Police Mr Hakeem Odumosu has assured the residents of the state of efficient and effective policing. Mr Hakeem Odumosu, the Commissioner of Police(CP) in Lagos State, has assured the residents of the state of efficient and effective policing. Odumosu gave the assurance on Wednesday when Mr Mike Umohe, the Zonal Manager of the Nigerian Postal … Read more
9 September, 2020 – The federal government of Nigeria and the Lagos state government have reached a common ground to revive the decaying infrastructure in FESTAC town. – This was disclosed by the Managing Director of the Federal Housing Authority, Senator Gbenga Ashafa when he led a department in the Federal Ministry of works to … Read more
Chief Wasiu Ogunbambi, a kingmaker in the Oniru kingdom of Lagos State, has sued three children of the immediate-past Oniru of Iru land, for allegedly harassing him with policemen. This was contained in a N500m fundamental rights suit, filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Chief Ogunbambi, who is the Onisa of Iru land, … Read more
September 9, 2020. The Deputy Country Senior Partner, Price Waterhouse Coopers, (PWC), Nigeria, Mr Tola Ogundipe, is dead. He was drowned in Lagos, Ekohotblog reports. Ekohotblog gathered that Mr Ogundipe went missing on Saturday while boating on a coast near Lagos. The boat was said to have been found on Sunday, before the Marine Police … Read more
The General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB), Mr. Mukhtaar Tijani, says the board has trained 1,500 students in six years The Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB) says it has trained over 1,500 students since the inception of the Lagos Energy Academy in 2014. The General Manager of LSEB, Mr. Mukhtaar Tijani, during … Read more
Not fewer than six persons have been reportedly arrested over their alleged involvement in the attack of an Ikorodu North monarch, Oba Raji Olukayode. Mr Olukayode, as Ekohotblog earlier reported, was attacked at his Isiu palace on Friday by thugs allegedly loyal to his rival, Prince Yinusa Jimoh. The Friday’s attack was said to have … Read more
8 September, 2020 – The Lagos State governor has disclosed that they have made education the cardinal pillar of the present administration. – The governor made this known during the hosting of Eko Educators Performance Series 3.3 on Tuesday – The governor maintained that the school curriculum have been effectively upgraded through EkoBest Initiative. The … Read more
The Lagos State Ministry Of Sports said the Central Bank of Nigeria’s directive to banks, to freeze the accounts of Premier Lotto, operated by Baba Ijebu, won’t affect the renovation of the main bowl of the dilapidated National Stadium, Lagos. Chief Kessington Adebutu, also known as Baba Ijebu, owner of Premier Lotto, last December, pledged … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said residents should be thankful to God for the less than two per cent fatality rate of COVID-19 in the state. The State Governor noted that 10 to 15 per cent of people who contracted the virus were initially projected to die, adding that God, however, prevented that … Read more
– Gov Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has charged Christians to draw closer to God through prayers. – The governor stated this on Monday at the official opening ceremony of the second session of the 34th Synod of the Diocese of Lagos. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged Nigerians, especially Christians to … Read more
Mr Tokunbo Abiru, the former Managing Director of Polaris Bank, said he will join hands with others in the National Assembly to further efforts at securing special status for Lagos, if elected a senator. Mr Abiru, revealed this at his unveiling by the party on Monday in Ikeja, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria … Read more
– Lagos State has expressed its readiness to close down Oba Ogunji Road. – The decision is meant to carry out rehabilitation on the road. – The road will be closed down between 9 to 30 September 2020. The Lagos State Government through the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde on Monday 7 September, 2020 … Read more
The family of Mr Taiwo Akinlusi, the goalkeeper who was electrocuted to death by an exposed electric wire belonging to the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, (IKEDC) in Ejigbo area of Lagos State, returned home dejected after meeting with the company as both parties could not reach an agreement over the proposed N50 million compensation. They … Read more
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu have called on the newly installed Oniru of Iru Kingdom, Oba AbdulWasiu Omogbolahan Lawal to work for peace and unity in the Kingdom. They also told him to work with people and government to successfully actualise his lofty dreams … Read more
Suspected hoodlums on Sunday invaded Isiu palace in Ikorodu, Lagos State in a failed abduction of the newly installed monarch following sporadic gun shots at the premises. Oba Okukayode Raji was given staff of office by Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties, Wale Ahmed, on Aug. 24, 2020. According to News Agency Nigeria, (NAN), monarch … Read more
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu have called on the newly installed Oniru of Iru Kingdom, Oba AbdulWasiu Omogbolahan Lawal to work for peace and unity in the Kingdom. According to reports, he was told to work with people and government to successfully actualize … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Sunday announced the reopening of two of its recreational parks for public use, stressing visitors to the parks must comply with the subsisting COVID-19 protocols. This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen by Mrs. Titilayo Ajirotutu, Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Parks and Gardens (LASPARK) in Lagos. … Read more
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says social media is a major tool influencing young Nigerians to leave Nigeria, EKohotblog reports. The IOM Chief of Mission, Mr Franz Celestin, revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Citing the number of Nigerian returnees from Libya, Celestin stated that their reason for … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has reportedly announced Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi as its candidate for the Lagos-East senatorial bye-election scheduled for Oct. 31. The Secretary of the PDP Electoral Committee, Mr Abiante Awaj-Imombak, made the announcement in Lagos while announcing the results of the party’s primaries. News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN), reports that accreditation and … Read more
A former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Lagos State, Mr Olasupo Shasore (SAN), who represented Nigeria at the inception of the case against Process and Industrial Developments, P&ID, a British Virgin Island engineering firm, has said he defended the country to the best of his ability in the matter. The Nigerian Government also presented … Read more