Mr. Tade Ipadeola, counsel to former Managing Director of Alpha Beta, Dapo Apara, on Tuesday disclosed copy of fraud charges filed against former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu, has been burnt. Apara had instituted legal action against Tinubu and tax consultancy firm, Alpha Beta Consulting, by a former Managing Director of Alpha Beta, over fraud … Read more
The Nigerian Army says the Lagos state government invited them to intervene in the #EndSARS protest. The 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, also denied allegation that soldiers opened fire on #ENDSARS protesters at the Lekki Toll Plaza on Tuesday, October 20. In a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations (ADPR), Major Osoba … Read more
Residents of Ogba in Ifako-Ijaye local government area of Lagos were thrown into palpable apprehension on Tuesday morning after a fuel laden tanker exploded. The tanker conveyed fuel to a filling station along Ajayi Street off college road before it went up in flames while still parked in the filling station. The cause of the … Read more
A Kano state high court has postponed the hearing of a case involving one Yahaya Sharif-Aminu who was sentenced to death by a shariah Court for insulting prophet Muhammad (S. A.W) On August 10, Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging after he was “found guilty” of committing blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. Ekohotblog had reported … Read more
Barracks of the soldiers who opened fire on protesters at Lekki toll gate in LAGOS have been identified by Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond (ASCAB), Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said. At least nine unarmed EndSARS protesters were killed last week Tuesday when soldiers opened fire on the protesters who blocked the toll … Read more
Motorists driving pass the Admiralty Toll Gate, Lekki Phase 1 on Monday. Normalcy has returned to the Lekki-Ajah area of Lagos State, as commuters and residents now ply the road with little or no obstruction. The New Agency of Nigeria Correspondent reports that commuters were seen driving through the Admiralty and Ikoyi-Link Bridge Toll Gates … Read more
”It is time to turn the stumbling blocks of our past into stepping stones to our future.” Following the horrific and unpleasant incident that characterised the aftermath of the EndSARS protest, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has encouraged the youths not to … Read more
I heavily grieve for those who have lost their lives or been injured during the period of these protests. My deepest sympathies go to their families and loved ones for none should have been made to pay such a dear price. My career as an active politician spans nearly three decades. In that time, I … Read more
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday gave the nod to private schools across the state to resume normal academic activities. The directive will take effect from Monday, October 26. Private and public schools in the state were closed on Monday over safety concerns following outbreak of violence during the #ENDSARS protests. The Governor however said … Read more
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, has once again reviewed the curfew imposed on the state which was put in place to curb the civil unrest in the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests against police brutality. It will be recalled that Sanwo-Olu had eased the 24-hour curfew on Friday to start from 6pm to 8am. … Read more
The uninformed or stranger might be forgiven for mistaking Lagos for the war torn middle-east country of Yemen at first sight. What started as a peaceful public agitation against police brutality and call for police reform two weeks ago morphed into an orgy of violence after hoodlums, who were suspected to be hired by politicians, … Read more
Following the exhaustion of all known conventional means to recover the stolen staff of office Ọba of Lagos, HRM Oba Riliwan Akiolu, the leader of traditionalists have resorted to the agelong spiritual method of dealing with those who desecrate the sacred traditional institution of the land of aquatic splendour. DON’T MISS: EX-NIGER DELTA MILITANT, TOMPOLO … Read more
#EndSARS, Lagos State Ministry of Justice will prosecute 229 suspects arrested by the police The Lagos State Ministry of Justice will prosecute 229 suspects arrested by the police for allegedly using the #EndSARS protest to destroy and loot public and private properties in the state. This was made known in a statement issued to the … Read more
Website, Lagos State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hakeem Fahm, on Saturday debunked the news The Lagos State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Hakeem Fahm, on Saturday debunked the news that the state government´s website had been hacked. Fahm said in a statement that the information was wrong and should be disregarded by the public. … 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
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced ease in curfew from 8am to 6pm from Saturday. Sanwo-Olu declared curfew on Tuesday when hoodlums and atsonistd hijacked the #EndSARS protests. In another report, Sanwo-Olu on Friday led the team for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation across the state towards the rebuilding process. Sanwo-Olu, accompanied by … 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
Nigerians on social media are yet to recover from the shock they received after seeing the hidden ware house that was filled with COVID 19 palliatives meant for Lagos State residents now being looted by hoodlums. Hoodlums this morning attacked a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives are kept at Mazamaza in Amuwo Odofin Local Government of … Read more
A group of Fulani elders, under the aegis of Concerned Fulbe Forum, has reacted to claims by Bello Bodejo, leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore linking Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to #EndSARS protest. The elders questioned the rational behind such accusation, wondering why Tinubu would support a protest that … Read more
October 22, 2020. Popular Nigerian Actress has vowed to protest stack n*ked from Lagos to Abuja. Ekohotblog reports that Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh who recently lost her only child to the cold hands of death has taken to social media to beg President Mohammadu Buhari to allow her to bury her daughter. Ada Ameh had … Read more