Chad’s military conducted air strikes that inflicted “many dead and wounded” against Boko Haram fighters, President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno announced on Thursday. “We carried out multiple air strikes on enemy positions that caused significant casualties,” Deby told reporters in the Lake Chad region, though he did not provide exact figures. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘I Feel … Read more
Northern Nigeria, especially the North-West region, is facing a surge in violence linked to local militias, commonly referred to as “bandits.” The conflict, which began in 2011 due to clashes between Hausa farmers and Fulani pastoralists, has intensified in recent years, particularly affecting the states of Zamfara, Kaduna, and Katsina. These bandits have spread fear … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the air component of Operation Delta Safe conducted successful air strikes, annihilating an operational Illegal Refining Site (IRS) along with its equipment and reservoirs containing illicit products at Yellow Island near Bonny Island in Rivers State. Additionally, two Cotonou boats identified near Okrika’s Arugbana area in the oil-rich state were … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has neutralized some terrorists in recent air strikes in the North-Eastern region of the country. This is as the NAF also bombarded some oil thieves in the Niger Delta region in recent operations. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday (today), … Read more
Air strikes have killed dozens of terrorists in two weeks, according to the DHQ. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has disclosed major breakthroughs in the military’s fight against terrorists in the northern part of the country. EDITOR’S PICKS Peter Obi Donates N5m To Support Flood Victims In Benue 11 Senators Write … Read more
…….Iraq PM Asks Protesters To Leave US Embassy ‘Immediately’ Several thousand protesters attacked the US embassy in the Iraqi capital on Tuesday in anger at US air strikes that killed more than two dozen pro-Iran fighters at the weekend. A stream of men in military fatigues, as well as some women, marched through checkpoints that … Read more