Female LASTMA Officer To Face Penalty For Assaulting Passenger (video) Ekohotblog’, September 13, 2020….A female officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) is now to be investigated for possible disciplinary action following a viral video that captured her assaulting a passenger. The agency revealed that investigation will be carried out on the incident … Read more
Ahead of the resumption of activities in both public and private schools, Lagos State Government on Sunday announced new academic structure adopted in the state after the lockdown of schools accessioned by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. The Commissioner for Education in the state, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo announced this in a statement through, the Head … Read more
A search operation is currently ongoing to find two yet-to-be identified children that were swept away by flood at Oyebanjo Street, Ketu, Lagos State. Flood from torrential rainfall has swept away two yet-to-be-identified children at Oyebanjo street, Ketu area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency in a situation report on Sunday said a search … Read more
– The inhabitants Igbo Ilogbo of Ayobo in Lagos State have cried to the state governor and the Inspector General of police to rescue them from the notorious land grabbers led by Femi Adebayo. – The call came after the incessant attack on property owners in the area by the hoodlums alleged to be hired … Read more
12 September, 2020 Lagos State House of Assembly is to make it necessary for lane and traffic markings on highways in the State. The House made this known during its oversight visit to Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA The Lagos State House of Assembly is set to make provisions for compulsory lane markings, traffic … Read more
By Idris Olukoya Mr Yinka Ogundimu, Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Education, has urged Lagos state government to declare state of emergency on public schools before resumption. Ogundimu gave the advice during the inspection of facilities at Odo-Obara Junior High School, in Epe, on Saturday. He said that the purpose … Read more
September 11, 2029. Police in Lagos State on Thursday made an Arrest at the State studio over the death of two artists, Ekohotblog learnt. This information was disclosed by Nigeria police on Saturday. There was apprehension last Thursday at the Awolusi Bus stop in the Alagbado area of Lagos State after residents found two … Read more
September 11, 2020. A pregnant women has been shot dead in Ikorodu, Lagos State. News Agency Nigeria (NAN) confirmed this on Friday. A 35-year-old pregnant woman, Risikat Saliman, was shot dead during a bloody clash between suspected cult groups at Aleke Community. According to reports, Ekohotblog gathered dozens of suspected cultists invaded Aleke community … Read more
11 September, 2020 The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture has expressed the State Government’s readiness to celebrate 2020 World Tourism Day. The Commissioner stated this when some stakeholders in Tourism sector visited her in her office. In their reaction, the group thanked the Commissioner for the warm welcome and stated that WTD … Read more
September 11, 2020. Lagos State University, LASU, has fixed September 14 and November 9 as resumption date for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students. Mr Ademola Adekoya, press and public Relations, made this known on Friday. His statement revealed that 200 to 500 level students will commence academic activities on Monday 9th November … Read more
11 September, 2020 The Lagos state government has declared the building of structures on open places in the state as illegal. This was declared by the state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Idris Salako. The Commissioner further revealed that about eight buildings were sealed for violating such laws and maintained more are … Read more
Lagos State Government has said that the state’s COVID-19 related deaths have increased to 205. Mr Akin Abayomi, Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure on Friday. The commissioner said 33 new infections were confirmed out of the most recent 806 COVID-19 tests conducted. This jerked up cases of the total number of confirmed cases in … Read more
September 11, 2020. The Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Azeez Adebowale Sanni on Friday, retired from the State public service after serving for 35 years. This was made know via Facebook page of the Lagos State House of Assembly Service Commission, (LAHASCOM). Ekohotblog gathered that Mr Sanni was born on 10th … Read more
LASEMA partially collapsed building, 77 occupants evacuated The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, cordoned-off and evacuate 77 occupants of a partially collapsed building. The building is located at No. 26, Afolabi Alafia Street, Gaskiya Road, Ijora Badia area of Lagos. Read Also: Kwara To Name Stadium After Rashidi Yekini Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, … Read more
September 10, 2020. An unidentified man was killed on Thursday when a tipper rammed into a Toyota Camry along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos State. Ekohotblog gathered that the incident, which occurred at Alasia Bus Stop, inwards Abraham Adesanya, along Lekki-Epe Expressway left another male with leg injuries. The Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Emergency Agency, … Read more
September 10, 2020. A building on Thursday collapsed at 26, Afolabi Alasia Street Gaskiya road Ijora-Badia, Lagos State, Ekohotblog learnt. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed this in a statement by its Head of Public Affairs, Mr Nosa Okunbor. Mr Nosa Okunbor blamed poor maintenance for the partial building collapse. He, further explained that … Read more
Septrmber 10, 2020. The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reportedly announced the resumption of Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) from Monday after five months of suspension to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. District Manager, NRC Lagos, Mr. Jerry Oche, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday by Dr. Khadijah Aroyewun–Adekomaiya, the … Read more
The Lagos State Judiciary has called for applications from members of the legal profession who are interested in being appointed as high court judges. This was disclosed by Lagos State Judicial Service Commission in a ‘Call for Expression of Interest in RE: Appointment to the High Court Bench of Lagos State’ dated September 7, 2020. … Read more
September 10, 2020. The International Press Centre, IPC, Lagos-Nigeria, has condemned the arrest of journalists who were covering a peaceful protest on the fuel price increase in Yaba, Lagos State on Thursday, Ekohotblog reports. The four arrested journalists are Ifeoluwa Adediran of Premium Times, Abiodun Ayeoba of Sahara Reporters, Awoniyi Oluwatosin of Objective Media and … Read more
September 10, 2020. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, (SSANU), and the Non Academic Staff Union, (NASU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), branches have declared support for the institution’s Registrar, Mr. Oladejo Azeez, who refused to carry out directives of the Federal Ministry of Education on the selection of an Acting Vice-Chancellor. The two unions … Read more