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 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
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
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
The Zamfara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, of sponsoring attacks on its members in the name of peaceful protests. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the State APC Publicity Secretary, Malam Yusuf Idris, made the allegations at a press briefing in Gusau on Friday. Idris further alleged … Read more
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has arrested 32 persons for vandalizing shops and other buildings on the first day of the nationwide protests against bad governance. The National Public Relations Officer of the corps, Babawale Afolabi made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Afolabi said the Commandant General of … Read more
There was anxiety as a tense standoff between angry youths and police officers erupted at the Kurudu Axis in Abuja, with protesters blocking the road using burning tires and refusing to allow vehicles to pass. EKO HOT BLOG reports that despite attempts by the police to engage in dialogue and disperse the crowd using tear … Read more
The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has appealed to Nigerians, especially the youths to shun the planned nationwide protest being organised by some Nigerians. The Head, Public Relations Unit of the agency in Kaduna State, Mr Abubakar Argungu, made the call in a statement Wednesday in Kaduna Argungu said that expressing dissatisfaction with some government policies … Read more
There was a pandemonium as fully armed officers and men of the Nigeria Police on Thursday fired teargas canisters at scores of protesters around the outer cordon of the Eagle Square, in the Three Arms Zone, Abuja. The Three Arms Zone where the Eagle Square is located is the seat of power as it houses … Read more
Scores of protesters in the early hours of Thursday carried out demonstrations along Gomari Airport -Bulumkutu Ward of Maiduguri, Borno State. The protesters, who were mostly youths carried placards with inscriptions such as ‘Ba Maso’ in Hausa, meaning (We no agree), ‘Tinubu must reserve or bring back fuel subsidy’, ‘We are dying of hunger and … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has said that intelligence available to the Nigeria Police revealed that the August 1 planned protest is targeted at unleashing mayhem in the country. Egbetokun made this revelation in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, saying that the mayhem was targeted on the polity, innocent citizens, markets, stores, private … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a protest against the escalating hunger crisis in Nigeria has officially begun in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State. A significant number of activists assembled at the Ikeja underbridge on Wednesday, marking the commencement of the #EndHunger protest. This demonstration aims to draw attention to the growing food insecurity affecting … Read more