President Muhammadu Buhari has mourned the victims of an accident which claimed 21 lives; mostly children, in the accident that occurred on the old Enugu-Okigwe road. The accident which occurred at Mgbowu, Awgu Local Government Area, is attributed to brake failure of the truck involved. Reacting to the incident, Buhari sympathized with the family of … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims to use the occasion of the Eid-el-maulud celebrations to show love to one another. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari urged them to exhibit patience, honesty, sincerity, kindness, and generosity in all their undertakings. “As Muslims all over the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met behind closed doors with former Minister of Defence, retired Gen. T. Y. Danjuma, at the State House, Abuja. Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed this via pictorial reports on the meeting. The agenda of the meeting was unknown to State House correspondents as at … Read more
Ekohotblog, 28th October, 2020 Nigerian protesters marched across the streets of London chanting “Buhari is dead, tell Nigeria now” There were seen in the viral video shared on the official twitter handle of a Nigerian online newspaper, the Elevation Today. The Protesters were dancing with placards that reads : “Enough is Enough”, with western journalists … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the launch of the emblem appeal fund for the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration. Buhari launched the emblem with N10m at the event which took place at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The launch holds annually to raise funds in honour of the nation’s … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked parents and guardians not to encourage their children and wards to partake in the nationwide looting, destruction of property. “Families must turn back children who bring home unaccounted goods, in the same way, wives must ask their husbands to return looted items brought home,” the President said. This statement is … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his silence on the killing of, at least, nine unarmed protesters in Lekki, Lagos by soldiers. In what is now dubbed as the famous Lekki massacre, soldiers on Tuesday, 20 October, opened fire on peaceful demonstrators who were protesting against police brutality and agitating for police reforms. The incident … Read more
Ekohotblog, 25th October, 2020 A Speculative Piece by an Award-winning Nigerian Writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Fellow Nigerians, This is a difficult time for our nation but together we will prevail. On Tuesday, October 20th, 2020, in the Lekki area of Lagos, innocent Nigerians exercising their democratic right to protest were attacked by soldiers of the … Read more
Minister says President has ordered an investigation into the shooting incident Minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari has not commented on the killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate by soldiers on Tuesday. During his address to the nation on the #EndSARS protests on Thursday, the president … Read more
The Presidency on Friday refuted claims that president Muhammadu Buhari ignored the killing of unarmed protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. Speaking when he appeared on Channels Television on Friday, Spokesman to President, Femi Adesina, insisted that his principal broadcast touched on the Lekki shooting. He added that former President Olusegun Obasanjo commend Buhari during … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, October 23, met virtually with Nigeria’s former heads of state over the #EndSARS protests that turned violent across the country. The president told the former leaders; Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Chief Ernest Shonekan, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, and former President Goodluck Jonathan, that the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari says at least 69 people have been killed in the #EndSARS protests raging across the country. According to the BBC, the president announced the death toll during a virtual meeting with former leaders and security chiefs on Friday. Buhari was quoted as saying 51 civilians, 11 police officers, and seven soldiers had … Read more
Presidency has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari did not mention anything about the shooting of #EndSARS protesters in Lekki on Tuesday night. According to Buhari’s aide, it would be ‘premature and presumptuous’ for the president to speak on the shooting. Recall that many Nigerians have blasted and carpeted President Buhari for not mentioning about the … Read more
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has bemoaned the manner with the federal government handled the #EndSARS protesters. The former president condemned the use of brute and excessive force on unarmed protesters in Lagos state. In a statement on Thursday, Jonathan said such actions will only aggravate an already delicate situation, noting that no country can afford … Read more
The presidency has said the mutual display of resentment toward one another by the major ethnic constituents that make up Nigeria will likely lead to the disintegration of the country. Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made the assertion on Friday in an article posted on his social media … Read more
A group of northern leaders has expressed dissatisfaction with the way the insecurity challenges bedeviling the country has been allowed to degenerate into a worrisome and unpleasant situation. They described as disappointing, the President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to acknowledge the severity of the threats, which the protests posed to national security, stability and unity. The … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with former Heads of State, and Security Chiefs just barely 24 hours after he presided over the National Security Council meeting. The meeting, which is virtual and coordinated from the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, has in physical attendance Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the Chief of Defence Staff, General … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated President Muhammadu Buhari’s for his address to the nation on Thursday evening. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the party said Buhari’s address failed the empathy test. The major opposition party says the president address is disappointing and completely disconnected from the … Read more
“We are deeply sorry for this. The issue has now been resolved Nigerians down with a system error that flagged content relating to #EndSARS. “Yesterday our systems were incorrectly flagging content in support of #EndSARS , and marking posts as false. “We are deeply sorry for this. The issue has now been resolved, and we apologize for … Read more
ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. I must warn those who … Read more