The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has demanded the immediate revocation of a private airstrip licence granted to Living Faith Church Worldwide, led by Bishop David Oyedepo, citing concerns over potential threats to national peace and security. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a communiqué issued after the 10th meeting of its Expanded … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the conferment of posthumous national honours on the soldiers and officers killed in the Okuama community of Delta State. The President also granted federal government scholarships to the children of the deceased soldiers, which cover their educational requirements up to the university level. Editor’s … Read more
In a tragic turn of events, sixteen Nigerian soldiers on Thursday, March 14th, met their untimely demise during a mission aimed at quelling clashes between two communities in Delta State. Deployed to the strife-ridden Okuoma community in the Bomadi region, troops from the 18th Battalion found themselves in the line of fire. Editor’s Picks Labour … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque in Ndun village, Tangur District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mallam Muhammad Sani Idris and an okada rider named Muhammad Gambo, have been killed in a recent attack. The Chairman of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, confirmed the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that death tolls from the Christmas Eve attacks on communities in three local government areas of Plateau State have reach 150 with over 10,000 people displaced. President Bola Tinubu, in a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, condemned the attacks and ordered a manhunt … Read more