Tinubu Orders Review of Security Operations, Deployment of Drones Against Terrorists Vice President described the attack as a heavy loss to both the state and the nation. Shettima offered prayers for the bereaved families President Bola Tinubu has directed the Armed Forces to review ongoing security operations, including the deployment of advanced military hardware and … Read more
Former VP mourns victims of Borno attack Calls for urgent collective response to insecurity Warns Nigeria cannot ignore growing threat Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has strongly condemned the recent killing of innocent people in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. According to a report by Eko Hot Blog, Atiku described the incident as … Read more
UN suspends humanitarian air service in northeast Nigeria over $5.4m funding gap. The shutdown threatens aid delivery to displaced, hunger-stricken communities in Borno and Yobe. UN warns millions risk worsening isolation amid global donor fatigue. The United Nations (UN) has suspended a key humanitarian air service in Nigeria’s conflict-ridden northeast due to a severe funding … Read more
FG spent N1.4bn on rehabilitating terrorists and secret trials. Over 325 terrorists were convicted, some receiving life imprisonment sentences. Experts criticize secret trials, questioning transparency and procedural fairness. The Federal Government has spent approximately N1.4bn on rehabilitating repentant terrorists and establishing centers for terrorism trials in the last year and a half. This is part … Read more
Barely days to Christmas and New Year, Christians in northern Nigeria express fear over potential terror attacks, dampening festive plans. Recent violent incidents, including bomb explosions in Niger, Zamfara, and Borno states, have heightened security concerns, with communities appealing for government intervention. EDITOR’S PICKS Sanwo-Olu Donates N75M to Support Legionnaires and Families of Fallen Heroes … Read more
Ondo South Senator, Jimoh Ibrahim, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu is poised to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into Nigeria’s security framework in 2025 to combat rising insecurity. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Senator Ibrahim emphasized that AI and advanced technology would bolster efforts to track and neutralize criminals, including bandits, kidnappers, … Read more
Two individuals lost their lives in an explosion caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Wednesday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the tragic incident occurred at a housing estate under construction in Dalwa, a community located 175 kilometers from Maiduguri. The estate, which consists of 200 units, … Read more
Fourteen Nigerian fishermen were reportedly killed by Boko Haram terrorists in Niger’s Diffa district. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the victims, who had fled violence in northeastern Nigeria, were ambushed on Sunday while fishing near Bosso, a location close to the Nigerian border. EDITOR’S PICKS Electricity Meter Costs Rise Again As Deregulation Takes Effect Biden, … Read more
A Boko Haram commander, Abu Shekau, has been reportedly killed during an attack on the Sabon Fagi community in Gujba Local Government Area (LGA) of Yobe State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focusing on the Lake Chad region, the attack occurred on Friday when Boko Haram fighters launched an assault on the community. … Read more
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) neutralised over 50 boko haram members during a cross-fire at Farin- Kasa Area, Chukun LGA in Kaduna. This is contained in a statement by the NSCDC Spokesperson, Babawale Afolabi. He said that the incident took place on Tuesday evening. Afolabi said that a special monitoring … Read more
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed the deaths of five soldiers in an ambush by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in Borno State. According to Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, the attack also left ten soldiers wounded, with four others reported missing. The terrorists destroyed military equipment during the assault, including … Read more
A new terror group, known as Lakurawa, has reportedly established camps in 10 local government areas across Sokoto and Bauchi states, according to sources speaking with Punch. The group, which initially set up operations in villages along the Nigeria-Niger Republic border, including Gwanaguano, Mulawa, Wassinya, and Turigaic communities, expanded its presence in Nigeria by 2018, … Read more
The Nigerian military has identified Lakurawa as a new terror group infiltrating Sokoto and Kebbi states via the Niger Republic, following the recent coup in Nigeria’s neighboring country. However, investigations by Premium Times reveal that Lakurawa, an al-Qaeda-linked organization, has been active since before last year’s coup in Niger. Last week Thursday, EKO HOT BLOG reported that … Read more
Former Department of State Services (DSS) operative Seyi Adetayo has urged swift action following the emergence of a new terrorist group, Lakurawa, cautioning Nigerians that the nation is facing a war-like threat. In an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday, Adetayo likened Lakurawa to established terror groups such as ISWAP, Boko Haram, and … Read more
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
Bandits struck again in Zamfara State, attacking multiple communities near Wanke, close to Gusau, and abducting over 100 people, including women, children, and the elderly. Among those taken was the community’s Chief Imam, recently released from a prior abduction and still recovering from a leg injury. This is reportedly his second time being kidnapped. Local … Read more
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno is now personally directing a counter-offensive against Boko Haram after the group’s deadly attack on a military garrison, the Chadian presidency reported Thursday. The attack, which began late Sunday and continued into Monday, claimed around 40 lives at the base in the Lake Chad region, an area long troubled … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) recently carried out successful air strikes targeting Boko Haram militants in Borno State, significantly reducing terrorist numbers and disabling their operational capabilities at key locations, including the strategic gathering point of Bula Marwa. According to Air Force spokesperson Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, intelligence reports identified Bula Marwa as a prominent … Read more
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF), says the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai, has on October 25, killed many Boko Haram terrorists at two locations in Bula Marwa in Borno. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Olusola Akinboyewa, made this disclosure in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Akinboyewa said the NAF, … Read more
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $618 million loan from a consortium of international financiers for the acquisition of six M-346 attack jets, manufactured in Italy, alongside necessary ammunition for the Nigerian Air Force. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this decision on Wednesday, October 23, highlighting that the purchase … Read more