North-East governors urge President Tinubu to revive oil drilling in Kolmani and Lake Chad. Zulum says exploration will aid development and reinforce security efforts. NNPC reiterates commitment to northern oil exploration under Tinubu. Governors from the North-East region have called on President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the revival of oil drilling activities in the Kolmani … Read more
The National Economic Council (NEC) has set a deadline of September 9 for four states to submit their reports on the establishment of state police. All 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are required to provide comprehensive reports for review. States that fail to meet the deadline will be subject to NEC’s decisions … Read more
Thousands flee as towns and villages are targeted. Russia launches new offensive in Ukraine’s northeast. Ukraine prioritizes halting Russia’s advance. EKO HOT BLOG reports that thousands of civilians have fled Ukraine’s northeast as Russia’s renewed ground offensive intensifies. EDITOR’S PICK Admiring President Bola Tinubu’s Exemplary Leadership Cyriel Dessers Celebrates Milestone Goal, Wants More Oparanozie Urges … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has recently published a report indicating a notable increase in the average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas Prices). According to the latest data update released by the government agency, the price of refilling cooking gas surged by … Read more
PDP chieftain urges VP Shettima to halt merger of Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) with NDA He backs calls against the merger, saying it will hurt education in the Northeast Durkwa says Shettima played a key role in establishing NAUB and should intervene Eko Hot Blog reports that Alhaji Idris Mamman Durkwa, a chieftain of … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that 151 terrorists have been killed and 456 arrested by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North East region of the country. Editor’s Pick BREAKING: Tinubu Meets Service Chiefs Over Farm-herder Clashes Councillors Impeach Ogun LG Chairman Who Accused Gov Abiodun Of Fund Diversion Mohbad’s Petition To Police Against Sam … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State on Friday, declared the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Benue Northeast senatorial district, Gabriel Suswam winner of the polls. The tribunal which sat for more than three hours sacked the candidate of the All Progressives … Read more
APC Youths have declared that the northeast is no longer a stronghold for Atiku. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Gombe State youth coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lawal Bayero has declared that the northeast region is no longer a stronghold for the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. … Read more
Double Your Effort Now That Shettima Is My Running Mate –Tinubu Tells North-East APC EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu on Saturday charged supporters of the ruling party in the Northeast to double their efforts ahead of the 2023 elections. Tinubu commended the region for its commitment … Read more
2023: You’ve Reason To Support APC, Tinubu Tells Supporters EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer in the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu said members of the party in the North-East have reasons to work for its success at the polls. Tinubu said this in Gombe on Saturday … Read more
Reno Omokri, a former advisor to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, declared on Tuesday that the 2023 Nigerian elections will be decided by the northwest and northeast people. … a Muslim candidate from the southwest has a chance to unseat a Northerner in 2023. EDITOR’S PICK: Lagos 2023: Ambode Will Defeat Sanwo-Olu – Campaign Group Worker’s Day: … Read more
The Presidency said there was ongoing re-equipment and reorganisation of the security and intelligence forces Quoting the international terrorism index, the Presidency said the Northeast security crisis, which the administration inherited, had been degraded by 90 per cent EDITOR’S PICK Easter: Gunmen Go On Rampage, Kill One In Orlu Community Bandits Claim Abuja-Kaduna Train Was … Read more
The Army said the wreckage was found during a clearance patrol of troops of Operation Desert Sanity The jet had crashed on March 31, 2021, with two crew members onboard EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Army on Saturday said it has uncovered the wreckage of the crashed Alpha Jet aircraft (NAF475) that went … Read more
Buhari stated this in line with the promise he made in 2015, to restore peace to the Northeast and… EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured Nigerians that in the coming months, citizens particularly in the Northeast will begin to witness a change from the protracted insurgency to peace and development … Read more
Nigeria has been battling insurgency for over a decade in the Northeast… EKO HOT BLOG reports that Boko Haram terrorists fled for their lives on Saturday as troops of the Nigerian Army attacked their enclave in Borno State. The troops of 5 Brigade on fighting patrol stormed the insurgents’ enclave in the Douro area near … Read more
…they called on the Federal Government to extend the exploration of oil to the Chad Basins… Governors of the northeast region have asked the military to sustain its momentum in the fight against insurgency in the regio by taking advantage of the current division among the insurgents. The governors made the call on Tuesday at … 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
…at least 35,000 people have so far been killed directly by the insurgents, with 350,000 said to have died indirectly as a result of the crisis The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has projected that over 1.1 million persons are likely to die from the crisis in the Northeast region of Nigeria. This was contained … Read more
Sylva lamented that the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the oil and gas industry The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has revealed plans by the Federal Government to begin oil exploration in the northeast. “I have said it a few times that we have found oil in the northeast and we have started … Read more
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, has called for the commencement of a formal investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Nigeria. This follows a decade-long investigation into violence in the Northeast involving Boko Haram insurgents. According to the BBC, Bensouda said the vast majority of crimes were by … Read more