Hundreds of #EndSARS protesters, on Monday, blocked the Kuje road leading to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Expressway. The protesters also blocked the Airport Road, Abuja, preventing motorists and commuters from plying the road. The shutdown has stranded many workers and others going out for their businesses. Our correspondent also learnt that commercial and private vehicles … Read more
October 19, 2020 Suspected hoodlums on Monday broke into the Benin Prison popularly called White House and freed several inmates in one of the cells. The armed squad of prison officials engaged the suspected hoodlums in gun fire which resulted some persons sustaining injuries. Also destroyed was the High Court 4 which is beside the … Read more
October 19, 2020 The Lagos State Secretariat was in the early hours of Monday shut by #EndSARS protesters preventing workers from gaining access into the premises. The protesters stormed the secretariat in the early hours of Monday and shut the premises preventing workers from entering the premises. Read Also: Breaking; Drama As APC Denies Gov … Read more
#ENDSARS Protesters Block Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Ekohotblog, October 19, 2020 #ENDSARS protesters have blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway along Iyana Ipaja and before Ikeja Along bus stop. Our reporter confirmed that there is a serious gridlock hindering vehicles from moving along the expressway. BRT buses coming from Abule Egba are parked at Dopemu bus stop unable to … Read more
By Gboyega Akosile Whoever does not see the sense in the agitation of our youths across the land in the last week or so, can certainly not be sensible. In an ingenious manner, they have successfully drawn attention of those who matter in this country to the core areas in which the nation was bleeding … Read more
#EndSARS: NAPPS Announces Temporary Closure Of Schools Ekohotblog, October 19, 2020 Following the ongoing EndSARS protest in different parts of the country, the Nigeria Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has announced that all private schools shall remain closed today Monday 19th October 2020. NAPPS announced this on Sunday, October 18, 2020, noting that … Read more
#EndSARS: BBNaija TrikyTee Breaks Silence On ”N500K Appearance Fee” Allegation Ekohotblog, October 19, 2020… BBNaija TrikyTee has refuted claims that he demanded the sum of N500k as an appearance fee to join the Bayelsa EndSARS protest. A lady identified as @GlorYbaee had shared a tweet that the Lockdown housemate had demanded 500k to appear in Bayelsa. … Read more
One of the #EndSARS protesters who was heavily stabbed by suspected thugs in Abuja is dead. Anthony Onome, the victim, was stabbed on Saturday when he and other agitators protesting against police brutality were attacked by suspected hoodlums in the Kubwa area of the nation’s capital. Ekohotblog had reported how the suspects disruption the peaceful … Read more
Protesters demanding an end to police brutality have blocked the two entrances of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) head office in Abuja. Chanting anti-government songs and wielding different placards, the protesters have vowed to prevent activities at the nation’s apex bank on Monday. The protesters packed vehicles in front of the main gate of … Read more
#EndSARS: Fuji Star, Pasuma Chased Out Of Alausa Protest Venue [VIDEO] Ekohotblog, October 19, 2020 Angry protesters chased popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi Odetola, fondly addressed as Pasuma Wonder out of protest venue in Alausa, Ikeja-Lagos. The Fuji Star had come out to join Nigerian youths protest against police brutality and extra-judicial killings. But, it appears the … Read more
#EndSARS: Man With An Amputated Leg Recounts How Police Allegedly Shot His Leg Two Months After Wedding (Video) Ekohotblog, October 19, 2020 A Nigerian man simply identified as Kingsley shares heartbreaking story of how he was shot on his leg by a police man. Kingsley said he lost his leg after he was allegedly shot … Read more
Some Nigerians protesting against police brutality in their home country were arrested in Cairo, Egypt on Sunday. However, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, denied the Nigerian government involvement in the Nigerians’ arrest. She also explained that the Nigerians were not arrested at the Nigerian Embassy but at another location. In a video that … Read more
As part of the effort to address the agitation of EndSARS protesters, the Oyo state government on Sunday disclosed that it has created a designated email account and dedicated a section of the state’s website for residents to report cases of police brutality. Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, disclosed the development in a statement on … Read more
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has directed the state Commissioner of Police, Undie Adie, to investigate the death of two persons in the state capital, Osogbo. The two persons were said to have been killed while thugs attacked #EndSARS protesters and the governor’s convoy on Saturday. Although the governor escaped being attack by the … Read more
Segun ‘Sega’ Awosanya, a social activist who mainstreamed the campaign against police brutality in 2017, has pulled out of the ongoing #EndSARS agitation, declaring the movement fueling it as gunning for insurrection. Awosanya’s declaration could prove pivotal in the ongoing campaign that has defied government’s tactics to be shut down — as protesters insist a … Read more
Leke Adeboye, one of the sons of Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), led a service for #EndSARS protesters in Lagos on Sunday. The service which held at the protest ground in front of government house, Lagos, had Christian faithful in attendance. “I want all of us to know … Read more
#EndSARS, ADC urges FG to address youth The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the Federal Government to urgently address the concerns of Nigerian youths to prevent the situation from getting out of control. The party, in a statement by its National Chairman, Chief Ralphs Nwosu, said that the lingering #EndSARS protests had revealed … Read more
By: Adémólá Òrúnbon The spate of violent and unlawful killings by officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Unit of Nigeria Police, especially in the South West region of the country has not only queried the efficiency required by the police in discharging their responsibilities but has also greatly undermined human security. Consequently, the lawless … Read more
Apostle Goodheart Ekwueme, a Clergy man and son of late former Vice President Dr Alex Ekwueme, has declared support for #EndSARS movement. Apostle Ekwueme who showed his support via his twitter handle @PastorGoodHeart shortly after Sunday service wrote, “A new generation of Daniels are rising with one voice to stand for equity, fairness and justice in … Read more
#EndSARS protesters say they have been able to realise over N70 million to fund various activities and advance their cause. One of the leading NGOs supporting and leading the charge of the protest, Feminist Coalition, disclosed this on twitter. Giving an update on the financial status of the support garnered so far, Feminist Coalition on … Read more