Following the emergency meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and 19 governors elected under the APC at the presidential villa Abuja on Tuesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has agreed on a zoning formula that will swap offices held between north and south. EKO HOT BLOG reports that by the arrangement, all offices that were occupied … Read more
There has been an uproar over attack on Borno student. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there has been an uproar over the decision of a senior student of El-Kanemi College of Islamic Technology Maiduguri to slit the throat of a pupil in the school. The Borno State Government yesterday constituted a five-man investigative panel to … Read more
ISWAP fighters attack Biu in southern Borno EKO HOT BLOG reports that fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province on Saturday, attacked the Mainahari community near Wakabiu in the Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. According to a source from the Army Barrack in Biu, the insurgents threw bombs to the village around … Read more
Senator wonders why question Tinubu’s age EKO HOT BLOG reports that a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Shehu Sani, has questioned the motives of those who bother themselves with the age of the national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, asking for what reasons. In a post recently on one … Read more
Four minors and a milk seller have been raped in Maiduguri. EKO HOT BLOG reports that four children, two aged four, six and seven, and a Fulani pasteurised milk seller were raped within the last quarter of 2021 by one Abubakar Baba, 27 in Maiduguri, Borno state. The Commissioner of Police, Borno State, Abdu Usman, … Read more
…the insurgents attacked troops deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon EKO HOT BLOG reports that two officers and five soldiers were killed on Friday when operatives of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) engaged Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who infiltrated … Read more
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum is in the southern Borno senatorial zone to commission 23 government projects. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the projects are mostly schools and healthcare centres in towns and villages. Zulum arrived Biryel, headquarters of Bayo Local Government Area on Tuesday evening and passed the night there. On Wednesday, the Governor kick … Read more
There was jubilation as soldiers repelled Boko Haram’s attack in Borno. EKO HOT BLOG reports that there was wide jubilation in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State after Nigerian troops repelled an early morning attack. The soldiers forced Boko Haram fighters out of the town. It was gathered that the insurgents had reportedly stormed … Read more
Gunmen have again attacked Governor Zulum in Borno State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen have attacked a convoy transporting the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, in the state. The attack, which was confirmed by three military sources, it was gathered, occurred last Thursday. It was further learnt that the attack on the convoy transporting the … Read more
The successful joint operations were conducted by both the air and land components Troops of OPHK remain resolute and unshaken in their effort to bring the insurgents to their knees Ekohotblog reports that the Nigerian Army says the Joint troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated scores of Boko Haram/Islamic States West African Province … Read more
Boko Haram terrorists have killed two policemen in Damboa. EKOHOTBLOG reports that no fewer than two mobile policemen have been shot dead by Boko Haram insurgents following a fresh attack on Damboa town in Borno State. Sources disclosed that the Boko Haram terrorists, during the attack which occurred on Thursday evening, also burnt down the MOPOL … Read more
Explosions and gunshots have rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital were on Saturday night thrown into panic as explosions and heavy exchange of gunshots were recorded behind 777 housing estate, an outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis. This online news platform gathered that the incident started … Read more
Nigerian Army has killed ISWAP leader, Al-Barnawi. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor, has confirmed the killing of Leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi. General Irabor made the disclosure during the ministerial briefing organised by the presidential communications team at the Presidential … Read more
Scores have been feared dead as NAF Jet bombed Borno community. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the fighter jet operated by the Nigerian Air Force has mistakenly dropped a bomb on a Nigerian community in the Lake Chad region, an AFP report disclosed in another costly glitch with military strike precisions on Tuesday. Locals disclosed … Read more
APC Plans to stay in power for fifty years, says Ali Modu Sheriff. A former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, stated on Sunday that the plan of the party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is to remain in power in both Federal and State levels for 50 years. EkohotBlog reports that … Read more
ISWAP also appointed Abou Aseyia as Ameer Fiya in charge of Sambisa forest. EKOHOTBLOG reports that Ameer Bakoura Buduma, the leader of the Boko Haram faction led by late Abubakar Shekau, has appointed a deputy for himself. Mallam Tahiru Damboa is now the ‘Jaysh’, second in command. Buduma, a Chadian, is supervising Lelewa, a border … Read more
“As far as I am concerned, this Polytechnic is dead. Nothing is working.” EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has suspended the entire management of Ramat Polytechnic in Maiduguri, the state capital for a period of six months. The governor made the declaration during a surprise visit to the state-owned polytechnic … Read more
The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm over massive ISWAP recruitment. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the Nigerian Army has said that the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has started recruiting massively in the country. This was made known by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyeama Nwachukwu, at the Headquarters of the Theatre … Read more
ISWAP leader, Al-Barnawi, has been shot dead. The leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, has been killed in Borno State, EKOHOTBLOG has gathered. The ISWAP leader was reportedly killed in the last week of August 2021. Al-Barnawi was the son of Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf who was also … Read more
“Most sources of water in the destroyed border communities (of Borno) have been polluted with corpses, and chemicals and are not good for human consumption. The Chairman of the Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, Professor Ibrahim Bukar, on Monday confirmed the death of 35 people within two days by cholera in Pulka, one … Read more