The Commissioner for Information and Communication in Plateau state said the government will relax curfew once the situation improves. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Musa Ashoms, has said that the 24-hour curfew imposed on the Jos-Bukuru metropolis will be relaxed or lifted immediately the security situation improves. … Read more
The Nigerian government has placed sponsors of protests in the diaspora on the watch list EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Comptroller General of Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Kemi Nandap, says the sponsors of #EndBadGovernance protest in the diaspora are on a watch list and they will be arrested when entering the country. Nandap made … Read more
Lagos High Court has extended a protest restriction order. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Lagos High Court, at Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday extended an earlier order restricting protesters in Lagos to conduct their activities only at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park and Peace Park. Justice S.I . Sonaike gave the order following an application … Read more
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
The Government of Katsina State relaxed curfew in Dutsinma Local Government. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Katsina Government has relaxed the 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state. EDITOR’S PICK: PM Starmer Supports Police to Keep Streets Safe from Extremist Leave Lebanon on Any Available Ticket, U.S. Urges Citizens Ukraine Destroys … Read more
Ayudantes Empowerment Initiative charged Nigerians against putting the country on the brink. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Non-Governmental Organization, Ayudantes Empowerment Initiative, AEI, has urged Nigerians to put an end to the ongoing nationwide protest to avoid pushing the nation to the brink. The Executive Director of AEI, Mr Amechi Oyema, made the call … 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
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, condemned protesters’ attack on the state secretariat of the party. EKO HOT BLOG reports that State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris said this in a statement issued in Gusau on Monday. EDITOR’S PICK: PM Starmer Supports Police to Keep Streets Safe from Extremist Leave Lebanon on … Read more
The Kano State Government has taken decisive action to address the recent protests that resulted in senseless killings and looting of public buildings. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Director-General, Media and Publicity, Malam Sunusi Bature made the announcement on Monday at Government House in Kano. Bature said a commission of inquiry has been established … Read more
As the #Endbadgovernance protest hits Day 5, Federal Government offices remain deserted with little or no one in sight. EKO HOT BLOG reports that government offices at the Federal Secretariat Complex in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Monday remained deserted, with only a few staff members reporting for duty. However, the nation’s capital witnessed … Read more
Abia, Anambra and Bayelsa states governors asked protesting youths to adhere to President Bola Tinubu’s call for dialogue EKO HOT BLOG reports that Abia State Governor, Alex Otti and his counterparts in Anambra and Bayelsa states, Charles Soludo and Duoye Diri respectively, have taken the same path with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by calling on … Read more
SSNANU and NASU suspend proposed industrial action over the onging protest. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU have suspended their planned indefinite strike in the wake of the ongoing nationwide protests against hardship and bad governance. EDITOR’S … 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
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun state, Mr Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has urged the organisers of the ongoing nationwide protest to accept President Bola Tinubu’s plea and end the protest. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Oyintiloye, who stated this while speaking with newsmen on Sunday in Osogbo, said that wanton destruction of … Read more
President Bola Tinubu called on Nigerian youths to key into the student loan scheme introduced by his administration. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President made the call in a national broadcast on Sunday on the ongoing nationwide protest, saying his administration had shown commitment to the youth by setting up the student loan scheme. … Read more