October 18, 2020. Some residents were at the weekend injured in Ikorodu, a Lagos district after hoodlums hijacked the peaceful #ENDSARS protest in the area, Ekohotblog has learnt According to reports, the thugs, suspected to be cultists, unleashed violence on innocent people, vandalizing and looting properties at Ogolonto. Reports also had it that the outbreak … Read more
#EndSARS, Jane Obiene, who marched out with one limb, to join them in Abuja #EndSARS protestors on Sunday raised over N3 million for a young lady, Jane Obiene, who marched out with one limb, to join them in Abuja. Obiene reportedly joined hundreds of Abuja #EndSARS protesters bearing crutches. A photo of Obiene marching was … Read more
#EndSARS Protesters In Alausa Holds Praise And Worship ( Video) Ekohotblog, October 18, 2020… EndSARS protesters in Alausa-Ikeja, Lagos have staged a sunday praise and worship for protesters available at the protest venue. The protesters were seen in the early hours of Today, Sunday October18, 2020, dancing and Miming to the musical instrument played by a … Read more
Protest The Federal Government says the #EndSARS protest has been hijacked by hoodlums and people with ulterior motive to destabilise the country and bring down the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Sunday when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme monitored by the News Agency … Read more
By Simon Kolawole The youth uprising against police brutality in Nigeria has taken many by surprise. Conventional wisdom is that the youth are more likely to dance at a concert than sing a protest song. Events of the last couple of weeks have altered this narrative as youthful Nigerians have taken to the streets in … Read more
BREAKING: Oyetola Breaks Silence On Attack, Says Thugs Were Sent To Kill Him Ekohotblog, October 18, 2020 Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola breaks silence on Saturday’s attack on his convoy by armed thugs, says thugs were sent to kill him and other executives. According to report, Oyetola, his deputy Benedict Alabi and other State executives narrowly … Read more
Federal Government has revealed that the ongoing nationwide protest is causing more harm than good, warning that it will not watch and allow the country to be in disarray. The statement was made after the violence that happened in the #EndSARS protests across the country, especially the attack on Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State … Read more
October 18, 2020. The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi on Saturday called on Nigerian youths to be comfortable as the End SARS protest continues across the country. Pastor Sam Adeyemi, urged all Nigerian youths to stay focused on using their voices and to listen to one another with humility. The cleric man stressed … Read more
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has refuted reports making the rounds that he’s behind the ongoing nationwide #EndSARS protest. In a statement on Saturday, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu spokesman said said it was inconceivable that his principal would sponsor a protest that is affecting the economy of Lagos state. He … Read more
A Nigerian-born lawyer and minister of justice in a Canadian province, Kaycee Madu, has thrown his weight behind the nationwide protest against police brutality in in Nigeria. In a litany of tweets on Saturday, Madu said he knew what it felt like to be at the receiving end of the heinous crimes that the Nigerian … Read more
#EndSARS: Enugu Government Is Threatening Our Lives- Phyno Calls Out Ekohotblog, October 18, 2020 Phyno, a popular indigenous rapper has called out Enugu state government for allegedly threatening his life and that of other #EndSARS protesters. In a series of tweet, the rapper, Phyno demanded that the government of the state should be held responsible if anything … Read more
#EndSARS: Police Shoot Artist For Wearing Tattoo, Watch Him Bleed To Death (Video) Ekohotblog, October 18, 2020… The Nigerian Police have been accused of killing an upcoming artist, Chinedu Obi for being covered in tattoos,wearing a gold chain and in possession of an expensive I-phone. A man identified as David recalled the incident via Twitter on … Read more
Dreaded SARS Boss, James Nwafor On The Run – Victim Calls Out Ekohotblog, October 17, 2020 A victim of Awkuzu SARS, Bonaventure Mokwe-Dikeh has alleged that the dreaded retired Police boss, James Nwafor who has been called out for his cruelty is currently on the run. James Nwafor who has been in the news in the past … Read more
Alfred Martins, Catholic archbishop of Lagos, has asked the federal government not to deploy soldiers to crack down on #EndSARS protesters across the country. Protesters have been on the streets in the last one week, demanding better governance. The protesters called on the authorities to scrap the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) over reports of harassment … Read more
Suspected hoodlums have yet another attacked #EndSARS protesters in the nation’s capital. The protesters, who have been on the streets for over one week, have come under attacks from security agencies and suspected thugs. On Saturday, they blocked major roads in the federal capital territory (FCT) and continued with the demand for an end to … Read more
Falz Blasts Dino Melaye Ekohotblog, October 17, 2020 Popular singer, Falz has blasted former Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye after he backed the EndSARS protest happening across the country. Dino in a tweet advised the federal government to work with the people or face revolution. He also revealed that the government has no power to ban protests as stated in the … Read more
October 17, 2020. Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano on Saturday visited the three offices of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The offices are in Ekwulobia, Neni and Awkuzu. Ekohotblog gathered that the governor during the visit granted bail unconditionally to three detainees illegally held by the defunct unit. While speaking during the exercise, … Read more
October 17, 2020. Thousands of #EndSARS protesters in Edo on Saturday converted the ever-busy Benin-Lagos Expressway into a kitchen, Ekohotblog learnt. According to reports, the protesters, in a relaxed mood, cooked and ate jollof rice under the pedestrian bridge in front of the main gate of the Federal Government-owned University of Benin (UNIBEN). The protesting … Read more
Oby Ezekwesili, a former minister of Education, has bemoaned what she perceived to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s indifference and aloofness to the pervasive public agitation in the country. The protests calling for the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, unit of the police have intensified despite government’s announcement of the disbandment of the operation. … Read more
Two people have been reported dead with several injured when the convoy of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State was on Saturday attacked by some hoodlums while he was addressing the #EndSARS Protesters in Osogbo, the state capital. The governor, who reportedly got back to the state less than an hour before the incident, had … Read more