The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has led a team of police personnel to raid another torture home in the state where 147, inmates were rescued. The rescued inmates consists of men, women and children and had since been in government custody. The raid which took place on Saturday at the Malam Niga’s rehabilitation Centre … Read more
The advance convoy of the Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki has killed at least five adults and two children in a fatal motor accident. The unfortunate accident occurred on the Benin-Auchi Expressway on Saturday morning. It was gathered that several others sustained various degrees of injuries. Eyewitness account revealed that the accident occurred at … Read more
Lagos State Government has alerted residents on the rise of sea water level resulting in the inability of the lagoon to discharge water into the ocean, thereby causing backflow into the drainage channels. According to the Commissioner for the Environment& Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, officials of the state are already working on different measures … Read more
Come on the 8th Sunday, December, 2019, epoch making annual Lagos Ikeja City Award will hold. Contrary to the normal ritual of giving awards, there will be a seminar like discourse that will focus on housing; one of the major problems being faced by Lagosians. To make the event unique, Hon. Toke Benson Awoyinka Special … Read more
The Lagos State Government has disclosed its readiness to tackle the menace of cybercrime being perpetrated by some unscrupulous citizens who see the internet as an opportunity to make money through fraudulent practices. The Honourable Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Hakeem Fahm, who made the disclosure at a workshop on Cyber Security Awareness, noted … Read more
His Royal Majesty Oba Adewale Babatunde Ajayi is the Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland. In this interview, with Ekohotblog Editorial Team led by our Consultant Editor, Akinduro, on the Odole Oodua of Yorubaland chieftaincy title to be conferred on Sir Kesington Adebutu, he spoke glowingly about the personality of the Remo born multiple titleholder. … Read more
Sir Adebutu Kesgnton, a foremost Businessman and philanthropist of note, is the Chairman of Premiere Lotto. A multiple traditional titleholder, he is the Asoju of Oba of Lagos, Balogun of Remoland, Bobaselu of Ondo Kingdom, Asalu of Ode Remo to mention but a few. This Saturday, the Royal Court of Ile Oodua, Ife Palace headed … Read more
The General Manager, Lagos State Printing Corporation, Mr. Sakirudeen Odusanya has solicited the support of the State Government for increased patronage by Ministries, Departments, and Agencies for all printing jobs. Odusanya made the appeal on Wednesday while receiving Mr. Afolabi Ayantayo, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Parastatals Monitoring at the Corporation, saying there is a … Read more
Lagos State Government told residents not to panic following the outbreak of Monkey Pox in the state. The government reiterated the need for citizens to ensure and maintain adequate personal and environmental hygiene at all times as part of precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of infectious diseases such as Monkey pox which was recently … Read more
A 60-year-old man, Charles Chikwe, on Friday, October 18, appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State charged with duping a woman of N150,000 and valuables worth N627,000 on the pretext of marrying her. Chikwe, who is unemployed and resides at No. 26, Mohammed Street, Ijegun, Lagos, is facing charges of obtaining by … Read more
Lagos State governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu has promised to drive reliable energy delivery to residents of the state with the availability of meters. Speaking during the 2019 Nigeria Resources Risk and Governance Summit, with the theme Energy for Sustainable Economic Growth – Threats, Opportunities and Governance , the Governor said Government is aware of the existing … Read more
Lagos State Government says it is convoking a maiden International Coconut Summit that is expected to explore, exhibit and evolve new ideas for sustainable development of the coconut value chain. Special Adviser to the State Governor on Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya who disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos at a press briefing, said this was … Read more
The Commissioner for Transportation Dr. Fredrick Oladeinde has disclosed that the Lagos State Government is developing initiatives aimed at harnessing the opportunities in the state’s water sector for aquaculture, transportation and tourism. He said this on Thursday at the 19th NECCIPR Roundtable Edition where he represented Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He also pointed out that the … Read more
The Lagos State Government has marked over 100 buildings for removal in Magodo area of the state. This is as a result of a building collapse which killed a mother and her three children. Officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, led by the General Manager, Engr. Abiola Kosegbe were at Otun Araromi … Read more
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has consented to the request by the authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to float a jetty at the school’s waterfront to complement transportation on the campus. The Governor asked the school authorities to write a formal letter of request for immediate approval of the jetty, saying the Government … Read more
Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has consented to the request by the authorities of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to float a jetty at the school’s waterfront to complement transportation on the campus. The Governor asked the school authorities to write a formal letter of request for immediate approval of the jetty, saying the Government … Read more
The immediate past Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources in Lagos State, Olawale Oluwo, has denied reports that he implicated his boss and former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode before the Lagos House of Assembly Committees probing the purchase of 820 buses by the Ambode administration. Oluwo was reacting to a story on PM … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that the State Government is in the process of acquiring an estimated 32,000 hectares of farmland for rice cultivation in seven states. Sanwo-Olu, who made the disclosure on Wednesday on the occasion of this year’s Grand Finale of the World Food Day celebration in Lagos listed the … Read more
The Lagos State Government has begun enforcement of the ultimatum issued to transporters, roadside traders in some areas in the state to vacate the roads to allow free-flow of traffic. Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, led by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde stormed Oyingbo and Iddo axis on Wednesday to … Read more
The centre for Infrastructural and Technological Advancement for the Blind (CITAB) has endorsed the call by the Lagos State House of Assembly to restructure the Lagos State Office For Disability Affairs (LASODA) for more effective discharge of its duties and responsibilities. This was contained in a press release issued on Wednesday in Lagos by the … Read more