How Do You Take Things Forward And Scale Up – Pastor Sam Adeyemi Advises The Youth Pastor Sam Adeyemi Blames Government For Introducing Violence Into The Protest Pastor Sam Adeyemi has addressed Nigerian youths on the outcome of the #EndSARS protest which has taken several turns in the last few days. While advising the youths, the General … Read more
I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the period of these protests. My deepest sympathies go to their families and loved ones for none should have been made to pay such a dear price. My career as an active politician spans nearly three decades. In that time, I … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has finally broken his silence on the killing of, at least, nine unarmed protesters in Lekki, Lagos by soldiers. In what is now dubbed as the famous Lekki massacre, soldiers on Tuesday, 20 October, opened fire on peaceful demonstrators who were protesting against police brutality and agitating for police reforms. The incident … Read more
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has warned Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to desist from making remarks that inflames the polity and pit ethnic groups against one another. Kanu was said to have ordered #EndSARS protesters in the region to destroy the properties belonging to the Yoruba — an allegation … Read more
If the youth can hold their dream and vision, Goliath might just begin to count his days The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, says #EndSARS protest has awaken the consciousness of the governed, especially the youth, in the country and may spur a paradigm shift in Nigeria’s socioeconomic and political arrangement. In what … Read more
The uninformed or stranger might be forgiven for mistaking Lagos for the war torn middle-east country of Yemen at first sight. What started as a peaceful public agitation against police brutality and call for police reform two weeks ago morphed into an orgy of violence after hoodlums, who were suspected to be hired by politicians, … Read more
Nigerian Army Blast Police Officer For Indiscriminate Use Of Firearms On Unarmed Civilians. A viral video has captured moment a Nigerian soldier slammed a police officer for indiscipline use of firearm on unarmed civilians. In the viral video, the Nigerian soldier was seen cautioning the police officer for being indiscipline with the use of arm and disobeying … Read more
All Progressives Congress national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has made his first public appearance after the shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll-gate in Lagos. Tinubu, during a visit to Lagos state governor on Saturday, debunks reports that he snuck out of the country to France on night of the massacre. He said … Read more
Following the rumours that the National leader of the All Progressive Congress APC, Bola Tinubu had travelled out of the country in the wake of the Lekki toll gate attack, the former governor has come out to clear the air. Recall that earlier this week; the APC chieftain was alleged to have had knowledge about … Read more
Ekohotblog, 24th October, 2020 Former Lagos State Governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reacted following the Lekki shooting of October 20 that left scores dead and several injured. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reacted to critics condemning him for the Lekki shooting of October 20 that left scores dead and several injured. He paid a courtesy … Read more
They said they came to destroy and not to kill. Mark Odigie, an information technologist and husband of Tope, a co-host of TVC’s show ‘Your View’, says arsonists who attacked the media company’s building didn’t cut the identity of a conventional thugs. In a statement, he narrated his encounter with the mob and how he … Read more
By Fredrick Nwabufo There is an agenda to violence — the state’s agenda. The biggest beneficiary of violence in most cases is the government which controls every apparatus of terror. Nothing happens in isolation of executive conspiracy. The infamous connoisseur of terror, Sani Abacha was once quoted as saying: “If insurgency lasts for more than … Read more
Hundreds of Nigerians in Berlin, Germany, and London, have stormed the street to be part of the #EndSARS protest, a movement against police brutality, extrajudicial killing, and bad governance. During the protest on Saturday, the Nigerians displayed placards with different inscriptions conveying their displeasures. Part of the placard held read, “End Sars, end police brutality” … Read more
October 24, 2020. The Forensic analysis of videos showing the killing of protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate area of Lagos by soldiers on Tuesday as authentic in spite the Nigerian Army’s classification of the reports as fake and the Defence Headquarters’ claim that the footages were doctored. A report published by the Digital Forensic … Read more
Rochas Okorocha, Imo State former governor and senator representing Imo West senatorial district, has reacted to the EndSARS protest against the extrajudicial activities of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja over the weekend, Senator Okorocha said the #EndSARS protests was a reaction to years of bad leadership in … Read more
Mike Edwards, an athlete and reality star from the recently concluded Big Brother Naija Lockdown season, has shared a sad story of how he lost his older brother, Matthew, to the Nigeria’s poor healthcare. Mike disclosed this in a post he made on his verified Instagram page today, October 24, 2020. According to him, his … Read more
#EndSars, NGO debris from aftermath protest in Surulere An NGO, THYAURA PARTNER CONCEPT LIMITED, on Saturday in Surulere, Lagos State, cleaned up garbage from the aftermath of the #EndSars protest which was hijacked by hoodlums. Mr Ekene Ebonyi, the Finance Manager of the organisation, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that hoodlums … Read more
Television Continental (TVC) is back on air about four days after its headquarters in Lagos was attacked by hoodlums. Ekohotblog had reported how a mob attacked the company’s head office at Ketu on Tuesday amid the violence and unrests that characterised the imposition of curfew on Lagos state. Checks on the station on Saturday, however, … Read more
Minister says President has ordered an investigation into the shooting incident Minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari has not commented on the killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate by soldiers on Tuesday. During his address to the nation on the #EndSARS protests on Thursday, the president … Read more
Nigerian singer, Seun Kuti, said #EndSARS was not just the only concern of the protest but a movement for better governance in Nigeria. He said this during an interview with Arise TV on Saturday, October 24. The multi-award singer stated that #EndSARS as a word during the protest was just a slogan for the movement. … Read more