate.
The Youth groups were made up of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ex-Militant Generals in Niger Delta, National Association of University Students, (NAUS), National Association of Polytechnic Students, (NAPS), National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) and All Farmers Progressive Association (AFPA).
Others include the Yoruba General Assembly (YGA), the Coalition of Northern Christian Youth Groups, The EL-DABI Grassroot Mobilization Movement, The EL-DABI Support Groups, EL-DABI Women Support Network and other Numerous Youth and Women Support Groups for EL-DABI in all the 774 Local Government areas of Nigeria, including EL-DABI professionals in politics who have endorsed EL-DABI.
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, national chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Oye has advised Nigerians to settle for a team capable of changing the governance narratives of the country.
This is even as he stated that the religious disposition of the President and Vice President of Nigeria needs is not as important as their capacity to deliver good governance when elected.
Oye gave the advice against the backdrop of diverse commentaries elicited by the choice of Kashim Shettima, a former governor of Borno state as running mate to All Progressives Congress, APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Like Tinubu, Shettima is a practicing Muslim.
The Independent National electoral commission (INEC) is currently setting up the central collation centre at the state headquarters for results to be announced.
The final collation of result is expected to take place at the State Collation Centre, INEC office situated in Osogbo.
As at time of report, The Nation observed different media outlets, journalists were setting up at the centre.
One year after the carnival-like burial ceremony that brought the businessman, Obi Cubana into limelight, he remembered his mother, Ezinne Uche Iyiegbu.
The burial ceremony at Oba Anambra State, which ran for a week, was the topic of discussion online and offline as it witnessed displays of affluence.
Over 200 cows were slaughtered, assorted foods laid out on tables, tonnes of expensive wine and spirit downed by hundreds of relations, friends, associates and well-wishers plus, the Cubana CEO replicated his late mother’s face with gemstones worth $100,000.
All Progressives Congress (APC), 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has given further insight into why he selected Kashim Shettima as running mate.
The former Borno State governor is the Senator representing the state’s central district in the national assembly.
On Saturday in Abuja, Tinubu met with Speakers of states governed by the APC led by Hon. Mudashiru Obasa of Lagos.
The lawmakers visited the standard bearer to congratulate him on his victory at the June special convention.
Tinubu commended the Speakers for the roles they played ahead of his emergence.
Flood has wreaked havoc in 13 communities in Darazo Headquarters of Darazo Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
DAILY POST learned that the flood washed away over 100 houses in Darazo town and rendered hundreds of people homeless.
The Acting Director General who is overseeing the Bauchi State Emergency Management Agency (BASEMA), Alhaji Bala Yakubu Lame, confirmed the incident on Saturday in Bauchi while answering questions from reporters.
He also stated that emergency officials will visit the town on Sunday to ascertain the extent of damage done to the communities of the area in order to assist them.
Member representing Darazo Constituency in the State House of Assembly Kawuwa Shehu Damina, said the flood destroyed properties valued at millions of Naira.
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