EKO HOT BLOG reports that Tinubu on Thursday met with a delegation of Islamic leaders under the auspices of the Council of Ulamas that recently met with the coup leaders in Niger Republic. The Islamic leaders, led by Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, are at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to brief the President on the outcome of … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Head of Niger junta, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, defied ECOWAS leaders on Saturday evening by announcing a three-year transition programme to democracy. He announced this in a televised speech after meeting an ECOWAS delegation led by former Nigerian leader, General Abdulsalami Abubakar. EDITOR’S PICKS You Are Not Competent To Criticise … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Niger Republic military Junta on Saturday failed to meet with the delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by former Nigerian military head of state, Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd). This online media platform reports the delegation, which also includes the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that West African defence leaders, under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have agreed upon a tentative date for potential military intervention in Niger, should diplomatic negotiations fail. However, the specific date remains undisclosed. EDITOR’S PICKS You Are Not Competent To Criticise Tinubu’s Reforms’ – APC Slams Bakare … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that defence chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently holding a second day of talks in Ghana on possible armed intervention in Niger. The defence chiefs aim to restore civil rule in the Niger Republic should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin reportedly spoke on the phone on Tuesday with Mali’s military leader, Assimi Goita, to discuss the crisis in the Republic of Niger. Goita confirmed his conversation with Putin in a post on his official Twitter page. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘You Are Not Competent To Criticise Tinubu’s Reforms’ … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the military junta in Niger Republic is set to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of the West African country. This online media platform reports that the spokesman of the military junta, Amadou Abdramane, made this known in a statement read … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the leader of the military junta in Niger Repubic, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has justified the decision of soldiers in the country to remove President Mohammed Bazoum from office and take over power in the West African Nation. According to the coup leader, their decision was taken in the best interest … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports in certain quarters suggesting the Nigerian Military received a request to stage a coup against the democratic government in the country. DHQ in a statement on Sunday signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau clarified that the Armed Forces … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that retired Nigerian military figures have cautioned against calls on the Armed Forces to usurp power from President Bola Tinubu, emphasizing the importance of democracy for the nation’s governance. In the wake of criticisms over troop welfare and fuel subsidy removal, some citizens have voiced online appeals for military intervention in … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a significant turn of events, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has stepped forward to address the ongoing turmoil in Niger Republic. The nation’s political landscape was thrown into disarray as the Niger Military orchestrated a coup that toppled President Bazoum from … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has warned against the call for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to go to war with coup leaders in Niger. Fani-Kayode in a post on his Twitter account on Saturday noted that Nigeria and Niger over the years has a … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ousted and detained Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been reportedly allowed by the military junta to see his doctor. A member of his entourage told AFP that the physician also brought food for Bazoum, his wife and son, who are being held in captivity with him. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that defence chiefs in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed a meeting to discuss the modalities to activate the “standby force” issued to reinstate elected President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger. This online media platform gathered that the meeting scheduled today, Saturday, in Ghana’s capital Accra has been … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said the Nigerian Military has no plan to take over the government in Nigeria. This is as it revealed that there have been some recent calls from some quarters for the military to intervene in the country’s democracy. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former Director, Civil Society of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Hajiya Najatu Muhammed, has said the quest to declare war on Niger Republic by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by President Bola Tinubu is a ploy to distract Nigerians from the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Niger’s junta has threatened to kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) attempted any military intervention to restore his rule. This online media platform gathered that a United States military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the representatives of the junta told the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday held the Second Extraordinary Summit on the Socio-Political Situation in the Republic of Niger, in Abuja, Nigeria. Below is the communique issued at the end of the meeting in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has called on the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to prioritise diplomacy in their approach to resolving the crisis in the Republic of Niger. Recall that Niger Republic is currently under military rule after soldiers deposed President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS), President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria, is presiding over an Extraordinary Summit of the regional body on the political situation in Niger Republic. The summit, which is holding at the Presidential … Read more