The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi Araba, on Sunday, 19th April 2020 has announced a 68-year-old woman (name withheld) was delivered of a set of twins in the hospital, and they are her first children. The institution had on Sunday, without revealing the name of the new mother, displayed the photograph of the woman, … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer of Make Me Salon, Mr Ugbokwe Ugochukwu who lives at number 44, Bode Thomas, Surulere in Lagos has recounted how he was robbed by six gunmen in his house. The victim who hailed from Aba, Anambra State said about 2:30 am this morning, the electricity tripped off, and the house was … Read more
The Ramadan edition of the emergency neighbourhood food markets, instituted to alleviate the effects of the lockdown and promote social distancing in the fight against COVID-19 in Lagos, comes up on Wednesday, 22nd April, 2020. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, disclosed on Monday that the neighbourhood food markets will hold in 27 … Read more
The Rapid Response Squad on Monday warded off a planned attack by some hoodlums against residents of Oworonshoki in Lagos. The police unit, who gave the update via its Twitter handle, said that it acted on a tip from residents that hoodlums were planning to attack the area. The tweets read: “Police officers acting on … Read more
The Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Lagos State Police Command has once again shown why it is being referred to as ‘The Good Guys’ The police branch, through its Twitter handle, narrated how it helped a husband take his pregnant wife to the hospital where she delivered a baby girl. Read Also: Gunmen Kill … Read more
Lagos State Government, over the weekend, responded to the pleas of residents of Ajewole Street, Ajegunle, in Ikorodu LGA, by distributing no fewer than 100 bags of its Emergency Food Response stimulus package to the households to complement the number provided days earlier. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, led the … Read more
The Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), has taken a lot of measures to help curtail the spread of coronavirus in the country. In its findings, Ekohotblog lists below some of the actions taken by the agency in the fight against COVID-19. The purchase and distribution of 10,000 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to LAWMA operatives, … Read more
Barely a week into the lockdown order declared in Ogun, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on March 29 by President Muhammadu Buhari, harsh realities of having to stay away from work had already begun to manifest in the household of Olusegun Ikumawoyi, resident at Bisi Adedire Street, European Quarters, Akitan, in the Meiran … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, has assured members of the informal sector of continued support from the government, acknowledging the vital role of the sector in the economic advancement of the State. The Commissioner gave the assurance following the completion of the distribution of the State Government’s relief … Read more
The Lagos State Government has announced that four more COVID-19 patients have been discharged. According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the four patients include three males and one female. Read Also: Activist Calls For Disbandment Of Nigeria Police Over Constant Harassment Of Citizens According to him, “The patients; 2 from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba and … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari on the death of his former Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, who passed on in the early hours of Saturday. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile described the death of Mallam Abba Kyari as shocking, … Read more
Nigerian Vice President, Professor Osibanjo has commiserated with the presidency, widow and children of the late Chief of staff to the Nigerian President, Abba Kyari. Expressing condolences and offering prayers of comfort on behalf of his wife and himself, Yemi Osibanjo took to his social media page to console Mrs Kulu Kyari on the demise … Read more
The Commander, Rapid Response Squad, Tunji Disu, on Friday night arrested a bar owner for flouting the lockdown order in the state. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Monday, April 13 extended the lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun states as a means to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Read Also: Hoodlums … Read more
The InnerCity Mission for Children, a non-governmental organization under the auspices of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International has donated food items to the Lagos state government to help soften the effects of the compulsory lockdown in the state which has affected many who survive through their daily means of sustenance. The organization will also help … Read more
A fifty-year-old man, Mr Ezekiel Oni, has been beaten to death over N6000 balance for the phone at the Alapere area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Oni bought an Itel-phone from a woman identified simply as Alhaja for N16, 000 and deposited N10, 000, promising to balance N6000 later. It was alleged that … Read more
A lady Jumoke, was in the early hours of yesterday scalded hot water by her neighbour, Iya Timothy at their house located at No 5 Adejumobi street, Oshodi, Lagos. The victim was said to be sweeping the compound when the culprit accosted her for not sweeping her frontage, and it led to an argument. In … Read more
To curtail the spread of coronavirus in the environ, sanitation officers and men of Egbe-Idimu LCDA on Friday were seen disinfecting public places at Governor’s Road, Ikotun Lagos. See photos below:
Update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Thursday evening showed that Lagos has the highest coronavirus cases in the country as not less than 251 persons have been infected with coronavirus in Lagos State. Among the 250 infected persons, 10 are dead, according to statistics from the state government. NCDC announced that Lagos … Read more
Lagos State Government has reiterated the need for residents to desist from setting up a bonfire on tarred road surfaces across the State while embarking on vigilante operations, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and Infrastructure, Engineer Aramide Adeyoye, urged Lagosians to refrain from such acts, pointing out that roads that had been … Read more
The Lagos state government has confirmed eighteenbadditional cases of the dreaded coronavirus alongside the discharge of sixteen COVID-19 patients undergoing treatments at the Lagos State isolation centres. Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, made this known via his Twitter handle on Thursday. He said, “18 new cases of #COVID19 Infection were confirmed in … Read more