Obi Will Not Get 2027 Presidential Ticket Labour Party’s Internal Strife Over Peter Obi Obi’s Future with Labour Party in Doubt The Labour Party’s spokesperson, Abayomi Arabambi, has announced that Peter Obi will not secure the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 elections. Arabambi made the statement during an interview on Channels Television’s “Lunchtime Politics.” … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has issued a decisive directive to end the arbitrary arrest, detention, and phone searches of youths by police officers nationwide. He warned that erring officers and their supervisors would face severe sanctions. In a wireless message dated December 13, 2024, and sent to all state police commands, Egbetokun emphasized … Read more
his vocal criticism of Nigeria’s corrupt system and his calls for a complete overhaul of the country’s constitution and governance structures. He is the founder of Dele Farotimi & Co., a legal firm now known as DF Legal. Early Life and Education Dele was born on April 27, 1968, and is currently 56 years old. … Read more
Nigerian skit maker and Nollywood actor, Debo Adebayo, popularly known as Mr. Macaroni, has revealed that a police officer threatened to kill him and others arrested during the #EndSARS protests in February 2021. Macaroni made this disclosure while reacting to the suspension of Wale Ajetunmobi, Senior Special Assistant on Print Media to Lagos State Governor … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Mr. Wale Ajetunmobi, following an incident involving the misrepresentation of facts on his personal X account. The governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, disclosed the suspension in a statement issued on Tuesday, titled ‘Governor Sanwo-Olu suspends aide.’ EDITOR’S … Read more
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has dismissed the fainting incident involving six suspects during their court arraignment on Friday as a deliberate ploy to garner public sympathy. EDITOR’S PICKS NASU, SSANU Strike Nears End As FG Promises Payment Resolution Eredo LCDA Shares Update on Lawal Street Road Construction in Odomola Withdraw Tax Reform … Read more
Nigerian content creator and activist Adebowale Debo Adedayo, widely known as Mr. Macaroni, has shared the experience that made him fearless. He said his 2021 arrest by Nigerian police was the turning point. EKO HOT BLOG reports that after the #EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020, which saw Nigerian youths stand against the reopening of … Read more
The Police in Lagos State ave released all protesters who were arrested in the early hours of Sunday, during #EndSars commemoration at the Lekki Toll Gate. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this via a post on his X handle, stating that Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Olanrewaju Ishola, personally oversaw … Read more
Lagos State Police Commissioner Olanrewaju Ishola has declared that the #EndSARS memorial protest marking the fourth anniversary of the movement is illegal and will not proceed. Demonstrators gathered at the Lekki toll gate on Sunday to remember those who lost their lives during the shooting incident at the same location in October 2020. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force fired tear gas and arrested several protesters on Sunday during a memorial procession at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos State. The demonstrators had gathered to commemorate the lives lost during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests, which sought to end police brutality in Nigeria. Eyewitnesses reported that the peaceful protest was … Read more
Protest, in Nigeria like many other democratic nations, has always been seen as the last resort—the final tool in the hands of the people to bend the government to their will. Nigerians, known for their boldness, have never shied away from protests. EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning Ministries Partner with AfDB on Sustainable System Project Shamim … Read more
Omoyele Sowore, a prominent leader of the #FearlessInOctober protest, has articulated the key demands of the protesters during a demonstration in Lagos on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Sowore called on the federal government to release all individuals detained during the recent #EndBadGovernance protests, as well as those from the #EndSARS protests in 2020. Sowore emphasized … Read more
The Nigerian Correctional Service has placed its K9, intelligence, and armed squads on high alert to prevent a repeat of the attacks on correctional facilities experienced during the October 2020 #EndSARS protests. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) announced on Monday that its K9, intelligence, and armed squads have been placed on … Read more
President Tinubu met with traditional rulers to prevent a planned protest, expressing concern about its impact. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Tinubu held a meeting with traditional rulers on Thursday to prevent a planned nationwide protest. The meeting at the State House, Abuja, included the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, and the … Read more
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana accuses the Federal Government of instigating the violence during the 2020 #EndSARS protests. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has accused the Federal Government of instigating the violence that followed the 2020 #EndSARS protests across Nigeria. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Falana alleged … Read more
The Nigerian Government has been found guilty of human rights abuses in its handling of the #EndSARS protest in October 2020. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice ruled that the Nigerian government’s actions, particularly its use of force at the Lekki Toll Gate in … Read more
Shehu Sani Urges President Tinubu to Pardon #EndSARS Protesters Detained Since 2020. The #EndSARS protest, which targeted police brutality, led to damage of police stations and subsequent arrests. Sani highlighted at a Democracy Day event that the protesters should be seen as champions of democracy. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central, Senator … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Once upon a time, growing up in Lagos was akin to living in El-Dorado. Life in Igbosere Road and Lafiaji was tolerable, with good social amenities and infrastructure for the common good. On a rather sad note however was the degeneration that became its lot due to rural-urban migration; and there was … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that five Lagos ambulance points located at the Tollgate of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway; Mile 12, 3rd Mainland Bridge; Anthony and Lekki in Eti-Osa, now wear a new look courtesy of the Saving One Million Lives Programme for Results (SOML-PforR). The ambulance points, which were vandalised in the aftermath of civil unrest … Read more
By Tunde Odesola It is the saddest night of October 2020. Nobody spoke except the shovels in their hands, heaping sand on slain bodies, bones and blood in a shallow mass grave. Secretly, they buried a great number of unnamed, unfortunate citizens in the still of the night. One, two, three…20, 30, 40, 50, 60, … Read more