EKO HOT BLOG reports that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, has appointed Yobe state Governor, Mai Mala Buni as special adviser on “Party Integration and Reintegration” at the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Members of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have met with the Vice Presidential Candidate of the party and Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the bribery allegations rocking the party.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Army on Friday rescued another kidnapped Chibok girl from Boko Haram captivity.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fire broke out at Nkwelle Ezunaka, near Onitsha, on Saturday when a petrol tanker carrying petroleum products fell into a ditch.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the ceremonial parade organised in Lagos State for the commemoration of the country’s 62nd Independence anniversary, on Saturday, rekindled patriotism.
The Office of the Public Private Partnership has met with stakeholders on how to foster human capital development, boost a friendlier business environment within government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s).
Lagos Traffic Radio 96.1 Fm is set to unveil a new weekly Programme, tagged: “B.O.S Transportation Landmarks”.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Ben Hodges, former commanding general of the United States Army, has revealed that Vladimir Putin is planning to invade another European region if he is successful in Ukraine.
Until science unmasked the myth of the jungle and brought the secrets of wildlife home to man via the television, little did the world know the lion wasn’t the king of animals. Yep, the world never fully realised that the lion, when alone, was a potential danger, whose presumed invincibility is magnified by the strength in collective hunting, otherwise known as collective looting in Nigeria’s political circles: Kill and chop.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Big Brother Naija Level Up season is almost at an end and it was filled with plenty of cash prizes and gifts for its housemates.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Arsenal star, Bukayo Saka has mocked Tottenham Hotspour following the Gunners’ 3-1 win over Antonio Conte’s side in the Premier League on Saturday.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Hundreds of football fans are reported to have died in Indonesia after a riot broke out following Arema FC’s league clash against Persebaya Surabaya.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chelsea boss, Graham Potter admitted he understood Patrick Vieira’s frustration after watching Thiago Silva escape a red card for deliberate handball in Saturday’s win over Crystal Palace.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the week 13 pool results are for forty-nine (49) football matches for UK football 2021/2022 from the pool agent.
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) is set to confer the 2022 National Honours Award on his late Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, and the 436 others.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, and the Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala also made the list.
It was gathered that conferment is slated to hold on October 11 at the State House in Abuja.
On the list, sighted by PREMIUM TIMES, five persons were listed for the award of the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger, 5$ listed for Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic while 67 for the Commander of the Order of the Niger.
Civil society organisations, Project Victory Call Initiative and Rotary Club, Benin chapter, has called for an end to vote-buying ahead of the 2023 elections.
The groups made the call during a courtesy visit to the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Edo State council, on Saturday.
Speaking at the event, the spokesperson for PVC, Paula Bell-Gam, said the visit was to intimate members of the union concerning their resolve to sensitise and educate the public, particularly the electorate, on the ills of vote-buying and selling.
This was disclosed in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Saturday.
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, has appointed the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, as Adviser on Party Integration and Reconciliation in his Presidential Campaign Council.
Buni’s appointment was contained in a letter signed by the former APC National Leader on August 8, 2022, and made available to journalists in Abuja on Saturday.
In the appointment note, Tinubu disclosed that the choice of Buni as adviser was necessitated by his impressive political achievement and exemplary leadership as governor and party member.
The letter partly read, “By way of this letter, we are pleased to formally convey your appointment as the Adviser on Party Integration & Reconciliation of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council
A spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar presidential campaign, Daniel Bwala, says the rally by supporters of Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, in Kaduna shows the decline of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.
He said this in a series of tweets on Saturday.
Obi’s supporters, earlier in the day, conducted a ‘one million march’ in various states to mark Independence Day.
Reacting, Bwala said Atiku made Obi popular and “the crowd at Pitobi @PeterObi rally in Kaduna despite @elrufai…suggest the decline of APC in that state. This is even labour, not PDP, Obi not Atiku. The EA amendment has de-mystified governors. If the 2015 APC victory does not humble APC, the 2023 APC defeat would humiliate them.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of one Ginikanwa Izuoba in the Enugu-Otu, Aguleri flood.
The Acting State Coordinator of the agency in Anambra, Mr Thickman Tanimu, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Saturday.
Tanimu said that Izuoba died, when his house collapsed due to the impact of the flood.
He also said that at least 651,053 persons in six local government areas of the state had so far been displaced by flooding.
Tanimu said that the agency had undertaken an assessment of flooding in different parts of the state.
The presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says his party stands a good chance of winning.
“The PDP stands the chance to win the presidential election being one of the oldest political parties in the country,’’ Abubakar told newsmen after inaugurating his campaign office in Gombe.
Saturday’s visit to Gombe State was the third time Abubakar was in the state in 2022 on political overtures.
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