The Lagos government has recently been on an aggressive mission to rid the state of defective buildings. The mission was intensified following multiple cases of building collapse in parts of the state in recent months. The government has taken its efforts to the popular Alaba market. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government … Read more
Reports emerged on Friday afternoon that fire had gutted parts of the Alaba International Market in Lagos. Some reports claimed that “goods worth millions of Nigeria” were destroyed in the fire. However, the police have debunked the reports. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Police Command has debunked a report of a fire … Read more
Details of the invasion remain sketchy as of the time of writing this report. Gunshots rented the atmosphere in the early hours of Monday at Balogun International market, Alaba, Ojo, Lagos, as police officers from Area E, Festac, invaded the market. EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the policemen shot indiscriminately as traders scampered for safety. … Read more