According to another official, the police and the DSS are working together to ensure that secessionists in any zone have no room to destabilise Nigeria. In a recent development, the protesters who were arrested during the Yoruba Nation Rally are to be transported to the DSS in Abuja, a source has disclosed. The Department … Read more
The Lagos State Taskforce over the weekend impounded 227 motorcycles for plying restricted routes. The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce) have arrested 71 rogues in a dawn raid of black spots in Oshodi over the weekend, and impounded 227 motorcycles from riders plying prohibited routes. The Head of Public Affairs Unit, … Read more
“The Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a thorough investigation of the death. A Coroner’s Inquest has immediately been requested. Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a probe of the death of a 14-year-old girl, Jumoke hit by a bullet during the Yoruba Nation Mega rally at Ojota on Saturday. Moyosore Onigbanjo, Attorney-General and Commissioner … Read more
“I am calling on the police IG and CP Lagos State to help restore peace and safe my community from the hands of hoodlums and land-grabbers.” One person has been feared dead while several others were injured as some suspected hoodlums believed to be land-grabbers attacked the residents of Isiu community in the Ikorodu area … Read more
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“Yesterday, some people came to foment trouble in the state during the rally and the command arrested 49 suspects during the rally.” The Lagos State Police Command has paraded 49 Yoruba Nation agitators who were arrested at the Gani Fawehimi Freedom Park, the venue of the rally held in the state on Saturday. EKO HOT … Read more
“This is the beginning. It is no retreat, no surrender. The struggle continues. We are marching forward in the struggle to liberate our land from the shackles of oppression and intimidation.” The umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has explained the reason for embarking on the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos despite … Read more
Some police officers were spotted pushing the van as some passersby laughed uncontrollably at the ugly incident. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a mild drama ensued at Ojota, Lagos, the venue of the Yoruba Nation rally on Saturday as some police officers deployed to the spot were seen pushing a patrol van. It was gathered … Read more
“After a close look at the corpse, a wound suspectedly sustained from a sharp object was seen on it,” he said. The Lagos State Police Command has reacted to the death of a teenage girl during the Yoruba Nation rally today in Ojota. Muyiwa Adejobi Public Relations Officer called “the rumour” a calculated attempt to create … Read more
Jumoke, EKO HOT BLOG gathered, was displaying drinks at her mother’s shop when the bullet hit her. A stray bullet fired by a security operative has killed a 14-year-old girl during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on Saturday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 14-year-old girl, identified simply as Jumoke, has been killed by … Read more
…the government has a well-established procedure for licensing terminals and mining activities on the shoreline… The Lagos State Government has sealed an illegally operating container terminal in Ibeshe in the Ikorodu axis of the State. According to a statement signed by the spokesperson, Mukaila Sanusi, the operation was carried out on Friday and led by … Read more
Some Yoruba Nation agitators dared the security operatives by spreading banners and flyers to announce their arrival and presence at the Gani Fawehinmi Park. EKO HOT BLOG reports that gunshots have rented the atmosphere at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos, the venue of the Yoruba Nation rally in the state. This is coming … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG Goge Africa has been awarded by the Lagos State Government, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharm. Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf. The award which was presented at the unveiling of the reviewed tourism masterplan of Lagos state is in recognition of Goge Africa’s interventions in the tourism industry through … Read more
“Mogbo reported that around 3pm of June 16, 2021, she received a call from her security guard on Adebowale Oshin Street, Lekki Phase I where she has one flat being used as a short let apartment.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that a preliminary police report on the alleged murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, … Read more
The rally which is expected to take off today was scheduled to commence from Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos where the protesters were urged to convene The Nigerian Police and other security agencies have taken over Ojota in Kosofe Local Government Area of the State, ahead of the Yoruba national rally scheduled to hold … Read more
The committees have been mandated to meet with aggrieved aspirants and arbitrate on the issues that has led to the infighting within the party. The Peace and Reconciliation Committees constituted by the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been told to submit their report by July 12th. This was disclosed by … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, is leading the police team on patrol. EKO HOT BLOG reports that security operatives, in the early hours of Saturday, cordoned off several roads in Lagos State over the planned Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold today at the Gani Fawenhimi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos. The umbrella … Read more
The Southern governors also agreed that the progress of the country required that urgent and bold steps be taken to restructure the Nigerian Federation leading to the evolution of state police. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Southern governors will on Monday converge in Lagos for a meeting. It was gathered that the meeting, which will … Read more
Adejobi stressed that Lagos State cannot afford to record a repeat of the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest in the state. Security operatives led by the police, on Friday, began a show of force in major areas in Lagos to warn Yoruba Nation agitators against any form of rally slated to hold in the … Read more
She stated that despite the inconvenience that may arise from the closure, the government resorted to immediate closure to prevent a situation that could lead to loss of lives in the event that the worn-out section of the bridge gives way. The Lagos State Government has on Friday, announced alternative routes for motorists as the … Read more
The co-organisers of the Yoruba Nation rally, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), have vowed to proceed with the protest slated for Saturday (July 3, 2021) in Lagos State with or without Sunday Igboho. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the co-organisers of the Yoruba Nation rally, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), have vowed to proceed with the protest … Read more