The family members of loyalists and supporters of Igboho have now issued a 7-day ultimatum to the federal government and the DSS to immediately release the arrested persons. Scores of Yoruba nation agitators, on Wednesday, issued a 7-day ultimatum to the federal government to release those arrested at the residence of Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba … Read more
The Presidency has spoken about the rearrest of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, and the raid on the residence of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Igboho, by security operatives. “Mr. President’s directives to Security Services regarding anyone seen to be carrying arms, particularly AK-47 are clear and require no further illumination.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has spoken about the agitation for the Yoruba Nation. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has condemned calls for the actualization of Yoruba Nation in the South-West region. Soyinka, who made the comment while speaking during an interview with BBC Pidgin, said he preferred a united … Read more
Federal Government is the father of the nation and the separatist movement is not a cheap struggle; It is like you are waging arms against the State. A traditional ruler in Osun State, Olowu Of Owu-Kuta, Makama Oyelude has advised Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, to turn himself in for … Read more
She was said to have been hit by a stray bullet, which ripped through her stomach and left a deep hole. Mother of the victim of the Yoruba Nation rally shooting, Jumoke Oyeleke, says her daughter was 25 years old and not 14 as widely reported. She was also the first of four children by … Read more
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“Yesterday, some people came to foment trouble in the state during the rally and the command arrested 49 suspects during the rally.” The Lagos State Police Command has paraded 49 Yoruba Nation agitators who were arrested at the Gani Fawehimi Freedom Park, the venue of the rally held in the state on Saturday. EKO HOT … Read more
“This is the beginning. It is no retreat, no surrender. The struggle continues. We are marching forward in the struggle to liberate our land from the shackles of oppression and intimidation.” The umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has explained the reason for embarking on the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos despite … Read more
Senator Sani, described his aborted planned rallies as secessionist, xenophobic and baseless, even as he advised patriotic and lovers of a one united Nigeria to reject and resist any attempt to divide Nigeria. Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, reacted to Sunday Igboho’s disappearance into thin air when armed security men … Read more
Jumoke, EKO HOT BLOG gathered, was displaying drinks at her mother’s shop when the bullet hit her. A stray bullet fired by a security operative has killed a 14-year-old girl during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on Saturday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 14-year-old girl, identified simply as Jumoke, has been killed by … Read more
In spite of the heavy presence of security operatives around Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos, agitators of Yoruba nation have started trooping out in their numbers. The secessionists were also heard chanting diffrent kinds of freedom songs, including, “No going back,” “We want Oodua Nation,” among others. Some of the Yoruba nation agitators were dressed … Read more
The rally which is expected to take off today was scheduled to commence from Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos where the protesters were urged to convene The Nigerian Police and other security agencies have taken over Ojota in Kosofe Local Government Area of the State, ahead of the Yoruba national rally scheduled to hold … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, is leading the police team on patrol. EKO HOT BLOG reports that security operatives, in the early hours of Saturday, cordoned off several roads in Lagos State over the planned Yoruba Nation rally scheduled to hold today at the Gani Fawenhimi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos. The umbrella … Read more
“He was not prepared for the attack, it happened all of sudden but he who fights and runs lives to fight another day. A warrior who fights and doesn’t know how to retreat will perish with the battle. An Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, has said that the attack on the residence of Sunday Igboho by … Read more
Adejobi stressed that Lagos State cannot afford to record a repeat of the violence that trailed the #EndSARS protest in the state. Security operatives led by the police, on Friday, began a show of force in major areas in Lagos to warn Yoruba Nation agitators against any form of rally slated to hold in the … Read more
“They killed two persons, we want them to release those arrested. We are not criminal, Yorubas are peaceful people. Since Igboho has been doing the rally, it has been peaceful.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that Yorubas in Diaspora have on Friday staged a protest over the attack launched by the Department of State Services (DSS) … Read more
The source said the woman spoke loudly in Yoruba and commanded others to take along the cats in the compound having theorized that the activist may have turned into a cat. An aide to Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, has said that a woman in military uniform led the attackers to Igboho’s … Read more
The co-organisers of the Yoruba Nation rally, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), have vowed to proceed with the protest slated for Saturday (July 3, 2021) in Lagos State with or without Sunday Igboho. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the co-organisers of the Yoruba Nation rally, Ilana Omo Oodua (IOO), have vowed to proceed with the protest … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, confirmed raiding the residence of popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho, in Ibadan. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, confirmed raiding the residence of popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho, … Read more
Odunmosu stated that the warning is in the best interest of the State and the general public… The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, said its attention has been drawn to news making the rounds and a press statement signed by one Olayomi Koiki dated 30th June 2021, that some individuals have concluded plans to … Read more
Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho, has suspended the Yoruba Nation rally which was scheduled to hold in Lagos State on Saturday. Popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo fondly known as Sunday Igboho, has suspended the Yoruba Nation rally which was scheduled to hold in Lagos State on Saturday, EKO HOT … Read more