President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop making foreign exchange available for the importation of food items. Buhari gave the directive at the fifth regular meeting with the presidential economic advisory council that held at the statehouse in Abuja. Ekohotblog reports that the development makes it the third time … Read more
Matthew Kukah, bishop of Sokoto Catholic diocese, says his remarks on President Muhammadu Buhari handling of the country’s affairs is a dispassionate assessment of what’s going on in the nation. Ekohotblog had reported how Kukah, in a Christmas message, had said a non-northern Muslim president can’t get away with a fraction of what Nigerians overlook … Read more
The 2021 appropriation bill of N13.5 trillion has been sent to President Muhammadu Buhari for approval. Babajide Omoworare, senior special assistant to the president on national assembly matters (senate), made this known on Monday. The presidential aide, in a text message sent to PUNCH, disclosed that the national assembly has transmitted the bill to the … Read more
The house of representatives has squashed a motion pushing for appearance of President Muhammadu Buhari before it over the state of the nation, especially as it concerns insecurity. Ekohotblog recalls that the house of representatives, on December 2, passed a resolution summoning the president, following the killing of more than 40 farmers in Zabarmari area … Read more
As it has now become a routine endeavour for him to release litany of prophecies on what events and occurrences that would play out in the years that precede the current one, the founder and leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Elijah Ayodele, has yet again made astonishing disclosures of how the race for … Read more
Matthew Kukah, Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his management of the country’s affairs. In his Christmas message obtained by Ekohotblog on Friday, the bishop said Buhari was entrenching northern domination in the country at the expense of national cohesion. He averred that a non-northern Muslim president would not get … Read more
The presidency has asserted that some adversaries of President Muhammadu Buhari have launched a campaign of calumny aimed at smearing his reputation. Ekohotblog reports that Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, made assertion in a statement on Wednesday. The statement from the presidency is prompted by a trenchant and dispassionate editorial published on Tuesdayeditorial published on Tuesday … Read more
 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has blasted the Nigeria Governors for refusing to call out the federal government over state of the nation, especially worsening insecurity. Speaking during the commissioning of the Obagi-Woji Street in GRA, Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Wike said the country is regressing and nothing seem to be working. Eko Hot … Read more
The Financial Times says Nigeria stands the risk of becoming a failed state as it teeters on the brink of collapse. In a trenchant and dispassionate editorial on Tuesday, the renowned business and economy newspaper, said something drastic has to be done to address the myriad of challenges bedeviling the country. According to the newspaper, … Read more
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says President Muhammadu Buhari administration has done a lot for Nigeria and Nigerians despite the lean resources at its disposal. Eko Hot Blog reports that Mohammed said this at a special forum of NAN in Abuja on Tuesday. Mohammed averred that refusal of Nigerians to be appreciative of the government’s … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says the supervision of over 1,400 kilometres of border between Nigeria and Niger can only be done by God. The president said no amount of border patrol officers and security operatives station at these entry points would be enough to check the influx of unwanted and unauthorized persons into the Nigeria. Ekohotblog … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 till March 2021. The extension of the PTF mandate came during a meeting with the members of the task force led by the Chairman, Boss Mustapha, on Tuesday at the Aso Villa in Abuja. Buhari said, “I am extending the mandate … Read more
Presidency says Nigeria has recorded significant improvement in the area of security under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during a Channels TV programme on Sunday, Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, implored Nigerians to show gratitude to President Buhari over the successes of security agencies in tackling security challenges bedeviling the country. Recall that one … Read more
Buhari, Goje and Tinubu, zone Amid the controversies over where the ruling All Progressives Congress might zone its presidential ticket for the 2023 election, a chieftain of the party and Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has said the founding fathers of the party won’t speak on the zoning arrangement until 2021. He … Read more
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu said the release of over 300 schoolboys abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, vindicated President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu made this known on Saturday through a statement titled, ‘Lauding Pres. Buhari, Gov. Masari over Rescue of Kankara Schoolboys’. He said, “The initial abduction of the over … Read more
In the face of worsening insecurity, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has announced plans to initiate impeachment proceedings against of President Muhammadu Buhari. Kingsley Chinda, leader of the caucus, announced the development at a press conference in Abuja. Chinda said the move is spurred by the recent abduction of … Read more
DJ Switch, a disc jockey, has lambasted president Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerian authorities over how they manage affairs of the country. She prevail on the International Criminal Court (ICC) not to back down on its decision to probe the Nigerian government and the military over the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters in October at Lekki … Read more
The defence headquarters (DHQ) has doused tension regarding concerns over the safety and security of President Muhammadu Buhari in Kastina state. Eko Hot Blog recalls that the president was in the state on a private visit to Daura, his hometown, when gunmen attacked Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, on Friday Over 300 students were abducted … Read more
Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, has warned against the deification President Muhammadu Buhari, saying the president is not infallible and will be rebuked when his performance falls short of expectation. Shettma said Buhari’s passion and commitment for safeguarding the lives of the people is unquestionable, noting that the president must not be deified … Read more
Itse Sagay, the chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, says President Muhammadu Buhari can’t bow to the whims and dictates of the national assembly regardless of the situation at hand. Sagay said Buhari is above everyone in the country, hence can’t be summoned by the federal lawmakers. Eko Hot Blog reports that Sagay, a … Read more