A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Mexico-Guatemala border region early Sunday morning. The earthquake caused frightened residents to flee to the streets, but no major damage or deaths were reported. The quake’s epicenter was located off the Pacific coast, 10 miles west-southwest of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, with a depth of 47 miles. EKO HOT … Read more
Unidentified gunmen strike border crossing in northern Benin Three individuals killed, one wounded in the attack Motive remains unclear; authorities to issue formal notice Eko hot blog reports that Violence erupted at a border crossing in northern Benin late Tuesday, leaving three dead and one wounded in its wake, according to Mayor Gado Guidami. Editor’s … Read more
How Texas Border Enforcement Law Gets Green Light from US Supreme Court Green Light from US Supreme Court Lawmakers push for stronger law enforcement, propose dedicated agency to tackle issue. Eko hot blog reports that The US Supreme Court has given the nod to a Texas border law empowering state authorities to arrest individuals suspected … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that to combat the smuggling and hoarding of food items, the Nigeria Customs Service, Nigeria Immigration Service, Department of State Services, and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have initiated a nationwide crackdown, bolstering border surveillance. This online media platform gathered that this comes after Organised Labour declared a two-day protest against the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu has asserted that former President Muhammadu Buhari could no longer fulfil his earlier promise of seeking refuge in the Niger Republic. Tinubu stated this at the unveiling of two books titled ‘Working with Buhari (2015 – 2023)’ and ‘Muhammadu Buhari: The Nigerian Legacy—2015–2023 (Vols. 1–5)’ in Abuja on … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Customs Service has enforced the directive of President Bola Tinubu to close Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic. The Acting Comptroller-General (C-G) of Customs, Mr. Adewale Adeniyi, visited the Ilela, a border, today, to ensure that President Tinubu’s directive was carried out to the letter. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu … Read more
The administration of former United States (US) President Donald Trump invoked the Title 42 statute in March 2020. The statute allowed US authorities to swiftly remove migrants crossing the border from Mexico, including asylum seekers. The administration cited the need to stop the spread of Covid-19 across its borders. Eko Hot Blog reports that Title … Read more
By Haneefa Badru The memories of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari’s leadership remain etched in the minds of only a few, despite his tenure as Nigeria’s Military Head of State from 1983 to 1985 being witnessed by many. His regime was marked by authoritarian policies that were so pervasive they gave rise to the term ‘Buharism.’ One … Read more
India’s foreign minister has said that the country has scaled up troop deployment along a disputed border with China to an unprecedented level. Eko Hot Blog reports that S Jaishankar added that India wouldn’t let China “unilaterally change” the status quo at the border. EDITOR’S PICKS British Airways: Flights Leaving US Grounded Over Technical Issue … Read more
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) has given private aircraft owners in the country a 14-day ultimatum to sort out infractions in their import and operational documents with its Tariff and Trade Department or risk having them impounded. The National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Joseph Attah, made this known on Tuesday in a press … Read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Wednesday said any migrant arrested flouting the law would be prosecuted according to the immigration law. The NIS Controller General, Mr Muhammad Babandede, stated this at the Service monthly parade in Abuja, which was done in strict compliance with social and physical distancing due to COVID-19. Babandede, in a … Read more
The ECOWAS Parliament on Monday appealed to the Nigerian government to reopen its closed borders as it hampers on the implementation of free trade movement within the ECOWAS region. Speaker of the Parliament, Hon. Moustapha Cisse Lo, made the call in a statement at the opening of the 2nd Extra Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS … Read more
Repeat clash between operatives of the Ogun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, and suspected smugglers in the border communities of the state Friday, resulted in serious injuries of two customs men, who are presently recuperating at an undisclosed hospital. A statement by the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the Command, Abdullahi Maiwada … Read more
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, has called for improved border policing to complement the foreign exchange (forex) restriction on textile importation. It will be recalled that the CBN last week banned the sale of forex to importers of textile materials. Reacting to the development, Director-General of NECA, Mr. Timothy Olawale, said: “The decision … Read more