Five people have been killed by assailants in the Mbar community of Bokkos Local Government Area in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. In a press release from the Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, signed by Chairman Farmasum Fuddang, it was confirmed that the attack took place on Sunday night as a group of local youths … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that fresh gunmen attack in Kwahaslalek, a village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, reportedly resulted in the tragic loss of at least 30 lives. Reports obtained by Naija News revealed victims of the latest attack include predominantly women and children who sought refuge in the house of a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that an elder stateman and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has said that the security situation in Nigeria is now beyond control. He insisted that the dire situation no longer involved playing politics and that President Bola Tinubu had a lot of work to do. Editor’s … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Chief Imam of Jumma’at Mosque in Ndun village, Tangur District, Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Mallam Muhammad Sani Idris and an okada rider named Muhammad Gambo, have been killed in a recent attack. The Chairman of the Gan Allah Fulani Development Association (GAFDAN), Garba Abdullahi, confirmed the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Karim A. A. Khan, KC, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC), to urgently issue a formal ‘preventative statement’ about the ongoing violence, unlawful killings, crimes against children, and other violations of international law in Plateau State of Nigeria. In the letter dated … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, on Saturday, visited internally displaced persons in the Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, areas recently devastated by armed attacks. Accompanied by state party officials, Obi pledged 5 million naira to each of the affected … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than 16 persons were killed in Mushu village of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau state. Spokesperson of Operation Safe Haven, a multi security taskforce maintaining peace in the state, Captain Oya James, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust. EDITOR’S PICKS Don’t Hand Over PH Refinery To Cabal, NLC … Read more
UNIJOS has announced the suspension of second semester exams. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the management of the University of Jos (UNIJOS) has suspended the ongoing second semester examinations till further notice. UNIJOS made this known via a statement signed by its Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications, Abdullahi Abdullahi, on Sunday. According to the institution, the announcement … Read more
Governor Lalong has imposed a 24-Hour curfew on Jos North. EKOHOTBLOG reports that barely hours after the imposition of a dusk to dawn curfew in Jos North, Bassa, and Jos South LGAs, The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has further imposed a 24-hour curfew in Jos North LGA where a deadly attack took place … Read more