US halts shipment of bombs to Israel amid escalating conflict Decision made amidst concerns over civilian casualties and assault on Rafah Review of security assistance prompted by unfolding events in the region Eko hot blog reports that As tensions escalate between Israel and Hamas, the United States has made the unprecedented move of hating a … Read more
Plateau Bandits Surrender Weapons To State Government . The state government has employed both kinetic and non-kinetic approaches to address security challenges. Security agencies have chased out bandits from the state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that some bandits who have been terrorising communities in Plateau State have voluntarily surrendered their weapons to the state government. The … Read more
The Anambra State Police Command conducted searches in gunmen hideouts targeting police stations. The Joint Security Force operation in Ogbaru forest led to the discovery and destruction of numerous camps. Commissioner of Police commended the military’s support and issued a stern warning to cultists. Eko Hot Blog reports that The Anambra State Police Command reported … Read more
– U.S. conducts strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen – Tensions escalate amid ongoing conflict – How Defensive measures were taken to safeguard naval and merchant vessels Eko hot blog reports that In response to escalating threats posed by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, U.S. forces have conducted self-defense strikes targeting three underground weapons storage … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has urged the federal government to consider allowing individuals to legally purchase guns and weapons to defend themselves against bandits. The Governor lamented that the criminals have perfected illegal ways to have access to weapons and the state governments as well as others … Read more
The police have raided Mukaila Lamidi’s apartment, recovering weapons and ammunition. Some of his loyalists were arrested but Auxiliary managed to escape. The raid was carried out at his Ibadan residence. EKO HOT BLOG reports that he Oyo State Police Command has raided the apartment of the sacked chairman of Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, … Read more
Pentagon warns that China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal The nuclear expansion that the [People’s Republic of China] is undertaking is certainly very concerning EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to a major Pentagon statement released on Wednesday, China is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal and may have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end … Read more
A video of church members praying while armed with different weapons to “attack principalities and powers has since gone viral.” Although the exact location of where this happened is not known, it is presumed to have happened here in Nigeria. While some of the members were ”armed” with brooms, sticks, and machetes to destroy the … Read more
The Nigerian police force says it has arrested Two Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy-Five (2,175) suspects for the following offences: Kidnapping – Eight Hundred and Fifty Two (852) Armed Robbery – Eight Hundred and Sixty Five (865), Murder – Three Hundred and Fifty Nine (359) and Cultism – Ninety Nine (99). IGP Mohammed Adamu … Read more