October 07, 2020. Following a meeting with leaders of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Lagos, former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr AbdulHakeem AbdulLateef, has withdrawn his resignation letter from the party. Dr AbdulLateef, withdrew his resignation from the ruling party, following the rejection of his movement by some “close leaders” he respected in the … Read more
October 07, 2020. On Air Personality Daddy Freeze has reacted after gospel musician, Wale Adenuga, criticized the ambassadorial title given to Laycon, the 2020 BBNaija winner. Laycon was given the title by the Ogun State government for behaving in a decent manner despite temptations in the BBNaija house. The move by the Governor Dapo Abiodun … Read more
October 07, 2020. The virtual campaign against alleged ill practices of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (SARS), gathered more momentum on Wednesday as protesters took to Lagos streets against the unit. Despite the heavy downpour witnessed early Wednesday morning and the gridlock that followed in parts of the state, aggrieved youths in their hundreds stormed the … Read more
October 07, 2020. Popular Nigerian gospel artiste, Mr Wale Adenuga, has knocked Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, for making BBNaija season 5 winner, Laycon, a Youth Ambassador in the state. Governor Abiodun hosted Laycon, an indigene of the state yesterday October 6 where he announced his appointment as a youth ambassador in the state. The … Read more
October 07, 2020. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised to increase the state’s housing stock through pragmatic models that will incorporate private sector partnership, encourage local contents and cut costs, while also creating employment, Ekohotblog learnt. Mr Sanwo-Olu, spoke during the celebration of the World Habitat Day with the theme: ‘Housing … Read more
October 06, 2020. Winner of the 2020 Big Brother Naija reality TV show, Mr Olamilekan Agbelesebioba, popularly known as Laycon, was, on Tuesday, received in Ogun by a mammoth crowd. The housemate, Laycon stormed Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, amidst fanfare and grandeur. He was received with youths, singing, drumming and blowing trumpets to appreciate … Read more
October 06, 2020. The Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), in Lagos has reportedly arrested 1,091 traffic offenders in the past seven days through its ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s License’. Disclosing this to newsmen on Tuesday, the Lagos Sector Commander, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said that the operation which saw the arrest of the offenders over expired … Read more
October 06, 2020. A Pastor, identified as Mr Uche Macldurence, appeared before a Grade 1 Area Court in Kubwa, on Tuesday, for issuing a threat. 38-year-old Macldurence who resides at NEPA Road, off Gado Nasko Road in Kubwa pleaded not guilty to a one-count charge of criminal intimidation. Prosecuting counsel, Mr Babajide Olanipekun, revealed that … Read more
October 06, 2020. The Founder and general overseer of the Sotitobire Praising Chapel, Prophet Babatunde Alfa, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty by a High Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital over the mysterious disappearance of a child from his church. Prophet Alfa was found guilty on a … Read more
October 06, 2020. Mr Hakeem Odumosu, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has said operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in the state no longer have the authority to unilaterally detain suspects. Mr Odumosu, who stated this on Tuesday morning while featuring on Channels Television‘s programme, Sunrise Daily, said he held a sensitisation lecture with the … Read more
Inspector-General f Police has banned FSARS from using firearms. Ekohotblog reports that in line with directives of the Inspector-General of Police on measures to curb the excesses of policemen attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (FSARS), and other tactical units, the Commissioner of Police, Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, Imohimi Edgal, embarked on measures … Read more
October 05, 2020. The Delta State Police Command has reportedly debunked that its officers shot, killed a young man and carted away his Lexus Jeep in Ughelli community, as shown on online viral video. This was made known in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya in Asaba, the state … Read more
October 05, 2020. The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Kukah, has reportedly blamed politicians for the agitation for the actualization of Biafra. Rev Kukah, insisted that the agitation for Biafra was a direct result of corruption in Nigeria. The clergyman stated this in an interview with journalists over the weekend in Abuja. … Read more
October 05, 2020. The Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP), in Lagos State on Sunday gave a seven-day ultimatum to former Ekiti State Governor Mr Ayodele Fayose to apologise for what it described as his deliberate unwarranted vituperation on party elders. It alleged that the former governor had incited party youths against PDP elders, particularly former National … Read more
October 04, 2020. Unidentified gunmen have killed a cleric, Mr Kayode Ogunleye, dumping his body in a forest on the Aramoko-Ijero-Ekiti highway in Ekiti State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the lifeless body of the pastor, who was also a staff of the Ekiti West Local Government Area in Ekiti, was found … Read more
October 04, 2020. The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has banned operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS) and other Tactical Squads of the Force, including the Special Tactical Squad (STS), Intelligence Response Team (IRT), Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command levels, from carrying out … Read more
October 04, 2020. A video of the moment Security Camera Catches ‘Angel’ Saving Teenage Girl Dying In Hospital has emerged. Whether or not you believe in angels, this next story will give you hope. Colleen Banton’s 14-year-old disabled daughter, Chelsea, was in the hospital with pneumonia and her family believed that they would soon be … Read more
October 04, 2020. Yemi Alade and other Nigerian celebrities have called for the end of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) over their recent activities in the country. Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) has been allegedly harassing and killing Nigerians. Their actions have led to a general outcry by Nigerians that SARS should be banned. Small Doctor, … Read more
October 03, 2020. The Leader and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman on Saturday, called for the proscription of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. Apostle Suleman explained that SARS was a disgrace to the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, hence should be proscribed. In a tweet, the clergyman stressed that some SARS operatives are … Read more
October 03, 2020. A team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police has allegedly killed a young man on Saturday. The incident occurred in front of Wetland Hotel, Ughelli in Delta State. The operatives allegedly shot the citizen and left the scene. A trending footage shows them in the victim’s vehicle … Read more