The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced that eight more coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. The Chief Press Secretary to the Lagos State Governor, Gboyega Akosile, disclosed this via his Twitter handle. Read Also: Benue Again: Herdsmen Kill Two Persons He said:” Today, 8 more persons; 2 females … Read more
A 56-year-old Nigerian man has died of COVID19-related complications in Lagos. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Twitter on Tuesday April 14. According to the Commissioner, the deceased recently returned to the country from the US. ”13 new cases of #COVID19 infection confirmed. Total number of confirmed cases in Lagos … Read more
Oba Shefiu Olatunji Adewale, Bangbopa, Eshinlokun I, the Olu-Epe of Epe Kingdom has commended Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his rapid responses to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. He gave the commendation while addressing newsmen in his palace in Epe on Monday while imploring Nigerians to strictly obey all guidelines … Read more
The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission (LSC), Mr. Lanre Mojola and the General Manager, LASEPA, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, have urged Lagosians to continue to comply with the social distancing, basic hygiene practices and restriction on public gathering. They made the call when the COVID-19 Joint Taskforce on Enforcement of Social Distancing and Public Gatherings paid … Read more
The police in Lagos State have arrested a twenty-eight-year-old man identified as Adetayo Rasaq for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in Ikorodu area of the State. According to the command’s spokesperson, DSP Bala Elkana, “On April 9th, a middle-aged man filed a report at the Ikorodu Police Station that his daughter was defiled by the … Read more
A foremost social club in Epe Division (Epe Club), on Monday, distributed food relief items to the downtrodden, vulnerable and less privileged in Epe Division to cushion the effect of the lockdown, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eko Hot Blog’s gathered that the locality that the food items were distributed to, include: Epe … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced that six more coronavirus patients have been discharged from the Mainland Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this, said that the discharged patients include five males and a female. According to him, the total number of discharged people from the state stands at 61. He … Read more
A Lagos-based woman identified as Ijeoma Onuoha is in shock over what she saw outside her residence on Sunday night. Taking to social media, Ijeoma shared photos of some strange images she saw in the sky. She assumed it to be a sign that the world is coming to an end because the images were … Read more
Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Nosa Okunbor is yet to give further details on a solo accident that happened on Sunday night. As the lockdown aimed to curb the spread of Coronavirus entered its thirteenth day, the driver of a Sport Utility Vehicle was involved in an accident on Third … Read more
Two teenagers, identified simply as Dare and Fawas, reportedly drowned on Saturday at a community beach in Epelemeje Orofun, Akodo, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the victims defied the stay-at-home order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic by leaving their place of residence in the area to … Read more
The Lagos state Police Command on Sunday said a police Inspector, Taloju Martin, attached to Ago Police Station as Station Officer (SO), who was seen in a video, which went viral on social media, extorting money from motorists has been arrested and detained. Ekohotblog understands that the Inspector was captured in a video counting #40,000 … Read more
Three guys with pistols were nabbed early this morning by youths in Agege area of Lagos State. The youths who have been acting as vigilantes caught the three guys in a shuttle and were probably taking them to the police station. In a video that surfaced online, a woman was heard shouting hysterically in the … Read more
They deserved to sit in the midst of their family members and feast in this festive period, but the current national healthcare emergency occasion led by the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has robbed these frontline medical workers in Lagos State of the Easter celebration. However, in a show of gratitude to the medical personnel, … Read more
Lagos State has recorded another death from the coronavirus, an official has said. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Sunday. The death came hours after the state discharged an 11-year old patient and three others following their full recovery from coronavirus infection. Mr. Abayomi said the confirmed cases of coronavirus … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr. Wale Ahmed has said that the disinfection exercise carried out at the grassroots level by the government has further helped in reducing the spread of Coronavirus. Dr. Ahmed made the disclosure while speaking at an inter-ministerial press briefing held recently at the JJT Park, … Read more
The Honourable Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Engr. Tayo Bamgbose-Martins, has warned warring factions at Ajah to desist from attacking government officials and allow peace to reign in the community. Bamgbose-Martins, who gave the warning through a statement issued by his office on Saturday, expressed concern over the attitude of the warring factions, … Read more
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) says it has placed four of its nurses on isolation, after their contact with a patient who died of COVID-19. Prof. Tokunboh Fabamwo, LASUTH Chief Medical Director, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Lagos. NAN recalls that the hospital … Read more
Lagos State Government on Friday announced that four more coronavirus patients have been discharged including an eleven-year-old boy. The governor who disclosed this in a statement said: “Today, 4 more patients; all male, including an 11-year-old boy have been discharged from the Lagos State Isolation facilities to reunite with the society. Read Also: Coronavirus: Lagos … Read more
In continuation of plans to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and the stay-at-home order, the Lagos State government on Thursday started the disbursement of relief materials to residents registered as members of the informal sector. The relief materials, presented to the representatives of the leadership of the various associations under the umbrella of Lagos … Read more
Lagos State Government has enjoined all residents to continuously observe social distancing rule in all religious houses and worship centres in compliance with directives to contain the spread of COVID-19 and the Federal Government’s lockdown order in Lagos State. The Hon. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Olanrewaju Anofiu Elegushi, during an inter-ministerial press briefing held … Read more