Russia launched 810 drones in largest attack since the war began. A government building in Kyiv was hit for the first time. An infant and a young woman were among the casualties in Kyiv. Russia has carried out its biggest aerial assault since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, deploying … Read more
Presidency denies reports of fighter jets bombing Sokoto communities. Claims of mistaken airstrike killing villagers labeled as fake news. Authorities urged the public to disregard unverified bombing allegations. The presidency has dismissed reports claiming that fighter jets mistakenly bombed two communities in Sokoto State while targeting terrorists. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, … Read more
The Jika da Kolo community in Yadin Kidandan, located in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State, is grieving a tragic loss after claiming that over 25 people were killed in a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) airstrike intended to target terrorists. The incident, which occurred over the weekend, has sparked a significant controversy between the … Read more
Biden and Netanyahu spoke on phone on Thursday. It was their first call since an Israeli airstrike “unintentionally” killed seven aid workers in Gaza. The US had said it was “outraged” by the killings. Eko Hot Blog reports that United States (US) President Joe Biden has issued a stark warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … Read more
Seven aid workers in Gaza were struck by an Israeli airstrike on Monday. Israeli leader Netanyahu has confirmed the killings, saying they were unintended. But the US Government has condemned the airstrike. Eko Hot Blog reports that the United States Government has said it was “outraged” by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed seven … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a statement released in Abuja on Sunday, the Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, announced that a significant number of terrorist elements were neutralized in Tsauni Doka, located in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the air component of Operation Hadin Kai, on Wednesday, destroyed a gun truck and killed eight terrorists during a surveillance operation in the Marte Local Government Area of Borno State. According to a statement on Wednesday by the Air Force spokesperson, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the gun truck was speeding … Read more
US Strike Kills 13 Al-Shabaab Fighters – Pentagon EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Pentagon said Wednesday that US forces killed 13 fighters of the al-Shabaab militant group in an airstrike in Somalia. The strike took place on August 14 near Teedaan in the central-southern part of the country while Shabaab fighters were … Read more
Another deadly airstrike hits Kyiv ahead of new Russia-Ukraine peace talks as the ceasefire agreement has failed to materialise and Russian forces have shown no sign of easing their onslaught. Ukrainian and Russian representatives were set to meet via videoconference Monday, a Ukrainian presidential adviser and a Kremlin spokesman both said before the latest airstrike. … Read more
…12 children in total were affected by the strike, of which seven have died and five currently receiving treatment for injuries sustained. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an airstrike launched by the Nigerian Army with the aim to dislodge armed bandits on the border of Niger Republic has mistakenly killed seven children in the country. … Read more
The civilians, mostly farmers, were either on their farms or at the river bank when the tragic event happened No fewer than 20 civilians have died from a supposed airstrike in Dabar Masara, a border town in Monguno Local Government Area of Borno State. Although military authorities were yet to react to the incident, local … Read more