Addressing journalists after the approval, Hon. Olowo explained that the request from the governor had two aspects. The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s request of ₦ 85 billion special dispensation for bond redemption as well as ₦85 billion for bridge loan for a quarter. This is in pursuant to the … Read more
“In the room, he was praying in God’s name and he brought out a black oil and said: ‘In the next five minutes, your father is going to get up from his sick bed and walk’ A teenager (name withheld) on Tuesday narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, the gruesome details … Read more
Passengers have escaped death as a commercial bus somersaulted on the Third Mainland Bridge. The occupants of a commercial bus, on Tuesday, escaped death in an accident on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the incident occurred when the driver lost control of the commercial bus, causing it to somersault in … Read more
Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message issued on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Olatunji’s demise was a big loss to the council and the State. Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed sadness over the sudden death of the Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of … Read more
BY_ Babatunde Kaka This is the time to Change our Mindset – PS, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources. In response to the raging challenges posed by climate change, the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources in collaboration with FABE International Foundation have concluded a two-day training for students and … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has reacted to Sunday Igboho’s planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has said it is not aware of the plan of popular Yoruba freedom fighter, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, to hold a Yoruba Nation rally in the … Read more
A fuel tanker has exploded on the Lagos-Ibadan highway. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a fuel-laden tanker has exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan highway. A source at the scene of the incident disclosed that the tanker fell and went up in flames around Ogere Remo via Toll Gate. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the incident occurred … Read more
He was seeking a re-election for second term in office under the All Progressives Congress (APC) Party. The council chairman of Eti-Osa East LCDA, Hon. Rafiu Olufunmi Olatunji has passed on. Friends and close associates of the late council chairman confirmed this to EkoHotBlog. Details of his death is not yet known to EkoHotBlog at … Read more
The Lagos State House of Assembly has amended the Electoral Commission law. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State House of Assembly has reviewed and amended a portion of the law creating the state’s Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC). The Lagos Assembly amended the law by creating a subsection for Section 2 of the law. … Read more
Sunday Igboho has spoken about the planned Yoruba Nationa rally in Lagos State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that popular Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo well known as Sunday Igboho, has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. Igboho, who spoke through his spokesperson, Olayomi Koiki, made this known during a live … Read more
“Director of Operations, LASTMA, got a distress call about an empty trailer that plunged into the above location.” Tragedy was averted in Lagos State on Sunday as a trailer overturned and fell into the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) terminal in the Oshodi area of the state. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the trailer with number … Read more
“The Building Planning Law being enforced by LASBCA does not limit our operations to only removal of distressed, non-conforming and haphazard buildings, but also covers shanties and structures under power lines.” The Lagos State Government has declared its readiness to begin the demolition of illegal buildings under power lines and others, EKO HOT BLOG has … Read more
Layeni had presented a 1979 WASSCE certificate, that was ultimately discovered to have been forged. James Abiodun Faleke, Member Representing Ikeja Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, has apologized to the All Progressives Congress over the certificate forgery scandal, involving Alhaji Layeni Olufunmilayo Kafayat, a candidate in the APC primary for Ojodu LCDA … Read more
“Given the economic importance of Ikoyi as the real estate hub of Lagos and to address the perennial flooding issues peculiar to the axis, we formally flagged off the regeneration work last year July, comprising upgrade of the roads and drainage channels in the area. Heavy flow of traffic associated with the perennial flooding in … Read more
Scores of persons were on Thursday injured following a gas tanker explosion in Lagos State. Many persons on Thursday night sustained varying injuries while properties, including vehicles, were destroyed after a gas tanker exploded in Lagos. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the tanker exploded around 10:32pm along Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja in Lagos. The … Read more
Court has jailed no fewer than three persons for fraud in Lagos State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Joseph Adele, Richie Ojeba, and John Ogo for a fraud of N65m from the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja … Read more
“Alhaja Adeleke then angrily dragged me into the kitchen, locked me inside and asked the younger sales representatives if there was hot water available. They responded none was available. But she immediately boiled water and then poured it on me twice before proceeding to flog me repeatedly before I eventually collapsed”. The Lagos State Government … Read more
“I want us to use this gathering to fine-tune a strategy that will sell the theme of this summit to potential tourists who are desirous of finding the best of entertainment, fun and relaxation and value for their money. The Lagos State Government has engaged various stakeholders in the tourism sector comprising tour operators, hoteliers, … Read more
It was the first television station in Nigeria to operate on two frequencies/bands — VHF and UHF. Officials of the LTV station have accused Jakande’s successors of neglecting the media outlet by pursuing their own selfish interest, EKO HOT BLOG gathered. The Lagos State Television authority has reportedly suffered years of neglect and abandonment by past … Read more
CP Hakeem Odumosu asserted that robbery in traffic has drastically reduced based on the available empirical figure of the isolated cases of robbery in traffic which is not unconnected to the command’s renewed anti crime strategies being emplaced. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, has again reassured Lagosians that robbery in traffic … Read more