October 25, 2020. The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims of SARS related abuses and the Lekki Tollgate Incident has urged victims of the October 20 shooting of End SARS protesters by the Army to come forward with their petitions. According to reports, the body made the call during its sitting … Read more
October 26, 2020 The Social Economic Right and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) 48 hours to revoke the N9 million fine placed on the African Independent Television, Channels Television, and Arise TV for using unverified video footage in their coverage of the #ENDSARS protest. Issuing this ultimatum in a statement … Read more
October 26, 2020. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Enugu State chapter has reportedly expressed concern over the hijack of the End SARS protest by hoodlums. The same position was also canvassed by the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma. They said the level of destruction witnessed in the State … Read more
October 26, 2020. The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Iganna Local Council Development Area in Oyo State, Comrade Jacob Olayiwola Adeleke, has been kidnapped. Ekohotblog gathered that the council boss was kidnapped Sunday evening. He was kidnapped alongside his driver. Sources who confirmed the incident, said that Adeleke and his driver were kidnapped along Okeho-Ado Awaye … Read more
October 26, 2020 The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Bola Tinubu, has dismissed claims that he relies on payments made at the Lekki toll gate. Tinubu clarification was contained in a statement on Sunday titled ‘The End SARS protests; fundamental lesson in democratic governance’. The former Lagos State Governor has been … Read more
October 26, 2020. A group of Concerned Youths in Enugu State has condemned the claimed attack on the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, in the wake of the destruction of public and private properties by some people under the guise of the End SARS protest. Ekohotblog reports that as some hoodlums who infiltrated the End SARS protest … Read more
October 25, 2020 Barely 7 days after, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared his stand on the shooting of #ENDSARS protesters in Lekki, Lagos by suspected security operatives. Ekohotblog reports that President Buhari vowed to ensure justice for “peaceful protesters who lost their lives.” The President, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media … Read more
October 25, 2020. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Mr Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has again denied the responsibility for the shooting of peaceful End SARS protesters on Tuesday, October 20. Uniformed men opened fire on scores of protesters at the Lekki toll gate, as they sat and sang the national anthem. According … Read more
October 25, 2020. The Founder and General Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has defined the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) as ‘State-Aided Robbery Squad’. Ekohotblog during his Sunday sermon, the cleric claimed that “although the Special Anti-Robbery Squad has been disbanded, the spirit of … Read more
October 25, 2020. Complete Details Of Southwest Governors Meeting With Sanwo-Olu over #EndSARS Violence has emerged. Ekohotblog reports that Southwest Governors on Sunday visited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to commiserate with him over the mayhem that occurred in Lagos occasioned by #EndSARS protest. During the meeting, Southwest Governors said the regression into savagery leading to the … Read more
October 25, 2020 Hundreds of hoodlums, on Sunday, invaded the Idu Industrial Layout in Abuja, raiding several warehouses. Ekohotblog reports that the thugs made away with bags of rice, cartons of tin tomatoes, cereals, milk, bales of Ankara materials, and other items. It was gathered that despite the presence of policemen, the defiant mob continued … Read more
October 25, 2020. The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna State chapter, has enjoined citizens to be law-abiding and respect constituted authorities for peaceful coexistence in the state. Rev. John Joseph Hayab, the chairman of the chapter, made the call today in Kaduna while in a zoom meeting with members of the association. Rev Hayab, … Read more
October 25, 2020. Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, has urged everyone to pray for Nigeria. The pope made the call on Sunday. Ekohotblog reports that the said supplications were needed to forestall further civil disorder in Africa’s most populous country. “Let us pray to the Lord for Nigeria, so that every form … Read more
October 25, 2020. Martin Luther King III said injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Ekohotblog reports that Mr Martin Luther King III, son of late civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to guarantee the fundamental freedoms of peaceful protesters in Nigeria including their right to protest. The … Read more
October 25, 2020. Tinubu has seemingly blamed victims of Lekki shootings for their fate. Ekohotblog reports that Former Lagos State Governor, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, queried why the End SARS protesters were at the toll gate at the time of the incident on October 20. He spoke on Saturday after a meeting with Governor Babajide … Read more
October 24, 2020. WAEC office in Calabar, Cross River State has been set ablaze. Ekohotblog reports that the office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Calabar has been set ablaze by suspected hoodlums in the state. Apart from setting the office on fire, the hoodlums also attacked several cars, removing some body parts … Read more
October 24, 2020. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday, denied eloping out of the country, amid the End SARS protest. He boasted that he still remained the Asiwaju and Jagaban of Lagos State, while dismissing insinuations that he alongside his family members left the country due … Read more
October 24, 2020. Boko haram has attacked Tarmuwa, Yobe State Ekohotblog reports that gunmen suspected to be members of ISWAP/Boko Haram who drove in a convoy of vehicles, on Saturday evening, attacked Babbangida, the headquarters of Tarmuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State. The report from the town indicated that, the gunmen, upon storming the … Read more
October 24, 2020 Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has asked Ndigbo resident in Lagos State to defend themselves in case of any attack on them. Ekohotblog reports that the youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation said it has uncovered plots by unnamed persons to attack Igbos in Lagos on 26th October. OYC … Read more
October 24, 2020. NASFAT have Set Up Relief Fund For #EndSARS Protests Vandalization Victims in Nigeria. The Nasrul-lahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) has set up a N10 million relief fund for victims of #EndSARS protest. Mr Niyi Yusuf, President of the society, expressed shock at the reported use of gunshots to disperse peaceful protesters at the Lekki … Read more