AVM Tuwase Takes Over As 25th AFCSC Commandant EKO HOT BLOG reports that Air Vice Marshall Olurotimi Tuwase on Friday assumed duty as the 25th Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State. AVM Tuwase replaced Air Vice Marshall Ebenezer Alade who is due for retirement. Read Also: Security: NDA To … Read more
…there is a need to reassess and reset foreign and regional government strategies… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd.), has named three groups supporting terrorist organisations in the Sahel region. He identified them as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), the Islamic and Muslim Support Group (GSIM), … Read more
A report recently compiled by the state government had revealed that at least 888 people were killed in violent attacks by bandits in various parts of Kaduna State in the last nine months EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has asked the Federal Government to declare bandits threatening the peace … Read more
One of the sheds used by the bandits to hold hostages was burnt EKO HOT BLOG reports that security forces have killed 10 bandits in Kwanan Bataru on the outskirts of Fatika in Giwa local government area of Kaduna State. A camp which the bandits use in keeping hostages was also burnt down. Some bandits … Read more
All you should know on trending messages about WhatsApp. Haugen chastised Facebook for prioritizing “profits above people” and failing to maintain anti-misinformation protections. Ekohotblog reports that the previous week has not been kind to Mark Zuckerberg, the Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. His fortune fell by $5.9 billion last week Monday to … Read more
Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice; Abubakar Malami has said that National security of Nigeria takes precedence over the constitution especially the fundamental human rights document. The Attorney-General made this argument at the ECOWAS Court in defense of the case filed in the consolidated lawsuit of activists and media houses, Amnesty international and Peoples Gazette, challenging … Read more
The Nigerian government have been under pressure to publicize names of Boko Haram financiers after the revelation by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) The Nigerian government has announced that Boko Haram sponsors have been identified and are being held. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami spoke to the News Agency … Read more
His remarks come four months after the Federal Government said it had begun profiling for prosecution, well-placed Nigerians suspected to be financiers of terrorism in the country The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, says the Nigeria Government is not interested in naming and shaming sponsors of terrorism. Adesina, who … Read more
Students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Zamfara State, who were kidnapped by bandits, have been set free. The kidnapped students of Government Day Secondary School, Kaya, in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State, have regained their freedom. According to NTA, the students who were abducted on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, were all … Read more
According to the governor, bandits who are currently facing the heat of the superior fire of security operatives have sent some persons to inform him that they have repented Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, says his administration will no longer grant amnesty to bandits in the state. He explained that the decision became necessary since … Read more
Oyo Police Command arraigned two before court over crime. The Oyo State Police Command had arraigned two persons before a magistrate court over possession of human skull. EkohotBlog reports that the Oyo State Police Command on Thursday arraigned two accused persons before Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for alleged possession of a human head. Our … Read more
This afternoon, a dead body was found in Ilorin, Kwara State. EkohotBlog reports that this afternoon, around noon, the Nigerian Police of Division C Headquarters discovered an unidentified dead body of a middle-aged man in Niger Street, Ilorin. Read Also: Breaking News: PMB Finally Receives NDDC Forensic Audit The corpse was discovered by a shop … Read more
By Idris Olukoya Residents of Eredo, Ejirin and Epe communities on Sunday charged Lagos State Government for protection against kidnappers. The residents, who spoke with the Eko Hot Blog on Sunday, in Epe, noted that kidnapping of residents and indigenes of Epe Division of Lagos State was on the increase. This, they stressed called for … Read more
According to Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mattawale, the students were on Friday released through the help of some repentant bandits. The students of the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakure, Zamfara State, who were abducted by bandits, have regained their freedom. According to Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mattawale, the students were on Friday released … Read more
Before now, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the region while millions were forced to flee their ancestral homes. Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, has called for a state of emergency in the northern part of the country over the security challenges in the region. He made the call on Wednesday at … Read more
The Taliban’s newfound American arsenal is likely not limited to small arms, as the group captured sizable stockpiles of weapons and vehicles held at strongholds once controlled by US-backed forces… US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to the Afghan military as images of Taliban … Read more
Police say the cameras are crucial to capturing people who open fire on roadways, a problem that’s surged this year. Work is underway to install license plate reader cameras along Chicago-area expressways. Police say the cameras are crucial to capturing people who open fire on roadways, a problem that’s surged this year. RELATED: 7-Year-Old Fatally … Read more
The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, said Saturday it would host up to 5,000 Afghans “prior to their departure to other countries.” Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan waited nervously on Saturday to see whether the United States would deliver on President Joe Biden’s new pledge to evacuate all Americans and all Afghans who aided … Read more
Since the last National Security Council meeting held on June 8, a lot has happened within the security domain President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed not to exit the government as a failure at the end of his second term in office in 2023. He made the declaration during a crucial closed-door meeting with service chiefs … Read more
A high school will remain closed the rest of this week after three students leaving school for the day were hurt in a drive-by shooting just off campus in South Carolina. The three Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School students did not suffer life-threatening injuries, the Orangeburg County School District said in a statement. A person is in … Read more