Coronavirus: LASG Impounds 400 Vehicles For Flouting Stay-At-Home Order

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has revealed that over 400 vehicles had been impounded by security agencies for flouting the stay-at-home order. The governor, who revealed this after a security meeting with security agencies in Lagos, thanked the security agencies for helping to ensure order, but implored them to be compassionate in enforcing the … Read more

Policeman Batters Fiancee In Lagos

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A police Constable, Gbadebo Adekunle Jacob, attached to Tolu Police Division, Ajegunle, Area B Command of Lagos State, has allegedly beaten his fiancee, leaving her in a pool of blood. The policeman, it was gathered, constantly engages in the inhuman act of brutalising the lady while boasting of being above the law, Saharareporters report. The … Read more

Coronavirus Lockdown: Police Arrest Two Paedophiles For Minors, Warns Parents To Be Vigilant

Police Confirms The Arrest Of A Kano Man Who Locked 30-Year-Old Son In Car Garage For 7 Years

The Lagos State police command has arrested two paedophiles for defiling minors. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bala Elkana, who confirmed the arrest warned parents to be careful and vigilant during the lockdown. Bala Elkana said: “On March 30, at about 1. 50 pm, a woman (name withheld) reported at Ikorodu Police … Read more

Coronavirus: LCCI Donates Food, Medical Supplies To LASG

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has donated food and medical supplies to the Lagos State Government as part of its support in the fight against coronavirus pandemic. The supplies, which include bags of rice, cartons of Noodles and cartons of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, were received on behalf of the Governor, Mr. Babajide … Read more

Coronavirus: Three Injured As Police Disrupts Party in Lagos

Police Confirms The Arrest Of A Kano Man Who Locked 30-Year-Old Son In Car Garage For 7 Years

Three people were reportedly injured when the police clamped down on a party in the Surulere area of Lagos state on Friday evening. Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, who confirmed the incident, said nine people were arrested while the speakers were also seized. Read Also: Ibadan Residents Grumble Over COVID-19 Lockdown “The … Read more

Arewa Council Denies Attacking Lagos State Task Force

COVID -19: LASG Condemns Attack On Taskforce By Worshippers

The Arewa Council of Chiefs has denied that northern residents in Lagos recently attacked members of the Lagos State task force in Agege area. Ekohotblog reports that Lagos State task force officials were attacked during a social distancing enforcement at Agege Central Mosque, which eventually led to the sealing off of the mosque by government … Read more

Covid-19 Lockdown: LASG Impound 400 Danfo Buses, Rolls Out Free Treatment

Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Saturday said the government would henceforth treat certain categories of patients free of charge in its secondary health facilities to cushion the effects of lockdown of the state to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic. This is coming as the government impounded 400 danfo buses for violating the … Read more

JUST IN: Lagos Deputy Governor Tests Negative For COVID-19

As more covid-19 cases in Nigeria continues to add up, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, has tested negative for Coronavirus. Hamzat who revealed the result on his twitter handle, said the COVID-19 test was not a pleasant experience. He said that it was important for him to do it because as … Read more

LASEMA Cries Out Over Pipeline Leakage In Lagos

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Saturday warned that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s pipeline along the Mosan Bus Stop, Kakatin area, Ipaja, Lagos State, is leaking. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, LASEMA’s Director-General, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, “Immediately … Read more

World Autism Day: Experts Harp On Early Intervention

As the Lagos State government joined the rest of the world to mark “World Autism Day”, medical experts at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) have called for early intervention on the disease. Speaking at an event organised to mark the day, Dr. Bola Ola, a Consultant Psychiatrist at LASUTH, described Autism as a medical … Read more

See Local Government With Highest Number Of Coronavirus Cases In Lagos State

What You Need To Know About The Man Leading The Battle Against #COVID-19 In Lagos

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says Eti-Osa Local Government Area has the highest numbers of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Abayomi, during an update of coronavirus situation in the state on Friday, said that Eti-Osa has 47 out of the 98 confirmed cases. The commissioner said that Ikeja has … Read more

FG, LASG Urged To Call Security Agencies To Order, Epe Residents Appeal

Some residents of Epe Division of Lagos State have called on the Federal and Lagos State Governments to call the nation’s security agencies to order against maltreating residents during this trying period of COVID – 19 pandemic. The concerned residents expressed there dismay in separate interviews with EkoHotBlog in Epe, on Friday. They said that … Read more

Sanwo-Olu Appoints Acting General Manager For LASHMA

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed Dr. Emmanuella Olutoyin Zamba, as Acting General Manager of the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA). The appointment, conveyed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola in a letter dated March 24, 2020, took cognisance of the appointee’s record of selfless service and impressive … Read more

Coronavirus: Lagos Introduces Another Daily Education Radio Programme For JSS Students

LASG To Conduct Y2020 Book Review Exercise

The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has announced the introduction of another daily educational radio programme targeted at the Junior Secondary School Students. A statement issued on Thursday by the Commissioner said the radio teaching programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Education and partnership between the Lagos State Government, Naija FM … Read more

BREAKING: Lagos Mall Engulfs in Fire

An inferno has gutted Maola Shopping Mall in the Ebute Ero Market at Idumota, Lagos State. As at the time of filing this report the cause of the fire, which affected shops 35 and 36 in the shopping mall, remains unknown The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, said emergency responders had curtailed … Read more

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