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By Reno Omokri To put some perspective on the economy of Lagos, understand that the largest open air markets in Lagos were closed recently for some time due to filth, squalor, and other environmental issues. And guess what? The economy of Lagos continued to thrive. Lagos’s economy did not collapse! Coincidentally, the closure period came … Read more
The Lagos State Government has shut Ogba City Mall, Ikeja, and Ajah Market, Eti-Osa, for sundry waste disposal offences. EDITOR’S PICKS I Won’t Undermine Akpabio, But I’m More Experienced In Parliament – Ndume Two Primary School Pupils Arrested For Setting School On Fire In Ogun Ondo Assembly Speaks On Division Over Aiyedatiwa’s Impeachment The action … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE When our forefathers came up with the wise saying that ‘the earnest wish of potters is for earth to be clay’, it was not only worthy of commendation but also no mean achievement. The beauty of the adage is that, in some 1000 years to come, it will still be relevant. So, … Read more
The Ogun State Police Command has said it arrested two minors for allegedly setting their school in Isheri-Olofin area of Ifo Local Government Area of the state on fire. The spokesperson for the command, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. Odutola noted that the minors gained access into the school, gathered books … Read more
The death toll in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli-Hamas war has risen to 8,005, including 3,342 children, since the war began on October 7, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry reported on Sunday. The attack when Hamas militants stormed across the Gaza border and went on the rampage in Israel, killed 1,400 people with 230 others … Read more
Some traders and business owners whose shops were demolished for the expansion of the Ikotun Roundabout in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have cried out for help. PUNCH Metro learnt that the demolition was carried out in 2020 with over 90 shops in the complex affected. The officials of the state government were … Read more
The Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Bolu Owotomo, has assured of the government’s readiness to provide a conducive environment by executing investment-friendly policies for businesses to thrive in the state. He stated this when he played host to the representatives of the British Deputy High Commission, Messer. Wale Adebajo and Shawn Anwoju, in his … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE From time immemorial, the masses have relied on constituted governments to implement road projects for the socio-political economy of the society. Whichever government got the construction right would be praised while those who focused on the maintenance would also be eulogised by the masses. However, those who neither got the construction nor … Read more
Former vice president Mike Pence suspended his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination Saturday, facing the reality that there was little appetite for his candidacy among the legions of Republican voters who remain loyal to his former running mate Donald Trump and viewed Pence as a traitor because he refused to follow Trump’s demands to … Read more
The naira yesterday made a significant gain of N175 to dollar at the parallel market. The naira rebound happened about 24 hours after the Supreme Court judgment affirming President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory at the 2023 Presidential elections. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Supreme Court Has Failed Nigerians’ – PDP Reacts As To Tinubu’s Victory ‘Supreme Court Verdict … Read more
A Texas pharmacist and a clinic owner were sentenced to years-long prison terms after being convicted of illegally distributing over 160,000 opioid pills. EDITOR’S PICKS ‘Supreme Court Has Failed Nigerians’ – PDP Reacts As To Tinubu’s Victory ‘Supreme Court Verdict Is A Re-affirmation Of People’s Choice’ – Yahaya Bello Congratulates Tinubu On Victory Supreme Court … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that it was an atmosphere of unionism at Onigbongbo LCDA as all members of staff set out to elect new Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Executives. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Assembly Approves Nominees For State Executive Council, Agencies Lawmakers Demand Explanation From CBN Governor On Lifting Of Forex Ban Suspected … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Although the initial steps have to be taken by the individual, the picture of personality as having _“power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless”_ is working for Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State. It is a poser that’s given back to the owner. It makes … Read more
By Bashorun J.K. Randle Let me start by acknowledging the presence in our midst of his Excellency Dr. Peter Mbah the Governor of the Enugu. Editor’s Pick: Court Jails Two Over Sale Of Fake Patience Jonathan’s Gold Lagos To Prosecute Staff Of Nightclub For Alleged Attack On LASEPA Officials Lagos State Seals Hospital Over Negligence … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Community Development Committee (CDC) of Onigbongbo LCDA has taken delivery of palliative items given to all CDC across the state courtesy of the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to alleviate the burden on the masses. Editor’s Pick: Court Jails Two Over Sale Of Fake Patience Jonathan’s Gold Lagos … Read more
Hamas is barred from most social media platforms. But its following has surged on popular messaging app Telegram since its October 7 terror attack on Israel. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP BoT Demands Resignation Of Anyanwu As National Secretary INEC Makes U-Turn On Manually Results Transmission Of Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi States Elections Lagos: Jandor Files 34 Grounds … Read more
A set of conjoined twins delivered by medical experts at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) have died. Editor’s Pick: Court Jails Two Over Sale Of Fake Patience Jonathan’s Gold Lagos To Prosecute Staff Of Nightclub For Alleged Attack On LASEPA Officials Lagos State Seals Hospital Over Negligence LASUTH’s Chief Medical Director (CMD) Prof. … Read more
A request by Ogun State government to rebuild the Abeokuta-Ota Expressway has approved by the Federal Government, Works Minister Dave Umahi said yesterday. Editor’s Pick: Court Jails Two Over Sale Of Fake Patience Jonathan’s Gold Lagos To Prosecute Staff Of Nightclub For Alleged Attack On LASEPA Officials Lagos State Seals Hospital Over Negligence Umahi explained … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government, on Monday, celebrated the 2023 World Food Day at Police College Ikeja, themed “Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave no one behind.” Editor’s Pick: Court Jails Two Over Sale Of Fake Patience Jonathan’s Gold Lagos To Prosecute Staff Of Nightclub For Alleged Attack On LASEPA … Read more
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji of Ekiti State is privileged to have inherited a stable platform. Were it to have been otherwise, one doubts if he would by now have finished negotiating the trouble zones, not to talk about development in the state. Not just that, the governor also has a thriving centre … Read more