Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, Acting Managing Director, Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), said the authority arrested 13 cart pushers and seized 29 carts for violating environmental laws of the state. Odumboni disclosed this during the `Operation Rid Lagos of Cart Pushers’ by the authority on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who witnessed … Read more
Barely 24 hours to the re-opening of worship centres, Lagos State Government, on Thursday, released several protocols and guidelines numbering 46 that must be adhered with during services in the first phase. Also, the Lagos State government has inaugurated a 43 man Monitoring and Compliance Committees charged with the responsibility of ensuring total compliance with … Read more
The Chairman, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area, Engr. Valentine Buraimoh, said it has been put to consideration and have been concluded that more funds will be given to the health sector in post-COVID-19 period in the area. Buraimoh stated this while giving an account of his stewardship to commemorate the third anniversary in office. According to … Read more
Residents of New Era Estate in Ajah in Lagos State have called on Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Authority to stop the demolition of property in the estate. Some of the residents, who spoke to Eko Hot Blog in Lagos on Wednesday, said that the continuous destruction of their property was deterring their efforts and … Read more
Lagos State Government has cancelled the 2018 land use charge and reverted to pre-2018 land use charges. Read Also: Breaking!!! RevolutionNow: DSS Rearrests Bakare, Others The Government announced this at an ongoing press briefing by Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Rabiu Olowo. The government also waived penalties for land use charge for 2017, 2018 and 2019, … Read more
Mr Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has alleged that the immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, gave Yekini Idiaye, the State Assembly Deputy Speaker, N40 million to declare his support for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. The Deputy Governor called on the people of Akoko-Edo … Read more
The three gang members that robbed a bank branch in Okeho, Oyo State have been arrested, Ekohotblog report. Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state told Ekohotblog that the three were arrested with the cooperation of local hunters, vigilante and the entire members of the Okeho town. According to the … Read more
Kebbi Concerned Citizens (KCC) urged President Buhari to direct an investigation into all allegations against Malami to prove to Nigerians and the international community that the administration’s anti-corruption posture was real. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, Revealed that a group, Kebbi Concerned Citizens, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend … Read more
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says 75 per cent of the vehicles plying the Third Mainland Bridge will still be captured in spite of its partial closure. Oyeyemi made the clarification on Tuesday during his working visit to the bridge to observe traffic situation and ascertain the level of … Read more
The lawmaker representing Ese-Odo State Constituency in the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon.Success Torhukerhijo has expressed dismay over the alleged exclusion of communities from the bitumen map in the state by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Hon.Success Torhukerhijo, who described the action of the state government as unjust and unfair, revealed that Ese-Odo Local Government is … Read more
The Lagos State Traffic Management, on Tuesday, said three persons died in a road accident along Iyana Dopemu road, Lagos. It was gathered that the incident happened a few minutes to 7 am. The Public Relations Officer of LASTMA, Olumide Filade, confirmed the incident. Read Also: Ondo Deputy Gov Sets To Resign From PDP In a … Read more
Two Lagos-based artistes, David Marvellous and Damilola Oladimeji, have accused some personnel of the Lagos State Police Command of alleged extortion and homosexual harassment. it was learnt that the artistes were returning home on July 28, 2020, after buying food when policemen from the Langbasa Police Station allegedly accosted them in their estate at Badore, … Read more
The United Nations plane careened off the runway while touching down in the northern Malian city of Gao on Monday 3rd of August. This was disclosed by the international organization stating that 11 people were seriously injured.. According to their statement four of its officials and seven crew members were on board the plane which … Read more
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the forfeiture of the sum of N827.6m recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from two firms described as contractors to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NCDC). The EFCC told the court that the firms, Flank Power Resources Limited and GMFD Ventures Limited, were awarded contracts … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call Adams Oshiomhole, the former governor of Edo State and immediate former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to order. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made the call while faulting the APC governorship candidate in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu’s remark to follow Oshiomhole’s … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced assessment tour to all Unity schools in the country as students in exit classes resume for academic activities on Tuesday 4th of August, 2020. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, disclosed this in a statement on Monday 3rd of August. In his words, the intended … Read more
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the Chief Whip of the Senate, has insisted that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has not paid any money to the contractors who built the roads he facilitated. Orji Uzor, in his statement was reacting to a letter written by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, where he reportedly … Read more
Delta State health workers told Ekohotblog correspondent that delta government has not paid for the past Eight months. The health workers revealed that they hardly afford their daily food and it has resorted to trekking to work because of lack of money to pay transport fares. Also Read: FG Spends N15.8bn On Hazard Allowance – … Read more
Lagos State government, on Sunday 2nd of August, has confirmed the recovery and discharge of 37 corona-virus (COVID-19) patients from its isolation centres in the state. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in a statement disclosed that the patients, including 31 Nigerians and six foreigners, were discharged after testing negative twice for the virus. ”Good people of Lagos, today, … Read more
Pastor Tunde Bakare, the founder and general Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), has gave strong warning against the reopening of churches in the state as directed by the Lagos State Government. While preaching on Sunday 2nd of August, the man of God recommend Christians not to let any religious leader or government … Read more