The Nigerian Police have clarified that their request for protest organizers’ details is a standard procedure to ensure safety and effective communication, not an attempt to undermine constitutional rights. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Police Force has clarified its stance on the request for details of Nigerians planning to participate in the proposed nationwide … Read more
Heavy Security Presence At Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge As Toll Payment Resumes The Lekki Concession Company (LCC) had announced that it would recommence operations at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge on April 1, and resume toll payment on Saturday, 16 April. EDITOR’S PICK Incessant Killings: You Have Few Months To End This Madness – Fani-Kayode Berates Buhari … Read more
This formed part of the recommendations contained in the 69-page report of the Joint Committee on National Security and Intelligence… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Senate on Wednesday advised the Federal Government to evolve and implement holistic reforms in the Nigerian Police Force. It believes employing more able-bodied personnel, injecting more financial resources for … Read more
Buhari’s Christmas Bonus for the Police by Femi Adesina They were born just like any other person. They have fathers, mothers, uncles, aunts, wives, children, just like the next man or woman. They pound their beats, in thunder, lightning or rain. The sun beats them till their eyes almost pop out of the sockets. But … Read more
He described the claim as a ‘phantom’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, claimed that there is no evidence to show that any protester was killed during the #EndSARS protests at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. He stated this during a press conference held in … Read more
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has returned to his palace, Iga Idungaran, Lagos Island, two months after he escaped an attack on his Palace by some hoodlums in the wake of the #EndSARS demonstrations. A video posted on Twitter by the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Oreoluwa Finnih, showed … Read more
The Cross River State Government has urged the Federal Government to, as a matter of exigency, provide the state with additional COVID-19 testing and isolation centres. The call follows the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of which the number of new infections has seen significant increase across the country. Read also: … Read more
The Delta State Police command has re-arrested Nicholas Makolomi, the man who allegedly recorded a video of some operatives of the defunct SARS unit shooting a boy in Ugheli, Delta State, Eko Hot Blog has learnt. The video is widely believed to have ignited the #EndSARS protests across the country. Makolomi’s counsel, Ekenemolise Osifo, who … Read more
The Northern Youth Leaders Forum (NYLF) has alleged that the brewing #EndSARS protest is part of attempts to invite the military by way of coup and possible breakdown of law and order in the country. The group also said it will mobilize youths in 19 northern states and the FCT to resist the second wave … Read more
Police formations across the country have started gearing up to prevent a recurrence of the #EndSARS protests Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday, said it would crackdown against any form of outlawed gathering in the state Ogun State Police Command said it has deployed officers to strategic locations to prevent any form of protest, especially … Read more
The two suspected hoodlums, arrested for being in possession of the burnt skulls of the two policemen set ablaze in Ibadan during the #EndSARS protest gave the graphic details of how they sold the skulls for ₦1,000 when paraded on Friday. The suspects, Adewale Abiodun (17) and Aliu Mubarak (24) told journalists at the police … Read more
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 There are strong indications that, for the first time in a decade, one of the most anticipated December events in Lagos State – The Greater Lagos Fiesta – might not hold this year. The fiesta, which undoubtedly provides a boost for the tourism and entertainment industry in the state, is one of … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 A lawmaker representing Abia-South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe believes the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has failed the country, insisting that there is no way to hide from addressing their failures. “The party (PDP) has its position and the position is very simple: this government has failed,” the Senator said on Friday’s … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 The Federal Government has accused Obianuju Catherine Udeh, better known as DJ Switch of being “a fraud and a front for divisive and destructive forces’’ that will be exposed in due course. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, while speaking at a media briefing on Thursday, denied that the celebrity who … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has assured that the 9th House will ensure a policing system that works for all citizens in view of the recent #EndSARS protests. Gbajabiamila said to achieve the above, the House will carry out a wholesale reform of the Nigeria Police from … Read more
NOVEMBER 14, 2020 … “The governor, indeed, called the Chief of Staff to the President” – Brigadier General Ahmed Taiwo The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry continued its sitting on Saturday with the Nigerian Army invited to explain its role at the tollgate where peaceful #EndSARS protesters had gathered on October 20. When quizzed … Read more
NOVEMBER 14, 2020 Commander of the 81 Military Intelligence Brigade, Brigadier Ahmed Taiwo, has said that the Nigerian Army is unhappy that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, denied inviting them to come and help restore calm at the Lekki Toll gate area of the state on October 20. Brigadier Taiwo said this on Saturday … Read more
NOVEMBER 14, 2020 The Nigerian Army has said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made the right decision to invite the army when violence broke out across the state on October 20. The Nation reports that Brigadier-General Ahmed Ibrahim Taiwo stated this in his testimony at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of … Read more
NOVEMBER 11, 2020 A magistrate’s Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, granted bail to six #EndSARS protesters who were arrested in front of the National Assembly complex. The six protesters – Oluwatosin Adeniyi, Paul Akinwumi, Davo Chomo, Abdulsalam Zuberu, Kabiru Gasali, and Yasiru Bashir – were arraigned before the court shortly after they were arrested … Read more
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 The Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area in Lagos State, on Tuesday, released a list of 99 applicants for its ₦10 million Relief Fund for victims of the violence that ensued during the October #EndSARS protest. Chairman of the Council, Dele Oshinowo set up the Fund on Oct. 31 to cushion the effect … Read more