Ekohotblog, 24th October 2020 Arsenal FC have sent out a soothing message to their Nigerians fans and Nigerian youths at large over the #EndSARS crisis in the country. Popular Football club in England, Arsenal have reacted to the ongoing crisis in Nigeria. The football club sent soothing words to fans and youths at large … Read more
October 24, 2020. Lagos Government has released fund to Support Victims Of Business Owners In Lagos following the #EndSARS Protests Vandalization. Ekohotblog reports that Lagos State Government has released a Support Fund for the Victims Of #EndSARS Protests Vandalization. To access the state government support fund, owners of Business who were victims of the vandalization … Read more
Founder of Stanbic IBTC and Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, says Nigerian leaders and politicians deploy the strategy of the British colonial masters to maintain their grip and control of the citizens. He noted that the seed of discord planted by the leaders to pit the citizens against one another is akin to the divide and … Read more
The Presidency on Friday refuted claims that president Muhammadu Buhari ignored the killing of unarmed protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. Speaking when he appeared on Channels Television on Friday, Spokesman to President, Femi Adesina, insisted that his principal broadcast touched on the Lekki shooting. He added that former President Olusegun Obasanjo commend Buhari during … Read more
You Do Well, Protesters Celebrates Policeman For Saving A Woman From Being Harassed In Abuja (Video) Ekohotblog, October 23, 2020… In the heat of the protest somewhere in Abuja, protesting youths were spotted in a video carrying a policeman, Officer Kaura on their shoulders. The protesters were singing and hailing while they carried him. The youths … Read more
Nigerian artiste, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popular known as DJ Switch, has made damning disclosure about the Lekki toll-gate shooting which happened on Tuesday. The #EndSARS protests which started has peaceful agitation for end to police brutality was brought to an abrupt sordid end on Tuesday after men believed to be soldiers opened fire on protesters … Read more
By Otunba T J Abass I watched in disbelief the carnage, the destruction, and the horror that played out on the global scene on Tuesday evening, and I couldn’t but shed tears for Nigeria, particularly my beloved Lagos, which shared in the enormous loss. Here, what happened was not unexpected because it had been predicted … Read more
October 23, 2020 Popular Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde well known as Omo Sexy has reportedly asked that the family members of those who died during the Lekki tollgate incident speak up. Actress Omotola, in a post via her Twitter page urged people to stop with the sensationalization if there were no deaths. According to her, … Read more
Police Arrest Thugs Who Set Cars Ablaze In Abuja Ekohotblog, October 23, 2020.. Security operatives have arrested some hoodlums who infiltrated the #ENDSARS protesters camp in Abuja. The Minister of Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCT ), Muhammad Bello, disclosed this during an on-the-spot assessment of Apo and Dutse Alhaji areas. Apo and Dutse Alhaji … Read more
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has bemoaned the manner with the federal government handled the #EndSARS protesters. The former president condemned the use of brute and excessive force on unarmed protesters in Lagos state. In a statement on Thursday, Jonathan said such actions will only aggravate an already delicate situation, noting that no country can afford … Read more
The presidency has said the mutual display of resentment toward one another by the major ethnic constituents that make up Nigeria will likely lead to the disintegration of the country. Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made the assertion on Friday in an article posted on his social media … Read more
The Police Command in Lagos on Friday warned that the burning of several police stations across the state will lead to retrogression and a waste of money that could have been deployed to other projects. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos … Read more
Barbara Anne Castle, the Secretary Of State for Employment and Productivity in England in 1968 negotiated in a settlement for equal pay which hastened the Equal Pay Act in 1970 when a group of protesting women machinists staged a high profiled walkout on the 7th of June 1968 after discovering that men with whom they … Read more
Former President Jonathan Breaks Silence On #EndSARS Violence, Tells Youths What To Do Ekohotblog, October 23, 2020 Former President Jonathan breaks silence over the #EndSARS Protests and violence, advising youths to embrace dialogue. Jonathan also urged the security authorities to also avoid the use of deadly force against fellow Nigerians. Former President Jonathan, in a statement … Read more
Fake News: Father Mbaka’s Church Was Not Set On Fire Ekohotblog, October 23, 2020 The Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN), which was founded by Revered Father Ejike Mbaka, was not set ablaze. Ekohotblog learned that some social media users shared a video claiming that the prayer ground of the Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) was … Read more
An emergency meeting on Thursday in Kaduna State, governors of the 19 states in the North condemned the destruction of lives and property Emerging from an emergency meeting on Thursday in Kaduna State, governors of the 19 states in the North condemned the destruction of lives and property which trailed the #EndSARS protest across the … Read more
“We are deeply sorry for this. The issue has now been resolved Nigerians down with a system error that flagged content relating to #EndSARS. “Yesterday our systems were incorrectly flagging content in support of #EndSARS , and marking posts as false. “We are deeply sorry for this. The issue has now been resolved, and we apologize for … Read more
ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. I must warn those who … Read more
Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. I must warn those who have hijacked and misdirected the initial, genuine and well-intended protest of some of our youths in parts of the country, against the excesses … Read more
The Nigerian Army has transferred a soldier, Lance Corporal Harrison Friday, who appealed to colleagues not to use excessive force and live rounds on the #EndSARS protesters to another battalion in the South-east. Lance Corporal Harrison Friday was arrested on Tuesday after the military identified him as the man behind a video that went viral … Read more