The death toll from devastating floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Trami in the Philippines has reached nearly 130, with more areas still cut off and residents in need of rescue, President Ferdinand Marcos said Saturday. Trami exited the northwestern Philippines on Friday, leaving at least 85 dead and 41 missing, according to the … Read more
Baba Aye & Gbenga Komolafe The massive nationwide and global turnout for the #June12Protest marks a milestone in the struggle against the regime’s tyranny and its utter inability to ensure a better life for the working people and youth. It is a demonstrated step forward, towards the revolutionary transformation of Nigeria. This hugely successful wave … Read more
Falana also condemned the explanation of the police that the tear gas shot was to prevent hoodlums and miscreants from hijacking the peaceful rallies… Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has asked the Nigeria Police Force to apologise to protesters who were arrested during the June 12 nationwide protest on Saturday. Falana who is the … Read more
Odumosu said the police had nothing against protesters as long as they were peaceful in their conduct… The Lagos State Police Command has said that five persons who participated in the Democracy Day protest at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park were arrested and later released. Hakeem Odumosu, the police commissioner in the state, said no … Read more
There were reports of widespread attacks on peaceful protesters by security forces at different Nigerian cities during Saturday’s demonstrations The Canadian, United Kingdom and United States missions to Nigeria have separately called on law enforcement agencies to respect citizens’ rights to freedom of expression and peaceful demonstrations. Nigerians trooped to the streets for the widely … Read more
June 12 protesters have stopped a busload of Northerners going to Lagos. The June 12 protesters in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Saturday, intercepted a bus conveying some northerners from Gombe State to Lagos State. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that locally made guns were found in the bus. The June 12 protesters later handed … Read more
According to Mba, the use of teargas was an isolated case in Abuja where protesters turned violent. The Nigerian police on Saturday justified its use of tear gas on the #June12Protesters who took to the streets to mark Democracy Day by voicing their grievances against the government of the day. According to police spokesman, Frank … Read more
The two celebrities are amongst other notable celebs who have officially been sighted in photos making rounds on social media as part of the protesters. Tiwa Savage has been spotted with Toke Makinwa taking part in the massive June 12 Democracy Day protest in Lagos that has gripped the entire nation, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. … Read more
Yoruba nation agitators stormed Abeokuta on Saturday in continuation of their peaceful rally. Residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Saturday, refused to come out for their daily activities as a result of the June 12 nationwide protest. The people of Ogun State did not come out for their businesses as they feared being … Read more
Jalingo was first arrested on Friday over a petition that he was into gun running. Activist and publisher of Cross River Watch, Agba Jalingo has been arrested by the police in Calabar, Cross River State, over the #June12Protest in the city. Jalingo was reportedly arrested at about noon in front of the online newspaper’s office … Read more
…President Buhari, in his Democracy Day address, failed to rein in his security operatives despite the cautions by the PDP. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the clampdown on peaceful protesters on Democracy Day. The party in a statement signed on Saturday by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbodiyan said “the brutal clampdown on Nigerian citizens … Read more
Wizkid tweeted about his music during the ongoing #June12protests. Nigerians drag Music Star Wizkid for tweeting about his music during a protest, berate him for being a hypocrite, as he came for Reekado Banks for doing the same during #EndSARS protests, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. Recall that around October 2020 during the #EndSars protest, Wizkid lashed … Read more
Mr Macaroni has joined the #June12Protesters in Lagos State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that popular comedian, Debo Adebayo well known as Mr Macaroni, has joined #June12Protesters at the Gani Fawehinmi Park in the Ojota area of Lagos State. The protesters were earlier dispersed by the police operatives who fired tear gas canisters at them. The … Read more