Babangida promised to support the group “so long as you stay on the course of promoting Nigeria all the time, making it a secure country” Saraki said Nigerians have been going through hell, especially in the last few days EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida has told those aspiring for … Read more
He said the North still has four years left, based on the arrangement of the PDP EKO HOT BLOG reports that Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has insisted that the North would produce Nigeria’s president in 2023. Mohammed said the claim that power must shift to the Southern part of the country in 2023 … Read more
N-Power News: Scheme, Other NSIPs, Avenue To Enrich Few Nigerians – Gov Mohammed EKO HOT BLOG reports that Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has alleged that the Federal Government-funded Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) is an avenue to enrich a few Nigerians implementing it, even though President Muhammadu Buhari has good intentions with it. The governor … Read more
I’m still consulting – Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed hints at joining the 2023 presidential race. The governor gave the hint at a special dinner organised in his honour… Ekohotblog reports that Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed of Bauchi State suggested Monday night that he could run for president in 2023 on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) … Read more
PDP has reportedly rejected Atiku for the 2023 presidency. EKO HOT BLOG reports that popular activist, Deji Adeyanju, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders have rejected the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the flag-bearer of the party ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Adeyanju, a former member of the PDP and … Read more
“I think the federal government has lost any idea to grow the economy. What they are best known for is the blame game” Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says claims by the current administration to be fighting corruption are spurious. There was no tangible result to show that financial impropriety and malfeasance are being … Read more
“If you don’t practise fairness at the top, then you cannot get it at the lower table” Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, says the concerns and reservations expressed by governors from southern part of the country are legitimate and should be addressed. Mohammed said this while reacting southern governors resolutions at a meeting held … Read more
Security operatives have arrested two persons for talking down and showing disapproval to the governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed. The drama played out in Azare Local Government Area of the state while the governor was on an inspection tour of projects awarded by his administration across the state at the Urban Primary Health Care … Read more
Some regions could feel marginalised if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) adopt zoning as its preferred method of choosing its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi state, has said Ekohotblog reports that Bala said this when he featured on Channels Television programme on Thursday. Mohammed implore the party to … Read more
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor, has recanted his justification for herdmen who carry weapons in the course of their nomadic endeavour. Mohammed has made the headlines in recent weeks over his insistence that there is nothing wrong in herdsmen possession of arms. He had said at a recent event that “because the Fulani man has … Read more
Benue governor Samuel Ortom has alleged that Bauchi governor Bala Mohammed is colluding with Fulani herdsmen to get rid of him. Ortom levelled the accusation while addressing a press conference in Makurdi. Ortom allegation is coming against the backdrop of death threat he received from aggrieved bandits. Ortom accused Mohammed of being part of a … Read more
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has cautioned his Bauchi state counterpart, Bala Mohammed, to refrain from making inflammatory and seditious utterances that could tear Nigeria apart. Ekohotblog had reported how Akeredolu in January issued evacuation order to Fulani herdsmen inhabiting Ondo forest. He had said the quit notice became imperative in view of the … Read more
Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed says he will not change his stance on justification for Fulani herdsman who carry arms in the course of their pastoral endeavours. The governor on Friday doubled down on his rationalisation for arms-bearing herdsmen, insisting that they need to protect themselves because of the dangers they are exposed when they make … Read more
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has lampooned Bala Mohammed, his Bauchi state counterpart, for rationalising the use of arms by herders. On Thursday, Mohammed said there was nothing wrong in herders bearing arms, as they need them to protect themselves against criminal elements they encounter in the forest. Reacting to the governor’s remarks and … Read more
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigerians (HURIWA) has asked for the arrest of Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed for publicly supporting captured herders carrying AK47. HURIWA said the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) should immediately arrest the governor instead of clampdown and arresting protesters at the controversial Lekki toll gate. Ekohotblog gathered … Read more
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor, has berated his southern counterparts over the sweeping generalisation of Fulani ethnic group as criminals due to the anomaly and monstrous activities of few. For weeks on end, public discourse has been fraught with the activities of herdsmen and the nefarious activities they perpetrated in the south. The development has … Read more
Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor, has disclosed why Fulani Herdsmen carry weapons in the course of their pastoral endeavour. Mohammed who spoke on Thursday in the state capital, Bauchi, said the herdsmen do that to protect themselves against dangers they encounter in the forest where their nomadic sojourn often takes them. He attributed the practice … Read more
“Gender-based violence has become a pandemic and in Bauchi, unfortunately, I understand through the Ministry of Justice, that we pardoned a serial rapist. “We must apologise to the women for doing this. It is not our wish to do that. Had it been that I was aware, he would have served his full jail term. … Read more
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has suspended the Emir of Misau. Also suspended are Chairman Misau and the District Head of Zadawa over the clash between herdsmen and farmers that left 10 people dead during the week. The Emir of Misau is a first-class traditional ruler in Bauchi Central Senatorial District of the State. … Read more
The Bauchi state government on Sunday said it spent 4500 daily feeding each of the COVID-19 Patient in the state. Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency said the state government spends N1,500 per single meal for COVID-19 patients on admission in the state. The agency disclosed that meals comprised chicken, eggs, and fried potatoes, among … Read more