Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, has publicly confirmed for the first time that Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in Tehran in July. Katz made the revelation during a speech in which he vowed to target the leadership of the Iran-backed Houthi movement in Yemen, responsible for launching missiles and drones at Israel. EDITOR’S … Read more
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a 29-year-old Uzbek national in connection with the assassination of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, a high-ranking military figure and head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Forces, as well as his assistant. The attack occurred early Tuesday outside Kirillov’s residential building in Moscow when a remotely detonated … Read more
Tragedy has struck in southern Mexico, where the mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, was brutally murdered just days after taking office. This senseless killing has sparked widespread outrage, with Guerrero State governor Evelyn Salgado expressing her indignation on social media. The circumstances surrounding Arcos’ death remain unclear, but local reports suggest he was decapitated, although … Read more
Shamim Ahmed, a prominent student leader in Bangladesh, was brutally beaten to death at Jahangirnagar University in Dhaka, allegedly in retaliation for his involvement in attacks on protesters during the recent movement that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last month. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that Ahmed, a key figure in the student wing of … Read more
The FBI has disclosed new details regarding the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a Republican rally in Pennsylvania. The assailant, identified as Thomas Crooks, had been meticulously planning the attack for nearly a year. According to the FBI, Crooks, 20, had conducted over 60 online searches related to the Republican presidential candidate … Read more
Tension has enveloped the Ajiran community in the Agungi area of Lekki, Lagos State, after gunmen brutally murdered Demola, the first son of the Ojomu of Ajiran land, Chief Tijani Akinloye. The tragic incident reportedly took place on Monday morning near Ebano Supermarket along Chevron Drive. EDITOR’S PICKS Dangote, Elumelu, Otedola Lead New Fight Against … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Labour Party (LP) has claimed that its National Chairman, Julius Abure, has escaped an assassination attempt on his life. The opposition party also claimed that Abure’s residence in Abuna was gutted by fire on Wednesday. Editor’s Picks BREAKING: Students Loan Disbursement Begins As Tinubu Re-enacts Legislation UCH Ibadan Plunges … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police have apprehended a 32-year-old man, Yusuf Isah, believed to be involved in the attack on the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman. This online media platform recalls that in October 2022, an armed group attacked the pastor’s convoy along the Benin-Auchi … Read more
APC Chieftain Dozie Madu was attacked by gunmen in Anambra. Miraculously, the chieftain escaped unhurt. There were so many casualties left from the attack. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Dozie Madu on Friday night escaped death after gunmen attacked his country home, Owerre Ezukala Orumba South LGA … Read more
The Osun Assembly speaker has alleged an assassination attempt on his life. He blamed the state government for allowing insecurity to fester in the state. However, the Police said they were unaware of the alleged attempt on his life. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, has … Read more
Confirming the incident, spokesperson of the State Police Command, ASP Ramhan Nansel, said a suspect has been arrested in connection with the incident. On Wednesday, three members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly narrowly escaped an assassination attempt along Akwanga- Lafia Highway. The assassination attempt occurred at about 10 am on Wednesday, September 1, … Read more
Madagascar President, Andry Rajoelina, has escaped assassination. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the prosecutor general’s office in Madagascar has said it foiled an assassination attempt on President Andry Rajoelina, and arrested several “foreign and Malagasy” suspects. Two French people are among several arrested in the Indian Ocean island nation on Tuesday “as part of an … Read more
Investigators are yet to establish whether the rest of the commando unit was ever informed of the true aim of the mission. Colombian mercenaries arrested for allegedly taking part in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise have confessed that they were hired to capture him and hand him over to the US Drug Enforcement … Read more
The arrested suspect, identified as 63-year-old Christian Emmanuel Sanon, entered the country on a private jet in June… Haitian authorities have arrested a man they say helped orchestrate the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, the country’s police chief announced on Sunday. Moise was killed Wednesday in his Port-au-Prince home, in an attack that has shaken … Read more
So far, 17 have been arrested, and at least three were killed. A handful remain at large, according to the police. The widow of slain Haitian leader Jovenel Moise, who was critically wounded in the attack that claimed his life, on Saturday issued her first public remarks since the assault, calling on the nation not … Read more
Three suspects were killed by police and eight are still being sought A group of 28 foreign mercenaries, including retired Colombian soldiers, assassinated Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse earlier this week, the police have said. After a gun battle in the capital Port-au-Prince, 17 were detained, some at the house they were using, others after entering … Read more
In the wake of the Haitian president’s assassination, one of the big questions is who will succeed him. The question of who will succeed the slain Haitian President, Jovenel Moïse, may not elicit a straightforward answer, according to Jean Wilner Morin, the president of the national association of Haitian judges. He told CNN that the … Read more
The president faced steep opposition from swathes of the population that deemed his mandate illegitimate, and he churned through a series of seven prime ministers in four year Haiti President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home early Wednesday morning by a group of armed individuals, interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph has announced. Joseph said … Read more
“Benue State government must be careful against attack. He must be careful against accidents; I see plans to assassinate him. He must watch his outings as from now on. The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has on Friday, warned the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, concerning some of the things he … Read more
Indian police have sent support to a northern city to stop tensions after the murder of a two-year-old girl over an unpaid $144 loan. Police said two suspects have been detained after the girl’s body was discovered on a rubbish dump in Aligarh, in Uttar Pradesh state after she was abducted on May 31.Officers said … Read more