Some youths suspected to be hoodlums on Thursday vandalised ware houses of the Jigawa Agricultural Supply Company, JASCO, and looted fertilisers and inputs. EKO HOT BLOG reports that dozens of hoodlums hijacked the ongoing nationwide protest and looted agricultural commodities at the stores in Birnin Kudu, Gumel and Hadejia Local Government Areas of the state. … Read more
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has dismissed the widespread rumor that curfew was imposed on the state amid the spate of violence occasioned by the ongoing hunger protest in Nigeria. Sani dispelled the rumour on Thursday, assuring the Kaduna people that the situation was under control in the Kaduna State. “No curfew has been imposed … Read more
Residents of Makurdi and the entire Benue have shunned the 10-day nationwide protest, which began on Thursday. Residents of Makurdi, the state capital, its suburbs, and other communities, ignored the protest and were seen going about their normal lawful businesses. All motor parks and markets in Makurdi were said to be open and transactions were … Read more
Hoodlums on Thursday hijacked the protest and stole and destroyed property in Mararaba, Karu Local Government Council of Nasarawa State. The protesters were said to have gathered at the popular Mararaba junction down to Masaka junction, for the protest. EKO HOT BLOG reports that while the protest was ongoing, some hoodlums invaded the scenes, hitting cars … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has denied arresting one Mr Jide Oyekunle, a Photojournalist. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, adding that the photojournalist was rather taken away from an apparent unsafe environment during the ongoing protest. Read Also: … Read more
No fewer than six protesters have been reportedly shot dead, with many others sustaining injuries in the ongoing hardship protest in Suleja, Niger State. EKO HOT BLOG learnt that the victims were killed while security operatives were struggling to dislodge a group of protesters who mounted a barricade on a section of the Abuja-Kaduna highway, … Read more
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike has called on protesters against the current administration to come for dialogue. Wike made this appeal on Thursday while presenting staff of office to four newly appointed chiefs in the territory. He said that the government was ready to listen to them and also … Read more
Suspected protesters have set ablaze the multi-million naira Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, office complex in Kano. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the large number of youths who were armed with dangerous weapons, also took over major roads in the Kano metropolis. The newly constructed office was said to have been scheduled for inauguration next week. … Read more
Hundreds of travelers are currently stranded at the Suleja axis of the Abuja-Kaduna highway in Niger state due to protesters blocking the road Eko Hot Blog reports. Abubakar Ibrahim, an Abuja resident traveling to his home state of Kaduna, told reporters that around 11:40 am on Thursday that his vehicle had been stuck at the … Read more