Adejumo Lateef, a member of the Yoruba Nation group, has reportedly died while in custody. The Nigerian Correctional Service confirmed this on Wednesday when they presented 27 other defendants before Court 3 of the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan for arraignment. Lateef was the 18th defendant in a case where the Oyo State Government … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that organizers of the #EndBadGovernance protests have issued a 17-point ultimatum to the Federal Government ahead of their planned nationwide demonstration on October 1, 2024. Their demands include the immediate release of all detained protesters, the unfreezing of their assets, and compensation for the distress they endured during peaceful demonstrations. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Columbia University suspends pro-Palestinian student activists. Talks between protesters and university leaders reach a standstill. Action taken amidst nationwide campus protests over Gaza-related issues. Eko hot blog reports that Columbia University made headlines on Monday as it began suspending pro-Palestinian student activists who refused to dismantle their protest camp on the New York City campus. … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) investigating the alleged N585 million disbursement began questioning the suspended minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, Betta Edu on Tuesday, January 9. She arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC in Jabi, Abuja, at 11am. EDITOR’S PICKS Bye-Election: Ani Emerges APC … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has awarded N5.5 million ($13,000 approx.) in damages to the legal counsel for detained Indigenous People of Biafra leader (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor. The court also issued a permanent order barring the defendant, Emeka Ugwuonye, Executive Director of Due … Read more
The nation celebrated Democracy Day on Monday. It was a day to commemorate the presumed election of the late MKO Abiola as Nigeria’s president on June 12, 1993. The Lagos governor led pro-democracy campaigners in tributes, wreath laying in honour of the late Abiola. Eko Hot Blog reports that struggles led by pro-democracy activists three … Read more
Atiku, Ben-Murray Bruce reacts to Olajide Sowore’s Death. The former Vice President; Atiku Abubakar, and Senator Ben Murray Bruce from Nigeria reacts to Sowore’s brother murder by unknown gunmen. EkohotBlog reports that Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President, has decried the murder of Olajide Sowore, brother of activist Omoyele Sowore. Omoyele Sowore had on Saturday … Read more
Khan said the police believed the group was responsible for the murders of more than a dozen secular activists and bloggers. On Tuesday, six members of an Islamist militant group were sentenced to death by a court in Bangladesh for the brutal killing of two gay rights campaigners five years ago. Xulhaz Mannan, 35, and … Read more