The Chief of Defence of Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa says media coverage is encouraging protesters. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief of Defence of Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged the media to stop giving undue publicity to the protests by some groups. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Angry Lagos Residents Vandalise MTN Office Over Mass … Read more
The Police Command in Katsina State said there was no loss of life recorded in the state during the nationwide hunger protests. EKO HOT BLOG reports that ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, the command’s spokesman, made this known in a statement issued in Katsina on Saturday. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Angry Lagos Residents Vandalise MTN Office Over Mass … Read more
Journalists and protesters on Saturday fled for their lives as heavily armed police men opened fire on them at the day 3 of the ongoing End Hunger Protest in Abuja. The protesters had gathered in front of the the MKO Abiola Stadium in the nation’s capital, Abuja chanting solidarity songs when the policemen arrived in … Read more
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum of Borno says 95 per cent of the youths that participated in Thursday’s violent protests in Maiduguri were children under 14 years. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Zulum made the disclosure in a broadcast to the people of Borno where he also declared the lifting of the 24-hour curfew imposed … Read more
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested 15 suspected looters in different parts of the state. EKO GOT BLOG reports that the Corps Commandant, Mohammad Falala, made this known on Friday in Kano, adding that the suspects were caught with stolen items from the Digital Industrial Park, … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condemned and dismissed reports making the rounds on social media platforms, calling on Igbo people to vacate Lagos and Southwest Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Sanwo-Olu said this in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile. According to the statement, “The attention … Read more
Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya on Friday, toured some damaged facilities to assess the level of destruction caused by the violent protest in the Gombe metropolis. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yahaya expressed concern over the extensive damage inflicted on both public and private property while assuring the people of the government’s commitment to maintaining … Read more
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu-led government to come down from their high horses, listen the voice of the people, and solve the demands of protesters. Atiku said this in a statement, in Abuja, on Friday, applauding Nigerian youths participating in the #Hunger protests for their largely peaceful conduct while … Read more
The Benue National Assembly Caucus and Federal Appointees Forum, have hailed the youths of the State for boycotting the nationwide protests. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the protest, which started on Thursday and was meant to be peaceful, turned into violence in some parts of the country, with reported cases of killings, wanton destruction of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that in a decisive statement against the nationwide protest which kicked off on August 1, 2024, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Eredo Branch, has expressed its firm opposition. During a press conference on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the Eredo Local Community Development Area (LCDA) Secretariat, NYCN Eredo Coordinator … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that in a call for calm and constructive dialogue, Oba Babatunde Ogunlaja, the Aladeshonyin of Odo Noforija, addressed local elders and community members yesterday, emphasizing the importance of patience and peaceful engagement over disruptive protests. During a gathering of community leaders and elders, Oba Ogunlaja used the metaphor “cutting off the … Read more
Controversial social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, told the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, they are not fighting anybody but exercising their constitutional right. VeryDarkMan, who spoke moments before police teargassed protesters at the Berger Roundabout in Abuja on Friday, also said the minister cannot tell them where to … Read more
Economic and social activities returned to full swing in the Enugu metropolis on Friday after a day of nationwide protest on August 1. EKO HOT BLOG reports that residents of the state did not join the protest, except for nine persons seen with placards in front of Enugu House of Assembly, they however stayed indoors, … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has arrested 32 persons for vandalizing shops and other buildings on the first day of the nationwide protests against bad governance. The National Public Relations Officer of the corps, Babawale Afolabi made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Afolabi said the Commandant General of … Read more
Police have fired teargas canisters at protesters gathering at the Berger roundabout in Abuja. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Journalists reporting on the protest were also targeted with teargas at a different location where they were assembled. Protesters demanding an end to bad governance in Nigeria have moved from the Abuja National Stadium to the … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged FCT residents to obey the court order restricting protests to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium. Wike made the call in Abuja on Thursday after the FCT Security Council meeting. The meeting was to review developments following the commencement of a 10-day nationwide … Read more
Following the first day of the nationwide protest across the country, Veteran entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has reiterated that real work has just begun. Charly Boy, in his statement, urged Nigerians to maintain the pressure on the government, underscoring that the initial demonstration is just the beginning of a broader … Read more
Following the incidences of violence recorded in the ongoing protest, the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Olukayode Egbetokun, has placed all police units on red alert. Egbetokun made the announcement at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja, saying the events in some major cities in the country on Day 1 of the protest showed that … Read more
The Secretary to Government of Katsina State, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskar has announced a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. Garba-Faskari made this announcement in a statement signed by Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, the Director of media at the office of the Secretary to the state government in Katsina on Thursday. According to him, the government … Read more
Some youths suspected to be hoodlums on Thursday vandalised ware houses of the Jigawa Agricultural Supply Company, JASCO, and looted fertilisers and inputs. EKO HOT BLOG reports that dozens of hoodlums hijacked the ongoing nationwide protest and looted agricultural commodities at the stores in Birnin Kudu, Gumel and Hadejia Local Government Areas of the state. … Read more