A Mobile Court in Kano remanded 632 protesters. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Mobile Court in Kano State presided over by three senior judicial officers, on Tuesday ordered the remand of 632 protesters for alleged vandalism of public and government properties during the #Endbadgovernance nationwide protest. The senior judicial officers are Magistrate Ibrahim Mansur-Yola, … Read more
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State Governor addressed citizens and appealed to protesters to embrace peace. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has appealed to the protesters of the #Endbadgoverance in the State to end the exercise as credible sources have revealed the invitation of hoodlums from neighbouring States to disrupt … Read more
Police arrested 14 suspected for violating curfew in Plateau in the wake of the ongoing #Endbadgovernance EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Plateau State Police Command has arrested no fewer than14 suspected violators of the 24-hour curfew earlier imposed in Jos and environs. EDITOR’S PICK: PM Starmer Supports Police to Keep Streets Safe from Extremist … Read more
Rivers state protesting youths stormed Eleme/Onne section of East-west Road EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ongoing nationwide protest, on Monday, spread to the Eleme/Onne section of the East/West Road of Rivers as a large crowd of protesters stormed the popular section connecting the Port Harcourt refineries. It was gathered that the Akpajo axis of … Read more
President Tinubu held a Security Council meeting to discuss the national security situation, leading to the abrupt cancellation of the scheduled Federal Executive Council meeting. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting a Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa. Service chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, among others, are briefing … Read more
The Kaduna State Government on Monday imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna and Zaria Metropolitan Cities. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the Overseeing Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna on Monday. EDITOR’S PICK: PM Starmer Supports Police to Keep Streets Safe from Extremist … Read more
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has urged the #Endbadgovernance protesters to sheath their swords and embrace dialogue. EKO HOT BLOG reports that NRCA Director-General/Chief Executive, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the appeal in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, following a national address by President Bola Tinubu and condemned the unfortunate looting that had characterised … Read more
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has called on security agents to exercise caution in the handling of the ongoing protests, to avoid fatalities. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Soyinka made the call in a statement on Sunday while reacting to President Bola Tinubu’s address to the nation, particularly cautioning against unprofessional conduct that could hurt … Read more
A former Presidential Spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, says President Bola Tinubu has not disappointed Nigerians in his address to the nation on the nationwide protests on Sunday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council, made this statement in Lagos while reacting to the president’s broadcast. EDITOR’S … Read more
Top stories from President Tinubu’s Nationwide Speech Featuring Calls For Protest Suspension, Ordering Of Farming Equipment And More EKO HOT BLOG reports all the details below: Tinubu Calls For Suspension Of Nationwide Protests President Bola Tinubu has called for the suspension of the ongoing nationwide #endbadgovernment protests. The protest which began on August 1 was … Read more
President Bola Tinubu said the N200 billion Consumer Credit Corporation established by his administration would make life easier for millions of households. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President made this known in a national broadcast on Sunday in Abuja on the ongoing nationwide protest. EDITOR’S PICK Putin Pledges Aid to North Korea Following Severe … Read more
The Jigawa government has relaxed the curfew in eight local government areas imposed in response to the disturbances during the nationwide protest. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the government also lifted the curfew in 19 other local government areas after a review of the security situation in the state. EDITOR’S PICK Putin Pledges Aid to … Read more
President Bola Tinubu asked Nigerian youths to suspend protests and embrace dialogue. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President made the appeal in a national broadcast on Sunday on the ongoing nationwide protest. EDITOR’S PICK Putin Pledges Aid to North Korea Following Severe Flooding Fear Grips Nigerians as Protesters Wave Russian Flags During Protest in … Read more
President Bola Tinubu reiterated his commitment to citizens’ concerns. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu says his government is committed to listening to and addressing the concerns of citizens of the country. The president gave the assurance in a national broadcast on Sunday on the ongoing nationwide protest. EDITOR’S PICK Putin Pledges Aid … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed that the fuel subsidy will not be reinstated, amid the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a nationwide address on Sunday morning, the President acknowledged that the removal of the fuel subsidy was a difficult decision but deemed it essential. He explained that the subsidy had become … Read more
Archbishop Adewale has warned against turning protest in to ethnic profiling EKO HOT BLOG reports that he Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Diocese, Most. Rev. Adewale Martins, on Saturday cautioned against ethnic profiling as the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest continues. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Angry Lagos Residents Vandalise MTN Office Over Mass Disconnection After Tinubu Signs New Minimum Wage … Read more
Police arrested 212 suspects in Jigawa in the ongoing protest against bad governance in the country. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Jigawa State Police Command has arrested 212 suspects in connection with looting, destruction, and vandalism of properties in the state in the ongoing nationwide protest. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Angry Lagos Residents Vandalise MTN Office … Read more
President Bola Tinubu is set to address the nation. Eko Hot Blog reports that Tinubu will address Nigerians in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Saturday. Ngelale said, “Television, radio, and … Read more
The Chief of Defence of Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa says media coverage is encouraging protesters. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chief of Defence of Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has urged the media to stop giving undue publicity to the protests by some groups. EDITOR’S PICKS VIDEO: Angry Lagos Residents Vandalise MTN Office Over Mass … Read more
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum of Borno says 95 per cent of the youths that participated in Thursday’s violent protests in Maiduguri were children under 14 years. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Zulum made the disclosure in a broadcast to the people of Borno where he also declared the lifting of the 24-hour curfew imposed … Read more