Lagos Has Become So Aggressive After #EndSARS – FRSC EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Saturday, said it arrested over 60,000 traffic offenders on Lagos roads, between January and December, 2021. Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander, FRSC, Lagos state, made the disclosure at an End-of-the-Year party organised by the Badagry … Read more
The compensations range from between ₦500,000 to about ₦10 million EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has compensated 20 victims who suffered various violations of their rights in the hands of police officers and men of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Independent Investigative Panel on human rights violations had … Read more
President Buhari had promised that the salaries will be upgraded commensurate to service rendered… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has approved the review and upgrade of salaries of police personnel by 20 per cent. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting which … Read more
Lagos State Governor Sanwo-Olu calls off Lagos Peace Walk EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday cancelled the much-anticipated Walk for Peace planned for December 2021 as a result of Omicron. This online media platform recalls that the governor, in an address on November 30, 2021, had invited some … Read more
Attorney-General of Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo says the #EndSARS panel’s report on the Lekki shooting is ‘unreliable.’ EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Moyosore Onigbanjo says there are many “contradictions” in the report of the state’s judicial panel on police brutality. Onigbanjo added that the contradictions have … Read more
The panel’s report indicted the army, police and the Lagos State Government EKO HOT BLOG reports that Rapper Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has described a peace move initiated by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as a “disrespectful joke.” Sanwo-Olu had sued for peace and harmony, Tuesday, as he broke his silence on the report of the Lagos judicial … Read more
“It was Twitter that reached out to the Federal Government to say they want to know what and what they can do to straighten up the…” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said that social media giant, Twitter, has agreed to all the conditions laid … Read more
By Tunde Odesola In light or in darkness, a cockroach is a cockroach; smelly and repulsive. What to do to rid the cockroach of its nuisance? Whack it to death! The lethargic regime of the retired General Muhammadu Buhari heeded this homily on October 20, 2020, when it crushed to death, like cockroaches, innocent Nigerian … Read more
…trouble started after the Lagos panel submitted its report, which was eventually leaked. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has described the panel set up by the Lagos State Government to probe police brutality as illegal. The National Economic Council (NEC) had in the wake of … Read more
Falana faulted Mohammed, saying the action of the minister undermined the rule of law and social justice in the land EKO HOT BLOG reports that human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to order. He stated … Read more
Amnesty International also accused the government of attacking protesters, witnesses, and human rights agencies… EKO HOT BLOG reports that human rights group Amnesty International has dismissed claims by the Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, on the Lagos State panel report on Police brutality and the EndSARS protests, saying his stance is not surprising. The … Read more
#EndSARS: Germany offers to train police in protest management EKO HOT BLOG reports that the German Government has offered to train men of the Nigeria Police Force in the management of protests without the use of lethal weapons. To this end, a high-level delegation from Germany on Tuesday visited the Chairman of the Police Service … Read more
Lai Mohammed lists 10 gaps in EndSARS panel report, insists no massacre EKO HOT BLOG reports that Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, has tossed the Lagos Judicial Panel’s findings into the trash, claiming there was no massacre at the Lekki Toll Gate. When the EndSARS judicial panel’s findings was presented to Lagos State Governor … Read more
According to Shehu, Blinken’s message to the country is very clear as the United States has the responsibility to intervene… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a former federal lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the 8th Senate, Senator Shehu Sani on Sunday said Nigerian politicians fear western sanctions more than the local laws. … Read more
By Tunde Odesola Goliath and Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, is the highest-ranking military officer Nigerian Armed Forces. His duties include formulating operational policies and programmes for the Army, Navy and Air Force with a view to attaining national security. The Defender of the Nigerian Universe, General Irabor, has able lieutenants in the … Read more
The CDD said the necessity for a White Paper Report should not override the objective of addressing key social justice issues… EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has backed the report of the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for the Victims of #EndSARS protest. CDD in … Read more
US might evoke the Leahy Law on military aid against Nigeria if the country failed to protect human rights EKO HOT BLOG reports that the US government has threatened to suspend military assistance to Nigeria if the country fails to protect human rights. The US Secretary of States, Antony Blinken, who gave the warning, also … Read more
Buhari has broken silence and spoken on EndSARS panel report. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has finally spoken on the the report of the Lagos judicial panel of inquiry on police brutality. Buhari, who made this known during a meeting with Mr Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of State, said so many … Read more
Temitope Majekodunmi says there are errors in the panel’s report currently in circulation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the youth representative on the Lagos judicial panel on police brutality said this through a statement on Wednesday, November 17. On Monday, the panel submitted two documents which include a consolidated report on cases of police brutality … Read more
Lagos reacts to outrage over report on EndSARS, Lekki toll gate massacre Omotoso noted that apart from setting up the panel, the Sanwo-Olu administration provided full support. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has responded to the outpouring of emotion and outrage in the aftermath of the Panel of Inquiry on Restitution … Read more