NYSC was designed by the Nigerian government in 1973 to encourage nation-building among graduates Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has opined that as part of the country’s efforts to combat insecurity, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should be compelled to undergo military training. The governor also said the scheme should be … Read more
As part of efforts to combat security challenges bewildering the country, President Buhari has given a fresh directive to the Nigerian Army. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Army to develop new strategies to fight insurgency and other emerging security threats facing the country. President Buhari gave the directive … Read more
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has spoken about insecurity in Nigeria. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has assured Nigerians that kidnapping, banditry, and insecurity bedevilling the country would soon become things of the past as the country would soon triumph over them. Osinbajo who likened Nigeria’s socio-economic problems to that … Read more
The Ogun State Government has taken a step further to secure lives and property of its people by equipping leaders of Communities Development Associations, Trade Associations and Artisans on required knowledge and techniques to manage security threats in their various areas. The Commissioner for Community Development and Cooperatives, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat who made this public … Read more
The North-East insurgency has roiled on for over a decade, spearheaded by terrorist groups such as Boko Haram and now ISWAP The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major-General Farouk Yahaya on Saturday said the army is committed to ending the insurgency in the North-East. The COAS made the comment while on an operation visit to … Read more
Owing to the activities of the cleric with bandits, Fani-Kayode who described him as a terrorist, said he should have been arrested long ago. Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has again lambasted Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Gumi over alleged ties with bandits who are currently wreaking havoc in the Northern part of Nigeria. Recall that the … Read more
According to the Commissioner, the government is collaborating with the traditional worshipers to offer sacrifices and other spiritual exercises to curb the security crisis bedeviling the State. The Ondo State government has on Wednesday invited some traditional worshippers in the State to invoke spiritual powers as a means of tackling insecurity ravaging the State. The … Read more
Gumi also claimed that some security agents aided bandits by collecting bribe for them Following the outrage in the country over insecurity, popular controversial Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday, insisted that some police and Army officers are aiding banditry in Nigeria. Gumi alleged that bandits wreaking havoc in the northern part of the … Read more
Oyo govt has concluded plans to seek traditional means to fight insecurity in the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Oyo State Government says it has invited traditional worshipers to invoke spiritual powers to fight insecurity in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, made this known after a … Read more
“The Holy Father, Pope Francis, expressed readiness to collaborate with Nigeria to overcome the security challenges currently witnessed in the sub-Saharan region. Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis has assured the Federal Government of his readiness to help the country end the lingering security crisis. The Holy Father gave the assurance when he received a letter of … Read more
By_ Babatunde Kaka. Says Herders in Viral Video were in Transit and not Chased out of Eredo, Epe. Alara of Ilara Kingdom, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, Telade IV, has called on the Lagos State Government to improve the provision of logistics and personnel to shore up the overwhelmed security architecture in Epe. Speaking with Eko Hot … Read more
The popular OAP was reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen while returning from a nightclub on Saturday in Ibadan Oyo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged Governor Seyi Makinde and the security agencies to apprehend the killers of Titus Badejo, a journalist who was shot dead on Saturday night in … Read more
Reacting, Sani on his Twitter page said the abduction of students has reminded Nigerians of kidnapping incidences yet to be solved by the government. Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker says the fresh abduction of female students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State, has pulled Nigeria back to its ugly reality. EkoHotBlog has … Read more
“We the leaders and elders have provoked the youth of this country, we do not plan for them, and no government in this country can excuse itself from what is happening now. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Ita Enang, has said that insecurity is high in the country … Read more
“If the Nigeria/Biafra civil war that was so devastating could end within thirty months, one begins to wonder why the “Boko Haram, made up of a collection of few hundreds initially, but now thousands of dissidents, should continue to last for over twelve years now, against the federal might?” The Ezendigbo of Oyo State, Dr. … Read more
Obasanjo, Abdulsalami, Sultan of Sokoto, others have concluded plans to meet President Buhari over insecurity. Elder statesmen in the country under the aegis of the Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria (CGN) have concluded plans to meet President Muhammadu Buhari over the security challenges bewildering the country, EKO HOT BLOG has gathered. This was made … Read more
His comment comes amid a rise in the activities of bandits in some states in the two zones where thousands of persons, including students, have been kidnapped… President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the insecurity facing many parts of the country will soon be history. He also disclosed that the military and police already … Read more
“President Muhammadu Buhari’s silence on the killings of people of Igangan community is dangerous and the fact that he is a Fulani man makes the matter worse. Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has said that the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari on the killing of over 40 people … Read more
The prominent citizens demanded that challenges affecting the region be addressed for the return of peace and safety. Retired military chiefs, former governors, ex-ministers, among other North-Central leaders met in Abuja over the insecurity in Nigeria. Among those in attendance were former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu; ex-Governors of Nasarawa and Kwara States, Umaru Al-Makura … Read more
…the operatives of the command, rescued a woman and her daughter from bandits in Rigasa area of Igabi local government. Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have rescued five people who were kidnapped by bandits in Jemaa and Igabi local government areas of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Jalige who disclosed … Read more