EKO HOT BLOG reports that the President of Gabon, Ali Bongo has been placed under house arrest by military coup leaders in the country, while one of his sons has been arrested for treason. This is coming hours after military officers in Gabon took over power from President Bongo who was recently reelected. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Gabon has become the latest African country in recent times where the military has executed a coup to remove the democratic government from power. As earlier reported by Naija News, the Gabonese President, Ali Bongo, was deposed by the military on Wednesday 30th August 2023, days after winning the presidential … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former spokesperson of the Nigerian Military, General Bernard Onyeuko has reportedly died. This online media platform gathered the former military spokesperson died on Saturday morning after complaining of cold and was rushed to a private hospital where he eventually died. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will Hand Over Power After 3 … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the military coup leaders in Niger Republic have denied expelling the Nigerian Ambassador to the country, Mohamed Usman. This is coming after a statement was spotted online claiming that the Niger Foreign Affairs Ministry had ordered the expulsion of Usman alongside some Western diplomats. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will Hand Over … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that France has reacted to the directives of coup leaders in the Niger Republic asking its Ambassador, Sylvain Itte, in the country to leave within 48 hours. According to France, the coup leaders in Niger do not have the authority to expel its ambassador in Niamey. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Military Cemetery in Abuja hosted a mournful crowd as family and friends joined the military to bury officers who died in Niger State. This online media platform recall that the military officers were killed in an ambush by bandits in Niger State. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘We Will Hand Over … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a senior officer in the Nigerian Army, Brigadier General I. M. Ahmadu has reportedly died while running during the Second Annual Physical Training Test for 2023. This online media platform learnt that Ahmadu was an Artillery Officer serving in the Army Headquarters Department of Special Services and Programmes. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that West African defence leaders, under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have agreed upon a tentative date for potential military intervention in Niger, should diplomatic negotiations fail. However, the specific date remains undisclosed. EDITOR’S PICKS You Are Not Competent To Criticise Tinubu’s Reforms’ – APC Slams Bakare … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that defence chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are currently holding a second day of talks in Ghana on possible armed intervention in Niger. The defence chiefs aim to restore civil rule in the Niger Republic should diplomatic efforts to reverse a coup there fail. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a top and notorious Boko Haram Commander in the Lake Chad region, Amir Bukkwaram, has surrendered to the Nigerian military. This online media platform gathered that the terrorist commander alongside his family and fighters surrendered his herds of sheep and weapons to the military. EDITOR’S PICKS You Are Not Competent … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the military chiefs of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet on Thursday and Fiday in Accra, Ghana amid tensions over a possible military intervention in Niger, according to Ghana’s army spokesman. ECOWAS member states had initially mulled a military intervention against those who carried out Niger’s … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin reportedly spoke on the phone on Tuesday with Mali’s military leader, Assimi Goita, to discuss the crisis in the Republic of Niger. Goita confirmed his conversation with Putin in a post on his official Twitter page. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘You Are Not Competent To Criticise Tinubu’s Reforms’ … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the military junta in Niger Republic is set to prosecute ousted President Mohamed Bazoum for high treason and undermining the internal and external security of the West African country. This online media platform reports that the spokesman of the military junta, Amadou Abdramane, made this known in a statement read … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has denied reports in certain quarters suggesting the Nigerian Military received a request to stage a coup against the democratic government in the country. DHQ in a statement on Sunday signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau clarified that the Armed Forces … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ousted and detained Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been reportedly allowed by the military junta to see his doctor. A member of his entourage told AFP that the physician also brought food for Bazoum, his wife and son, who are being held in captivity with him. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that defence chiefs in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed a meeting to discuss the modalities to activate the “standby force” issued to reinstate elected President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger. This online media platform gathered that the meeting scheduled today, Saturday, in Ghana’s capital Accra has been … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said the Nigerian Military has no plan to take over the government in Nigeria. This is as it revealed that there have been some recent calls from some quarters for the military to intervene in the country’s democracy. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Niger’s junta has threatened to kill deposed President Mohamed Bazoum if the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS) attempted any military intervention to restore his rule. This online media platform gathered that a United States military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the representatives of the junta told the … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that ousted President of Niger Republic, Mohamed Bazoum, says he is being kept isolated and forced to eat dry rice. Recall that on July 26, 2023, the military ousted Bazoum and suspended the constitution. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints Special Investigator To Probe CBN BREAKING: ECOWAS Imposes No Flight Zone On … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nigeria’s president and head of the West African bloc ECOWAS has not ruled out military intervention in Niger, but believes diplomacy is the “best way forward” to resolve the crisis, his spokesman said Tuesday. Bola Tinubu weighed in for the first time since the soldiers behind the coup in Niger … Read more