Eko Hot Blog reports that the European Union (EU) on Thursday has provided aid to Libya following the devastating flood ravaging the North African nation. Editor’s Pick FG Makes U-Turn On Resumption Of Emirate Flights World Leaders Sympathize With Morocco UN Has Limited Emergency Supplies In Libya According to reports from a press briefing held … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that in Tripoli, Libya – The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has appealed to the international community to send humanitarian assistance to the people in Libya affected by the floods, warning that the situation is dire. The IRC said that the floods, which have been caused by heavy rains, have displaced thousands … Read more
Ukraine has struck the headquarters of Russia’s shadowy Wagner paramilitary group of mercenaries in eastern Ukraine. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Ukrainian strike hit a Russian base in eastern Ukraine that housed mercenaries from a private military group with close ties to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, Ukrainian officials have claimed. … Read more
NEMA said it was the 91st flight to convey stranded Nigerians in Libya back to the country since April 2017 It added that the returnees were brought back to the country by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) EKO HOT BLOG reports that one hundred and sixty-two Nigerians stranded in Libya have returned to the … Read more
A US journalist and filmmaker Brent Renaud was shot and killed by Russian troops in Ukraine. Brent Renaud and his brothers Craig Renaud have worked in several war and conflict zones over the years, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, and Libya. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Brent Renaud, a United States journalist was shot dead and another … Read more
A Nigerian woman has narrated how she resurrected after being buried. Blessing was a hair dresser resident at Akungba, Ondo State, before her journey to ‘Europe’. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Libya returnee, Miss Blessing Muhammad, has narrated how she came back to life while she was being buried. She was among the 128 … Read more
…an attempt to assassinate Dbeibah could aggravate the crisis over control of Libya after… EKO HOT BLOG reports that assailants struck Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a government source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. The source said … Read more
This batch makes a total of 333 stranded Nigerians repatriated to Nigeria through the European Union sponsorship program for Nigerians who got stranded… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday that it had received another batch of 175 Nigerian returnees from Libya. They were received through the Murtala … Read more
158 stranded Nigerians return from Libya EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday said it had received 158 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of NEMA, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) … Read more
Gaddafi’s son will win Presidential election in Libya – Primate Ayodele prophesies EKO HOT BLOG reports that Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has made some prophetic insights about Libya’s next presidential election. Primate Ayodele stated that the son of Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam, will win the election … Read more
95 stranded Nigerians from Libya arrive Lagos Among the returnees were two males who had various degrees of health-related issues EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 95 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya have been received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday, November 17, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, … Read more
Gaddafi is one of the most prominent figures expected to run for president… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, has registered as a presidential candidate for the December 24 election, an official from the electoral commission said. “Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi submitted … his candidacy for the … Read more
Libya topples Nigeria as Africa’s top oil producer Nigeria, whose oil minister is President Buhari, recorded the second-biggest drop in output in October among its peers in OPEC, after Iraq. EKO HOT BLOG report that according to a recent study from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Libya has surpassed Nigeria as Africa’s biggest oil … Read more
In a live service in his church, Ayodele also issued warnings to the President’s of Guinea, Congo, Sudan, Southern Sudan, Cameroun, Zambia, South Africa, Ivory Coast, Somalia, and others. The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has on Sunday warned some African presidents to be careful with their healths, bomb attacks and mishaps … Read more
He said investigation revealed that the unknown travel agent spent N560,000 to transport the victim to Libya, saying if the victim must come home, the said amount must be paid back with interest. One Sanusi Mohammed has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) Ekiti Command for alleged trafficking of his girlfriend … Read more
Stranded Nigerians safely return home from Libya Will be in quarantine for 14 days The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has announced the return of 118 Nigerians who were left stranded in Libya EKO HOT BLOG gathered that they arrived at the Federal Capital Territory in the early hours of Wednesday morning and will be … Read more
United Nations Reacts After 3 Libyan Men Burn Nigerian Migrant Worker Alive In Libya Ekohotblog, October 9, 2020… The United Nations(UN) has reacted after the Libyan Interior Ministry revealed how three Libyan men stormed a factory in Tripoli, doused a Nigerian worker in petrol, and set him on fire. A statement by Tripoli’s interior ministry … Read more
8 October, 2020 The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has condemned in strong terms, the killing of a Nigerian, setting him ablaze by three men. Read Also: LASG Urges Commuters To Embrace Waterways Transportation The NiDCOM Boss described the act as dastard, bestial and unacceptable and called … Read more
Nigerian migrant worker was burned to death in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, U.N. and government officials said today. A statement by the interior ministry of the U.N.-supported government said three Libyans on Tuesday stormed a factory in the Tripoli neighborhood of Tajoura, where African migrants were working. The Libyans detained one of the workers, … Read more
Nine additional unidentified bodies were recovered inside mass graves in the city of Tarhuna, some 90 km south of Tripoli, said a local official. The new finding brought the total number of recovered bodies to 19 since the the Libyan General Authority for Research and Identification of Missing Persons began working in Tarhuna, said Kamal … Read more